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This is the directory for the course, Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers.
Registration in CDC TRAIN is highly encouraged but not required. Create a free CDC TRAIN account if you don’t have one, then register for each unit using the links below. If you’ve already registered for a unit, you can resume the training at any time using the links below.
CDC employees can register for the course in the HHS Learning Portal (course 00265831).
Unit 1
Unit 2
- Module 4: Situational (physical and environmental) demands contributing to public health worker burnout
- Module 5: Personal (psychological and social) demands contributing to public health worker burnout
- Module 6: Physical and environmental resources protecting public health workers from burnout
- Module 7: Personal (psychological and social) resources protecting public health workers from burnout
Unit 3
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
1: Define the term “burnout”.
2: Explain why public health workers are at risk of experiencing burnout.
3: Explain the potential consequences of burnout for workers and their organizations.
4: Identify examples of prevalent and influential demands that may lead to burnout for public health workers.
5: Describe how each level of the IGLOO (individual, group, leader, organization, overarching context) framework is connected to the experience of burnout among public health workers.
6: Describe examples of intervention strategies to address demands-resources imbalances that could be applied at each level of the IGLOO model.
| FACULTY/CREDENTIALS: | Christopher J. L. Cunningham, PhD, Guerry Professor and UC Foundation Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kristen Jennings Black, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
CE ORIGINATION DATE: March 26, 2023
CE RENEWAL DATE: March 26, 2025
CE EXPIRATION DATE: April 26, 2027
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/learning/publichealthburnoutprevention/module-1/default.html
Intended Audience: Public health professionals (all varieties, especially supervisors and managers)
PREREQUISITES: N/A
FORMAT: This activity is Web on Demand.
CONTACT INFORMATION: NIOSH Office of Communications and Research to Practice, (404) 498-2581
CDC’s CE Accreditation Team has a policy for grievances that is available upon request.
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 1.0 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.
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.
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.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, or sex. To learn more visit: https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for SCWD4656R – Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers: Unit 1, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using SCWD4656R. Follow the steps below by March 26, 2027.
- Register for and complete the course.
- Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
- Complete the evaluation.
- Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This enduring activity is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of public health leaders’ burnout prevention and mitigation practices and strategies.
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:
1: Define the term “burnout”.
2: Explain why public health workers are at risk of experiencing burnout.
3: Explain the potential consequences of burnout for workers and their organizations.
4: Identify examples of prevalent and influential demands that may lead to burnout for public health workers.
5: Describe how each level of the IGLOO (individual, group, leader, organization, overarching context) framework is connected to the experience of burnout among public health workers.
6: Describe examples of intervention strategies to address demands-resources imbalances that could be applied at each level of the IGLOO model.
| FACULTY/CREDENTIALS: | Christopher J. L. Cunningham, PhD, Guerry Professor and UC Foundation Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kristen Jennings Black, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
Target Audience
Public health professionals (all varieties, especially supervisors and managers)
Additional Information
CE ORIGINATION DATE: July 28, 2023
CE EXPIRATION DATE: July 28, 2025
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet Connection; Browser
MATERIALS: None
PREREQUISITES: N/A
FORMAT: This activity is Web on Demand.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office for Total Worker Health ®, (404) 498-2581
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.
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.
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.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers: Unit 2 – WD4656-072823 please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using course number 1118587 Follow the steps below by July 28, 2025.
- Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.
- Complete the course.
- Select the Mark Completed button on the course page in TRAIN.
- Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
- Complete the evaluation.
You can access your certificates and transcript by visiting Your Learning in TRAIN.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers: Unit 3
WD4656
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This enduring activity is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of public health leaders’ burnout prevention and mitigation practices and strategies.
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:
1: Define the term “burnout”.
2: Explain why public health workers are at risk of experiencing burnout.
3: Explain the potential consequences of burnout for workers and their organizations.
4: Identify examples of prevalent and influential demands that may lead to burnout for public health workers.
5: Describe how each level of the IGLOO (individual, group, leader, organization, overarching context) framework is connected to the experience of burnout among public health workers.
6: Describe examples of intervention strategies to address demands-resources imbalances that could be applied at each level of the IGLOO model.
| FACULTY/CREDENTIALS: | Christopher J. L. Cunningham, PhD, Guerry Professor and UC Foundation Professor of Psychology, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kristen Jennings Black, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
CE ORIGINATION DATE: October 20, 2023
CE EXPIRATION DATE: October 20, 2025
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/learning/publichealthburnoutprevention/
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet Connection; Browser
MATERIALS: None
TARGET AUDIENCE: Public health professionals (all varieties, especially supervisors and managers)
PREREQUISITES: N/A
FORMAT: This activity is Web on Demand.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office for Total Worker Health ®, (404) 498-2581
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 1.0 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 preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 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.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers: Unit 3 (Web on Demand) – WD4656-102023, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using 1118592. Follow the steps below by October 20, 2025
- Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.
- Complete the course.
- Select the Mark Completed button on the course page in TRAIN.
- Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
- Complete the evaluation.
You can access your certificates and transcript by visiting Your Learning in TRAIN.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.