Mini-MPH For Local Public Health Professionals
Training Overview
- Audience: Massachusetts local, regional, and state board of health members and staff, health department personnel and anyone interested in learning about public health.
- Format: Online, self-paced
- Price: Free
- Length: 5.5 hours
- Contact hours: Massachusetts CHO, RN, RS
- Competencies: Analytical/Assessment
Policy Development/Program Planning
Communication
Cultural Competency
Community Dimensions of Practice
Leadership
- Learning level: Awareness
- Prerequisites: None
- Companion training: Foundations for Local Public Health Practice
- Supplemental materials:
- •Facilitators Guide (PDF) is available if used in a classroom
- •Instructions to navigate the online training.
The world’s health needs are changing – evolving day to day, sometimes even hour to hour. It is the role of public health to investigate pressing health challenges and develop meaningful interventions that improve conditions affecting population health. Local board of health officials in Massachusetts should have a foundational knowledge of public health in order to be more effective health and wellness leaders in their community.
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What you’ll learn
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Explain the differences between health and public health
- Understand how data is collected and used in practice
- Advocate effectively for change
- Detail the laws and policies related to your daily practice
- Determine root causes of public health issues, and use a public health approach to address them
Subject Matter Expert
Dr. Sandro Galea
Dean, Boston University School of Public Health
Lisa Sullivan
Associate Dean, Boston University School of Public Health
Harold Cox
Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
David Rosenbloom
Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Sophie Godley
Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Disclaimer
This training was supported by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) with funds made available by the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 4500-1002. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.
This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27877 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.” This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.