Courses and Exercises

The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice develops courses, learning modules, and exercises to meet the training and development needs of the public health workforce. Course developers and instructors are typically University of Washington faculty members who work with members of the practice community. Current offerings encompass both traditional on-site trainings and distance learning formats.

Current Offerings

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Online modules—Epidemiology (self-paced)
This modules in this series were produced by NWCPHP using the UW Epidemiology Competencies, and are presented in the order we suggest learners complete them. The entire series is also available on CD-ROM.

• What Is Epidemiology in Public Health?
• Data Interpretation for Public Health Professionals
• Basic Infectious Disease Concepts in Epidemiology
• Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
• Introduction to Outbreak Investigation
• Study Types in Epidemiology
• Measuring Risk in Epidemiology
• Cause and Effect in Epidemiology
• Screening in Public Health Practice

Online modules—Other Public Health Topics (self-paced)

• Basic Concepts in Data Analysis for Community Health Assessment
  
• Disaster Behavioral Health
• Effective Communication for Environmental Public Health
• Emergency Distribution of Pharmaceuticals
• Emergency Risk Communication for Public Health Professionals
• Introduction to Public Health Law
• Logic Models and Outcome Measurement
• Program Evaluation in Environmental Health
• Workforce Resiliency

CD-ROM (self-paced and facilitator-led)

• Basic Concepts in Data Analysis for Community Health Assessment
• Bioterrorist Attack on Food: A Tabletop Exercise
• Essential Services of Environmental Health
• Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise
• Recognition and Initial Response to SARS: A Tabletop Exercise
• The Anarchist—Strategic National Stockpile Activation: A Tabletop Exercise

Print

• Preparing for and Responding to Bioterrorism: Information for Primary Care Clinicians
• Preparing for and Responding to Bioterrorism: Information for the Public Health Workforce

Face-to-Face

The following courses have been offered in the past as on-site trainings. Please e-mail NWCPHP, or call us at 206-685-1130, to inquire about development of other offerings or customization for your public health organization.

• Environmental Health
• Integrating Environmental Health into Nursing Practice
• Ten Essential Ingredients for Environmental Health Practice: A Model for Success
• Epidemiology
• Applied Epidemiology for Public Health Workers
• Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health Workers
• Outbreak Investigation
• Using Epidemiology to Address Community Health Concerns
• Evidence-Based Public Health Practice
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Injury Research Methods
• Leading and Managing the Change Process
• Management Basics for Public Health Practitioners
• Public Health Core Functions and Essential Services Training

Archived Presentations

• Approaching Public Health Competencies (workshop series for NWCPHP partners)
• Disaster Research Training for Children and Families
• Future of Public Health Leadership (Web conferencing series)
  
• Hot Topics in Preparedness (Web conferencing series)
• Public Health Law for Tribes (Web conferencing presentation & discussion)
• Risk Communication for Public Health Preparedness and Response
• Smallpox Vaccination: Responsible Public Health in Troubled Times
• 2006 Summer Institute Plenary Lecture Series and Preparedness Track
• 2004 Summer Institute Plenary Lecture Series
• 2003 Summer Institute Plenary Lecture Series
  

UW Public Health Degree and Certificate Programs

• The Extended MPH Degree Program, a partial-distance program designed specifically for public, community, and environmental health professionals
• Certificate in Public Health, a graduate-level certificate designed for public, community, and environmental health professionals who may not be able to make a commitment to a full degree program
• Educational Programs in the UW School of Public Health
  

Courses Offered by Other Organizations

Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)

• CPHP Resource Center

Public Health Training Centers (PHTC)

• National PHTC Network Distance Education Center

Other Continuing Education Opportunities

• Continuing Education from the American Public Health Association
• MMWR Available Continuing Education Activities from CDC
• Public Health Games Games and Simulations for Public Health and Related Fields
• Society for Public Health Education
• TRAIN from the Public Health Foundation: Select Course Search, then the search option: By Credit Type