2008 APHA Pre-Convention Learning Institute Courses

APHA Learning Institute courses are half or full-day courses that provide an in-depth learning experience in the latest public health trends and topics. The APHA-LI courses will be held on Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26, 2008.

To attend the APHA-LI courses, a separate registration fee is required. For an additional $50, participants can receive CME, CNE or CHES continuing education credits for attending these courses. 

Saturday
LI# Title Schedule Fees Contact Hours
1001 Evidence-Based Public Health: Finding and Appraising Relevant Resources* 9:00 AM-12:30 PM $255 3
1002 Public Health Planning for Response to Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Incidents 9:00 AM-12:30 PM $240 3
1003 An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care 9:00 AM-12:30 PM $240 3
1004 SEERS* Stat - A Software Tool for Investigating Population-Based Cancer Statistics** 9:00 AM-5:00 PM $270 6
1005 Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists - Day 1  [2-day workshop]*** 9:00 AM-5:00 PM $340 6
1006 Integrating Informatics Principles in Public Health 9:00 AM-5:00 PM $270 6
1007 Public Health Traffic Safety Institute [Invitation Only] 9:00 AM-5:00 PM ~ 3
1008 Maternal and Child Health Institute [Invitation Only] 9:00 AM-5:00 PM ~ 3
1009 Beyond Borders: Establishing Community Partnerships for Reducing Cancer Disparities 1:30 PM-5:30 PM $240 3
1010 Promoting Healthy Environments for Children Where They Live, Learn and Play 1:30 PM-5:30 PM $240 3
1011 Using the Reproductive Health Atlas for Planning, Managing, and Evaluating Reproductive Health Data and Services* 1:30 PM-5:30 PM $255 3
Sunday        
LI# Title Schedule Fees Contact Hours
2012 Community-Based Participatory Research: Working With Communities to Analyze and Interpret Data and Get to Outcomes 8:00 AM-11:30 AM $240 3
2013 Fundamentals of Health as Human Capital: A Research-Based Approach to Personal Health and Professional Health Care 8:00 AM-11:30 AM $240 3
2014 Powerful Data, Meaningful Answers: Introduction to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 8:00 AM-11:30 AM $50 3
2015 Online Data Access Training for the California Health Interview Survey: An AskCHIS Community Workshop* 8:00 AM-11:30 AM $255 3
2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS): Using MEPS Data in Health Services Research ^ 8:00 AM-6:00 PM $50 6
2017 Making Data, Policy and Politics Work for Public Health^ 8:00 AM-6:00 PM $270 6
2005 Epidemiology for Non-Epidemiologists - Day 2  [2-Day workshop]*** ^ 8:00 AM-6:00 PM see Sat 6
2018 Quad Council of Public Health Nursing 5:00 PM-6:30 PM FREE 1.5
* Space is limited to the first 25 registrants. Registrants must bring a laptop computer with a wireless card. Please check your computer BEFORE registering for these courses. Computers will not be available on site for use or rental.
** Space is limited to the first 50 registrants. Participants MUST bring a PC platform laptop with 1GHz, 512 MB of RAM capacity with Windows 2000, XP or Vista operating system, and 1.2 GB of free disk space to run the CD-ROM that will be provided. Participants are required to install software and must have administrator privileges. An external mouse is highly recommended. Check your computer BEFORE registering for this course. Computers will not be available on site for use or rental. 
*** Attendance at both Saturday and Sunday's sessions is mandatory because material presented on Saturday will be used for activities on Sunday.
^ These all day institutes will break from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm for the Opening General Session.
Please contact Annette Ferebee at annette.ferebee@apha.org , (202)-777-2521 if you have any questions.
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