From Credential to Career: Leveraging CHES® and MCHES® for Professional Growth
October 22 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join NCHEC during National Health Education Week for an engaging panel discussion featuring accomplished credential-holders who have successfully leveraged their certification to expand career opportunities, strengthen professional visibility, and demonstrate their value across diverse work settings. Drawing on their careers, panelists will offer actionable advice on showing credentialing’s worth, finding new opportunities, and boosting professional return. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas and next steps to help them better leverage their CHES® or MCHES® credential in their current and future careers.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how CHES® and MCHES® credentials can support career advancement and professional growth
- Identify strategies for communicating the value of credentialing to employers, colleagues, and partners. [Area of Responsibility 9.6.1 and 9.6.5]
- Recognize opportunities to strengthen professional visibility, leadership, and ongoing professional development through credential maintenance and engagement. [Area of Responsibility 9.4.2 and 9.4.3]
This 1.25-hour panel webinar is in partnership with NCHEC and VitAL, and will provide 1.25 Category I CECH for CHES® and MCHES® credential-holder.
Presenting:
Sandra McMasters (MCHES) – Sentara Health – Medicaid advocacy, health literacy, and now community benefit work in Virginia and northeast North Carolina
Brittaney Jenkins (CHES) – consultant/self-employed/business – Jenkins Public Health Consulting®, where she focuses on designing and implementing programs, building strategic partnerships, and building trust with communities
Efe Oghoghome (CHES) – Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Health Communications – Efe plays a central role in shaping the voice and vision of youthink Incubator Hub , an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
