Evidence-Based Public Health

This online module explores the early stages of the policy process and introduces a model for a coalition structure intended to achieve a specific local policy goal. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

This online module explores evidence-based strategies that are proven to reduce tobacco use, and shares a few of Colorado’s population-based, tobacco control successes. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

This online module discusses how to support Tobacco-Free Schools, and explores the laws, evidence, and rationale for tobacco control in school communities. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

Evidence-Based Public Health

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A three-day course + online coursework designed to improve your patient navigation skills. Topics in this comprehensive "Level 1" training include patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing.

A three-day course + online coursework designed to improve your patient navigation skills. Topics in this comprehensive "Level 1" training include patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing.

A three-day course + online coursework designed to improve your patient navigation skills. Topics in this comprehensive "Level 1" training include patient communication, health promotion, professional conduct and motivational interviewing.

Denver Public Health produced this video as part of Colorado’s Gaining Ground Initiative.

LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit focused on preventing and reducing obesity in Colorado is partnering with ECHO Colorado to develop and launch an interactive video learning community titled “Creating a Sustainable Movement” to build capacity and community around Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) issues.

Cultural Competence is an active development and an ongoing process that one attempts to aspire rather than achieve.

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Recorded video from October 2015 presentation by Brenda J. Allen, PHD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer, and Professor of Communication.

Recorded videos from the Storytelling as a Tool for Public Health Researchers and Practitioners Series hosted by Digital Story Center starting October 20th, 2015.

This online module identifies tobacco-related health disparities and explores evidence-based strategies that impact disparately affected populations. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

Recorded videos from the Minority Health Summit held on April 29, 2016 at Colorado State University.

Recorded videos from the Diversity Issues in Public Health Series held on October 3-6, 2016 at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus.

The Public Health/Parks and Recreation Summit: For the Sake of Equity was held on February 24, 2017 in Westminster, CO.

Recording of the PHATalks on April 5, 2017 at Anschutz.

Recorded videos from the Minority Health Summit held on April 29, 2016 at Colorado State University.

Recorded videos from the symposium held on September 10, 2015

Offered by our HRSA partner the Midwest Public Health Training Center

Chronic diseases affect our physical bodies, but also have an emotional, social and psychological impact. This instructor-led, 7-week, level 2 online course helps patient navigators deal with complex emotional issues of patients and their caregivers. In this course you will interact with other students to explore the role of navigators in helping patients and their families.

This course focuses on chronic disease, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease control.

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This recorded event is to introduce providers and community members to the Infant Mortality Collective Impact Initiative.

In these videos, public health professionals from local health departments discuss and demonstrate some tricks of the trade.

A Day in the Life of a Stool Specimen: Culture Methods Training
This training takes public health professionals inside a public health laboratory to learn about lab tests that laboratorians perform on a daily basis. This module covers culture-based methods, including: plating, describing colony morphology, gram staining, and biochemical testing. It takes roughly 20-30 minutes to complete.

In the Lab Video Series: Plating a Stool Sample
​The 'In the Lab' series demonstrates basic laboratory techniques performed at a public health laboratory. In this video, the laboratorian demonstrates how stool specimens are plated during a foodborne outbreak investigation.

In the Lab Video Series: Gram Stain Process
​The 'In the Lab' series demonstrates basic laboratory techniques performed at a public health laboratory. In this video, the laboratorian demonstrates how to perform a gram stain to differentiate bacteria.

Three Steps and a Hop: A Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation Case Study (Paper Based)
This beginner level case study, that includes an instructor and student version, is based on a local foodborne illness outbreak at a polka dance festival. It is designed to be completed by public health students or new foodborne illness outbreak investigators in a discussion based group setting, led by an instructor. For optimal use, participants should have a basic knowledge of epidemiologic concepts and methods.

Three Steps and a Hop: A Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation Case Study (Online)
This version of the case study based on a local foodborne illness outbreak at a polka dance festival offers an online alternative to the paper based format. The interactive, online version is designed to be taken by public health students or new foodborne illness outbreak investigations and can be completed individually. For optimal use, participants should have a basic knowledge of epidemiologic concepts and methods.

This video demonstrates how to complete the CDC NORS form for reporting foodborne outbreaks.

This training is designed for public health professionals as an introduction or refresher on conducting assessments during an outbreak investigation.

The FSI Wiki provides public health professionals investigating outbreaks with rapid access to basic information on food products.

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Two courses: Improving Access to health in Colorado & Taking Action to Improve Health in Colorado

Recorded November 12, 2014

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Recorded October 24, 2014

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Recorded videos from the Oil and Gas Development and Public Health Symposium hosted by the Colorado School of Public Health on June 30, 2014.

Recorded videos from the Marijuana 101 Symposium hosted by the Colorado School of Public Health on March 7, 2014.

This module explores the impact of tobacco and highlights national-level tobacco control success. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

This online module discusses tobacco use as a chronic disease, and explores the health systems changes that the public health workforce can influence in order to improve tobacco control outcomes. This online course is available free of charge and can be accessed at any time.

This advanced level (Level 2) motivational interviewing course builds on the fundamental concepts and basic skills learned in the Patient Navigator Fundamentals course.