At the start of a new hurricane season, Gulf Coast residents have moved beyond the lessons learned stage and are forging ahead with rebuilding. Central to those efforts is assuring
Organization: Region 6 - South Central Public Health Training Center
Futures Methods For Public Health Leaders
This course teaches how public health leaders can use futures methods. The methods include tapping into the aspiring mind of people working in public health to project a vision and
Health Care Reform: An Overview of the New Legislation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became law in March but how many people really know how their health care coverage will be affected, and as a health care
Ethics and Public Health: How Public Health Reacts Ethically in a Disaster
The course may be described as a study of the ethical principles that should be applied within the context of a disaster so that the student will be empowered to
Psychological First Aid: Building Resiliency for Us and Them
The importance of Psychological First Aid for victims of a disaster as well as first responders has been well established. From the attacks of 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, the mental
Psychological Resiliency – Building Personal Resilience and Self-Reliance
Once the survival needs of people impacted by a disaster are stable, the important work of rebuilding the collective social network and individual lives in the community can begin. Disaster
Public Health Economics
Economics is the study of choices in a world of scarcity. In this course we explore how markets function by examining the demand behavior of consumers and the supply behavior
Public Health Financial Management
This course provides an overview of the principles of finance, discussions regarding finance issues related to public health, and understanding of financial management of public health programs and activities. Module
Public Health Information Systems
This course will introduce participants to the concept of medical/health informatics and provide some general examples of information technology as applied in health care. The focus is at the system
Public Health Insurance
This course provides background on the history, growth and issues surrounding managed health care and health insurance. Among the items covered are the development of group practice, types of managed