Course

Environmental Community Health Needs Assessments

Started Jul 25, 2018

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Full course description

Join us for a live webcast on Wednesday July 25th, from 11am - 12pm Eastern. 

Sign in link will open shortly before start: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42XYK5dm9fENHUx

Note: Course content is available for free and continuing education credits are offered for a $3 fee. If desired, you will be asked to pay the fee upon completion of the course material.

Despite a growing area of interest and concern, community health needs assessments rarely include sections dedicated to environmental health. Using the Madison County Health Department as a case study, Environmental Health Director Geoffrey Snyder will discuss how to incorporate environmental health factors into a Community Health Assessment. This session will demonstrate how Madison County collects and uses environmental health data for the environmental health section of community needs assessments. This session will also give public health professionals guidance on how to use PACE in the development of environmental health strategies. 

Audience

Public health professionals including environmental health directors, nurses, health educators, and others in health department settings.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss benefits of including environmental health in community health needs assessments
• Recognize PACE as a model for developing environmental health strategies

Continuing Education Credit

1.0 Nursing Contact Hours
1.0 CHES Category I CECH


Sponsors

This webcast is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27881 Region V Public Health Training Collaborative. 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.