MCH Training Branch: Distance Learning

1. MCH Training Branch:Distance Learning Laura Kavanagh, MPP, Training Branch ChiefCAPT Audrey M. Koertvelyessy, MSN, RN, FNP, Senior Public Health AnalystDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services AdministrationMaternal and Child Health BureauDivision of Research, Training and Education

2. Why Distance Learning? Alternative education methodologies provide effective and efficient means by which MCH professionals can enhance and advance their analytical, managerial, administrative and clinical skills while continuing to meet their daily on-site responsibilities… MCH Training Programhttp://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training Distance Learning Granteeshttp://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training/projects.asp?program=7

3. Training Program Goals Goal 1: MCH Competencies Goal 2: Diverse Workforce Goal 3: Interdisciplinary Studies Goal 4: Examining Leadership Goal 5: Research to Practice Goal 6: Broad Based Support for MCH Training

4. Training Data (FY 2005) 10,279 total short term trainees 486 Distance Learning short term trainees 1,391 TA activities reported by grantees TA activities at all geographic levels, most commonly at the State level

5. DL Collaboration (FY 2005) 50.0% of DL programs reported a HIGH level of collaboration 44.4% reported a MEDIUM level of collaboration 5.6% reported a LOW level of collaboration There were 91 TA activities in 2005

6. MCH Training Web Site http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training

7. Distance Learning Grantees http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training/projects.asp?program=7

8. Distance Learning Grantees Dartmouth College: Pediatrics in Practice – A Center for Teaching and Learning Health Promotion Georgetown University: Health Information and Promotion Learning Lab New York Medical College: Distance Learning University of Massachusetts Medical School: Internet-Based Early Intervention Training University of Minnesota: A Distance Learning MPH Program to Prepare MCH Leaders University of Tennessee Health Science Center: The Obesity Challenge in Public Health

9. http://www.pediatricsinpractice.org Dartmouth College:Pediatrics in Practice – A Center for Teaching and Learning Health Promotion

10. Dartmouth College:Pediatrics in Practice – A Center for Teaching and Learning Health Promotion

11. Provides access to: • DL curricula funded by MCH Training Program at MCHB • DL Toolkit • Other MCH Training DL projects • Other DL curricula Georgetown University:Health Information and Promotion Learning Lab

12. Well-Child Care Curriculum http://brightfutures.org/wellchild Georgetown University:Health Information and Promotion Learning Lab Promoting Healthy Mental Development coming soon!

13. Medically underserved • Remote from major academic centers • Goal 1: To help meet urgent MCH needs of the Virgin Islands • Goal 2: To develop a model for MCH training in other remote locations New York Medical College:Distance Learning as a Medium for Continuing Education of MCH Professionals in the US Virgin Islands

14. Blended Learning • Synchronous sessions weekly • Course Management System • Extended Weekend Workshop • Videoconferencing between islands • Partnership with VIUCEDD • Collaboration with USVI Department of Health (including MCH Programs) New York Medical College:Distance Learning as a Medium for Continuing Education of MCH Professionals in the US Virgin Islands

15. University of Massachusetts Medical School:Internet-Based Early Intervention Training

16. University of Massachusetts Medical School:Internet-Based Early Intervention Training

17. Leadership Training • Designed for working professionals with • 3-5 years experience in MCH • OR advanced degree (PhD, MD, etc.) • Recruitment through • Professional listservs • Ads inpublications such as Nations Health, Diversity, ATMCH newsletter, AAP newsletter, nursing newsletters, • Booths at professional meetings: APHA, AMCHP, MN PHA, IA PHA • Admission 3 times a year University of Minnesota:A Distance Learning MPH Program to Prepare MCH Leaders

18. Accredited by CEPH • 42 credits based on ATMCH Competencies • Scientific Basis of MCH • Methodologic & Analytic Skills • Management & Communication Skills • Policy & Advocacy Skills • Public Health Core • Field Experience • Masters project • Online courses plus short, skill-based courses offered during 3-week on-campus PH Institute each spring • Can be completed in 2-3 years University of Minnesota:A Distance Learning MPH Program to Prepare MCH Leaders

19. A Two Day Interactive Workshop • 11 Continuing Education contact hours • Hosted live in Memphis in March 2008 • Distance Learning Webconference sites in March 2008: • Chapel Hill Nashville • Columbia, SC Portland, OR • Knoxville Richmond • Miami Rochester, NY • Watch the website for dates and sites for March 2009 http://www.utmem.edu/bcdd/training/community University of Tennessee Health Science Center:The Obesity Challenge in Public Health:Integrating Best Practices into Culturally Competent,Family Centered, Community SolutionsAn Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Workshop

20. Coming in Fall 2008! • 4 Online Self-paced Modules: • Obesity as a Public Health Problem • Understanding Cultural in Health Promotion • Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Schools • Research to Evidence-Based Practice • 2-3 continuing education contact hours each University of Tennessee Health Science Center:The Obesity Challenge in Public Health:Integrating Best Practices into Culturally Competent,Family Centered, Community SolutionsAn Interdisciplinary Distance Learning Workshop Registration information will be available this fall at http://www.utmem.edu/bcdd/training/community

21. MCH Training Program Contact CAPT Audrey M. Koertvelyessy(301) 443-0392akoertvelyessy@hrsa.gov MCH Training Programhttp://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training Distance Learning Granteeshttp://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training/projects.asp?program=7