MCLPH

Midwest Center for Life-Long Learning in Public Health

at the University of Minnesota

Strengthening the public health workforce

The Midwest Center for Life-Long Learning in Public Health (MCLPH) is a member of the national network of Public Health Training Centers and strengthens the technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competence of the current and future public health workforce.  To accomplish this mission, we partner with health departments in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin for practice and education, enhancing our ability to serve our communities.

Online Courses

Course Title Cost
A Glimpse into Occupational Health and Safety (online)Free
A Nurse's Guide to Children's Agricultural Safety (online)Free
Active Learning with Technology: Myths, Magic and Mucho Motivation (online)Free
Application of Surveillance Principles to Food Safety (online)Free
Applying Ethical Frameworks During Severe Pandemic Influenza (online)Free
Best Management Practices for Animal Research Worker Safety (online)Free
Building Bridges Across the Professions: Promoting Successful Intraprofessional Collaborations (online)Free
Chemical Hazard Awareness for Public Health Workers (online)Free
Community Healthcare Disaster Planning in Minnesota (online)Free
Contact Investigation (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Contact Investigation Skill Development Guide (online)Free
Control Strategies for Chemical or Biological Hazards (online)Free
Control Strategies for Physical Hazards (online)Free
Crisis Intervention during Disaster (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Culture and Health Literacy: Beyond Access (online)Free
Culture and Health Literacy: Case Studies (online)Free
Decontamination (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Designing for Learning: Engaging Students and Teachers from the Arctic to Australia (online)Free
Dirty Bomb! After the Blast (online)Free
Disaster in Franklin County: A Public Health Simulation (online)Free
Disease Surveillance (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Disease Surveillance Skill Development Guide (online)Free
Emergency Preparedness and Response for Environmental Health Professionals (online)Free
Environmental Justice (online)Free
Genomics: The Connection to Public Health Practice - Online (online)Free
Healers' Healing and Resiliency in the Aftermath of Disaster (online)Free
Health Promotion and Adult Education (online)Free
History of Occupational Health and Safety (online)Free
Immigrant Health Online Module (online)Free
Implementing Incident Management in Your Health Care Facility (online)Free
Integrative Global Leadership: Leading Across Boundaries for the Common Good (online)Free
Introduction to Biostatistics (online)Free
Introduction to Biostatistics 2: Variables (online)Free
Introduction to Business Continuity Planning for Disasters and Emergencies (online)Free
Introduction to Epidemiology (online)Free
Introduction to Ethical Frameworks for Public Health Emergencies and Disasters (online)Free
Introduction to Management in Public Health (online)Free
Isolation and Quarantine (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Issues and Trends in Occupational Health and Safety (online)Free
Mass Dispensing Sites: A Primer for Volunteers (online)Free
Mass Fatalities (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Minnesota Disaster Response: Lessons Learned in 2007 (online)Free
Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps: An Online Orientation for Volunteers (online)Free
NIMS and ICS: A Primer for Volunteers (online)Free
Oh, The Places You'll Go:Providing Care in Non-Traditional Settings During an Emergency (online)Free
Operationalizing Quality Improvement in Public Health (online)Free
Outbreak at Watersedge (online)Free
Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness (online)Free
Planning for and Engaging Special Populations in Emergency Preparedness (online)Free
Population Perspectives: Labor (online)Free
Population Perspectives: Women in the Trades (online)Free
Preparing Employees for a Disaster in the Workplace (online)Free
Program Development (online)Free
Program Evaluation (online)Free
Protecting Our Food System from Intentional Attack (online)Free
Psychological Impacts of Flooding: Resiliency in the Red River Valley (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Food Safety (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Housing (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Land (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Pest Control (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Water Supply and Waste Water (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Workplace (online)Free
PubH: Introduction to Environmental Health Online (online)Free
PubH: EHO-Air Supply and Pollution (online)Free
Public Health Policy and Advocacy (online)Free
Public Health: Telling the Story Using Data (online)Free
Radiological Hazard Awareness for Public Health Workers (online)Free
Recognition/Assessment: Chemical and Biological Hazards (online)Free
Recognition/Assessment: Health Assessment and Employee Selection (online)Free
Recognition/Assessment: Physical and Psychosocial Hazards (online)Free
Risk Communication: Public Engagement in Public Health Practice (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Bouncing Back! The Remarkable Attribute Called Resilience (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Building Community Resilience to Disasters (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Federal Support for Public Health Emergency and Disaster Medical Operations: Briefing for the State of Minnesota (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Preparedness Pays Off: The 2011 Measles Outbreak in Hennepin County (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Protecting Animals in Disaster (online)Free
Road to Resilience: Risk Communication Principles and Challenges (online)Free
Special Populations (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free
Special Populations Skill Development Guide (online)Free
The New Science of Change - Connecting Leadership Development and Neuroscience (online)Free
The Off-Site Care Facility-An Alternate Care Site: A Primer for Volunteers (online)Free
Theory and Practice of Occupational Health and Safety (online)Free
Threshold Limit Values (online)Free
Time Management: Your Time, Your Priorities, Your Choice (online)Free
Translating Data into Public Health Priorities (online)Free
Unsafe Acts/Unsafe Conditions (online)Free
What is Public Health? (online)Free
Zoonoses (Public Health Emergency Training Series) (online)Free

Upcoming Face to Face Courses

Course TitleDateCost
PubH 7200-101 (SS12): Global Public Health Systems in Developing Countries5/21/2012 - 5/25/2012$595
PubH 7200-104 (SS12): Qualitative Research Analysis5/21/2012 - 5/25/2012$595
PubH 7262-101 (SS12): Globalization and Health5/21/2012 - 5/25/2012$595
PubH 7200-106 (SS12): Successfully Managing Projects5/21/2012 - 5/25/2012$595
PubH 6945-101 (SS12): From Kid to Community: Personal, Environmental & Policy Interventions Targeting Youth Obesity5/29/2012 - 6/1/2012$595
PubH 7200-107 (SS12): Performance Improvement for Public Health Departments Using Quality Improvement Methods5/29/2012 - 6/1/2012$595
PubH 7200-108 (SS12): Social Epidemiology5/29/2012 - 6/1/2012$595
PubH 6060-101 (SS12): Motivational Interviewing: Strategies to Effect Behavioral Change5/29/2012 - 6/1/2012$595
Teaching and Learning Series: Beyond 'Add and Stir': Engaging Diversity in College Classrooms5/31/2012 - 5/31/2012Free
Webinar: Teaching and Learning Series: Beyond 'Add and Stir': Engaging Diversity in College Classrooms (online)5/31/2012 - 5/31/2012Free
PubH 7200-112 (SS12): From Facebook to Focus Groups: Developing and Implementing Groups Successfully in Public Health6/4/2012 - 6/8/2012$595
PubH 6400-101 (SS12): Topics in Hierarchical Bayesian Analysis6/4/2012 - 6/8/2012$595
PubH 7200-115 (SS12): Community Engagement Concepts6/4/2012 - 6/8/2012$595
PubH 6400-102 (SS12): Topics in Translational and Clinical Research6/4/2012 - 6/8/2012$595
Storytelling in a Sound-Bite Culture6/5/2012 - 6/5/2012Free

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