Competency #10: Putting It All Together (Part 2): Write and release your public health assessment (PHA) process document in an appropriate format.

Courses and Training Videos

Modules

• Putting It All Together Module (In Progress) - In this online module you will learn how to develop the conclusions, recommendations, and public health action plan for the health assessment. You will also learn how to develop and release written PHA documents in an appropriate format.
  • The “Putting It All Together Training Module” is a supplement to the Online Public Health Assessment Training (PHAT). Remember, PHAT is a series of accredited and interactive online modules that explain the fundamentals of the PHA process.

Webinars

• 508 Compliance for Health Assessors: Creating Accessible Word Documents - In this webinar, you will learn about Section 508 and why accessibility is important to your work. You will learn how to summarize best practices for developing accessible public health documents in Word. You will also become familiar with related tools and resources.

Guidance

Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual (PHAGM)

In PHAGM, you will learn the methods and resources that you can use to evaluate environmental exposures associated with environmental contamination. For this competency, please review the PHAGM's section titled "Putting It All Together."

• Developing Documents - Study this PHAGM's section to learn how to develop written documents summarizing your findings from the PHA process. You will learn about the common elements you must include in these documents and how to format this information. You will also learn how to use information mapping techniques to identify the key messages that should be shared with readers. Finally, you will learn to create documents that meet 508-accessibility requirements.
• Tips for Preparing Written Documents - Study this section to learn how to communicate your findings in an organized, clear, and concise way.
• Releasing Documents - In this section, you will learn the steps you might be required to take, depending on the PHA document type, to release the document to the public and other stakeholders.

Tools

• Use the following ATSDR tools as you write public health documents:
  • ATSDR Document Outline: Use this 508-compliant outline and headers for PHAs, health consultations, and health consultations-exposure investigations.
  • Brief PHA Process Summary and Full PHA Process Explanation: If your document needs an explanation of the PHA process, use all or part of these documents in the appendix.
  • Basic 508 Checklist for PHAs: Use to make sure that public assessments, health consultations, and letter health consultations are 508-compliant.
  • Alt Text for PHAST Equations: If you include PHAST equations in your public health documents, add this alt text for 508 compliance.
• ATSDR Clear Writing Hub This website helps you to communicate clearly and effectively to all the audiences you serve. It provides you with the following information:
  • Clear writing training modules
  • Environmental health thesaurus
  • Clear writing advocacy
  • Journal articles and case studies
  • Clear writing resources
  • Testing Tools