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Proposal Writing Short Course

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Source: Foundation Center

Type: Online Course

Level: Basic

Description: A short course on proposal writing. It is a suggested approach that can be adapted to fit the needs of any nonprofit and the peculiarities of each situation.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

CITI Course in The Protection of Human Research Subjects

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Source: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)

Type: Online Course

Level: Basic

Description: A web based training program in human research subjects protection.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

The National Health Plan Collaborative Toolkit

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Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Type: Online Course

Level: Basic

Description: The National Health Plan Collaborative has created this toolkit of resources, lessons, best practices and case studies to help other health plans join the effort to reduce disparities. The toolkit shares what the Collaborative members have done to develop and test new methods of measuring and addressing racial and ethnic disparities so that other health care decision-makers and leaders can learn from this work, implement these best practices and make the case for addressing the unacceptable differences in health care and health outcomes for health plan members throughout the country.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Ethical Issues in Public Health

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Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint / Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: A theoretical and critical approach to issues in Public Health, including access to health care and rights for autonomy.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health

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Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Type: PDF Guide & Webinar Slides, Audio

Level: Intermediate

Description: Reviewing differences in how social determinants of health are viewed.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments

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Source: American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials

Type: Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Description: This online course explains the value of conducting an HIA and the steps involved in conducting an HIA. The course, developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials, was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED) Program

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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Type: PDF Document

Level: Intermediate

Description: To understand the causes and factors of these inequalities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded grants to nine “Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities” (EXCEED). Each center is investigating a different theme in an effort to identify and eliminate the causes of health disparities.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Fundamentals of Epidemiology 2

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: Second half of the introduction to basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics in the context of public health.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Fundamentals of Epidemiology 1

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: First half of the introduction to basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics in the context of public health.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A

Clinical Research Training On-Line

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Source: NIH Clinical Center

Type: Online Course for Principal Investigators

Level: Intermediate

Description: The web-based Clinical Research Training On-Line Course for Principal Investigators addresses one of the essential standards (training and education) approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for performing clinical research in the Intramural Research Program.

Topics covered by the Course:
• Ethical Issues in Human Subjects Research
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Investigator
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Institution
• Regulatory Issues
• Clinical Investigators and the Mass Media

Continuing Education Credits: N/A