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July 24/25, Health Communication Session Participant Agenda

Health Communication Session Participant Agenda

July 26/27 – Evaluation Session Participant Agenda

Evaluation Session Participant Agenda

Health Communication – Readings

Gamification Links – Health Communication Tools

http://gamification.org/

http://gamification.co/

2012 Public Health Summer School Goal, Objectives and Background

Check out this year’s Summer School goal, objectives and background.

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Developing a Health Communication Campaign Tool

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Health Communication Message Review Tool

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The Health Communication Unit – Website

http://www.thcu.ca/

Resources, webinars, tools, etc. related to effective health communication.

 

PPTs and Notes, Plenary Sessions

International Opportunities

Association of Schools of Public Health – Learning Opportunities

  • Distance learning programs.
  • Competency and learning outcomes development projects.
  • Interprofessional education collaborative.
  • Health disparities research and diversity resource center.

See: http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=718 & http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=1083 &  http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=1128

Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)

  • Core competencies – Theory to practice.
  • Harmonization of medical specialites.
  • Online courses, workshops and conferences.
  • ASPHER forums and working groups.

See: http://www.aspher.org/index.php?site=core_competencies_in_ph & http://www.aspher.org/index.php?site=index

 

Public Health Foundation – Learning Opportunities

  • Academic health department learning community.
  • Workforce development resources and tools.

See: http://www.phf.org/programs/AHDLC/Pages/Academic_Health_Department_Learning_Community.aspx & http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Pages/default.aspx?showResources=false&Subcategory=Workforce%20Development

 

American Public Health Association – Continuing Education Resources –

  • Continuing education accreditation committee.
  • Quality improvement networks.
  • Health disparities database.
  • National public health week.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Learning Community

  • e-learning courses.
  • In the spotlight (featured resources / topics re: public health).
  • Live learning event listings.
  • CDC health e-cards (information sharing re: upcoming professional development events)

 

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice – Competency Sets

  • Council on Linkages – Core Competencies.
  • The Public Health Competency Handbook.
  • Competency to curriculum toolkit.
  • Sub-discipline competency sets (Environmental health, epidemiology and public health law)

 

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice – Training

  • Online courses: Epidemiology, data interpretation, infectious disease concepts, outbreak investigation, workforce resiliency, program planning and evaluation, public health law, risk communication, data collection and analysis, screening, logic models and approaching public health competencies.
  • In-person training / workshops.
  • Hot topics in preparedness.
  • Summer institute for public health practice.
  • Northwest public health leadership institute.
  • National training networks.

National Opportunities

Graduate Programs in Public Health

Graduate programs in public health across Canada.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/master_of_php-eng.php

Community Health Nurses Association of Canada – Continuing education

  • Developing leadership skills for a community of practice.

http://www.chnc.ca/nursing-continuing-education.cfm

Canadian Nurses Assocation – Educational opportunities

  • Code of ethics.
  • Distance and continuing education.
  • Mentorship / preceptorship.
  • Post-basic nursing program.

https://www.cna-aiic.ca/en/professional-development

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN), Educational opportunities

  • Graduate distance education.
  • National nursing education strategy.
  • IEN Project (Internationally Educated Nurses).
  • Making it happen: Strengthening First Nations, Inuit and Metis Health Human Resources.

http://www.casn.ca/en/23

Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors – Continuing Professional Competencies Program

  • Program components
  • Core competency documents
  • Course listings

http://www.ciphi.ca/corecomp.htm

Canadian Public Health Service Graduate Student Placement Opportunities

Partially of fully funded practicum opportunities for Master or PhD public health graduate students (thesis and non-thesis).

See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphs-sspc/opportunities-eng.php#gs

PHAC – EC Development Program

Recruitment and training of public health biostaticians, epidemiologists and policy analysts.

Training is specific to each sub-discipline’s set of core competencies.
See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/esdp_about-eng.php#wi

Canadian Field Epidemiology Program

  • Graduate placements.
  • Monthly seminars.
  • Three-week “Epi in Action” course.

See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cfep-pcet/index-eng.php

PHAC – Workforce Development Knowledge Exchange

Online listing of learning opportunities within PHAC and across Canada.

See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/php-psp/workforcedevelopment-eng.php

PHAC – Skills Enhancement for Public Health

  • Online continuing education modules.
  • Facilitation opportunities.

See: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sehs-acss/training_modules-eng.php

Atlantic Provinces Public Health Collaboration – Public Health 101, Orientation Module and Introduction to Public Health

Basic overview of public health principles.

Public Health 101 – Orientation Module and Introduction to Public Health

Naasautit Inuit Health Statistics – Inuit Knowledge Centre

Statistical and ethics training workshops.

See: http://www.inuitknowledge.ca/naasautit

Professional Development Series, School of Public Health – University of Alberta

Professional Development Series: Surveillance for Public Health.

See: http://www.publichealth.ualberta.ca/pd/surveillance/intro_surveillance.aspx

 

Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada – Online Resources

Core competencies orientation module.
Competency-based employee performance management e-learning module.
See: http://www.corecompetencies.ca/ & http://corecompetencies.ca/performance_elearning/

 

Council of Ontario Universities – Virtual Learning Centre

Institute of Interprofessional Health Sciences Education – Virtual learning centre.

See: http://www2.iihse.ca/ & http://www.cihc.ca/library/handle/10296/149

 

The Health Communication Unit – Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Skills for health promotion webinars and two-day workshops.
Self-directed online courses re: health promotion / communication.
See: http://www.thcu.ca/workshopsandevents.htm & http://www.thcu.ca/infoandresources.cfm

 

National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University

Online learning modules – Evidence informed decision making.

See: http://www.nccmt.ca/modules/index-eng.html