Public Health Administration

New Public Health Administrators Program

This series of 14 courses is intended to benefit new public health administrators.

  • Public Health Law
  • Risk Communication
  • Strategic Planning
  • Basic Epidemiology
  • Community Planning to Improve Quality of Life
  • Contracts
  • Critical Thinking
  • Financial Management
  • Finding & Evaluating Health Info on the Internet
  • Grant Writing
  • Human Resources
  • Knowledge of Public Health
  • Marketing
  • Overall Aspects of Managing an Agency

Courses address topics including general agency management, grant writing, contracts, critical thinking, human resources, general public health knowledge, etc.
Enroll in the curriculum, and then work through the courses in any order. There is a quiz at the end of each course.
*Please note that all of the courses that make up this Curriculum are also available individually in the Course Catalog for enrollment. Once all courses are complete, you will receive a certificate from the Program area of your Transcript


Length (minutes): 840
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Legal and Legislative Processes

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Policy, Advocacy & Law (PH 430) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH 430 series provides an introduction to public health policy-making, policy analysis and advocacy. Various theories relating to policy-making and analysis are explored, leading the learner to form his or her own personal conclusions about how and why the system operates the way that it does. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace.

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Incident Command Systems

This training course offered by the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of No
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Making Sense of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) (Webcast)

Making Sense of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Thursday March 9 2005

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Basic ICS

The overall goal for this course is to enable the students to funtion in an ICS environment. At the

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Regulatory Processes of Public Health Law

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Policy, Advocacy & Law (PH 430) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH 430 series provides an introduction to public health policy-making, policy analysis and advocacy. Various theories relating to policy-making and analysis are explored, leading the learner to form his or her own personal conclusions about how and why the system operates the way that it does. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace.
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Law, Government & Public Health

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Practice (PH 410) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH 410 series targets mid- and senior-level public health professionals coming from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Together, these courses provide a comprehensive introduction to public health concepts and practice by examining the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities and results of public health practice at the national, state, and community levels. The PH 410 series also addresses important health issues and problems facing the public health system. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace.
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

What Is Public Health Administration?

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Administration (PH 450) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH 450 series provides an introduction to public health management and administration by examining the purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities and results. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace.

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Incident Command Systems (ICS) for Health Care

After completing EM 140 learners will have a basic understanding of the ICS and how it assists i
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

ICS/EOC

This course is designed to enable participants to develop ICS/EOC interface implementation strategie

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

IS-700 NIMS

Intended Audience Any employee of a government private-sector or non-governmental organization

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

New Public Health Administrator Resources - Orientation Toolkit

The Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center (UMPHTC) collaborated with the Iowa Counties Public Health Association to develop a non-academic, practiced-based educational series targeted toward new Public Health Administrators, Directors and Nursing Administrators in Iowa. The intended audience includes public health administrators, directors and nurse administrators who are relatively new in their positions--three years or less. Local boards of health, city and county health departments, hospitals, home health agencies and visiting nurse associations typically employ these public health professionals. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide supplemental resources to topics that are covered in the New Public Health Administrators Curriculum, also available in the Prepare Iowa Learning Management System. These topics are especially relevant to new public health administrators, providing the opportunity for participants to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to successfully administer today's public health workforce.
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

IS 139 Exercise Design

This course is based on one important premise: Emergency exercises are worth the effort. It is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of exercise design and to prepare you to design and conduct a small functional exercise for your organization. It addresses: 1. The value of conducting exercises. 2. The components of a comprehensive exercise program. 3. The exercise development process development tasks, organization of the design team, exercise documentation, and the steps in designing an exercise. Course Content This course will cover the purpose, characteristics, and requirements of three main types of exercises: 1. Tabletop exercise 2. Functional exercise 3. Full-scale exercise In addition this course will cover: - Exercise evaluation. - Exercise enhancements. - Designing a functional exercise.

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Intermediate ICS

This course is intended for non-first response persons who could fill supervisory-level positions in

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Introduction to Incident Command System for Healthcare/Hospitals

Please note the instructions for taking this course listed after course description.Course Descript
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

ICS 300

This course provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced application of ICS

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Communications and Marketing

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response PH 460 course series. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace. The overall PH 450 series provides an introduction to public health management and administration by examining the purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities and results. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. Since computers and the Internet's World Wide Web are now basic tools for public health practitioners, these courses also seek to foster and enhance skills related to the use of technology for accessing and using information and for communicating with colleagues. Reading assignments are derived from various online sources that are identified in the exercises document for each course. The basic content for the Public Health Administration PH 450 Series is the text, Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management by LF Novick and GP Mays eds; Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2001.

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Policy Making Processes

This course was created by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center and is part of the Public Health Policy, Advocacy & Law (PH 430) course series. These courses can be taken separately and in any sequence desired. The overall PH 430 series provides an introduction to public health policy-making, policy analysis and advocacy. Various theories relating to policy-making and analysis are explored, leading the learner to form his or her own personal conclusions about how and why the system operates the way that it does. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. The various components of these courses serve to stimulate interactions among learners and instructors around important problems and issues facing public health. The Illinois Preparedness Center requires a separate registration. Click the course title to launch to the registration page. When prompted, either login if you have an existing account with them, or register. You will then be allowed to register. When finished, print your completion certificate from Illinois, then return to the LMS and choose Mark Complete from the action menu in your Learning Plan found in your Workspace.

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

IS-800 National Response Framework: An Introduction

The goal of the IS-0800.d, National Response Framework, An Introduction, is to provide guidance for the whole community. Within this broad audience, the National Response Framework focuses especially on those who are involved in delivering and applying the response core capabilities, including: 

  • Private sector partners
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
  • Government officials
  • Community leaders
  • Emergency management practitioners
  • First responders 

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments to earn the IACET CEU.

Selection Criteria:

The National Response Framework is intended to provide guidance for the whole community. Within this broad audience, the National Response Framework focuses especially on those who are involved in delivering and applying the response core capabilities, including:

  • Private sector partners
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
  • Government officials
  • Community leaders
  • Emergency management practitioners
  • First responders

Course Objectives

  • Describe the purpose, scope, organization, and underlying doctrine of the National Response Framework.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of response partners.
  • Describe core capabilities for response and actions required to deliver those capabilities.
  • Describe coordinating structures and operational planning used to support emergency response.
  • Describe how the stabilization of the seven Community Lifelines reduces threats to public health and safety, or economic security.  

Mission Areas

  • Respond

Disciplines

  • Emergency Management

Primary Core Capability

Operational Coordination

Point of Contact (POC)

Independent Study Program Office

POC Work Email

Independent.Study@fema.dhs.gov

POC Work Phone

301-447-1200

Length (minutes): 180
Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No

Integrating Community Health Centers in Community Response (Webcast)

Integrating Community Health Centers in Community Response Thursday May 10 2007

Communities of Practice: No
DAP-Specific Training: No