In this self-paced training, Daryl Melvin takes a broad approach to developing an understanding of how to create a budget and the key steps to apply in a budget process. The training is intended for all levels of program staff and uses narrative elements
with participants to discuss budgeting elements. It highlights that at the core of budget creation is an organization's mission and will assist participants in recognizing mission alignment and outcomes with budget creation.
Learning Objectives:
This training was developed to aid public health workers in understanding how to develop and monitor a program budget. After participating in this training, learners will be able to:
- Define a program budget and its function
- Distinguish the relationship between a program's mission and budget
- Identify the key steps in creating a program budget
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Food System Workers
Continuing Education: 0.5 Category 1 Credits for CHES, 0.5 Continuing Competency Credits
Duration: 20 minutes
Format: web based/self study
Created/updated: 11/2017; 12/2019
Author and Presenter: Daryl Melvin
This blended learning series details the different
topics relating to Return on Investment. Join Dr. Patrick Bernet as he lectures
on topics ranging from Introduction to Cost Effectiveness to Creating a
Research Project and topics in between. The following is a specific list of
courses in this series.
- Introduction to Cost Effectiveness
- Working with Costs
- Principles of Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis
- Developing a Research Project
- Calculating Life Expectancy
- Health-Related Quality of Life Measures
- Calculating Quality Adjusted Life Years
(QALYs)
- Finding the Data You Need
- Probabilities and Models
- Working with Data
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Presentation and Reports
Learning Objectives:
- Provide learners with the tools to effectively train users on calculating return on investment topics
Target Audience: Allied Health Professionals, Biostaticians, Policy/ Planner, Researchers/ Analysts, Public Health
Tier(s) and Competency Domain(s): Tier Two – Financial Planning and Management Skills; Tier Three – Financial Planning and Management Skills
Duration: ~ 8 hours
Continuing Education Information: 8.0 CHES
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: N/A
Author(s) and Presenter(s): Patrick Bernet, PhD
Do you want to improve your personal finances or help others improve theirs? This training will provide you with tools to create a personal budget and identify ways to improve your financial health. The training also provides information about health behavior theory as it relates to improving financial health and background information about financial health and stress. We also present ideas for incorporating budgeting trainings into public health programs.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the negative effects of financial stress.
2. Apply health behavior theory to personal financial health.
3. Create a personal budget and identify ways to improve personal financial health.
4. List public health programs that may incorporate personal budgeting concepts as part of health promotion.
Continuing Education: 0.5 Category 1 Credits for CHES, 0.5 Continuing Competency Credits
Duration: ~30 min
Created/Updated: March 2020
Author: Allison Root, MS, RD
