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Instruction Material and Exercises For each Class

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Instruction Material and Exercises For each Class

Utilizing Your PC for Public Health

Part 1. "Using Your PC for Inter-Office Communication"
For Class Exercise:
Content for Lyme Disease Fact Sheet
MS Word Exercises
Outlook Exercises
Discussion Lists 
Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"
For Class Exercise:
MS Excel Exercises
For MS Excel Exercises - Lyme Disease Region 6 Table
PowerPoint Exercises
For PowerPoint Exercises - Lyme Disease Table & Graph
Information Sleuthing: Retrieving and Manipulating Public Health Information

Part 1. "Finding and Using Data"
For Class Exercise:
Alzheimer’s Disease Scenario
Influenza Scenario
Drinking Water Quality Scenario
Data Hunt Exercise
Information Sleuthing Worksheet
New York Statistical Resources for Public Health 
Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"
For Class Exercise:
Preliminary Exercise
Exercise 2: Scavenging PubMed
Exercise 3: What else is out there?
Searching PubMed
Public Health Tree Structures – MeSH
Top 10 Favorite MeSH Headings for Public Health
Evidence Based Public Health
Grant-Writing Overview

Part 1. "Scoping it Out: Researching Grant Opportunities"
For Class:
Class Goal, Objectives, and Agenda
Potential Funding Source Worksheet
Exercises: Researching Federal and State Grant & Funding Opportunities
Exercises: Researching Private Foundation Funding Opportunities
Scoping It Out: Researching Grant Opportunities
Foundation Directory Records
Part 2. "Making it Happen: Basics of Grant-Writing"
For Class:
Making it Happen: The Basics of Grant Writing PowerPoint Presentation (with author's permission)
Exercise: Goals and Objectives
Sample Grading Sheet
Elevator Speech Worksheet
Bringing it Together

"Finding, Evaluating and Organizing Information "
For Class:
Class Goal, Objectives, and Agenda
Assessing the Quality of Internet-based Health Information
HTML Introduction – An Express Introduction to Web Page Design
HTML Example 1
HTML Example 2
Descriptions & Schedule

Utilizing Your PC for Public Health

Part 1. "Using Your PC for Inter-Office Communication"

Participants will be better able to use their computer to communicate inside and outside the department. Includes: MS Word basics, Outlook (email, calendar, address book, contact lists), electronic discussion groups (and how to identify pertinent groups).

Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Sept. 16, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Putnam County Schedule: Thursday, Sept. 22, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"

Participants will learn techniques to aggregate and manipulate data for reports and presentation. Includes use of Excel (creating tables, executing basic calculations, and generating graphs, etc.) and PowerPoint (creating effective presentations, inserting text and images, etc.). Session will focus on creating a final, polished document.

Orange County Schedule: Friday, Sept. 23, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Dutchess County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 6, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Information Sleuthing: Retrieving and Manipulating Public Health Information

Part 1. "Finding and Using Data"

Participants will be able to identify statistical resources, locate online data sets, assess the validity of information, retrieve data , and manipulate and store data on their computers. This session will utilize Internet Explorer and MS Excel.

Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 20, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 21, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Dutchess County Schedule: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dutchess County Schedule: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Part 2. "Finding and Managing the Literature"

Participants will use Internet Explorer to identify evidence-based public health resources, conduct searches of the literature, and evaluate the quality of retrieved information.

Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 27, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Grant-Writing Overview

Part 1. "Scoping it Out: Researching Grant Opportunities"

Participants will be able to do a background literature review, identify grant sources, find out what's been funded, by whom and for what.

Putnam County Schedule: See Orange County Schedule (below)

Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, 9:00 AM - 12 Noon       Driving Directions

Dutchess County Schedule: See Orange County Schedule (above)

Part 2. "Making it Happen: Basics of Grant-Writing"

Participants will take part in a day-long workshop on the basics of writing National Institute of Health (NIH) grants for Public Health Information Partners (PHIP). The objectives of this workshop are: 1) Participants will understand the sections of a federal grant application, 2) Participants will understand how to write goals and objectives, 3) Participants will get experience critically assessing each others applications. See Agenda.

Putnam County Schedule: Thursday, February 16, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM     Driving Directions

Orange County Schedule: See Putnam County Schedule (above); or See Dutchess County Schedule (below)

Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, February 15, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM    Driving Directions

Bringing it Together

"Finding, Evaluating and Organizing Information "

This interactive, hands-on session is designed to assist participants create a resource that potentially helps translate mandated guidelines into working local plans. The session activities focus on information relevant to pandemic influenza. Basic knowledge of Internet searching required. Session is designed for staff responsible for putting together the local health department responses. At the end of the session a basic web-ready document will be created. This session is open to all three participating counties.

Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM       Driving Directions

Updated 5/02/06 H. Lougee-Heimer


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		Instruction Material and Exercises For each Class
		Class Description & Schedule

	Instruction Material and Exercises For each Class

	Utilizing Your PC for Public Health
		Part 1. "Using Your PC for Inter-Office Communication"
		For Class Exercise:	Content for Lyme Disease Fact Sheet MS Word Exercises Outlook Exercises Discussion Lists
		Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"
		For Class Exercise:	MS Excel Exercises For MS Excel Exercises - Lyme Disease Region 6 Table PowerPoint Exercises For PowerPoint Exercises - Lyme Disease Table & Graph
	Information Sleuthing: Retrieving and Manipulating Public Health Information
		Part 1. "Finding and Using Data"
		For Class Exercise:	Alzheimer’s Disease Scenario Influenza Scenario Drinking Water Quality Scenario Data Hunt Exercise Information Sleuthing Worksheet New York Statistical Resources for Public Health
		Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"
		For Class Exercise:	Preliminary Exercise Exercise 2: Scavenging PubMed Exercise 3: What else is out there? Searching PubMed Public Health Tree Structures – MeSH Top 10 Favorite MeSH Headings for Public Health Evidence Based Public Health
	Grant-Writing Overview
		Part 1. "Scoping it Out: Researching Grant Opportunities"
		For Class:	Class Goal, Objectives, and Agenda Potential Funding Source Worksheet Exercises: Researching Federal and State Grant & Funding Opportunities Exercises: Researching Private Foundation Funding Opportunities Scoping It Out: Researching Grant Opportunities Foundation Directory Records
		Part 2. "Making it Happen: Basics of Grant-Writing"
		For Class:	Making it Happen: The Basics of Grant Writing PowerPoint Presentation (with author's permission) Exercise: Goals and Objectives Sample Grading Sheet Elevator Speech Worksheet
	Bringing it Together
		"Finding, Evaluating and Organizing Information "
		For Class:	Class Goal, Objectives, and Agenda Assessing the Quality of Internet-based Health Information HTML Introduction – An Express Introduction to Web Page Design HTML Example 1 HTML Example 2
	*Descriptions & Schedule*

	Utilizing Your PC for Public Health

		Part 1. "Using Your PC for Inter-Office Communication"
		Participants will be better able to use their computer to communicate inside and outside the department. Includes: MS Word basics, Outlook (email, calendar, address book, contact lists), electronic discussion groups (and how to identify pertinent groups).
		Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Sept. 16, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
		Putnam County Schedule: Thursday, Sept. 22, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
		Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

		Part 2. "Managing and Presenting Your Data"
		Participants will learn techniques to aggregate and manipulate data for reports and presentation. Includes use of Excel (creating tables, executing basic calculations, and generating graphs, etc.) and PowerPoint (creating effective presentations, inserting text and images, etc.). Session will focus on creating a final, polished document.
		Orange County Schedule: Friday, Sept. 23, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
		Dutchess County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 6, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
		Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 14, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

	Information Sleuthing: Retrieving and Manipulating Public Health Information

		Part 1. "Finding and Using Data"
		Participants will be able to identify statistical resources, locate online data sets, assess the validity of information, retrieve data , and manipulate and store data on their computers. This session will utilize Internet Explorer and MS Excel.
		Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 20, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
		Putnam County Schedule: Friday, Oct. 21, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
		Dutchess County Schedule: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
		Dutchess County Schedule: Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

		Part 2. "Finding and Managing the Literature"
		Participants will use Internet Explorer to identify evidence-based public health resources, conduct searches of the literature, and evaluate the quality of retrieved information.
		Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
		Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Oct. 27, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

	Grant-Writing Overview

		Part 1. "Scoping it Out: Researching Grant Opportunities"
		Participants will be able to do a background literature review, identify grant sources, find out what's been funded, by whom and for what.
		Putnam County Schedule: See Orange County Schedule (below)
		Orange County Schedule: Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, 9:00 AM - 12 Noon Driving Directions
		Dutchess County Schedule: See Orange County Schedule (above)

		Part 2. "Making it Happen: Basics of Grant-Writing"
		Participants will take part in a day-long workshop on the basics of writing National Institute of Health (NIH) grants for Public Health Information Partners (PHIP). The objectives of this workshop are: 1) Participants will understand the sections of a federal grant application, 2) Participants will understand how to write goals and objectives, 3) Participants will get experience critically assessing each others applications. See Agenda.
		Putnam County Schedule: Thursday, February 16, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Driving Directions
		Orange County Schedule: See Putnam County Schedule (above); or See Dutchess County Schedule (below)
		Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, February 15, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Driving Directions

	Bringing it Together

		"Finding, Evaluating and Organizing Information "
		This interactive, hands-on session is designed to assist participants create a resource that potentially helps translate mandated guidelines into working local plans. The session activities focus on information relevant to pandemic influenza. Basic knowledge of Internet searching required. Session is designed for staff responsible for putting together the local health department responses. At the end of the session a basic web-ready document will be created. This session is open to all three participating counties.
		Dutchess County Schedule: Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Driving Directions

	Updated 5/02/06 H. Lougee-Heimer