Region IV Public Health Training Center

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on November 9, 2017. Training Overview This is a recording of the live webinar "Community Gardens As a Lever to Improve Community Health" with Fred Conrad. The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. About the Trainer Since 1997, the Atlanta Community Food Bank has been fortunate to have Fred Conrad leading its Community Gardens Project. In his role as Community Garden Manager, Fred and his volunteers currently support roughly 150 neighborhood community food gardens across metro Atlanta. In addition to bringing neighbors together to grow their own food, many of these gardens include therapeutic, philanthropic and educational elements. Fred also serves as a steering committee member for the Atlanta Local Food Initiative and was previously on the Board of Directors of Georgia Organics. Fred holds a certificate in Horticultural Therapy. He is described as a wonderfully talented and gifted gardener. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on December 14, 2017. Training Overview This is a recording of the live webinar "Recruitment: Planning and Best Practices."  The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on January 11, 2018. Training Overview This is a recording of the live webinar "Evidence-based Approaches to Worksite Health."  The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. About the Trainer Monyette Childs, MD, MPH is the Cardiovascular Health Program Manager in the Chronic Disease Prevention Section at the Georgia Department of Public Health. She has nine years of experience as a physician, specializing in Ophthalmology. She served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Ophthalmologist, overseeing the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program as Chief and Assistant Chief of Ophthalmology at Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, GA. Due to her commitment to improving the health of populations, Monyette’s career focus shifted from providing medical care to individuals to focusing more on prevention and the health of communities. She has worked with the Department of Public Health for the past year, focusing on worksite health, obesity prevention, physical activity and nutrition efforts.  Monyette received her Doctor of Medicine from Morehouse School of Medicine and MPH from George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.  This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on February 8, 2018. Training Overview This is a recording of the live webinar "Georgia’s SNAP-ED Evaluation Framework."  The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. About the Trainer Marlaina Dreher is the evaluator for the Georgia Department of Public Health’s SNAP-Ed program. She comes to CDPS from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities where she provided program evaluation support. Ms. Dreher has more than ten years of experience providing monitoring and evaluation, data management, program implementation, and research support. Ms. Dreher is also a sociology adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University and has previously taught sociology at Georgia State University. Ms. Dreher has a MEd. in Educational Leadership from Argosy, a MA. in Social Science from Georgia Southern University, and is in her final months of her doctoral program in sociology at Georgia State University. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on March 8, 2018. Training Overview This is a recording of the live webinar "Georgia’s SNAP-ED Evaluation Framework."  The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. About the Trainer Charlie A. Monroe I.  is a native of Bainbridge, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a BS in Biology and a Masters in Agriculture Leadership. He is a U.S. Veteran, former University of Georgia Extension Agent, a Master Gardener, Certified Arborist and an all-around "Nature-Geek". He is currently the Natural Resource Manager for Cobb County Government (Metro-Atlanta) and serves as the newly elected Board President of the American Community Gardening Association. His hobbies include eating, fishing and spending time with family. He is a die-hard Georgia Bulldawg Fan and a life-time 4-H’er.  He believes that everyone should set goals and continue to work for them, because success is not free; "the only thing in life that’s free is the illusion.” This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on April 26, 2018. The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard. This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu. About the Trainer Suzanne Girdner, Community Outreach Manager, Georgia Organics Girdner manages the community outreach program, Georgia Food Oasis, which works alongside communities to build diverse local food coalitions to address the barriers to healthy food access and nutrition education so that more Georgians are empowered by and connected to their food choices.  Girdner served as Director of the Atlanta Local Food Initiative from 2014-2016, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Common Market Georgia. She lives in Athens, GA with her husband and two young children. Girdner has an MSc in Spatial Planning, and B.A. in Political Science.   This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Read more