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Training Tools for Healthy Schools e-Learning Series

School Health Guidelines
to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

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Continuing Education Credit

Continuing education for this course is available through the CDC Training and Continuing Education Online system (CDC TCEO). You must register as a course participant and submit a course evaluation, even if you have already completed the course outside of TCEO. The deadline to submit a course evaluation through TCEO is November 23, 2019. After successful TCEO course evaluation, you can access your transcript and a TCEO certificate of completion.

Note: The TCEO evaluation and certificate of completion differ from those found in the Chapter 4, Wrap-Up section of this course.

Purpose

The purpose of this training is to provide in-depth information on the School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity to improve healthy eating and physical activity in schools or districts. Content is derived from actual in-person trainings and the School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity manual.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:

  1. Describe the nine school health guidelines to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
  2. Identify strategies to create opportunities for students to participate in more physical activity and improve healthy eating.

Faculty

Allison Nihiser, MPH; Health Scientist, School Health Branch, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bridget Borgogna, M Ed; Health Education Specialist, School Health Branch, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Stephane Z. McKissick, MPH, CHES; ORISE Fellow, School Health Branch, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Course Information

Format:
Enduring; Web-based
Requirements:
Computer; Internet connection; Web browser
Materials:
None
Prerequisites:
The audience is not required to possess particular skills and knowledge, but it may be beneficial to be familiar with public health and educational concepts.
Target Audience:
Public health practitioners; registered nurses; administrators; program managers; Department of Health staff; Department of Education staff
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/
Origination Date:
November 23, 2017
Expiration Date:
November 23, 2019

CDC Contact Information

CDC Healthy Schools
Phone: 770-488-6128

Accreditation Statements

CNE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides (1) contact hour.
CEU
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer (0.1) Continuing Education Unit for this training.
CECH
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 training is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive (1) Category I continuing education contact hour. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are (0). CDC provider number: 98614.
CPH

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) CPH recertification credits for this training.

CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Effective October 1, 2013, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) accepts continuing education units (CEU) for CPH recertification credits from CDC. Please select CEU as your choice for continuing education when registering for a course on TCEOnline. Learners seeking CPH should use the guidelines provided by the NBPHE for calculating recertification credits. For assistance please contact NBPHE at http://www.NBPHE.org.

Disclosure

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

Content does not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.

Fees

No fees are charged for CDC's continuing education activities.

Continuing Education Instructions

Please read the following instructions carefully before proceeding to the TCEO website. Click on Continue at the bottom of this page to access the TCEO website.

Participant Services

You must have a participant profile in TCEO and register for this course to obtain continuing education credit.

  1. If you have not previously registered as a participant:
    • Create a participant profile under New Participant.
    • Retrieve your temporary password that was delivered to your registered e-mail address.
    • Log in with the login name you created and your temporary password.
    • Create a permanent password.
    • Make a note of your login name and permanent password for future reference.
  2. If you have already created a participant profile:
    • Log in under Participant Login.
    • Enter your login name and password.

TCEO Course Registration

From Participant Services, you can search and register for this course.

  1. Enter a keyword or course number in Search Options and click View below Keyword Search.
    • Keywords: School Health Guidelines
    • Course Number: WB2613
  2. Click on the course title that displays at the bottom of your screen.
  3. Scroll down to Register Here at the bottom of the screen (do not click on the Course Link).
  4. Select the appropriate continuing education and click Submit.
    • 1.0 CNE for nurses
    • 1.0 CHES for certified health education specialists
    • 0.1 CEU for other professionals
    • 0 for audit
  5. Answer demographic questions and click Submit. This information is used by the CDC to track and improve program participation.
  6. Click on the appropriate link, selecting whether you have or have not completed the course.
    • If you have not completed the course, you will be redirected to Participant Services to begin the course.
    • If you have completed the course, you will be redirected to the course evaluation.

Course Access

If you have not completed the course:

  1. From Participant Services, enter WB2613 as the Course Number in Search Options and click View below Keyword Search.
  2. Click on the course title that displays at the bottom of your screen.
  3. Click on Course Link (do not scroll down to Register Here).
  4. Complete the course.
  5. Return to TCEO Participant Services to complete the TCEO course evaluation.

TCEO Course Evaluation

If you have completed the course:

  1. From Participant Services, click on Evaluations and Tests.
  2. Click on Self-Study Courses.
  3. Click on Take Evaluation/Posttest in the Evaluation/Posttest column.
  4. Complete the TCEO course evaluation and click Submit.

TCEO Course Posttest

After completing the TCEO course evaluation, you will be redirected to the course posttest.

  1. Complete the posttest and click Submit.
  2. Your test score will display.
    • If you do not pass the posttest, you have one more chance to take it within 30 days. You will not qualify for the CE if you do not retake the posttest within 30 days.
      • To retake the posttest, click on Participant Services.
      • Click Evaluations and Tests.
      • Click Re-takes.
      • Click Re-take Posttest in the Re-take Posttest column.
  3. Click Next to proceed if you pass the posttest.

TCEO Transcript and Certificate

After completing and passing the TCEO posttest, you may view and print your course transcript or TCEO certificate of completion.

  1. The Transcript displays the course title, number of credits received, completion date and status.
  2. Click on Certificate in the Certificate column to access your TCEO certificate of completion.
  3. Click on your browser's Back button to return to TCEO and log off.

TCEO Contact Information

If you have any questions or problems in obtaining CE credit, contact:

CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online
Email: ce@cdc.gov
Phone: 1-800-41TRAIN

Go
Further

Resources

SHG Executive Summary [PDF - 5.09MB]

SHG Full Report [PDF - 973KB]

Tips for Teachers [PDF - 3.57MB]

Full Course Content [PDF - 364KB]

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