Engaging the Community

At a glance

In this webinar, you will learn about the goals and phases of the community engagement process as part of the ATSDR public health assessment (PHA) process. Specifically, you will learn about valuable strategies, actions, tools, and activities of community engagement that you can apply to involve the community during the PHA process.

Course length: 3 hrs
Date updated: March 21, 2024

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Course length: 3 hrs
Date updated: March 21, 2024

Training overview

African American woman posing a question to one of the male presenters in an ATSDR town hall meeting
In this webinar, you will learn effective strategies to engage the community in the PHA process.

Training objectives

At the conclusion of the Public Health Assessment Webinar: Engaging the Community, you will be able to:

  1. Identify community engagement goals as part of the PHA process.
  2. Discuss community engagement strategies for building trust with communities.
  3. Describe available resources for building community engagement.
  4. Describe community engagement-related strategies for collaborating with stakeholders.
  5. Describe community engagement-related roles of site team members.

Target audience

Public health professionals involved or interested in the PHA process, including:

  • Environmental Health Specialists, Toxicologists, and Epidemiologists
  • Health Communicators, Health Educators, and Community Involvement Specialists
  • Medical Officers and Registered Nurses
  • Program Managers

Continuing education units

To receive CE for WD4742- Public Health Assessment Webinar: Engaging the Community, you must complete the steps below by March 21, 2026. Use the "WD4742" course number to search for this course.

  • Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.
  • Complete the course.
  • If there is a Mark Completed button on the course page in TRAIN, click to move to the next step.
  • Pass the post-assessment. You will have 2 attempts to pass.
  • Complete the evaluation.

You can access your certificates and transcript by visiting Your Learning in TRAIN.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this webinar, but we recommend studying the ATSDR's Community Engagement Playbook and the Engaging Community Section of ATSDR's Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual before watching this presentation.

Faculty/Credentials

  • Sue A. Casteel, MS, Environmental Health Scientist, ATSDR/OCHHA/CS
  • Jamie B. Rayman, MPH, Environmental Health Scientist, ATSDR/OCCHA/WS

Accreditation Statements

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CME (Continuing Medical Education): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE (Continuing Nursing Education): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.0 nursing contact hours.

CEU (Continuing Education Unit): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

CECH (Continuing Education Contact Hours): Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0. CDC provider number 98614.

CPH (Certified in Public Health): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

Disclosure

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CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.