This is the program description page for the The Public Health Educator Core Curriculum 2009. 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

16

Target Agency

All Agencies

Program Description

New changes to the State Sanitary Code require newly hired public health educators to complete 15 hours of continuing education within their first year of employment.  The Public Health Educator Core Curriculum was developed to assist in meeting this requirement. 

Intended Audience:

 

• Public Health Educators (hired after August 20, 2008.)
  
• It must be completed within the individual’s first year of employment. 
• ALL public health educators are encouraged to take the Core Curriculum.

The Core Curriculum covers key areas of public health education, including:

 

• The role of public health education;
• Assessment and evaluation;
• Public speaking, media and relations;
• Program planning in the real world;
• Public health informatics; and
• Working with a community.

Courses:

 

The program consists of eight (8) online courses.  All courses are available for enrollment through the LMS.

 

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Course Status Table

Status	Date	Course	Course #	Formats	Category
		NYNJ-089a A. Health Literacy and Public Health: Introduction (Module 1 of 2)	NYNJ-089a	Online	Health Literacy
		NYNJ-089b B. Strategies for Addressing Low Health Literacy (Health Literacy & PH, Module 2 of 2)	NYNJ-089b	Online	Health Literacy
		NYNJ-201 Orientation to Public Health	NYNJ-201	Online	Core Public Health