Online Courses

With the availability of the WHO Growth Standards, this is an opportune time for all pediatric health care providers to re-evaluate the tools they use and the approach they have in their clinical setting for measurement, plotting and interpretation of growth charts. This module reviews techniques for measuring and recording infant length, weight, and head circumference and reviews the technique for obtaining and recording weight and stature for children and adolescents. The information in this module is intended for the measurement of typically developing children. Another module provides information on the measurement techniques to be used when children have special...

There are four sections in this course: Section 1: Overview of BMI Assessment: Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Section 2: Weighing the Child with Special Health Care Needs Section 3: Measuring Height in the Child with Special Health Care Needs Section 4: Managing Behavior while Measuring BMI in the Child with Special Health Care Needs There is a post-test at the end of the course. You have to score 80% or higher on the post-test to receive a certificate of completion. A Certificate of Completion is awarded on successful completion of this course.  Intended Audience school nurses,...

The CDC BMI-for-age growth reference charts described in this training course apply only to children and teens aged 2 years to 20 years. There are five sections in this course: Section 1:What is Body Mass Index (BMI) Section 2:Using BMI-for-age as a Screening Tool Section 3:Steps to Plot and Interpret BMI-for-age Section 4:References and Resources Section 5:Glossary Self-assessment questions are included in each section. Supplemental materials are also available, including a reference and resource list. Intended Audience health care providers such as nutritionists, registered nurses, pediatricians, and other providers who measure and assess child growth Learning Objectives: At the conclusion...

This course is designed for WIC personnel and other health care providers who complete nutrition assessments. Awareness of cross-cultural communication allows WIC personnel to create a more rich and enhanced assessment and counseling experiences with clients. The goals of the course are to: Describe cross-cultural communication and why it is necessary in practice. Provide examples of effective communication techniques when completing nutrition assessments. Identify appropriate communication strategies when working with clients that have a language difference. Content There are three sections in this course: Section 1: Cross-Cultural and Communication Techniques Section 2: Communicating with Language Differences Section 3: Scenarios and...

This training: Introduces the concept of health literacy. Dispels common assumptions about people with low literacy. Presents the consequences of low health literacy. Describes public health activities with a health literacy perspective. This training is the first of two that address health literacy and public health. After completing this training, it is recommended that you enroll in Health Literacy & Public Health: Strategies for Addressing Low Health Literacy. This training contains four sections. The content and activities demonstrate how the public’s literacy skills affect interactions with medical and public health staff. Intended Audience: General Learning Objectives: After completing the course, the...

This training: Provides strategies for considering literacy when creating public health messages for the general public. Provides strategies for considering literacy in direct public health services to the public. This training, second in a series, contains two sections and provides practical techniques for addressing literacy issues in spoken and written communications. Be sure to sure to complete Health Literacy & Public Health: Introduction as a good primer. Intended Audience: General Learning Objectives: After completing the course, the learner will be able to: List seven barriers to good communication in public health. Provide an example for each barrier. List seven techniques to improve...

Motivational interviewing forms the foundation of this practical program. The focus here is on the basic counseling skills that are essential for Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA). The program can be used by a group of staff together or by individual counselors in their own time. It is all on-line and available immediately upon purchase. It is most appropriate for nutrition counselors, though clerical staff will benefit as well. This program works best when supervisors follow along.  Consider using these units to augment your training or as part of on-going in-service sessions. The Program includes: Eleven units, each with an...

This course is designed to equip healthcare providers and ancillary staff with the knowledge and tools to optimize patient behavior change to ultimately improve health outcomes. The following are the topics that will be covered in this course: Components of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Benefits of Using Motivational Interviewing Traditional Expert-Centered Model vs. MI Patient-Centered Model Principles of MI Readiness to Elicit Change Talk Script and narration for the presentation is prepared by Dr. Rebecca Lang. There is a posttest at the end of the course. A Certificate of Completion is awarded on successful completion of this course.  Intended Audience Any...

Keywords/Themes: aberrant dentin, achondroplasia, Angelman syndrome, angular cheiltis, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, bruxism, cachexia, calculus, candidiasis, deLange syndrome, dentin, dentifrice, diabetes, Down syndrome, early intervention services,enamel hypoplasia, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, galactosemia, gastroesophageal reflux, gingiva, gingival hyperplasia, glossitis, glycogen storage disease, Head Start, HIV/AIDS, hypophosphatemia, Klinefelter syndrome, Lowe syndrome,malocclusion, mandible, marfan syndrome, Maxilla, Morphogenesis, Muscular dystrophy, neutropenia, organic acid disorders, Papillon-Lefevre syndrome, periodontal ligament, phenylketonuria, Rett syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, stomatitis, trisomy 18, urea cycle disorders, WIC, Williams syndrome, xerostomia Pre-requisites/Learning Level: None Competencies addressed: CEUs Offered: Prior approval for continuing education credit (1 hour per module) has been...

The Pacific West MCH Distance Learning Network was developed in response to the identified training needs of maternal and child health practitioners providing nutrition services in the Pacific West Cluster and to the MCHB continuing education program priority established in maternal and child nutrition. The overall goal of the project is to develop a distance-learning network among MCHB-sponsored training programs and state Title V agencies to strengthen nutrition services for children with special health care needs and their families in Regions VII, IX and X, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and...

This course was developed by the CDC to train health care providers and others who measure and assess child growth on how to use the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards to assess growth among infants and children ages birth to 2 years. The WHO growth standard charts described in this training course apply only to children aged birth to 2 years. There are seven sections in this course: Recommendations and Rational for Using the WHO Growth Charts in the United States Creating the WHO Growth Standard for Infants and Young Children Comparing Methodologies Used to Develop WHO and CDC...

WIC Learning Online is a series of online courses designed to train all levels of staff working in the WIC program. Select WIC Learning Online courses are approved for CPEUs by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and CERPs by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. This continuing education activity was approved by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Intended Audience Learning Objectives Pre-requisites/Learning Level None Competencies addressed CEUs Offered Cost Free Modality/format Online Self-Pace Length 1 hour Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts United States Department of Agriculture Technical requirements Adobe...