Online. Chronic Disease Program. A Workforce Development Program in Public Health. Making a Difference in a Changing World

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1 Cancer. Tobacco use. Heart Disease. Physical Inactivity. Diabetes. Obesity. Stroke. Excessive Alcohol Use. Arthritis. Poor Nutrition. Online Chronic Disease Program A Workforce Development Program in Public Health Making a Difference in a Changing World

2 Online Program in Chronic Disease Georgia State University s School of Public Health together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors is pleased to offer the Online Chronic Disease Program. This professional development program provides public health practitioners with the 21st century skills needed to prevent and control chronic diseases. A Program Designed and Certified by World-Class Experts World-class experts developed all the courses. They are recognized for their contributions to public health research, commitment to teaching, Surveillance, NC Center for Healthand Environmental Statistics. LYNNE WILCOX MD, MPH, Consultant, found ing editor off CDC s Preventing Chronic Disease electronic journal and former Director, Division of Reproductive Health also at CDC. MARSHALL KREUTER PhD, Professor, School of Public Health at Georgia State University and former Distinguished Scientist and Director, Prevention Research Centers, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Pro motion, CDC. and are renowned for their ability to draw upon practical public health wisdom. They engage you in relevant, provocative, and challenging class activities that expand your ability to improve program effectiveness. ARJUMAND SIDDIQI ScD, MPH, Associate Professor Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and Adjunct Profesor at the School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina; and member of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, World Health 0rganization. RICHARD ROTHENBERG MD, MPH, FACP, MICHAEL ERIKSEN ScD, Dean of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University and former Director of the Office on Smoking and Health at CDC. Regents Professor, School of Public Health a Georgia State University and former Associat Director for Science at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health, CDC. MICHAEL J. BOWLING PhD, MPH, Research Associate Professor in Health Behavior and Adjunct research Associate Professor in Biostati stics at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and former Chief, Survey and QUALITY MATTERS, an international leader in distance education, conducted an ind-ependent review of each course using 41 standards. All courses in the program are certified for course quality. Acquire Knowledge Essential for Your Career

3 Designed for The Way You Work Assuring Public Health Workers are at the Heart of the Nations Agenda We want to help you make a difference. That s why we assessed the training needs of state, territorial, and local governmental public health workers whose responsibilities include preventing and controlling chronic diseases. The result is a program designed to accommodate busy professionals who are trying to balance a full-time work schedule with an online program. The format of the program provides the flexibility you need to log into course portals, access course materials, and work on assignments around the clock from any location. By participating in this program, you ll also build lasting networks and share a common understanding and commitment to lifelong learning. The chronic disease epidemic can only be addressed and health outcomes improved and lives saved through the delivery of vital public health programs by a capable, highly-motivated, and well supported public health workforce. ~Ursula Bauer, Director National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC A Diversity of Professionals: Learning Among Qualified Peers Given the dynamic, participatory nature of the online program in chronic disease, with whom you learn is as important as what you learn. The program is intentionally structured to ensure a vibrant mix of participants to represent diverse public health capabilities, specialty areas, and geographic regions. By participating in the program, you can build connections with national experts and develop professional relationships important for your career. Develop a Virtual Network of Professionals

4 Program Targets the Unique Roles and Training Needs of Public Health Workers The online chronic disease program is designed to enhance the contributions of public health workers as agents of change who help governmental public health agencies, partner organizations, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improve the health of the public. The program aims to support the unique educational needs of the public health workforce, taking into account their expertise, experience, and working environments. The goals of the program are to help participants Understand the biologic basis of chronic disease and the roles of clinical medicine in diagnosis, treatment and public health programs for the prevention and control of these diseases. Apply fundamental quantitative concepts, methods and tools to identify health problems and target populations. Identify and prioritize evidenced-based program and policy options. Develop a plan and implement interventions; and ensure strategy effectiveness. Participate in a national network of public health practitioners dedicated to lifelong learning. The program is a 1-year course of study. The curriculum consists of 5 mutually reinforcing courses, each of which is 8 weeks in duration. Each participant will take 2 courses each semester in a sequential order. Course Descriptions Introduction to Biostatistics: This course covers topics of interest for public health fields, including descriptive statistics, proportions, relative risks, probability, estimation and hypothesis testing applications, regression, and categorical data analysis. Applications use the statistical software, SAS. Introduction to Epidemiology with an Emphasis on Chronic Disease: This course introduces concepts of epidemiologic methods and their practical applications to understanding the determinants and distributions of disease. The course covers the basic principles of epidemiology, including chronic disease control and analysis of risk factors. The course relies on readings in the field of chronic disease prevention and health promotion to illustrate major issues, such as types of epidemiologic studies, key analytic methods, and causal inference. Problem sets will provide experience in chronic disease epidemiologic methods and inferences. Health Program Planning: This course focuses on the key steps shown to be effective in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community health promotion programs. The course emphasizes the practical application of the core principles and rationale of epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, and evaluation, and acknowledges that effective chronic disease prevention programs must thoughtfully address the cultural, political, environmental, and economic realities that define a community.

5 Practical Aspect of the Social Determinants of Health: This course explores social and economic characteristics of individuals, communities, and societies that are the root determinants of health and illness and the principal causes of health disparities. The course examines the implications for acquiring health related resources and exposure to environments which influence health, their role in forming a context in which health behaviors develop and their function in triggering biological and physiological processes which underlie disease. The course also considers the evidence base on potential solutions, particularly from the perspective of the scale of intervention and of the point of intervention along the pathway connecting social and economic characteristics to health. Principles of Tobacco Control: This course will provide an overview of the history and evolution of tobacco in society, with particular emphasis on variety of public health disciplines used to reduce tobacco use, including behavior change, communications, law, regulation, public policy and community action. Tobacco Control Progress in reducing tobacco use is one of the ten greatest achievements of the 20th Century; however, tobacco use still remains as the leading preventable cause of death in America. The control of tobacco use draws upon many if not all of the academic disciplines that compose public health. How to Participate in the Program Georgia State University School of Public Health is now offering selected health department workers the opportunity to participate in this program. Minimum requirements to participate in the program Bachelor degree Minimum of one-year service with health department Recommendation from your supervisor Purchase course related textbook Application process to participate starting Summer 2015 Send the following documents to mayele1@gsu.edu by April 15, 2015: Statement of interest Official school transcript Curriculum vita or resume Recommendation from your supervisor Although content may be based on actual GSU graduate coursework, GSU credit is not earned nor will GSU course credit be applied to GSU programs of study in the future. For Additional Information Contact Missale Ayele, JD, MPH, Project Coordinator for Georgia State University s Online Program in Chronic Disease at mayele1@gsu.edu