Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), 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 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: Event ID: .If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course.
- Competencies: Public Health Sciences Skills
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:None
- Pre-requisites: None
About this Webinar
The webinar will consist of a broad overview of cancer prevention in Maine. This will include information on the cancer programs at Maine CDC, the 5 cancer buckets (arsenic, radon, obesity, alcohol, and tobacco) that the Maine Public Health Association are working on, and a look at some Maine cancer data.
What you'll learn
- Describe the four cancer programs within Maine CDC
- Explain the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary cancer prevention
- Discuss the associated cancer risk data
- Identify prevention activities in Maine
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Subject Matter Expert
Becky (Rebecca) Pearce, MA
Becky is the Health Program Manager for the Maine CDC Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. She came to Maine CDC from the world of academia after teaching communication classes at various colleges in the U.S. for 20 years. Becky began working for the tobacco program at Maine CDC in May of 2008. She was hired to oversee the media contract for the program as well as to work with two rural public health districts on physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco. In 2012 she began working with the cancer program and moved into the Program Manager position in 2022. Since then, she has worked on cancer prevention, promoting the US Preventive Services Task Force cancer screening recommendations, HPV vaccinations, radon testing, lung cancer screening, and has been involved with the updating of multiple cancer plans. Becky holds a BA and a MA in communication from the University of North Dakota.
Enrollment and Contact Hours
Select the Enroll button below to register for the course. If you have any trouble accessing the course, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and
0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH
Registration
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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.