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Public Health Nurse Ready Certificate Program 2016

This is the program description page for the Public Health Nurse Ready Certificate Program 2016. 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 "Begin Program Enrollment."

Credits

10

Program Description

 

Public Health Nurse Ready (PHN Ready) is an online certificate program for RNs working in public health, or desiring to know about how public health works.  LPNs and other RN's may find the certificate of interest as well.

All courses are self-paced and online, with most courses providing continuing education credits.  This curriculum reflects the Tier 1 2012 core competencies for public health nurses set forth by the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations.

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

Or view the PHN Ready Guidebook.

If you have already completed the program requirements and would like to apply for your certificate, please complete the online Evaluation and Request for Certificate using the link below upon program completion.

Questions regarding this certificate program can be directed to the Center for Public Health Continuing Education at University at Albany School of Public Health at (518) 402-0330 or coned@albany.edu.

Prerequisites

Requirements:

 
It is highly recommended that participants watch the webinar titled “Core Competencies for Public Health Nursing” prior to beginning the certificate program.  This webinar is "on demand" and offers nursing contact hours.

RNs working in public health, or desiring to know about how public health works.  LPNs and other RN's may find the certificate of interest as well.

If you do not have a nursing license, please sign up for our "Foundations of Public Health" certificate program.  This certificate program addresses Tier 1 competencies in each of the 8 domains of the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.

Co-Sponsor

University at Albany, School of Public Health



Enrollment for Public Health Nurse Ready Certificate Program 2016. If you have already enrolled in this program, each course below can be completed via My Courses - Current Courses or My Courses - Current Programs tab.

Course Status Table

StatusDateCourseCourse #FormatsCategory
ESPHTC-FIN101 Doing a Lot With a Little: Economic Analysis in Public HealthESPHTC-FIN101 Online Administration
ESPHTC-HE101 Addressing Health Equity: A Public Health EssentialESPHTC-HE101 Online Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention
NYNJ-042 Communicate to Make a Difference: Exploring Cross-Cultural CommunicationNYNJ-042 Online Minority Health & Health Disparities Prevention
NYNJ-089a A. Health Literacy and Public Health: Introduction (Module 1 of 2)NYNJ-089a Online Health Literacy
NYNJ-201 Orientation to Public HealthNYNJ-201 Online Core Public Health
NYNJ-257 Program Development and EvaluationNYNJ-257 Online Core Public Health
UACPHP-206 Field Epidemiology UACPHP-206 Online Epidemiology/Surveillance