**This course has Continuing Education available. Please see the “FAQ” tab to complete the continuing education requirements.
Course Description: The purpose of this public health literacy web-based training program is to educate public health professionals about public health literacy and their role in providing health information and services and promoting public health literacy. This web-based course uses a 508-compliant template, knowledge checks, evaluation, CE and other credits, glossary and resources tabs, scenario-based interactions and video clips.
Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:
Target Audience: Physicians, Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists, Pharmacists, Health Educators, Health Communicators, Public Affairs Specialists, Administrators, Epidemiologists, Public health program managers.
Subject Area(s):
Course Language(s): English
Course Level: Introductory
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals:
Sponsor: CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
To obtain Continuing Education (CE) for this course, you must register at the Training and Continuing Education website (TCE Online) and complete the requirements for CE by 02/10/2016. To register, please follow the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/tceonline/. Select Participant Login to login. If you are new to TCEO, select New Participant to create an account.
2. On the Participant Services page, select the Search and Register link.
3. Select a search method to locate the course and click on View.
4. Click on the course, and scroll down to Register Here. Select the type of CE requested and then Submit.
5. Either complete or verify the demographic information and select Submit.
6. If you have already completed the course, select the option to take the evaluation. Complete the evaluation and Submit. If a posttest is required it will follow the evaluation.
7. If you have not completed the course, you will be directed back to Participant Services. Under Evaluations and Tests you may access the course detail page, the course link, or the evaluation and/or posttest after completing the course.
8. Your CE certificate will be located in the Transcript and Certificate section, located on the Participant Services page.
CE Course Number: WB2364
CE Expiration Date: 02/10/2016
If you have any questions or problems contact CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education at ce@cdc.gov.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this web-based for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Continuing Education Designated for Non-Physicians
Non-physicians may receive a certificate of participation.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.
CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1.0 Category 1 CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.
ACPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 0.1 Contact Hours in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-14-026-H05-P.
To register, please follow the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.cdc.gov/tceonline/ (or click the orange training button on the upper right of this page). Select Participant Login to login. If you are new to TCEO, select New Participant to create an account.
2. On the Participant Services page, select the Search and Register link.
3. Select a search method to locate the course and click on View.
4. Click on the course, and scroll down to Register Here. Select the type of CE requested and then Submit.
5. Either complete or verify the demographic information and select Submit.
6. If you have already completed the course, select the option to take the evaluation. Complete the evaluation and Submit. If a posttest is required it will follow the evaluation.
7. If you have not completed the course, you will be directed back to Participant Services. Under Evaluations and Tests you may access the course detail page, the course link, or the evaluation and/or posttest after completing the course.
Owner Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Website: Visit
Contact Name | Contact Number | Contact Email |
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CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education | ce@cdc.gov |