Goal
To enhance the professional's ability to plan, implement and evaluate
effective environmental health education activities that improve the
capacity of individuals and communities to make informed decisions about
behavioral, environmental, and policy actions that can improve health and
quality of life.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
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Identify three benefits that community participation contributes to environmental
education programs.
- Define ways in which the evaluation process becomes more practical and effective by using
PRECEDE/PROCEED.
- Describe how the use of PRECEDE/PROCEED improves the planner's ability to
tailor health education programs to community-specific needs.
Target Audience
Health educators, public and environmental health professionals, state, county,
and local health agency officials and staff; nurses and nurse practitioners, health
care providers, school health personnel and teachers, managed care
group personnel, and personnel from academia.
Webcast Information
This program is available for viewing at
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/envedu/
Faculty
Marshall Kreuter, Ph.D. , Public Health Consultant, Former CDC Distinguished Scientist/Fellow
Donna Garland, B.A., Director, Office of Scientific and Public Health Practice Resources,
Public Health Practice Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Registration Instructions
Visit
http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/
to register and receive credit for this course.
Individuals who have questions about
registration should call 1-800-41-TRAIN (1-800-418-7246).
Continuing Education
To obtain continuing education credit, register by visiting
the CDC Training and Continuing Education Online system at
http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/.
You will need to know the following course number:
Web-on-demand - WD0001
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational
activity for maximum of 2.5 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she
actually spent in the activity.
This activity for 3.0 contact hours is provided by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider
of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center's Commission on Accreditations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a
designated provider of continuing education contact hours
(CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health
Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event
for the CHES to receive 2.5 Category I contact hours in health
education, CDC provider number GA0082.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been approved
as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training
programs by the International Association for Continuing Education
and Training and awards 0.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Videotapes
To receive a videotape of this program, send your
request to atsdr-nurse@cdc.gov.
Partners
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR) and CDC's Public Health Practice Program
Office and Public Health Training Network.
Visit the ATSDR's web site at
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov for
other environmental health-related information.
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