Learning Institute Schedule and Descriptions
The Learning Institutes (LI) are half or full-day courses that afford learners the chance to participate in a more intense and interactive educational experience. Continuing education credits are available for LIs. The number of credits for each LI is listed below.
Learning Institutes are not included in the Annual Meeting registration fee but can be purchased through the Annual Meeting registration process. Fees for each LI are listed below. If an individual must cancel, a $50 cancellation fee will be deducted for each LI.
APHA reserves the right to cancel any LI due to low enrollment. In case of a cancellation, registrants will be notified immediately and given the opportunity to choose an alternate LI or to be fully refunded.
Please contact Evangeline Savage at (202)-777-2523 if you have any questions regarding LIs.
Saturday November 2
| LI#-Title |
Fees |
Credit Hours |
| 9:00 am -12:30 pm |
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| 1001.0 - Public Health Research: Developing Compelling Proposals during Tight Financial Times |
$250 |
3 |
| 1002.0 - Utilizing Text Messages in Health Education2 |
$250 |
3 |
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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| 1003.0 - Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists - Day 1 (Two Day Course)1,4 |
$400 |
6 |
| 1004.0 - SEER*Stat - A Software Tool for Studying the Impact of Cancer on A population - Day 1 Basic Information (Two Day Course)1 |
$400 |
6 |
| 1005.0 - Developing Culturally Responsive Interventions Using Storytelling: a Novel Method for Promoting Health Equity |
$275 |
6 |
| 1006.0 - Enhancing Expertise of Community Partners to Promote Equity in CBPR |
$257 |
6 |
| 1007.0 - Mastering, Managing and Measuring the Social Future of Public Health: Social Media, Social Technology, and Social Engagement1 (This course is subsidized by Worldways Social Marketing) |
$250 |
6 |
| 1008.0- Scientific Writing for Peer-Reviewed Publications for Public Health Professionals5 |
$275 |
6 |
| 1009.0 - Systematic Reviews: Skills to Develop Literature Searches, Manage Results and Evaluate Findings |
$275 |
6 |
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
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| 1010.0 - Engaging Youth in Policy Change through a Youth Development Approach |
$250 |
3 |
| 1011.0 - Video Production: Health Promotion via YouTube3 |
$250 |
3 |
Sunday, November 3
| LI#-Title |
Fees |
Credit Hours |
| 8:00 am - 11:30 am |
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| 2012.0 - Good Decision Making in Real Time: Practical Public Health Ethics for Local and State Health Officials in the US |
$250 |
3 |
| 2013.0 - The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) an AHRQ Date Resource for Health Policy Research1 (This course is subsidized by the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality) |
$50 |
3 |
| 8:00 am - 5:30 pm |
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| 2003.0 - Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists - Day 2 (Two Day Course)1, 4, 6 |
N/A |
6 |
| 2004.0 - SEER*Stat - A Software Tool for Studying the Impact of Cancer on A Population - Day 2 Advanced Information (Two Day Course)1, 6 |
N/A |
6 |
| 2014.0 - Biostatistics for Non-statisticians1, 6 |
$275 |
6 |
| 2015.0 - How to Assess and Select Documentation for PHAB Accreditation6 (This course is subsidized by the Public Health Accreditation Board) |
$125 |
6 |
| 2016.0- Putting Evidence into Action for Chronic Disease Prevention1, 6 |
$300 |
3 |
| 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
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2017.0- Global Health Institute |
$50 |
3 |
1 Participants MUST bring either a PC platform laptop or a MAC with 1 GHz, 1GB of RAM with wireless capability and an internet browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox; and an external mouse and power cord. Check computer before registering for this course. Computers will not be available on site for use or rental.
2 Participants MUST bring cell phone with texting and Wi-Fi capabilities.
3 Participants MUST bring Smartphone or tablet with Wi-Fi and video recording capabilities to upload to YouTube.
4 Computer MUST also be preloaded with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. MUST bring calculators.
5 Participants MUST bring one of the following for workshop activities: an abstract, manuscript outline, data analysis results, or draft article to turn into a manuscript.
6 This all day course will break from 11:30am - 2:30pm for the Opening General Session
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