The Power of Personal Stories
Our multimedia eBook A Story of Health grounds the science of health in stories of fictional people, their families, and communities to enable readers to explore the risk factors for disease as well as how to prevent disease and promote health and resilience. Using the setting of a family reunion as a backdrop, we explore how multiple environments influence our health across the lifespan. We use a case-based learning approach, often used in medical education to maximize learning outcomes.
Why you should read the eBook
When people get sick or develop a disability, they often ask their health care providers, “How or why did this happen?” In some cases, the answer is obvious. In others, it’s more complicated. A Story of Health explores this question and delves into how our environments interact with our genes to influence health across the lifespan. A Story of Health is told through the lives of six fictional characters and their families – Brett, a young boy with asthma; Amelia, a teenager with developmental disabilities; toddler Stephen, recently diagnosed with leukemia; a young couple trying to conceive, Reiko and Toshio; Sam, who is experiencing cognitive decline, and; Sofia, whose family is exposed to the dangers of a wildfire. Colorful illustrations, graphics and videos enhance each page. Links to a wide range of additional resources and hundreds of scientific papers enrich each story with information you can use today to promote health and prevent disease. A Story of Health is useful to readers ranging from health professionals to health advocates, from policymakers to those in the health and science media. The eBook offers FREE continuing education credits through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Free Continuing Education for Health Professionals
The eBook provides FREE continuing education offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Each story is accredited separately with information available in the eBook. Register for credits by clicking here.
We invite you to download A Story of Health eBook by chapter (FREE):
Note: In order to navigate the eBook as intended, you must download, save, and view the book using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If using a PC, save the eBook by right clicking (for Macs, Control-Click) on the green download button and “Save Target As” a pdf to your computer.
(PDF, 23 pages, 7.25 MB)
Sofia’s Story (Health Effects of Wildfires)
Follow Sofia and her family as they learn how to protect themselves from the immediate and longer term health dangers of a wildfire, with a focus on children’s health and prevention strategies.
Course: WB4465
CE Original Date: September 1, 2021
CE Expiration Date: September 1, 2023
Introduction
This training is designed to introduce the educational case study, ASOH Wildfires Smoke, Sofia’s Story (Wildfire Health Impacts). This presentation is part of a series of self-instructional modules designed to increase the primary care provider’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment; and to help in evaluating and treating potentially exposed patients.
Training Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the components of smoke resulting from wildfires.
- Explain the relationship between climate change and wildfires.
- Explain how wildfire smoke affects asthma.
- List ways patients can protect themselves from wildfire smoke.
- Describe wildfire emergency preparedness procedures to protect health.
- Explain how to assess and protect indoor air quality during wildfires.
- Explain why children are more vulnerable to wildlife smoke than adults.
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients expose to smoke from wildfires.
To access A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts, please visit A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts training pdf icon[PDF – 7.4 MB]external icon.
To access the full multi-media eBook, please visit A Story of Health EBookexternal icon.
Faculty/Credentials
Stephanie Holm MD, MPH
Co-Director
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco
Samuel Goldman MD, MPH,
Professor of Medicine & Neurology
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit,
University of California, San Francisco
Mark Miller, M.D., MPH
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Director, Children’s Environmental Health Center, California EPA
Anthony Pacini MD, MPH
USN – Medical Corps
Resident Physician
UCSF Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
University of California, San Francisco
Brian Tencza M.Ed.
Team Lead
Environmental Medicine and Health Systems Intervention Section
Office of Capacity Development and Applied Prevention Science
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Marie Valenti
Director, Health Education Literacy Program
Commonweal
Marya Zlatnick MD, MMS
Professor, Ob, Gyn, Repro Sci
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
University of California, San Francisco
Who is this training for?
Physicians, Registered Nurses, and Health Professionals
What is this training about?
A Story of Health begins with a family reunion that brings you into the lives of fictional people with some of the chronic illnesses that are a serious problem for the health of our nation – asthma, developmental disabilities, cancer, infertility, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Through their stories, you’ll learn the potential causes of these diseases and conditions, and explore prevention strategies.
They are stories about our health as individuals, families and communities. The stories highlight the many ways our health is affected by the environments where we live, eat, work, play, pray, volunteer, gather and socialize.
These stories also illustrate how we can prevent disease and promote health.
This interactive eBook includes colorful illustrations and graphics, videos from health and policy experts, links to numerous resources, and more, to help readers navigate the complex world of health.
Who developed this continuing education training?
A Story of Health is a collaboration among the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA), the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), and the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU).
Continuing Education
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.0 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
In order to receive continuing education (CE) for WB4465 A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts: Sofia’s Story, please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before September 1, 2023.
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/Get CE
Pass the posttest a 75% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
To receive free continuing education, please visit A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts CE registration page.
To access A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts, please visit A Story of Health Wildfire Health Impacts training. pdf icon[PDF – 7.4 MB]external icon
Training Module Information
Prerequisites:
None
Materials:
None
Hardware/Software:
Computer Hardware; Internet Connection; Browser
Participants may access the full Story of Health training by visiting the Story of Health website at https://wspehsu.ucsf.edu/main-resources/for-clinical-professionals/training/a-story-of-health-a-multi-media-ebook/external icon
Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.
Contact Information
Debra Joseph, ATSDR, OAP
DOJ7@cdc.GOV
(770) 488-0715
(PDF, 45 pages, 8 MB)
Sam’s Story (cognitive decline)
Meet 72-year-old Sam and his family as they explore the answers to Sam’s apparent cognitive decline after his wife dies. With Sam’s doctors they explore everything from childhood environmental exposures to Sam’s military experience and his current social connections as they ask if his “forgetfulness” is normal or something more serious.
Course: WB4283
CE Original Date: September 9, 2019
CE Renewal Date: September 9, 2021
CE Expiration Date: September 9, 2023
Introduction
A Story of Health Cognitive Decline is one module in A Story of Health which conveys complex concepts about multiple influences on health through a family reunion scenario, allowing stories to emerge about family members with a range of diseases, which we will explore from a case study perspective. This storyline allows for geographic distribution including family members from rural, suburban, and city locales, as well as for ethnic diversity via marriage, adoption, etc. Each story reveals the constellation of genetics and environmental circumstances that might affect the particular disease (in this case learning/developmental disabilities), and brings in the latest available science. An introduction describes the ecological approach to health and its many variables. The stories are enhanced by a variety of media including sidebars, pop-up boxes, illustrations, graphics, videos and links to additional resources and key journal references.
Training Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify differences among cognitive decline associated with normal aging, MCI and dementia.
- Identify two workplace risk factors for developing cognitive decline.
- Describe the importance of social interaction on the impact of cognitive decline.
- Identify the association between pesticides and Parkinson’s disease.
- Describe the role of alcohol consumption on the risk for cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
- Explain how early life exposures may be risk factors for later life cognitive decline.
- Identify socioeconomic factors that may contribute to cognitive decline.
- Identify three environmental factors that may contribute to chronic diseases.
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of cognitive decline.
To access A Story of Health: Cognitive Decline, please visit A Story of Health: Cognitive Decline training module [PDF – 12.9 MB]
To access the full multi-media eBook, please visit A Story of Health EBook
Faculty/Credentials
Mark Miller, MD, MPH, Director Western States Pediatric Environmental, Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
Ted Schettler MD, Science Director, Science and Environmental Health Network, Commonweal
Brian Tencza, M.Ed., Team Lead, ATSDR
Maria Valenti, Science Education Director Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Commonweal
Who is this training for?
Our primary target audience is primary health providers and other health professionals involved in preventing/mitigating exposure to hazardous substances and/or related health promotion activities. The target populations for The Story of Health: Cognitive Decline are pediatric health care providers, primary health care providers and other health professionals that are interested in environmental health topics; which include: CHES certified health educator; dentists; D.O.s; Epidemiologists; Laboratorians: Licensed practical/vocational nurses; MDs; Medical assistants; Nurse practitioners; Nurse technicians; Other health educators; Physician assistants; Registered nurses.
What is this training about?
A Story of Health begins with a family reunion that brings you into the lives of fictional people with some of the chronic illnesses that are a serious problem for the health of our nation – asthma, developmental disabilities, cancer, infertility, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Through their stories, you’ll learn the potential causes of these diseases and conditions and explore prevention strategies.
They are stories about our health as individuals, families and communities. The stories highlight the many ways our health is affected by the environments where we live, eat, work, play, pray, volunteer, gather and socialize.
These stories also illustrate how we can prevent disease and promote health. This interactive eBook includes colorful illustrations and graphics, videos from health and policy experts, links to numerous resources, and more, to help readers navigate the complex world of health.
Who developed this continuing education training?
A Story of Health is a collaboration among the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA), the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), and the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU).
Continuing Education
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Commonweal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of (1.75) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for (1.6) nursing contact hours.
Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer (.2) CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to (1.5) total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5. Continuing Competency credits available are (1.5). CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer (2.0) CPH recertification credits for this program.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive free continuing education, please visit: A STORY OF HEALTH Cognitive Decline, Sam’s Story and follow these 9 Simple Steps before September 09, 2023.
The participant will need access to a computer with internet access and a printer to print out the certificate of completion once training is completed.
The participant is expected to complete the Posttest. The participant must pass the Posttest with a score of 80% or higher. One re-take is allowed. If participants fall below 80% on the retake, they must redo The Story of Health: Cognitive Decline, Sam’s Story, if they are seeking continuing education. The participant may then complete a course evaluation and print out their certificate of completion.
Complete the activity at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/samstory.html
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 80% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
To receive free continuing education, please visit A Story of Health Cognitive Decline CE registration page.
Training Module Information
Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of medicine or related basics of human health promotion at a professional level is desired. The participant is expected to complete the Posttest. The participant must pass the Posttest with a score of 80% or higher. One re-take is allowed. If participants fall below 80% on the retake, they must redo A Story of Health: Cognitive Decline, Sam’s Story course if they are seeking continuing education credits. The participant may then complete a course evaluation and print out their certificate of completion.
Hardware/Software:
Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
Materials:
None
To access A Story of Health: Cognitive Decline, please visit A Story of Health: Cognitive Decline training module [PDF – 12.9 MB].
Disclaimer and Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.
Contact Information
ATSDR, Office of Capacity Development and
Applied Prevention Science (OCDAP),
Environmental Medicine and Health Systems Intervention Section (EMHSIS)
atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
(PDF, 49 pages, 12 MB)
Stephen’s Story (childhood cancer – leukemia)
Explore the many risk factors for leukemia, and the emotional toll this disease takes on families through the story of three-year-old Stephen and his parents.
Course: WB4256
CE Original Date: August 1, 2019
CE Renewal Date: August 1, 2021
CE Expiration Date: August 1, 2023
Introduction
A Story of Health: Leukemia is one module in A Story of Health which conveys complex concepts about multiple influences on health through a family reunion scenario, allowing stories to emerge about family members with a range of diseases, which we will explore from a case study perspective. This storyline allows for geographic distribution including family members from rural, suburban, and city locales, as well as for ethnic diversity via marriage, adoption, etc. Each story reveals the constellation of genetics and environmental circumstances that might affect the particular disease (in this case learning/developmental disabilities), and brings in the latest available science. An introduction describes the ecological approach to health and its many variables. The stories are enhanced by a variety of media including sidebars, pop-up boxes, illustrations, graphics, videos and links to additional resources and key journal references.
Training Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Explain the “two-hit hypothesis of leukemia.”
- List factors associated with the onset of childhood leukemia.
- Explain trends in ethnic incidence rates of childhood leukemia in the US.
- Describe the importance of early life exposure.
- Explain how maternal and paternal occupational exposures may increase risk for childhood leukemia.
- Explain the steps that can be taken to avoid “take home exposures.”
- Explain childhood infection’s role in protecting against childhood leukemia.
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia
To access A Story of Health: Leukemia, please visit A story of Health: Leukemia training module.
To access the full multi-media eBook, please visit A Story of Health EBook
Faculty/Credentials
Mark Miller, MD, MPH, Director Western States Pediatric Environmental, Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
Ted Schettler MD, Science Director, Science and Environmental Health Network, Commonweal
Brian Tencza, M.Ed., Team Lead, ATSDR
Maria Valenti, Science Education Director Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Commonweal
Who is this training for?
Our primary target audience is primary health providers and other health professionals involved in preventing/mitigating exposure to hazardous substances and/or related health promotion activities. The target populations for The Story of Health: Leukemia are pediatric health care providers, primary health care providers and other health professionals that are interested in environmental health topics; which include: CHES certified health educator; dentists; D.O.s; Epidemiologists; Laboratorians: Licensed practical/vocational nurses; MDs; Medical assistants; Nurse practitioners; Nurse technicians; Other health educators; Physician assistants; Registered nurses.
What is this training about?
A Story of Health begins with a family reunion that brings you into the lives of fictional people with some of the chronic illnesses that are a serious problem for the health of our nation – asthma, developmental disabilities, cancer, infertility, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Through their stories, you’ll learn the potential causes of these diseases and conditions, and explore prevention strategies.
They are stories about our health as individuals, families and communities. The stories highlight the many ways our health is affected by the environments where we live, eat, work, play, pray, volunteer, gather and socialize.
These stories also illustrate how we can prevent disease and promote health.
This interactive eBook includes colorful illustrations and graphics, videos from health and policy experts, links to numerous resources, and more, to help readers navigate the complex world of health.
Who developed this continuing education training?
A Story of Health is a collaboration among the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA), the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), and the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU).
Continuing Education
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of (1.75) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for (1.6) nursing contact hours.
Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer (.2) CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to (1.5) total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5. Continuing Competency credits available are (1.5). CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer (2.0) CPH recertification credits for this program.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive free continuing education, please visit: A Story of Health Leukemia Stephen’s Story and follow these 9 Simple Steps before August 1, 2023.
The participant will need access to a computer with internet access and a printer to print out the certificate of completion once training is completed.
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 80% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
To receive free continuing education, please visit A Story of Health Leukemia CE registration page
Training Module Information
Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of medicine or related basics of human health promotion at a professional level is desired. The participant is expected to complete the Posttest. The participant must pass the Posttest with a score of 80% or higher. One re-take is allowed. If participants fall below 80% on the retake, they must redo A Story of Health Leukemia Stephen’s Story course if they are seeking continuing education credits. The participant may then complete a course evaluation and print out their certificate of completion.
Hardware/Software:
Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
Materials:
None
To access A Story of Health: Leukemia, please visit A Story of Health: Leukemia training module [PDF – 12.5 MB]
Disclaimer and Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.
Contact Information
ATSDR, Office of Capacity Development and
Applied Prevention Science (OCDAP),
Environmental Medicine and Health Systems Intervention Section (EMHSIS)
atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
(PDF, 47 pages, 21 MB)
Reiko and Toshio’s Story (infertility/reproductive health)
Follow Reiko and Toshio, a young couple who have been trying to have a child, as they seek answers to their infertility and learn about how to improve their reproductive health.
Course: SS4533
CE Original Date: February 1, 2022
CE Expiration Date: February 1, 2024
Introduction
A Story of Health: Infertility is one module in A Story of Health which conveys complex concepts about multiple influences on health through a family reunion scenario, allowing stories to emerge about family members with a range of diseases, which we will explore from a case study perspective. This storyline allows for geographic distribution including family members from rural, suburban, and city locales, as well as for ethnic diversity via marriage, adoption, etc. Each story reveals the constellation of genetics and environmental circumstances that might affect the particular disease (in this case infertility), and brings in the latest available science. An introduction describes the ecological approach to health and its many variables. The stories are enhanced by a variety of media including sidebars, pop-up boxes, illustrations, graphics, videos and links to additional resources and key journal references.
Training Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify possible causes of female infertility
- Name key contributors to preconception health.
- Describe multiple environmental factors that influence fertility and reproductive health.
- Explain the importance of taking an environmental and a psychosocial history
- Identify possible causes of male infertility
- List ways the public can be exposed to toxicants
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of infertility issues
To access A Story of Health: Infertility, please visit A Story of Health Infertility training module. pdf icon[PDF – 7.4 MB]external icon
To access the full multi-media eBook, please visit A Story of Health EBookexternal icon
Faculty/Credentials
Mark Miller M.D., MPH
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Director, Children’s Environmental Health Center, California EPA
Linda Giudice M.D.
Distinguished Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Center for Reproductive Sciences
Center for Reproductive Health Department,
OB/GYN/Reproductive Sciences
Ted Schettler M.D., MPH
Science Director
Science and Environmental Health Network
Ulrike Luderer M.D., PhD, MPH
Professor and Director,
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
University of California Irvine
COEH
Tracey Woodruff PhD, MPH
Professor, Director
University of California, San Francisco
OB/GYN & RS
Brian Tencza M.Ed.
Team Lead
Environmental Medicine and Health Systems Intervention Section
Office of Capacity Development and Applied Prevention Science
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Marie Valenti
Director,
Health Education Literacy Program Commonweal
Marya Zlatnik M.D., MMS
Professor, Ob, Gyn, Repro Science
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit,
University of California, San Francisco
Who is this training for?
Our primary target audience is primary health providers and other health professionals involved in preventing/mitigating exposure to hazardous substances and/or related health promotion activities. The target populations for The Story of Health: Infertility are physicians, registered nurses, and other health professionals that are interested in environmental health topics; which include: CHES certified health educator; dentists; D.O.s; Epidemiologists; Laboratorians: Licensed practical/vocational nurses; MDs; Medical assistants; Nurse practitioners; Nurse technicians; Other health educators; Physician assistants; Registered nurses.
What is this training about?
A Story of Health begins with a family reunion that brings you into the lives of fictional people with some of the chronic illnesses that are a serious problem for the health of our nation – asthma, developmental disabilities, cancer, infertility, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Through their stories, you’ll learn the potential causes of these diseases and conditions, and explore prevention strategies.
They are stories about our health as individuals, families and communities. The stories highlight the many ways our health is affected by the environments where we live, eat, work, play, pray, volunteer, gather and socialize.
These stories also illustrate how we can prevent disease and promote health.
This interactive eBook includes colorful illustrations and graphics, videos from health and policy experts, links to numerous resources, and more, to help readers navigate the complex world of health.
Who developed this continuing education training?
A Story of Health is a collaboration among the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA), the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), and the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU).
Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California, San Francisco. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.5 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.5. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 2.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
To receive free continuing education, please visit A Story of Health Infertility CE registration page.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
In order to receive continuing education (CE) for SS4533 A Story of Health Infertility Reiko & Toshio’s Story please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before February 1, 2024.
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 80% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Fees: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
Training Module Information
Hardware/Software:
Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
Materials:
None
Format:
This activity is Web-Based
Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months.
CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.
Contact Information
Debra Joseph, ATSDR, OAP
DOJ7@cdc.GOV, (770) 488-0715
(PDF, 38 pages, 8 MB)
Brett’s Story (asthma) – New CE credit available!
Explore the life of Brett, a nine-year-old who lives in Southern California and is coping with asthma.
Course: SS4678
Origination Date: May 12, 2023
Expiration Date: May 12, 2025
Program Description
A Story of Health: Asthma is one module in The Story of Health which conveys complex concepts about multiple influences on health through a family reunion scenario, allowing stories to emerge about family members with a range of diseases, which we will explore from a case study perspective. This storyline allows for geographic distribution including family members from rural, suburban, and city locales, as well as for ethnic diversity via marriage, adoption, etc. Each story reveals the constellation of genetics and environmental circumstances that might affect the particular disease (in this case asthma), and brings in the latest available science. An introduction describes the ecological approach to health and its many variables. The stories are enhanced by a variety of media including sidebars, pop-up boxes, illustrations, graphics, videos and links to additional resources and key journal references.
Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss clinical symptoms associated with asthma.
- Describe the latest science on environmental, gene-environment risk factors for asthma.
- Describe how to counsel patients to avoid risk factors that may contribute to asthma.
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the prevention of asthma.
Faculty/Credentials
John R. Balmes, MD, Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of California San Francisco Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Stephanie M. Holm, MD PhD MPH, Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Mark Miller, MD MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco, Director Children’s Environmental Health Center, California Environmental Protection Agency
Rosalind J Wright, MD MPH, Horace W. Goldsmith Professor of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Continuing Education
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, and Commonweal. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.5 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.5. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 2.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.
To access the course, please visit A Story of Health: Asthma Training module [PDF – 8.2 MB].
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for A Story of Health: Asthma, Brett’s Story please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before May 12, 2025.
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 75% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Fees
No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
Contact Us
(PDF, 36 pages, 8 MB)
Amelia’s Story (developmental disabilities)
Join Amelia and her family on their journey of discovery about how the environment they live in is important to their health.
Course: SS4306
CE Original Date: April 1, 2020
CE Renewal Date: April 1, 2022
CE Expiration Date: April 1, 2024
Introduction
A Story of Health: Learning/Developmental Disabilities is one module in A Story of Health which conveys complex concepts about multiple influences on health through a family reunion scenario, allowing stories to emerge about family members with a range of diseases, which we will explore from a case study perspective. This storyline allows for geographic distribution including family members from rural, suburban, and city locales, as well as for ethnic diversity via marriage, adoption, etc.
Each story reveals the constellation of genetics and environmental circumstances that might affect the particular disease (in this case learning/developmental disabilities), and brings in the latest available science. An introduction describes the ecological approach to health and its many variables. The stories are enhanced by a variety of media including sidebars, pop-up boxes, illustrations, graphics, videos and links to additional resources and key journal references.
Training Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify potential prenatal causes of developmental disabilities.
- Identify potential pregnancy issues associated with developmental disabilities.
- Describe protective actions that can help protect the developing fetus.
- Describe healthy behaviors associated with good preconception health.
- Describe potential birth/delivery issues associated with developmental disabilities.
- Describe the benefits of an enriched social and education environments on a young child.
- Identify environmental agents that are associated with developmental disabilities.
- Describe how to improve collaborative practice across the healthcare team regarding the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disabilities.
To access A Story of Health: Learning/Developmental Disabilities, please visit A Story of Health: Learning/Developmental Disabilities training module pdf icon[PDF – 7.6 MB]external icon.
To access the full multi-media eBook, please visit A Story of Health EBookexternal icon.
Faculty/Credential
Mark Miller, MD, MPH, Director Western States Pediatric Environmental, Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
Ted Schettler MD, Science Director, Science and Environmental Health Network, Commonweal
Development Coordinators
Brian Tencza, M.Ed., Team Lead, ATSDR
Maria Valenti, Science Education Director Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Commonweal
Who is this training for?
Physicians, Registered Nurses, Health Educators and other health professionals
What is this training about?
A Story of Health begins with a family reunion that brings you into the lives of fictional people with some of the chronic illnesses that are a serious problem for the health of our nation – asthma, developmental disabilities, cancer, infertility, diabetes, and cognitive decline. Through their stories, you’ll learn the potential causes of these diseases and conditions, and explore prevention strategies.
They are stories about our health as individuals, families and communities. The stories highlight the many ways our health is affected by the environments where we live, eat, work, play, pray, volunteer, gather and socialize.
These stories also illustrate how we can prevent disease and promote health.
This interactive eBook includes colorful illustrations and graphics, videos from health and policy experts, links to numerous resources, and more, to help readers navigate the complex world of health.
Who developed this continuing education training?
A Story of Health is a collaboration among the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA), the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN), and the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU).
Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 2.25 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer .2 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 2.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 2.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
In order to receive continuing education (CE) for SS4306 – A Story of Health, Developmental Disabilities Amelia’s Story please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before April 1, 2024.
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 80% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
To receive free continuing education, please visit A Story of Health Learning/Developmental Disabilities CE registration page
To access A Story of Health: Learning/Developmental Disabilities, please visit https://wspehsu.ucsf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sohealth_amelia_0803b.pdf pdf icon[PDF – 7.6 MB]external icon
Fees: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
Training Module Information
Prerequisites:
A basic knowledge of medicine or related basics of human health promotion at a professional level is desired.
Materials:
None
Format:
This activity is Self-Study/Web on Demand.
Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months.
CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.
Contact Information
Office of Capacity Development and Applied Prevention Science
(770) 488-0715
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