Sanitarian Training Resources

Upcoming Training Events

• FCS Webinars click to join or call  1 866 899 4679 and use access code 443-429-349

Registration Links

• Summer Institute July 19-20 Information and Registration
• FDA training registration information
• AFDO Grants (for training) will open up in Sept. 2021
• NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program  will open up in Sept. 2021

Professional Opportunities

• Montana Public Health Training Center - Public Health Certificate Program, UM
  • funding available--Fall 2022 for 2023-2024 cohort (every other year)
  • interested parties contact Alexis Tobin (Alexis. Tobin@mt.gov) 

ELearning Opportunities

• NACCHO Food Safety Webinars--Acidified Foods, Charcuterie, Foodborne Illnesses, others
• AFDO Retail Food Webinars  
• Decoding the Food Code by the FDA
• 3 C's of Listeria -- Characteristics, Contamination and Control by New York Food Safety Center of Excellence
• Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) Awareness by CDC and FEMA
• Vector Control for Environmental Health Professional(by CDC) - NEHA (CEU's available)
• EATS -- Environmental Assessment Training Series by CDC  (CEUs available)
• Foodborne Outbreak Investigation and Response by Food Safety Center of Excellence (CEUs available)
• Tulane University -- sign up for the Environmental Public Health Online Courses bundle -- free (preparation for national REHS test)      
• Food Pathogens and the Processing of Low Water Activity Foods by the Florida Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence      
• Preventing Legionnaire's Disease: A Training on Legionella Water Management Systems by CDC

Webinars

• Licensing Basics 101, Gail Macklin
• Licensing Basics 102, Gail Macklin
• GI Illnesses Reporting in Montana, Justan Baker
• Lead in Schools Update, Greg Montgomery, DEQ
• Public Water Systems, Greg Butts, DEQ
• Siting Safe Places for Daycares, Scarlett Fuller
• CFPM Overview, Nina Heinzinger and Mary Valenzuela
• UV Disinfection Lighting. Bernie Erikson
• Total Worker Health, Dr. David Gilkey
• 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Montana, Dr. Holzman and Todd Harwell
• Additives, Jeff Havens
• Summer Institute 2020 July 30 Schools--Radon,  Chemical Safety Brian Hanson, Michael Dorshorst
• Summer Institute 2020 July 28 Schools--Air Quality, Food Safety, School Inspections Rengie Chan, Camille Biazzo and Kim Lloyd, Michael Dorshorst
• Summer Institute 2020 July 21 Schools--Overview, Lead in Drinking Water, Playground Safety BJ Biskupiak, Greg Montgomery, Heather Olsen
• Farm to School Food Safety Aubree Roth, Nina Heinzinger

Training Centers (offering webinars, workshops, online) 

• Montana Public Health Training Center -- offers online and in person training to MT public health professionals
• Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center -- offers a variety of courses related to public health
• Northwest Center for Public Health Practice -- offers free online training and other training opportunities including certificate programs
• FDA Office of Training Education and Development (OTED) -- online and in person courses related to retail foods
• CDC Environmental Health Services e-Learning--free courses offered by CDC on environmental health topics including food borne outbreaks, pools, water, emergencies, vector control
• National Environmental Health Association E-Learning Courses -- a variety of online courses offered by NEHA
• AFDO Professional Development Series -- AFDO offers webinars, podcasts, and other training
• Public Health Learning Network -- online public health learning opportunities
• CDC TRAIN -- offers a variety of online training

Study Materials for RS Exam

• Air Pollution
• Communicable Diseases
• Disease Transmission by Contaminated Water
• Environmental Emergencies - Emergency Preparedness
• Foodborne Diseases
• Hazardous Wastes
• Noise Control
• Non-Communicable Diseases and Conditions Associated with Environment
• Radiation Protection
• Residential and Institutional Environment
• Solid Waste Management
• Swimming Pools and Spas
• Water Supply
• Water Treatment