How can CDCynergy training benefit public health educators?
CDCynergy helps health educators decide how to systematically conceptualize, plan, implement, and evaluate educational interventions in a public health context. This CD ROM provides a full, step-by-step tutorial for developing a health communication plan. The most remarkable aspect of CDCynergy is the amount and type of resources that come with the CD itself. Every phase of the planning process is packed with many links, tools, resources, media examples, references and online tools. Instead of just telling the health educator what to do, it also provides a description of how to achieve the activities in each phase of program planning, and provides specific examples with each step. To begin this process, health educators can apply for a one-day training, which requires them to install the CD on their own computer and do a self-assessment. During the subsequent training, class participants have the opportunity to explore the CD program in a structured environment and become familiar with