Mission

Help professionals, individuals and groups use evidence-based cost-effective health promotion  and wellness programs to improve living, learning, working and playing conditions.

Continuing Education Self-study Course with 15.0 hours of study assignments. Take the TF, multiple choice and short answer post-test. ($35.00, 15.0 Category 1 continuing education credit hours (CECH) (includes 7.0 hours linked to advanced-level competencies), scroll down to view fees (refundable*) and register).

Easy and convenient: no deadline to complete, study when and where you prefer

Study Guide (click here to download pdf): This is the key document to help you efficiently complete the course. Includes instructions, objectives based on entry- and advanced-level competencies, assignments, helpful hints. Download pdf file to see what you will study and decide if this course is for you. 

Goal: Participant will be able to act as a partner, leader and resources person to develop community health promotion/education programs related to the social determinants of health to help achieve the nation's Healthy People goals and objectives.

Objectives: Participants will be able to provide expert assistance to:

• Identify public health priorities to help individuals, organizations and communities across the United States improve health and well-being
• Describe the five domains and conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, function and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
• Determine, for the populations with which you work, which national objectives related to the social determinants of health highlight how personal social, economic and environmental factors can impact health.
• Promote Healthy People 2030 in your work