Center for Public Health Practice
Colorado School of Public Health

Facilitation

These curated trainings have been developed by external partners. They are available at any time and can be accessed by clicking the "Go to training" links.

Trainings

Title	Description	Format	Go To
Community Facilitator 101 Training	Topic Areas: Community group, Group facilitation Target Audience: Public health Approximate length: 45 minutes Offered by: Bureau of Community Health Systems, Local Public Health Program Requirements: Launch through TRAIN (Create account) Cost: Free	Self-paced	Go to training
Facilitating Focus Groups	Topic Areas: Focus groups Target Audience: Individuals with a background in designing or implementing quantitative research & who would like to expand their work to include conducting focus groups. Ideal for those with a MPH or another social/behavioral or health science discipline or who have equivalent experience in the design or conduct of quantitative research Approximate length: 30 minutes Offered by: New York City-Long Island-Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center Requirements: Launch through TRAIN (Create account) Cost: Free	Self-paced, video-based	Go to training
Making Meetings Work: Facilitation Skills for Public Health Professional	Topic Areas: Communication, Leadership & Management, Tools and Resources Target Audience: Local and state public health practitioners, Public Health Nurses, Local and state emergency management staff, Anyone who facilitates meetings Approximate length: 1 hour Offered by: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Requirements: Create account Cost: Free	Recorded Webinar	Go to training
Facilitator Training	Topic Areas: Target Audience: Administration, public health administrators and leadership, and the general public health workforce Approximate length: 32 minutes Offered by: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Requirements: Create account; Enroll Cost: Free	Course Video	Go to training
Facilitation Management	Topic Areas: Facilitation skills Target Audience: Approximate length: 1 hour, 30 minutes Offered by: Alabama Public Health Training Center Requirements: Registration required Cost: Free	PowerPoint videos & slides	Go to training
Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills	Topic Areas: Facilitation principles Target Audience: IPLAN coordinators, administrators, Health educators, Coalition/Committee leaders, Preventionists & Health promoters are encouraged to participate Approximate length: 78 slides Offered by: Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Public Health Institute Requirements: None Cost: Free	Presentation Slides	Go to training
Participatory Facilitation Techniques Workshop Curriculum	Topic Areas: Facilitation techniques Target Audience: Knowledge management practitioners, Other development practitioners and anyone interested in building skills in facilitation Approximate length: 3 hours 30 minutes Offered by: US AID (United States Agency International Development) supporting the curriculum developed by TOPS (Technical and Operational Performance Support), Food Security & Nutritional Network Requirements: None Cost: Free	Workshop Curriculum	Go to training
The Practice Facilitation Handbook: Training Modules for New Facilitators and Their Trainers	Topic Areas: Practice facilitation Target Audience: Practice facilitators; Designed to be used by a trainer as a resource when preparing new facilitators to work with primary care practices. New facilitators may use it directly as a resource for self-study Approximate length: 158 pages Offered by: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Requirements: None Cost: Free	Handbook (PDF)	Go to resource
Group facilitation and problem solving. Section 2. Developing Facilitation Skills	Topic Areas: Facilitation Target Audience: Approximate length: Online; 11 slides Offered by: Community Tool box Requirements: None Cost: Free	Online; PowerPoint (Summary)	Go to resource
Toolkit: Effective Adult Learning: A Toolkit for Teaching Adults	Topic Areas: Communication, Tools & Resources Target Audience: Public health lawyers; Any professional who leads trainings for adults Approximate length: 2 hours Offered by: Northwest Center for Public Health in partnership with the Network for Public Health Law Requirements: Create account Cost: Free	Toolkit/Guide	Go to resource

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