PHE 424 – Accelerated Lactation Education 1
Biography
Remote asynchronous course where students view recorded lectures and complete assignments via Canvas. While some live collaborative learning activities will be offered weekly, they will not be required. Designed for students who want to improve their lactation skills or become International Board Certified Lactation Consultants. This accelerated course is the first in a series of two courses and covers the first 60 hrs of the 100 hrs of lactation education offered by the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Exam requires 95 hours of lactation education.
Prerequisite
Instructor permission and completion with passing grade of college level: Biology, A&P series, Anthropology or Sociology, Infant Development, Nutrition, Communication Skills
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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More than 150 faculty members work within the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. They have a wide range of expertise, from monitoring and assessing health risks and opportunities in populations, to helping build health-supporting social environments through policy, advocacy, and programs. They are educators, advisors, researchers, practitioners and community leaders. They come from backgrounds in quantitative, behavioral, environmental and social sciences, policy and government, exercise and health sciences and anthropology, among many other areas. They all work in collaboration with each other and with community partners, and are especially focused on the training and education of future leaders and practitioners in the public health fields.
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