Healthy Children New York

Child Health Promotion Specialist Training

The NYS Department of Health, in cooperation with the School of Public Health, will be presenting a 4-day session for Child Health Promotion Specialists.

• Articulate the role of the Child Health Promotion Specialist within the county health department.
• List at least three resources that have been developed to assist them as Child Health Promotion Specialists.
• Explain the concept that each component of the environment in child serving organizations -- health, safety, social behavior, and intellectual skills -- is equally important, and no one component stands in isolation.
• Gain knowledge and tools necessary to help child serving organizations provide children with the necessary support for healthy development.
• Define consultation as applied to the field of child health.

New York City, NY
Session 1 – October 18 & 19, 2005
Session 2 – December 6 & 7, 2005