Continuing Education Module 1 – ATSDR and its Method

Public Health Assessment Training

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Program Description:
The Public Health Assessment online modules are designed to increase knowledge and change competency of environmental health practices and strategies.  Content is derived from ATSDR’s public health assessment (PHA) method.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:

  1. Name the responsibilities of ATSDR to protect the public from hazardous exposures.
  2. Identify the components of ATSDR’s method, known as the PHA process.
  3. Recognize criteria considered in the evaluation of petition requests.
  4. Distinguish the types of documents that you might develop to summarize the findings and recommendations of the health assessment.
  5. List public health recommendations that can be made as a result of the PHA.
  6. Explain the benefits of environmental health professionals working with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect communities’ health.

Faculty/Credentials:

  • Sylvia Allen-Lewis, MA BA, Health Education Specialist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Sandra M. López-Carreras, MS BS, Health Scientist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Karen Scruton, BS MS, Environmental Health Scientist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • Gregory (Greg) M. Zarus, MS MS BS BS, Director of Office of Innovation and Analytics (OIA) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Origination Date: April 9, 2024
Expiration Date: April 9, 2026

URL: https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1119218/details

Hardware/Software: Internet Connection; Word, Adobe

Materials: None

Target Audience:
Public health professionals involved or interested in the public health assessment process, including Environmental Health Specialists, Toxicologists, Epidemiologists, Medical Officers, Registered Nurses, Health Educators, Community Involvement Specialists, Health Communicators, and Program Managers.

Prerequisites: None

Format: Web Based.

Contact Information:
Sandra M. López-Carreras, MS BS, 770-488-0663

Accreditation Statements:
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0. CDC provider number 98614.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Disclosure:
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for WB4811-Public Health Assessment Training Module 1: About ATSDR and its Method, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WB4811. Follow the steps below by April 9, 2026.

  1. Register for and complete the course.
  2. Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
  3. Complete the evaluation.
  4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

Fees:
No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.