Program Information
The Kansas Core Public Health Program is formerly known as the Kansas Public Health Certificate Program. It is a comprehensive one-year training program in public health for working public health professionals. The program began in 2000 and utilizes both live training sessions as well as online courses, many of which are given through the KS-TRAIN system. The KU School of Medicine-Wichita (KUSM-W) Department of Preventive Medicine and Public health partners with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Office of Local and Rural Health to coordinate each of the training sessions and the on-line inter-sessions. On site trainings are available in either Wichita or Topeka depending on the date. See schedule below.
Who should apply?
- Public health professionals that are new to the field and/or the state of Kansas
- Experienced public health professionals that seek a broader understanding of the public health system in the state of Kansas
- Individuals wishing to acquire continuing education credit (CEU/CNE)
- Those who plan to obtain a Master’s of Public Health degree and will apply this course to their MPH credits (only available through the KU-MPH program)
Curriculum Structure:
- Four live, on-site training sessions; two in conjunction with the Governor’s Public Health Conference (April 18-19, 2011) and the Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference (Week of September 20th), one in July (28-29) in Wichita, and the graduation session in April in Wichita
- One in conjunction with the Governor’s Public Health Conference (April 18-19, 2011)
- One at the Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference (Week of September 20th)
- One session on July 28-29 in Wichita
- Graduation session during April in Wichita
- Online sources and reading assignments between on site sessions
- Complete a Final Public Health Project and give a presentation at the graduation session (final on-site session)
Dates and Locations
March 2011: Webinar
Intersession Web Modules/Homework
April 18-19, 2011: (Live) PH Conference -Wichita
Intersession Web Modules/Homework
July 28-29, 2011: (Live) Session - Wichita
Intersession Web Modules/Homework
September 2011: (Live) PH Conference - Wichita
Intersession Web Modules/Homework
December 2011: Webinar
February 2012: Webinar
Intersession Web Modules/Homework
April 2012: (Live) Graduation – Wichita
Application and Fees:
- Total cost of the program is $750.
- $750 scholarships are available to state and local health department employees thanks to the Kansas Health Foundation and the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
- Registration fees to public health conferences are not included, but specially discounted rates will apply for CPH students
Kansas Core Public Health Program brochure for CPH 2011-2012:
Please click here for an electronic version of our brochure.
If you have questions about the program or would like to receive information to apply for the program in the future, please contact Kelly Kabler at kkabler@kumc.edu.
Kansas Core Public Health Program
Dept of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
KU School of Medicine—Wichita
1010 N. Kansas
Wichita, KS 67214
