Online Course
The Obesity Challenge in Public Health: Integrating Best Practices into Culturally Competent, Family-Centered, Community Solutions
About this Course
Each module is designed
to help participants look at obesity
and overweight in children and adolescents
through a public health focus on the family
and community, not solely in individual behavioral
terms.
The speakers, case study, and model
programs will provide professionals with
insight into developing and evaluating
strategies that are grounded in an understanding
of the effects of culture, education,
poverty, community, and other external factors.
Each module is available with pre-approved professional Continuing Education credits for dietitians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, case managers, and health education specialists. Certificates of completion are availalbe for other professionals.
Course Modules
Module 1 (2.5 hours) A Public Health Problem:
Overweight and Obesity in Children and
Adolescents. William Dietz, MD, PhD and
David Mirvis, MD.
Module 2 (3 hours) Start Where the People
Are: The Importance of Understanding Culture
in Health Promotion. Theodora Pinnock,
MD and Pedro Velasquez, MD.
Module 3 (2.5 hours) Promoting Healthy
Lifestyles to Prevent Obesity in the School
Setting Dayle Hayes, MS, RD. Model school programs case study.
Module 4 (2.5 hours) Evidence-Based Research:
Integrating Best Practices for Overweight
into the Community Setting. Hollie
Raynor, PhD, RD. Model program case study.
Continuing Education Accreditation
Continuing professional education is available for the following: Case Managers, Certified Health Education Specialists, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, and Registered Dietitians. All others will recieve a Certificate of completion. There is no charge for this course however, a $10 processing fee for nursing and psychology continuing education credits will apply to each module.
Course Link
Click on the following link to register for any of the modules. A user login and password will be emailed within 48 hours. http://anywhere.tennessee.edu/boling/boling_courses.html
Additional Online Course Offerings
Overweight Prevention and Intervention for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) |
