This is the program description page for the Public Health Nurse Ready Certificate Program 2021. If you need, or would like, to participate in this program you must enroll in all of the program courses. Scroll to the bottom of the page to review the program course table and click on the button labeled "One Click Program Enrollment."

Contact Hours

10

Target Agency

All Agencies

Program Description

Please note the Public Health Nurse Ready and Foundation of Public Health Certificate programs will no longer be provided after 6/30/23.  We will process applications received by 6/30/23.  The final certificates will be issued early to mid-July 2023. 

The individual courses will remain available. 

Come back in (August/Sept) to learn more about our new Public Health Foundations Certificate.  This new certificate program combines courses from the former Public Health Nurse Ready and Foundations of Public Health certificate programs.

Please e-mail coned@albany.edu with any questions.

Public Health Nurse Ready (PHN Ready) is a free online certificate program for RNs working in public health, or desiring to know about how public health works. LPNs may find the certificate of interest as well.  All courses are self‐paced and online. It does not offer academic credit, however, many of the courses provide continuing education credits.

The courses in this certificate provide a foundation of core public health concepts and practices. Topics include: cultural competency, public health literacy, program evaluation, basic epidemiology, core functions and essential services of public health. These courses reflect the core public health competencies set forth by the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations.

To earn the PHN Ready Certificate:

1. Download the course tracking sheet.
2. Create an account at phtc-online.org, enroll and complete all of the required courses.
3. Once you have finished all required coursework, you must complete the "PHN Ready Request for Certificate" certificate request survey.

***Certificate requests are processed the 1st week of the month. Please plan your submission accordingly.***

Please review our Frequently Asked Questions, or e-mail coned@albany.edu with any questions. 

For more information, please go to http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/certificates.shtml

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Course Status Table

Status	Date	Course	Course #	Formats	Category
		ESPHTC-FIN101 Doing a Lot With a Little: Economic Analysis in Public Health	ESPHTC-FIN101	Self-paced Courses	Administration
		ESPHTC-HE101 Addressing Health Equity: A Public Health Essential	ESPHTC-HE101	Self-paced Courses	Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention
		NYNJ-042 Communicate to Make a Difference: Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication	NYNJ-042	Self-paced Courses	Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention
		NYNJ-089a A. Health Literacy and Public Health: Introduction (Module 1 of 2)	NYNJ-089a	Self-paced Courses	Health Literacy
		NYNJ-201 Orientation to Public Health	NYNJ-201	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health
		NYNJ-257 Program Development and Evaluation	NYNJ-257	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health
		UACPHP-206 Field Epidemiology	UACPHP-206	Self-paced Courses	Epidemiology/Surveillance
		UASPH-CDOP01 Community Dimensions of Public Health Practice: Module 1: Building Relationships to Improve the Health of the Community	UASPH-CDOP01	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health
		UASPH-CDOP02 Community Dimensions of Public Health Practice: Module 2: Community Engagement as a Process for Improving the Health of the Community	UASPH-CDOP02	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health