North Dakota Health and Human Services' Public Health Division is offering low- and no-cost learning opportunities for health professionals employed by local public health units, federally qualified health centers, tribal public health partners, the HHS team and other partners.
IMPORTANT - To participate, individuals:
- MUST have a ND TRAIN account.
- Steps to CREATE an ND TRAIN account.
- May need an account with partnering Public Health Training Centers
2024 Training Schedule
EXPERT PRESENTER: Tom Stevenson has won more than $17M in grants for local organizations and nonprofit clients.
TRAINING LEVEL: Introductory/Beginning
WHO: Anyone involved in the process of searching for and writing grants
LINK TO TRAINING: ND TRAIN (ID #: 1111739)
COST: $0
DURATION: 90 minutes (Learn on your own schedule. Self-paced.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None
CERTIFICATE: No
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify potential funding sources to support your agency’s work.
- Describe how to research a funding source to determine if it aligns with your community’s needs and agency’s goals.
- List 2 best practices for moving forward with a funding opportunity you are interested in.
- Identify the sections usually included in a grant proposal.
- Explain 2 tips for writing a persuasive proposal.
- Locate tools, templates, and other resources to support your grant-writing efforts.
EXPERT PRESENTER: Sarah Davis, Associate Director, Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
TRAINING LEVEL: Introductory/Beginning
WHO: Anyone involved with setting and managing grant budgets
LINK TO TRAINING: ND TRAIN (ID #: 1117367)
COST: $0
DURATION: 80 minutes (Learn on your own schedule. Self-paced.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None
CERTIFICATE: No
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- List common grant budget categories.
- Identify line items to include in budget categories.
- Practice calculating budget costs for full-time equivalent staff.
- Describe the process for writing a budget narrative including how to link a grant budget to a scope of work.
EXPERT PRESENTER: Patrice Davis, founder of Grants Works and Grants Works Academy
TRAINING LEVEL: Intermediate
WHO: Anyone responsible for managing a federal grant
LINK TO TRAINING: ND TRAIN (ID # 1103045)
COST: $0
DURATION: (3) 120-minute modules / 6 hours total (Learn on your own schedule. Self-paced.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None
CERTIFICATE: Yes, ND Health Equity Training Initiative upon completion of requirements
CEUs: Yes. Must create account on UND SMHS CME Attendee Portal and complete requirements to obtain CEUs.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Describe what health equity is and why it matters and explain the history of health disparities.
- Identify major contributors to health and classify the social determinants of health.
- Distinguish the differences between culture, cultural competency, cultural humility and cultural awareness, and summarize the concept of intersectionality.
- Outline the HUMBLE model.
- Define implicit and explicit bias; and understand why they are important; and define terms associated with bias, such as microaggressions or stereotypes.
EXPERT PRESENTER: HHS Community Engagement Unit
TRAINING LEVEL: Introductory
WHO: Allied health professionals, mental health professionals, social workers, general public health staff, human services, and community health workers
LINK TO TRAINING - Course 1: ND TRAIN (ID # 1110987) and Course 2: ND TRAIN (ID #1111035)
COST: $0
DURATION: 150-minutes (Learn on your own schedule. Self-paced.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None
CERTIFICATE: Yes – ND Health Equity Training Initiative
CEUs: Yes. Must create an account on UND SMHS CME Attendee Portal and complete requirements to obtain CEUs
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe what health equity is and why it matters and explain the history of health disparities.
- Identify major contributors to health and classify the social determinants of health.
- Distinguish the differences between culture, cultural competency, cultural humility and cultural awareness, and summarize the concept of intersectionality.
- Outline the HUMBLE model.
- Define implicit and explicit bias; and understand why they are important; and define terms associated with bias, such as microaggressions or stereotypes.
EXPERT PRESENTER: HHS Community Engagement Unit
TRAINING LEVEL: Introductory
WHO: Allied health professionals, mental health professionals, social workers, general public health staff, human services, and community health workers
LINK TO TRAINING - Course 1: ND TRAIN (ID # 1111036) and Course 2: ND TRAIN (ID #1111038)
COST: $0
DURATION: 120-minutes (Learn on your own schedule. Self-paced.)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: None
CERTIFICATE: Yes – ND Health Equity Training Initiative
CEUs: Yes. Must create an account on UND SMHS CME Attendee Portal and complete requirements to obtain CEUs
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Use the health literacy maps and provide some recommendations on how to communicate with people.
- Describe some health literacy facts and how health literacy affects everyone.
- Discuss communication terminology, how to communicate in the workplace, the communication process and effective communication.
- Discuss the importance of having medical interpreters.
- Describe concept of inclusive language and principles, inclusive language and nine protected characteristics in the Equality Act of 2010.