Welcome to the 2026 - New Supervising Public Health Nurse (SPHN) Continuing Education (CE) Program. This NEW version of the SPHN CE Program is an update and replaces previous SPHN CE Programs.
Background:
The New York State Sanitary Code requires Local Health Department staff hired to the Public Health Nurse 2 (PHN2) and Supervising Public Health Nurse (SPHN) titles to complete 15 hours of continuing education within their first year of employment. PHN2 and SPHN Continuing Education Programs on the NYLearnsPH.com LMS were developed to assist these staff in meeting this requirement.
Questions: Email edlearn@health.ny.gov or call 518-473-4223 and select Tom Reizes or Abbey Greenbaum from the phone tree.
Intended Audience for the New SPHN CEP - Revised 2026:
- SPHN hired after August 20, 2008, who have not yet completed a previous version of the SPHN CE Program.
- Such SPHNs must complete the program within their first year of employment.
- ALL PHNs are encouraged to take the program.
- SPHNs who have not completed the PHN2 CE Program are encouraged to do so.
The Continuing Education Programs cover key competency domains of public health nursing, including:
- Basic Public Health Science
- Community Dimensions of Practice
- Cultural Competency
- Analytic Assessment
- Communication
It also addresses new strategic skills such as:
- Systems Thinking
- Change Management
- Persuasive Communication
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Trauma Informed Leadership
- Policy Engagement
Courses: This program is made up of ??? CORE Courses.
Notes:
- The Program should be completed within the individual’s first year of employment.
- ALL Supervising Public Health Nurse are encouraged to take the Core Curriculum.
- If a newly hired Supervising Public Health Nurse should have any difficulty completing the program within the first year of employment, they should contact LMS Administration at edlearn@health.ny.gov.
Enrolling In The Program:
- The NYLearnsPH.com LMS features one-click program enrollment.
- If a course only has one available/active section then the learner will be automatically enrolled in that course section when they choose to enroll in the program.
- If a course has more then one active section, then the learner will be required to select and enroll in one of the available sections.
- If the available sections are full and/or have an active waitlist -OR- requires administrator approval, then the course will be added to a list of pending (program) courses until the learner's course status is resolved.
- Once enrolled, the program will be added to My Courses > My Programs area.
- Click on the program name and you will be able to take any actions needed with respect to the program in question.
If you have completed any of the program courses outside of the LMS they will NOT display as complete on the LMS. To correct this, please contact the LMS administrator at edlearn@health.ny.gov and include electronic copies of any relevant completion certificates.
If you have any questions about the Continuing Education requirement, program/course enrollment or completion email edlearn@health.ny.gov or call 518-473-4223 and ask to speak with Tom Reizes or Abbey Greenbaum.