Continuing Education Self-study Course with 7.0 hours of reading assignments and audio files (mp3). Take the 14-question TF, multiple choice and short answer post-test. ($25, for 7.0 credit hours (includes 3 advanced), click here to view fees (refundable*) and register).

Easy and convenient: no deadline to complete, study when and where you prefer

Study Guide (click here to download pdf): This is the key document to help you efficiently complete the course. Includes instructions, objectives, assignments, helpful hints, (PDF)

Goal: The goal is to prepare health professionals to serve as expert resource persons on the voluminous and complex yet expertly applied use of critical and systems thinking to improve the health and productivity of the nation.

Objectives: 

• Describe the 100+ year history of health reform and legislative process
• Explain the purposes, definitions, protections; prevention, wellness, insurance, exchange, workforce development and education provisions
• Describe Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, Internal Revenue Service, Small Business Administration reports and notices
• Practice searching for needed information of interest to your clients and for your programs

NCHEC Participant Course Evaluation Summary (PDF, from social marketing self-study course)

Overall Quality of Course: 4.8 (1 = Very Poor, 5 = Excellent)

Fees and Registration
Self-Study Course Fee: $25 (refundable*)

Online registration using PayPal with debit/credit card or echeck

After payment you can click to print a receipt. Be sure to click on the Return to Merchant button to get guidelines to complete the course efficiently (or go to this link for the Thank You for Signing Up web page)

• Registration using check or money order, download, type info and print registration form
• Thank you for signup web page – extra instructions. You should receive a thank you for signing up email from Health Education Partners with more details. This is usually sent same day as registration notification from PayPal (or within 24 to 72 hours after registration).

Need for the Course

The news indicates that the public may be relying on others to interpret and explain health reform, and has not read much of the text of bills. Also, a recent Harris Interactive Poll found the the majority of people don’t know what is in the new legislation. A survey of health educators indicates that most have not looked at the bills. The health educators who feel they are good or very good health education resources on health reform have spent an average of 4.5 hours reviewing actual bills and have done key word searches to find information in the bills. This course makes is easier to understand the bills that were passed.

• Full refund if payment was 1) electronic at the PayPal sign up link, 2) requested within 60 days of sign up and 3) completion certificate and credit hours not awarded
• Partial refund (course fee less $10 processing fee) if:
  • 1) payment was electronic at the PayPal sign up link, 2) not requested within 60 days and 3) completion certificate with credit hours was not awarded or
  • 1) payment was not through PayPal (i.e., check, money order sent with printed registration form) and 2) completion certificate and credit hours were not awarded
• No refund at anytime after signup with payment if a completion certificate and credit hours have been awarded.