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The online Pediatrics in Practice Health Promotion Course is designed to enhance your knowledge and practice of Bright Futures health promotion concepts.

This course is comprised of 8 modules for learners interested in expanding their understanding of health promotion in the office and community setting. Health Promotion, Time Management, Education, Advocacy, and Cultural Compeetency are currently available as fully interactive, accredited modules. The Health, Partnership and Communication modules will be launched soon.

A brief description of the modules follow:





	Accreditation: The Pediatrics in Practice Health Promotion Modules are accredited for CME by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. They are also accredited for nursing contact hours by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's Nursing Continuing Education Council.

Health Promotion Modules

	Health: Appreciate a definition of health that goes beyond the absence of disease or infirmity.
	Partnership: Develop meaningful relationships and recognize the critical role and contribution of each partner (child, family, health professional, and community) in promoting health and preventing illness.
	Communication: Foster family-centered communication to enhance the family/provider partnership.
	Health Promotion: Encourage openness, raise awareness, and develop skills to promote recognition of issues important to patients and families.
	Time Management: Apply time management skills to effectively incorporate health promotion into clinical practice.
	Education: Recognize teachable moments during health visits for children and their families.
	Advocacy: Build health professional involvement in children’s health advocacy at the individual, local, or national level.
	Cultural Competency: Foster family-centered culturally responsive care using effective communication and partnership building in the office and community setting.

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