Webinar Description:
The overall goal of health education is to inform people about behaviors that promote wellness using a variety of health communication tools. When creating and developing a PowerPoint presentation that is inclusive and accessible for an audience of varied abilities, we can maximize participation for everyone. This session will provide step-by-step instructions and best practices for making PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with varied abilities. When considering universal design and reasonable accommodations, every individual will have an equal opportunity to fully engage with, use, and learn from the content being provided.
Objectives:
- Understand the importance of disability awareness and define the concept of Ableism
- Understand the importance of accessibility in community presentations
- Create and utilize an accessible PowerPoint presentation
Speaker:
Chynae Vicks, MSPH
Community Health Equity & Outreach Educator
Chynáe Vicks serves as the Community Health Equity and Outreach Educator at the Howard County Health Department in Columbia, MD where she engages in strategic communications and program development and evaluation for priority populations with a health equity lens. Chynáe previously worked in health settings at both the local and state levels where she spearheaded community injury prevention and health disparity program initiatives. She also worked as a Health Teacher for neighboring school systems.
Register for this webinar:
Zoom webinar
When: Abril 20, 2022 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uvBc2zKLScuCllbHC9XIwQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar, with an option to add it to your calendar.
Earn Continuing Education Hours
CHES/MCHES: Sponsored by (Institute for Healthcare Advancement), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc, this webinar is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. Provider ID#: 101864
CPH: This activity is approved for 1 credit accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.
CA Nursing: Institute for Healthcare Advancement is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 11933, for 1.0 contact hour.
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Please note that Continuing Education is available for live - not recorded sessions.