Financial Management and Budgeting for Non-Financial Public Health Professionals
Are you looking to increase your financial literacy as a public health leader?
*This course is available only to pre-selected participants from the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Course Information
- Audience:Public health professionals who have limited knowledge and experience with financial management and budgeting and wish to develop beginning financial acumen about key financial management and budgeting principles and their applicability to practice settings.
- Format:Blended live training
- Date: May 30, 2019
8:30 AM-3:30 PM - Price: Free
- Length:1 day, 6 hour training
*An online “office hours” will be offered Friday, June 14, 10:00-11:30 am for follow up questions. - Competencies:Management and Finance Skills
- Learning Level: Develop awareness of financial management and budgeting principles.Awareness
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours:Certificate of completion
- Pre-requisites: Selection by BPHC
About this course
Traditionally in health and social service organizations, financial management and budgeting responsibilities have been the purview of the chief financial officer, accountants, and budget analysts. However, today, front-line managers are being called upon to integrate fiscal planning and management into their clinical and operational responsibilities.
As a public health leader, are you adept in financial management and budgeting principles, concepts and tools? Or, are you looking to further your knowledge and skills in this area.
This program is intended for public health leaders who have limited knowledge, skills and experience with financial management and budgeting or those wish to review and/or refresh their knowledge of fiscal principles.
What you will learn
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of financial management in the efficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day and long-term public health service delivery in the community.
- Understand financial management and budgeting terminology often encountered in not-for-profit and governmental public health settings.
- Differentiate among types of budgets applicable in a public health setting.
- Examine the importance of and develop beginning knowledge about budgeting processes including budget preparation and variance analyses.
Subject Matter Expert
Dr. Rebecca Arsenault,
Arsenault Consulting
The program will be taught by Dr. Rebecca Arsenault of Arsenault Consulting, based in Raymond, Maine. Dr. Arsenault has 35+ years of experience in health care administration, including responsibility for leading hospitals, physician practices and community health agencies. Rebecca earned a master's degree in community health from Boston University and a doctorate in health services administration from Capella University. Currently, Dr. Arsenault serves as adjunct faculty in University of New England's graduate public health program and Southern New Hampshire University's health care administration graduate program.
Contact Hours
The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the module. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.
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