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Monday, October 3, 2011

Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC): Training Evaluation and Outcomes

Beginning in 2006, the Jefferson County Department of Health’s Environmental Health Services (JCDH), the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the National Environmental Health Association and the CDC / NCEH’s Environmental Health Services Branch partnered to develop a comprehensive online package of courses for environmental public health practitioners.  The goal of the Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC) course package is to provide public health environmentalists (PHEs) with access to comprehensive, worthwhile and affordable workforce development resources that could not only serve as orientation materials for newly hired PHEs but that could also assist the more experienced PHEs as they study for the NEHA REHS/RS credentialing examination.  

EPHOC course package was launched in 2010.  It is made up of 15 online courses (over 45 contact hours) that mirror the chapters of the NEHA REHS/RS study guide.   These courses are available 24/7 and are accessible for free from www.southcentralpartnership.org/ephoc. EPHOC courses are evaluated according to Kirkpatrick’s four-level taxonomy for training evaluation.  The purpose of this presentation is to present results of the EPHOC course and program evaluation.  From the launch of EPHOC until October 2011 there have been 459 participants who have completed course evaluations. Evaluation results confirm that the course’s intent and objectives were met.Overall, learners rated the instructors (Mean= 4.14), course content (4.24), and course formats (4.15) as ‘Above Average’ (Scale: 1=Fail, 2=Below Average, 3=Average, 4=Above Average, 5=Excellent). Quantitative results of both Level 1 (Reactions) and Level 2 (Learning) evaluations for all EPHOC courses will be presented.  Also, in January 2012, a Level 3 (Behavior) follow-up electronic survey will be sent to those who have successfully completed one or more of the EPHOC courses.  The purpose of this survey will be two fold.  First, to determine to what extent are trainees applying training-related knowledge/skills/attitudes in the workplace.  Second, to determine if trainees have participated in the REHS/RS credentialing exam and to what extent do they believe the course content was relevant and helpful for preparation.   Follow-up survey results will be presented.
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