Module 8 – How to Write Clear Environmental Health Information

Training overview

Training objectives

After completing Module 8, you will be able to:

1. Effectively explain the importance of writing in clear language.
2. Prepare to write appropriate environmental health messages in their documents.
3. Apply 12 clear writing techniques to make their writing clear and effective.
4. Use available resources on clear writing to build upon their skills as public health writers.

Target audience

Public health professionals involved or interested in the PHA process, including:

• Environmental Health Specialists, Toxicologists, and Epidemiologists
• Community Involvement Specialists, Health Communicators, and Health Educators
• Medical Officers and Registered Nurses
• Program Managers

Continuing education units

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)

To receive CE for Public Health Assessment Training Module 8: How to Write Clear Environmental Health Information, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WB4467R. Follow the steps below by 05/15/2025.

1. Register for and complete the course.
2. Pass the post-assessment at 70%.
3. Complete the evaluation.
4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to complete Module 8.

Faculty/Credentials

• Traci Augustosky PhD (ABD) MAIS MS, Lead Tech Writer-Editor, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Sandra M. López-Carreras BS MS, Health Scientist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Liz Bertelsen MPH, Senior Scientist, Eastern Research Group, Inc.
• Danielle Langmann BS MS, Environmental Health Scientist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Karen Scruton BS MS, Environmental Health Scientist, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Content Experts

This course was developed by ATSDR, Office of Capacity Development and Applied Prevention Science, in collaboration with:

ATSDR's Office of Community Health and Hazard Assessment

Eastern Research Group, Inc.

National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Office of Communications

CDC Create-IT Services

Accreditation Statements

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEU's for this program.

Disclosure

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Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.