Course curriculum

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    Course Description

    • Course Description
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    Step One: Welcome and Learning Objectives

    • Welcome!

    • Learning Objectives
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    Step Two: Key Concepts and Definitions

    • Fundamentals of Public Health
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    Step Three: 10 Public Health Priorities

    • The 10 Priorities

    • #1: Responsible opioid prescribing and effective pain management

    • #2: Nutrition and obesity prevention

    • #3: Identifying and reporting abuse, neglect, humantrafficking, and domestic violence

    • #4: Sexual Health

    • #5: Ethics and appropriate patient interactions

    • #6: Smoking, vaping, and tobacco

    • #7: Preparing your patients for an emergency and handling vulnerable populations in anemergency

    • #8: Identifying impairment in patients and providers

    • #9: Vaccinations (including legal requirements and appropriate exemptions)

    • #10: : Implicit bias, cultural competence and Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services(CLAS) in health and health care
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    Step Four: Social Determinants of Health

    • Reflection and Perceptions

    • Ten Things to Know about Health

    • UNNATURAL CAUSES

    • 5 Social Determinants

    • Explore Resources Related to Social Determinants of Health
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    Step Five: Public Health Campaigns

    • Understand the Social Worker's Role in the Success of Public Health Campaigns

    • Explore a Public Health Campaign
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    Step Six: Public Health Social Workers

    • Review the role and focus of Public Health Social Workers

    • Explore a Social Worker's Experience Navigating the COVID Public Health Emergency
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    Step Seven: Smoking, Vaping, and Tobacco Case Study

    • Introduction and Reflection

    • Learn from a Health Policy Expert

    • Five Major Steps to Intervention (The "5 A's")

    • Explore Resources to Help your Clients

    • Three Planning Questions
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    Key Takeaways

    • World Health Organization

    • 10 Public Health Priorities

    • Social Determinants

    • We're all in this together!

    • Public Health Social Work
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    Post Course Quiz

    • Course Evaluation

    • Quiz
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    Additional Resources

    • Explore Public Health Priorities Further

    • Read more about the UNNATURAL CAUSES PBS Series

    • Quick Links