Satellite Training Schedule from the Public Health Training Netwo rk (fwd)

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

Reposting this information from a phnutr-l colleague for your information
since I think you might find it useful. 

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Laura
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Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 11:21:39 -0400
From: "Kuester, Sarah" <sak2 at cdc.gov>
Reply-To: phnutr-l at u.washington.edu
To: Public Health Nutrition Discussion and Information Group
     <phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Satellite Training Schedule from the Public Health Training Netwo rk

Hello. CDC has a web page for to the Public Health Training 
Network (PHTN) at http://www.cdc.gov/phtn.  PHTN is a 
network of public, private, academic, and business organizations 
supporting a distance learning system that uses a variety of 
instructional media ranging from print-based to videotape and 
multimedia to meet the training needs of the public health workforce 
nationwide.  They have a calendar on-line that lists and describes 
videoconferences and audioconferences on a variety of public 
health topics. Some conferences of potential interest to nutritionists 
include:

Date 		Subject (Sponsor)

Sept. 1 - Translating Healthy People Objectives into Local 
Targets -- audioconference (Public Health Foundation)

Sept. 16 - Cholesterol Awareness (AL Dept. of Public Health)

Sept. 24 - Measuring Up: A Blueprint for Building Quality 
Assurance (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Oct. 1 - Lessons Learned for 2010 -- audioconference 
(Public Health Foundation)

Oct. 13 and 20 - Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs 
(CDC; ASPH; PHTN; Texas Dept. of Health; Univ. of Texas-Houston)

Fall 1998 - Youth Eating Disorders (Visionary Productions)

Nov. 18 - Diabetes (AL Dept. of Public Health)

Nov. 19 - Management and Prevention of Osteoporosis 
(Southern Medical Association)

Please access the PHTN website for details on registering for 
conferences. 

Below is the description for the Oct. 13 and 20 videoconferences 
on evaluation, which is sponsored in part by CDC.

Thank you,
Sarah Kuester
Public Health Nutritionist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
sak2 at cdc.gov

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Source: http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/130012.htm

Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs 

A Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast 
October 13, 1998 1:00 - 3:00 PM EST, Part 1 of 2
October 20, 1998 1:00 - 4:00 PM EST, Part 2 of 2

Have you ever lost funding for a program because you had 
no way to prove its excellence? An evaluation plan and report 
could have highlighted your successes to decision-makers. 
Producing such evidence is just one of the many advantages 
that program evaluation provides. Designed for non-statisticians, 
this course will enable participants to learn: 1) why program 
evaluation and building commitment for it are important; and 
2) how to design and conduct practical and effective program 
evaluation in a team environment. Learners will be able to
interact with experts from state and local health departments, 
schools of public health, and the CDC during the broadcast. 
Following the live broadcasts, a video-taped version of the 
course and its accompanying workbook will be available 
through the PHTN for small-group and self-instructional 
applications.

Objectives

After participating in these broadcasts, participants will be able to: 

Define program evaluation in practical terms 
Explain the importance of evaluation and assurance in the current 
	public health environment 
Name three reasons why evaluation is important to their program 
Identify three barriers to evaluation and determine how they can 
	be overcome by use of a practical evaluation model 
Identify the essential characteristics of practical evaluation 
Describe the relationship between well-written, quantifiable 
	program objectives and program evaluation 
Write one measurable outcome and one process objective for 
	their program 
Identify the elements of a program evaluation plan 
List the principles for implementing the evaluation plan 

Target Audience 

Those who have responsibility for implementing programs in 
public health departments and other community-based 
organizations: nurses, health educators, health program specialists, 
public health technicians, inspectors, sanitarians, epidemiologists, 
clinicians, social workers, and support staff.  Those who establish 
policy for public health programs in public health departments 
and other community-based organizations: program managers 
and coordinators, department/program administrators, and health 
directors. 

Faculty

**Hardy D. Loe, Jr., MD, MPH, Associate Dean, School of 
Public Health, University of Texas-Houston Health Science 
Center, Houston, Texas
**Suzanne Adair, PhD, Health Workforce Development 
Coordinator, Texas Department of Health, Austin,Texas; 
PHTN Distance Learning Coordinator, Texas
**Pamela Mathison, BSN, MA, Nurse Consultant, Texas 
Department of Health, Austin, Texas. A live panel and
guest faculty will also be included. 

Registration
After May 15, you may sign up for this program by 
calling 1-800-41-TRAIN and following the voice prompts.
Course materials will be mailed after September 15.

Continuing Education Credit
A variety of continuing education credit is being requested 
for this course, based on 5 hours of instruction.

Satellite Technical Specifications
This satellite broadcast is expected to be available on C & 
Ku-band. Specific coordinates will be available approximately 
30 days prior to the program; at that time call (888) 232-3299, 
and enter document #130012 when prompted.

Sponsors/Partners
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Association of 
Schools of Public Health; Public Health Training Network; 
Texas Department of Health; School of Public Health; University 
of Texas-Houston Health Science Center