Foundations of Population Health Science and Practice:

Mini Course for Public Health Professionals

ALERT
This program will become a members-only benefit effective February 1, 2025
Continuing Education credit awarded by CDC ended on 3/1/2024. Module users are now able to receive a Certificate of Completion after successfully completing the post-test.

Objective

Provide foundational knowledge in population health science and best practices in population health, including the effective design, implementation, and evaluation of population health practice activities to health department workers and health professions students. Foundational knowledge in population health can improve public health practice at the local level and will enable learners to complete more advanced training in population health.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the six modules, learners will be able to:

Recognize how social determinants of health are addressed in population health practice.
Describe essential components of population health and population health practice.
Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration in population health practice.
Identify methods to ensure that public health initiatives /programs continue to achieve stated goals.

Target Audience

Public health professionals, students in public health or health professions, allied health and health care providers

Each module includes:

Instructional video that provides introductory content on the population health topic
Brief supplemental video to provide a real-world example of the population health topic (Modules 2-5)
Case report with reflection questions
Resources and references
Knowledge check to assess your understanding of the content

Continuing Education

CE for completion of all six (6) modules ended on March 1, 2024. Module users are now able to receive a Certificate of Completion from APTR after successfully completing the post-test (minimum score of 80%).

Training Instructions

The course should be taken in order beginning with Module 1.
Each module should take approximately one hour to complete.
You do not need to complete the entire course in one sitting.
Modules 1-5 include a fictional case report for you to review.
Modules 2-5 include a brief supplemental video to provide a real-world example of the population health topic.
Module 6 includes content on how population health tools can be applied during a pandemic.
To complete the mini course you must take the final Post-Test that assesses knowledge across all six (6) modules.
If you require a Certificate of Completion, enter your name and email in the Post-Test.

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Authors

Kristin Schneider, PhD
Lori Thuente, PhD, RN
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Maureen Benjamins, PhD
Sinai Urban Health Institute

This Workforce Improvement Project was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS), Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development (DSEPD), Population Health Workforce Branch, Academic Partnerships to Improve Health Program through Cooperative Agreement # 5 NU36OE000008 with the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. The views expressed in the module do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Creative Commons Copyright License:
Foundations of Population Health Science and Practice: Mini Course for Public Health Professionals © 2022 by Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science & Association for Prevention Teaching and Research is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Suggested Citation:
"Foundations of Population Health Science and Practice: Mini Course for Public Health Professionals.” Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. 2022. https://www.aptrweb.org/Foundations.

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