Skills Online
CHNAC has an established partnership with the Skills Online Program. This is a national program which reaches community health professionals across Canada and provides state-of-the-art educational tools and opportunities. The mission of the program is “To provide public health professionals with epidemiological and related skills to conduct evidence-based decision-making and planning at the local level.” A variety of activities are offered through the program. CHNAC and its members have benefited in numerous ways from this partnership, including early opportunities to access the program, reviewing the modules and providing expert feedback, and becoming program facilitators.
What is Skills Online?
- Internet-based continuing education program
- A series of modules offered in both English and French
- Target audience: Public health professionals
- Increase knowledge, skills and abilities to support public health core competencies
- Lead by Public Health Agency of Canada
Modules currently available:
Orientation Modules:
- Introduction to online learning
- Facilitator training
Content Modules
- Basic Epidemiological Concepts
- Measurement of Health Status
- Descriptive Epidemiologic Methods
- Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases
- Outbreak investigation and management
- Introduction to Public Health Surveillance
- Applied Epidemiology: Injuries
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