Course Content
- Start Date: 23/10/19
- Category: Podcast: Keeping Up with Public Health
- Announcements
- Episode 7
- Feedback Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion
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Dr. Douglas Taren and Abby Stoica, Director and Associate Director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center, join Sana to talk about the impact of geography, environment, and socioeconomic status on food access and physical activity opportunities.
Douglas Taren, PhD, MS, focuses primarily on maternal and child nutrition with a special emphasis on decreasing health disparities within low income populations and countries. He is currently the director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center for HRSA Region 9.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the role of socioeconomic status in determining access to healthy food.
- Explain how built environment can impact physical activity levels in a community.
- Identify strategies to improve food access and physical activity at a policy or environmental level.
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
CHES Provider number: 99036
Date Released: 10-16-19
Skill Level: Beginner
CHES Event ID#: SS99036_10162019
Category 1 Credits: 0.5
Continuing Competency Credits: 0
Advanced Credits: 0
Level 1: No
Level 2: No
Level 3: No
Primary Tier: Tier One
Secondary Tier: Tier Two
Primary Domain: Health Equity Skills