Together, teams will take their understanding of social determinants of health to the next level as they identify actionable steps that impact the root causes of poor health outcomes in their communities. This training course is hosted by the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center.
The goal of this course is to equip public health professionals with the information and skills they need to apply a systems thinking approach in order to:
- Identify upstream determinants impacting specific health outcomes
- Identify shared risk factors across multiple health outcomes
- Identify and select particular upstream factors which they want to target
- Describe metrics by which to measure changes in upstream health determinants
- Identify strategies to impact those upstream determinants
- Communicate and work with partners to identify common goals
- Identify and implement collective funding approaches to support innovative efforts
- Assess organizational readiness or barriers to authentically engage the community in a shared risk approach
For complete course details, visit the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center Web site.
Courses take place on:
- Tuesdays – 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT | August 22 – November 14, 2023
- Thursdays – 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM MT | August 24 – November 16, 2023
Commitment is 6.5 hours over 12 weeks
Application Information
In order for a team application to be reviewed and considered for this training, participants must have at least 1-2 other partners (up to groups no larger than 3 people) from within their department or organization to form a team. Once all partner(s) have been identified, submit one application per team with all partner(s) listed. The application process is open through July 25th, 2023 at 11:59 PM MST.
If you do not have a team, please still submit an application as the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center team may be able to assist you in finding one. Please note however, if they cannot pair you with a team, they will not be able to admit you into the course and encourage that you re-apply for consideration at a future opportunity.
Application Submission Information
Please review or download the application questions here if you’d like to work on your application offline as you must be able to submit your application information in one-sitting. When your team is ready to submit your team application, click on this LINK to submit it through Qualtrics.
Cost
No cost for registrants from our region (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming), $160 for registrants from all other states, no cost for registering for the waitlist – payment arrangement will be made by staff if spot becomes available.
Course material will be available via Canvas prior to each session. The Session Schedule:
| Session #1: Orientation Session | |
| Session #2: The Foundations of Public Health 3.0 – Working Upstream | |
| Session #3: Centering Community | |
| Session #4: Working with Partners to Track Your Impact: Using Measures and Stories | |
| Session #5: Getting Our Own House in Order: Focusing on Self and Systems | |
| Session #6: Paying for Change: Innovative Approaches to Funding Upstream Efforts | |
| Session #7: Pulling it All Together |
**Please note that once you begin the application, you will be able to return to where you left off only if you are using the same device and have not reset your internet browser.
“The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center strives to host inclusive and accessible events that enable all individuals, including those with disabilities to engage fully. Please let them know of any accommodations that will assist your full participation.”