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Courses and Training

R6SCPHTC LMS

The Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center offers free of charge, web-based courses through the Tulane Learning Management System (LMS). Course categories include: behavioral health, communication, environmental health, epidemiology, general public health, leadership and management, maternal and child health, public health preparedness and response, transgender health, tribal health, and more. The Tulane LMS can be accessed at the following link:

Tulane Learning Management System

Some of these courses were developed by the OPHTC, for example: Data Into Action for Tribes: Introduction to Epidemiology

Trainings for Community Health Workers (CHWs)

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1638550177962741337   Foundational Training for Community Health Workers in Oklahoma

This training was developed for Community Health Workers, Community Health Representatives, and Promotores de Salud in Oklahoma. The training modules are aligned with the CHW core competencies as described in the Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project (C3 Project). Upon completion of the training, a Certificate of Completion will be provided. Currently, the training is available at no cost to participants. To access the training on a separate page, please click here.


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The OkDCN developed the Dementia Training for Community Health Workers. For more information, please see the two publications below:

Reinschmidt KM, Philip T, Alhay Z, Braxton T, Jennings L. Training Community Health Workers to Address Disparities in Dementia Care: A Case Study from Oklahoma with National Implications. J Ambulatory Care Manage 2023;46(4):272-283. DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000470  Access this article here.

Reinschmidt KM, Alhay ZA, Kleszynski KL, Jennings L. Geriatric-focused Education for Community Health Workers: A Dementia Training that Effectively Provides Knowledge and Skills to Address Dementia within the Scope of Practice of this Public Health Workforce. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1601388. In Press. Accepted on 08/07/25. Access this article here.


1638494212390621717 SONRISA

Completed at the Arizona Prevention Research Center  in 2005, SONRISA is a bilingual curriculum / toolkit that is designed to support CHWs in helping their clients prevent or manage diabetes and its mental/emotional health complications. 


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Other Training and Materials

 

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Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

 

Public Health Foundational Competencies are a set of skills that public health professionals employ to more effectively promote health in their communities. The current listing of Foundational Competencies are detailed in the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Core Competency models.

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice designs these skills to best understand and assess public health workforce needs.

 

OK2SHARE Tutorial

OK2SHARE  is a web-based data query system that allows users to access public health datasets for the state of Oklahoma. The data used here are only intended to support evidence-based decision making for improving, evaluating, informing, and implementing public health in the state.