Continuing Education Self-study Course with 8.0 hours of study assignments. Take the TF, multiple choice and short answer post-test. ($32.50, 8.0 Category 1 continuing education credit hours (CECH) (includes 6.0 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: Participant will be able to act as a partner, leader and resources person to develop community health promotion/education programs to help achieve the nation’s Healthy People goals and objectives.

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

• assess needs, resources and capacity for health education/promotion
• conduct evaluation and apply findings
• plan involvement of and facilitate discussions with stakeholders
• develop goals, objectives and resources for evidence-based interventions and legislation regulation and policies
• assess and recommend technology resources
• serving as a health education/promotion resource person
• serve as a health education/promotion resource persons

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)

Fees and Registration
Self-Study Course Fee: $35.00 (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

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased the number of people covered by insurance and helped reduce health care costs. Building on the progress and continued implementation of ACA is needed to make further progress. By making health coverage more affordable and accessible and, therefore, increasing the number of Americans with coverage, by funding community-based public health and prevention programs, and supporting research and tracking on key health measures, the ACA is reducing disparities in health insurance coverage, increasing access to preventive care, improving health outcomes and reducing the rate of growth in the nation’s health spending. The ACA does all of these while also preventing discrimination of people with pre-existing conditions and prohibiting insurers from charging women more for their care.

Adapted from the American Public Health Association fact sheet on why ACA is needed available at http://www.apha.org/health-reform.

• 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.