Healthy Children New York

Child Health Promotion Specialist Training

The NYS Department of Health, in cooperation with the School of Public Health, will present a 4-day training session for 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.
• Train child serving organizations in health and safety
• Promote child health focused public health programs in the child serving organizations
• Consult regarding prevention of communicable disease
• Help parents and providers obtain needed health services
• Understand the resources/supports for children and families available through other agencies and programs

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