This is the program description page for the Foundations of Public Health Certificate Program 2021. If you need, or would like, to participate in this program you must enroll in all of the program courses. Scroll to the bottom of the page to review the program course table and click on the button labeled "One Click Program Enrollment."

Contact Hours

No contact hours.

Target Agency

All Agencies

Program Description

Please note the Public Health Nurse Ready and Foundation of Public Health Certificate programs will no longer be provided after 6/30/23.  We will process applications received by 6/30/23.  The final certificates will be issued early to mid-July 2023. 

The individual courses will remain available. 

Come back in (August/Sept) to learn more about our new Public Health Foundations Certificate.  This new certificate program combines courses from the former Public Health Nurse Ready and Foundations of Public Health certificate programs.

Please e-mail coned@albany.edu with any questions.

 

Foundations of Public Health is a free online certificate program that provides learners with basic knowledge and principles related to public health. The certificate program is aligned with the Tier 1 competencies in each of the 8 domains of the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.

All courses are self‐paced and online. It does not offer academic credit, however, many of the courses provide continuing education credits.

To earn the Foundations of Public Health certificate:

1. Download the course tracking sheet.
2. Create an account at phtc-online.org, enroll and complete all of the required courses.
3. Once you have finished all required coursework, you must complete the “Foundations of Public Health Request for Certificate” certificate request survey.

***Certificate requests are processed the 1st week of the month. Please plan your submission accordingly.***

Please review our Frequently Asked Questions, or e-mail coned@albany.edu with any questions.

For more information, please go to http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/certificates.shtml

Program Documents

There are currently no course document(s) for this course

Co-sponsored By

Course Status Table

Status	Date	Course	Course #	Format(s)	Categories
		ESPHTC-FIN101 - Doing a Lot With a Little: Economic Analysis in Public Health	ESPHTC-FIN101	Self-paced Courses	Administration; Finance and Grants; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		ESPHTC-HE101 - Addressing Health Equity: A Public Health Essential	ESPHTC-HE101	Self-paced Courses	Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibili; Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		NYNJ-042 - Communicate to Make a Difference: Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication	NYNJ-042	Self-paced Courses	Communication; Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		NYNJ-089a - A. Health Literacy and Public Health: Introduction (Module 1 of 2)	NYNJ-089a	Self-paced Courses	Communication; Health Literacy; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		NYNJ-182a - The Messenger Chronicles: Introduction to effective communication strategies for difficult conversations	NYNJ-182a	Self-paced Courses	Communication; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		NYNJ-201 - Orientation to Public Health	NYNJ-201	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		NYNJ-257 - Program Development and Evaluation	NYNJ-257	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health; Evaluation; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		UACPHP-200 - Introduction to Environmental Health Microbiology and Communicable Disease Control	UACPHP-200	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health; Environmental Health; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		UACPHP-206 - Field Epidemiology	UACPHP-206	Self-paced Courses	Epidemiology/Surveillance and Biostatistics; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		UASPH-CDOP01 - Community Dimensions of Public Health Practice: Module 1: Building Relationships to Improve the Health of the Community	UASPH-CDOP01	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health; UAlbany-PHTC-Online
		UASPH-CDOP02 - Community Dimensions of Public Health Practice: Module 2: Community Engagement as a Process for Improving the Health of the Community	UASPH-CDOP02	Self-paced Courses	Core Public Health; UAlbany-PHTC-Online