PLEASE NOTE: You must pay a $3 fee to enroll in this CE version of the course. 

If you are NOT seeking CE or a certificate of completion, please enroll in the free version: https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/wdp2a0422noce

This course provides participants with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to prepare for creating an agency workforce development plan. Through a series of three one-hour webinars, participants will be introduced to the process of writing a workforce development plan (WDP). Upon completion of the course, participants will have a plan for developing their next WDP. This content is aligned with PHAB Standard 8.2: Ensure a competent workforce through the assessment of staff competencies, the provision of individual training and professional development and the provision of a supportive work environment, and Reaccreditation Measure 8.2: The health department’s workforce has the multidisciplinary skills needed for the health department to achieve its mission, goals, and objectives. This second recorded webinar in the series will address evaluating your agency public health workforce and go over training and evaluation resources. 

This training was originally held on April 27, 2022.

Audience

Public health practitioners in governmental public health, particularly those involved in national public health accreditation and/or workforce development 

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the process for drafting a workforce development plan
• Create a plan to develop a workforce development plan
• Discuss how to align your workforce development plan with the PHAB Standards and Measures v2022

Instructor

Kelly Bragg, MPH, CHES, Strategic Planning Manager, Local Government Entity in Ohio

Kelly Bragg is a public health professional who currently works as the Strategic Planning Manager with a local government entity in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to her current role, she was a Program Manager at the Ohio State Center for Public Health Practice, assisting local health agencies with organizational development and accreditation readiness projects. She has over 15 years of experience in public health across multiple states.

Continuing Education Credit

• 1.0 CHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 7.2.3, 7.2.6, 7.3.5)*

• Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Sponsors

The Region V Public Health Training Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31684 Public Health Training Centers ($924,899). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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