Course Summary
1. Title: Local Boards of Health - Toolkit
2. Keywords/Themes: Public Health, National
Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Local Health
Departments (LHDs), Community, health hazards, Public Health Policies, public
health actions, Board of Health (BOH), ethics, governance, administration,
communication and information technology, workforce, community assessment and
planning, evaluation, fiscal responsibility, environmental health services,
infectious and reportable diseases, community health planning, accreditation,
assessment, assurance, bioterrorism, capacity, chronic disease, determinants of
health, disease, endemic, entomologist, epidemic, epidemiology, foodborne
illness, health, health disparities, incidence, infectious, intervention,
infrastructure, isolation, morbidity, mortality, non-infectious, outcome
standards, police powers, population-based, prevalence, prevention, quality
assurance, quarantine, rate, risk assessment, risk factor, screening,
surveillance,
3.
Course Description:
This
Local Boards of Health Toolkit is designed to assist board of health and board
of supervisor members with their roles and responsibilities in promoting the
mission of public health. This toolkit is not intended to be completed all at
one time. It focuses on the resources that LBOH members may need during their
tenure.
4.
Intended Audience:
Board
of health and board of supervisor members with their roles and responsibilities
in promoting the mission of public health
5. Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, you should have a
list of tips and tools to help you function as a member on the board of health
6.
Pre-requisites/Learning Level: None
7. Competencies addressed:
8. CEUs Offered:
9. Cost: Free
10. Modality/format: Online Self-Pace
11. Length: hour
12. Presenter(s) and/or Content
Experts: Diane Anderson, Laurie Page, Barbara Vos, Laurie Walkner, Nor Hashidah
Abd Hamid, Jay Cooper, Nic Champagne, Samara Wright, Isandra Martinez-Marrero,
Meredith Field, Tim Beachy
13. Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Flash Player
- Speakers
14. Registration requirements: Register a free account
15. Creation and/or update: January 16, 2015
