CDC's Primary Care and Public Health Initiative

Educational Materials

Educational Modules

These educational modules were developed by CDC for use by medical residency educators and other primary care educators. The modules include customizable slide sets that can be adapted for use in training medical residents and other health care providers.
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Prevention, Treatment, and Control of High Cholesterol
Interventions to improve cholesterol control among patients
Adolescent Vaccines
Vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases in adolescence
Hypertension and Sodium Reduction
Prevention, control, and treatment of hypertension
Smoking Cessation
CDC national campaign to motivate smokers to quit
Million Hearts™
National initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years

Online Trainings

These eLearnings have been identified as high-quality trainings for primary care providers, and many offer CME, CEU, or training certificates upon completion.
Improving Cause of Death Reporting
The video describes how cause of death information is used, how to fill out death certificates, when to refer a case to the coroner or medical examiner, and where to look for additional resources.