Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP)
VCEHP includes courses addressing Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Environmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors. This training—Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals—emphasizes the use of integrated pest management to address public health pests and vectors that spread pathogens, including Zika virus and others.
Get Started Today
- Visit the Website and Create a New Account: http://lms.southcentralpartnership.org/vcehp.php (you can also register through TRAIN)
- Enroll in VCEHP Courses
What Are the Benefits of This Training?
- It’s free and flexible: Take the courses you want, when you want in this online learning program.
- It’s credible: Learn the latest science and evidence from vector control experts to improve your awareness and understanding of vector control and pest management.
- It’s practical: Access concrete principles, practices, and resources to address vector control issues affecting your community.
What Topics Are Addressed?
The training includes 11 courses. Take all of them or pick and choose (the first three are required, then take courses in any order):
- Vector-Borne Diseases of Public Health Importance
- Integrated Pest Management Basics
- Performance Assessment and Improvement of Vector Control Services
- Tick Biology and Control
- Mosquito Biology and Control
- Toxicology of Pesticides
- Rodent Management
- Pests and Vectors in Food and Housing Environments
- Special Pest Management Considerations for Schools
- Risk Communication Basics
- Bed Bug Biology and Control
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