Key points
- CDC is accredited by five organizations to provide 10 types of continuing education (CE).
- Access to credits, units, and contact hours for educational activities is provided to learners at no cost.
- CE formats can include live activities like courses, conferences, and webcasts, and enduring materials like podcasts and journal articles.
Types of CE
CDC accredits educational activities with up to 10 types of CE:
- All Health Professionals — Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
- Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®)
- Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®)
- Nurses — Certified Nurse Education (CNE)
- Pharmacists— Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
- Physicians — Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Physician Assistants — American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
- Public Health Professionals - Certified Public Health (CPH)
- Social Workers — Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
- Veterinarians — American Association of Veterinary State Boards/ Registry of Approved Continuing Education (AAVSB/RACE)
Accrediting Bodies
CDC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Registered nurses should request continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours. Most U.S. State Boards of Nursing accept ANCC contact hours. California and Iowa licensed registered nurses have special considerations.
CDC is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET Continuing Education Unit (CEU).
CDC is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
CDC is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, Registry of Approved Continuing Education to provide AAVSB/RACE contact hours.
CE Formats Accredited
CDC is accredited to provide CE through live educational activities and enduring materials.
Live Activities
Live activities are educational activities presented in a live format with time-limited availability.
- Conferences
- Webcasts (a broadcast of an event on the internet)
- Workshops
- Recurring programs (educational activities that are repeated throughout a 2-year period with the same content each time)
- Series events (scheduled trainings offered over a 2-year period with content that changes each time; the overall objectives and length of the training remain the same, but the content, post-test, and speakers change for each occurrence)
Enduring Materials
These are education activities presented in a format that can be retrieved on demand.
- E-learning
- Journal articles
- Podcasts
- Printed materials
- Recorded webinars
- Apps
- Manuscript review