Continuing Education Self-study Course with 10.0 hours of study assignments. Take the TF, multiple choice and short answer post-test. ($32.50, for total 10.0 Category 1 continuing education credit hours (CECH) (includes 8.0 hours linked to advanced-level competencies), scroll down 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 based on entry- and advanced-level competencies, assignments, helpful hints. Download pdf file to see what you will study and decide if this course is for you. 

Goal: Help health professionals and partners provide expert assistance and advocate for health and health education/promotion in legislation and policies.

Objectives: Participants will be able to provide expert assistance to:

• serve as a health education/promotion resource persons
• communicate, promote, use evidence and advocate to gain support for health, health education/promotion and the profession.
• the use critical and strategic thinking on legislation and public policy
• influence legislation, regulation and policy changes.

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

• Overall Quality of Courses: 4.4 to 4.8 (1 = Very Poor, 5 = Excellent)Overall Quality of Courses: 4.4 to 4.8 (1 = Very Poor, 5 = Excellent)

Fees and Registration
Self-Study Course Fee: $32.50 (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 Signing Up Web Page – click on the text to the left for extra instructions that will help you complete the course efficiently

Need for the Course

Public and community health reaches beyond medicine or health. Improving the health of all Americans requires collaboration of a health workforce, health and non-health sectors, and stakeholders guided by a strategic agenda. The agenda should include a vision, mission, goals and objectives with targets, leading health indicators; a plan of action with evidence-based interventions; and implementation and evaluation tools and resources.

Adapted from the Charter of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 and Healthy People 2030 Framework.

• 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
  • 2) payment was not through PayPal (i.e., check, money order sent with printed registration form)
• No refund at anytime after signup with payment if a completion certificate and credit hours have been awarded.