Free Online CHES Continung Education Programs

Sites with Multiple Courses (Updated 10/22/2018)

• AHRQ's CME/CE Activities for Health Education Specialists Many choices
• MMWR CEs: Weekly Publications Many offer CECH for free
• CDC.train.org
• CDC Courses Offering CECHs CDC search results Many, many offer 1 to 2 CECHs.
• CDC Training and Continuing Education Online
• Colorado Train.org
• Public Health Training Center
• Michigan Public Health Training Center No longer free. You must pay a fee for CE credits.
• Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center
• NCHEC.org's Continuing Education Credit Activities Some free, some not
• New Jersey Public Health Training Center
• New York City-Long Island-Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center
• Nutrition Dimension Free CHES courses
• Pink Book Webinar Series CDC.gov Vaccinations. Many have been renewed, but check the specifics for each one.
• Public Health Live-On Demand University of Albany Many timely topics, most are 1 CECH each
• South Carolina Public Health Training Center
• TRAIN: Online Training Resource for Public Health Professionals
• University of Albany Center for Public Health Preparedness e-Learning Center
• Public Health Training Courses Online Self-paced online public health training. Offered by the University at Albany Center for Public Health Continuing Education
• Western Region Public Health Training Center

MCHES Category 1

• Healthy People eLearning 1 MCHES CECH

Individual Courses with 1 or more Cat I CECHs
(Total CECHs = 32.0)

• Community Approaches to Advance Health Equity - WB2422 CDC.gov 1.0 CECH
• Evaluating a Public Health Program 1 CECH
• Exploring Cross Cultural Communication 2.5 CECHs
• Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals 1 CECH
• Health Literacy - Get Training 3 difference courses, up to 7 CECHs
• Introduction to Logic Models 1 CECH
• Health Literacy 1 CECH
• Leadership Skills for Managing Worker Stress and Fatigue through COVID-19 1 CECH
• Program Development & Evaluation 1 CECH
• Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic 5.25 CECHs
• Tuberculosis (TB) 5 CECHs
• Immunization: You Call the Shots-Module Eight-HPV, 2016 WB2659 1 CECH

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General Information

• 11 Web Sites That'll Teach You Awesome Skills For Free Yahoo.com 2015
• AHRQ-Sponsored Continuing Education Activities
• Career One Stop - Education and Training
• Skillup CT Program

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Public Health Training Networks

• CDC Learning Connection Where the public health community goes to learn.
• 200+ Super Free Online Public Health Courses & Training + Certificates
• A Toolkit for Collaboration Public Health topics; CEs for doctors and nurses
• Archived KaiserEDU.org Tutorials
• Medpage Today AMA, ANCC credits
• Medscape.com AMA, ANCC
• Phpartners.Org's Education and Training
• Michigan Center for Public Health Preparedness (MI-CPHP)
• UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness

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Biostatistics/Statistics

• ACP's Effective Clinical Practice - Statistical Primers - Don't miss this one!
• Biostatistics & Statistics Online Learning
• Data Utilization and Interpretation Training and Resources NY.gov
• Graphing Data
• HCUP On-line Tutorial Series AHRQ
• National Library of Medicine's Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course
• NHANES Tutorials CDC
• On-line HCUP Overview Course AHRQ.gov
• Public Health Information and Data Tutorial Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
• Statistical Functions

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Chronic Disease

• Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation Chronic disease-related training
• Chronic Diseases
• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program New Mexico Department of Health
• National Diabetes Education Program CDC

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Computer/Technology

• GIS Training CDC/Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
• Goods for Techies and Wannabe Techies

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Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Management Resources CDC.gov
• Emergency Preparedness Programs Alabama Department of Public Health
• Emergency Preparedness CDC
• Emergency Preparedness Resources
• FEMA Independent Study Program (ISP)
• Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness
• Just In Time Disaster Training - Library
• North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness Excellent! Thanks Gene Shackman!

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Environmental Health

• ATSDR Training Online
• Environmental Assessment Training Series (EATS) CDC.gov
• Environmental Medicine Continuing Education Get continuing ed credits
• e-Learning on Environmental Assessment of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks CDC.gov
• Environmental Assessment Training Series (EATS)
• Environmental Health Resources
• Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) - Awareness Level CDC
• Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) CDC
• Natural Disasters: Resources for EH Practitioners CDC.gov
• Tracking 101 New Mexico Environmental Public Health Tracking Program

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Epidemiology

• Brief Introduction to Epidemiology (Upitt.edu)
• Epidemiology Index
• CDC WHO Growth Chart Training CDC.gov
• Research Resources
• Supercourse: Epidemiology, Internet & Global Health University of Pittsburgh

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Genomics

• Genetics Education and Resources for Social Scientists NCHPEG.org
• Genetics Education

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Health Behavior

• NIAAA Clinician's Guide Online Training NIH.gov
• Domestic Violence: Understanding the Basics Vawnet.org
• Free Violence Prevention Course CDC.gov
• Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond Interactive. Continuing Ed credits
• VeoViolence CDC's training site for violence prevention, but good for basics of public health practice!

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Health Information

• Health Education Resources
• Information Quality Resources

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Health Literacy

• Health Literacy Training CDC Get continuing education credits!
• Health Literacy
• Plain Language Training

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Health Services

• AHRQ's CMEuniversity.com
• AHRQ-Sponsored Continuing Education Activities 11/2016
• Health Care Quality
• Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers Thanks, Dan Fitzsimmons
• MCH Navigator
• Medical Spanish.com Learning Resources. Thanks, Ken Ryan
• Medicare Learning Network CMS.gov
• Primary Care Network

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Healthy People 2020

• Public Health Learning Modules Using Healthy People 2020 to Improve Population Health (upd.) APTRWEB.org

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Immunization

• Pink Book Series/2019 Pink Book Archives 7/2020. CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Each video will include updated information from recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meetings and votes

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Infectious Disease

• Bloodborne Pathogens Training by DOSH
• Dialysis Safety CDC.gov
• Genital Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection CDC.gov
• Hepatitis C Online Course
• Hepatitis Web Study Free continuing ed credits
• HIV Web Study ACCME, ANCC credits
• Infectious Diseases
• Knowhepatitis.org
• National STD Curriculum
• OpenWHO.org
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease CDC.gov
• Pkids.org
• Ready-To-Use STD Curriculum - Syphilis CDC.gov
• Self-Study STD Curriculum Modules for Clinicians CDC.gov
• Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians: Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection CDC.gov
• Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians - Syphilis CDC.gov
• Webinar Series for Pink Book 6/2015 CDC.gov variety of CE credits available
• Zoonosis, Preparedness, and Public Health 3 CECHs, till 7/2017

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Laboratory Management

• The A-6 Cycle: Review and Evaluation Methods for Quality Improvement (Web-based) - WB1801 CDC. Continue Ed credits, till 7/2015

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Law

• Public Health Emergency Law Online Training
• Public Health Law Academy CDC free online training

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Maternal & Child Health

• Maternal Child Health Resources
• Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Webinar Series CDC.gov

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Mental Health

• Mental Health Resources SAMHSA.gov
• Mental Health Resources
• Pathways to Safer Opioid Use Health.gov 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
• SPRC - Suicide Prevention Resource Center

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Nutrition

• We Can! Energize Our Families: Parent Program Online Training 2 CEUs for RDs

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Preparedness

• Preparedness & Community Response to Pandemics

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Public Health

Professional Competency Framework

Graphic source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP20-03-08-001.pdf

• Prevention Core Competencies SAMHSA.gov 5/2021. These prevention core competencies and accompanying knowledge, skills, and abilities offer professional direction to the prevention field, affecting staff development and career ladders and pipelines, and providing guidance for training programs and service delivery qualification.
• The Basics of Public Health
• Foundations of Public Health Certificate
• Pink Book Webinar Series Vaccination
• Public Health 101 CDC.gov
• Public Health and Health Care Collaboration Resources CDC.gov
• Public Health Materials for Instructors CDC.gov
• Public Health Nurse Ready (PHN Ready)
• Public Health Practice - Resources on the Net
• The Future of Public Health - Textbook online
• Training Course on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems CDC.gov

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Public Health Law

• CDC

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Science

• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About...
• National Institutes of Health's Office of Science Education Great resources for health and science
• Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health Online Course Web Site NIH. AMA Credit

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Women's Health

• Women's Health Resources

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