Region IV Public Health Training Center Catalog
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Stemming the Rising Tide of STDs through Partnerships and Comprehensive Strategies
This presentation will cover the rising rates of STDs in the United States, drivers of these rates and innovative approaches to mitigate these trends. The role of STDs in Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) and the impact of COVID-19 on STD trends will also be discussed.
Structures and Functions of Public Health
This course is designed to be an introduction to public health definitions and structures for those who are new to the field.
TDH Commissioners Roundtable
This presentation shares the unique perspectives of Tennessee Commissioners’ of Health who served the State for over 30 years.
The ABC’s of Viral Hepatitis: Update for Public Health Professionals
This webinar will provide a snapshot of viral hepatitis epidemiology and an overview of the 2021-2025 US National Strategic Plan/Roadmap for Elimination which is highly relevant to the public health community. We will include a discussion about current surveillance data that reveals trends, challenges and opportunities, prevention through vaccination and approaches to treatment.
The Business of Public Health
Looking at public health from a business perspective is vital, particularly in this uncertain economic time.
The Cost of Health Literacy
Although health literacy has gained much-needed attention over the past decade, an alarming number of American adults continue to report a poor understanding of healthcare information.
The Diabetes Epidemic in Alabama: An Overview
In the past several decades diagnosed cases of diabetes have increased at alarming rates, costing billions of dollars in medical expenditures and lost work and wages for people known to have the disease.
The Georgia Meth Project
The Georgia Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.
The Most Used Medical Device in the World
Most people understand that technology is the future of healthcare, but few have actual experience with what this looks like and how you can use it to facilitate your health and wellness.
The Mystery and Epidemiology of Long COVID
Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there is emerging evidence that in some patients, its symptoms may linger for months or even years after the initial infection. While prevalence estimates vary widely, such ‘long COVID’ symptoms likely persist in more than 10% of all COVID-19 cases. This webinar will summarize the current scientific debate about long COVID– is it an autoimmune disease, a consequence of comorbidities, or something else? We will draw on a recent study of 100,000+ COVID-19 cases to understand who is susceptible to long COVID, how long the symptoms can last, and whether vaccination can improve long COVID outcomes.
The Past, Present, and Future of Opiates
This program will provide an introductory overview of opiate use and abuse from Dr. Leonard Rappa.
The Search for a National Child Health Policy: Progress, Opportunities & Challenges
This is the Ann Dial McMillan Endowed Lectureship In Family & Child Health featuring Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Professor of Health Law & Policy and Founding Chair, Dept. of Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University.
The Sordid Truth About Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. This type of modern-day slavery isn’t just relegated to brothels and back alleys of larger cities. It’s happening in all 50 states.
The Stigma of Addiction
This webinar will explore the role of stigma and how it interacts with the disease of addiction. Addiction is a chronic medical condition characterized by relapses and remissions that is often misunderstood, unrecognized and seldom appropriately treated. We shall examine stigma from three perspectives.
Thriving in an Online Work Environment
Are you now working remotely? Are you finding it difficult to manage your stress and productivity? Are you frustrated by inefficient virtual meetings? Are you responsible for transitioning in-person trainings to the online environment? If you are grappling with these issues and others, you are not alone.
The Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, and the Region IV Public Health Training Center have collaborated to create this course, Thriving in an Online Work Environment. Full of useful tips, practices, and resources for staying productive and connected in an online environment, this course can be viewed in its entirety or by individual topics.
Tobacco in Georgia: A Comprehensive Approach to Prevention and Cessation
Dr. Tim McAfee, Director of CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health presents the national perspective on tobacco control, including on the recently released Surgeon General’s Report and newly revised evidence-based best practices.
Trauma Informed Public Health Organizations
Dr. Abraham Salinas, Director of the Harrell Center, explains what trauma is, and why we need trauma-informed public health. This training is sponsored by the University of South Florida College of Public Health’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice, the Florida Community Based Training Center partner of the Region IV Public Health Training Center.
Using Strategic Messaging and Framing to Motivate Others to Support Public Health
This course focuses on how to use strategic messaging tools simultaneously with framing tools to motivate cross-sector partners and other non-public health experts to support public health interventions, programs, and policies. The strategic messaging tools that are explored include unique value proposition, narrative structure, one-minute messages, and the public health story map.
Using Virtual Human Technology to Improve Workforce Development and Public Health Education
In this webinar, participants will learn how online simulations with virtual humans are being utilized for workforce development and public education to curb chronic disease and improve behavioral health.
Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks and Challenges in Vaccination
This webinar will describe recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, explore trends in national vaccination rates, and discuss challenges in vaccination.
Vaccines: They’ve Got To Be Used To Work-Lessons from the 2015 Measles Outbreak
Program faculty discussed how the measles outbreak may have improved the public’s perception of the benefits of vaccination programs, leading to improved vaccination rates in at-risk communities.
Validity in Health Sciences
Validity in Health Sciences reviews definitions of validity and the various ways the validity of an instrument can be evaluated.
Various Rates Used in Clinical Research
This is the second course in a two part series including Relative Risks and Odds Ratios. Various Rates Used in Clinical Research gives an overview of rates used to describe clinical research observations.
Wapishana to Wise
Stan Brock, Founder of Remote Area Medical, discusses advocating for the health care needs of the world’s under-served populations.
What You Should Know About the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak
From early May 2022 to June 13, 2022 (the date of this podcast recording), over 1,300 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported across 31 countries that normally don’t see any cases of monkeypox. In today’s podcast, we welcome back Dr. Rachael Lee, Associate Professor in the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases and UAB Health Epidemiologist to talk to us about Monkeypox – what it is and if we should be worried?
What’s working? Population-based Strategies for Obesity Prevention through Improving Healthy Eating and Active Living Opportunities for Georgians
The epidemic of obesity is profound in our state and across the nation. Obesity is one of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s top health priorities.
Working Together for the Future: Tapping into Federal Programs and Services in Your Community
This webinar highlights federal programs and services, with emphasis on how health departments can leverage available resources that may improve health outcomes within communities they serve. Health departments, committed to maintaining and improving the health of the communities they serve, may be unaware of the vast array of federal programs and services that they can tap into to help them achieve their mission.