Types of CE for Health Professionals

CDC is accredited by seven organizations to provide CE for U.S. health professionals and the global public health community. Access to credits, continuing education units (CEUs), and contact hours for all educational activities is provided at no cost.

CDC is accredited to award CE to:

Physicians

CDC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians.

All Health Professionals

CDC has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)

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Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES)

CDC is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.

Nurses

CDC is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

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.

California and Iowa Licensed Registered Nurses (RNs)

Registered nurses in California and Iowa can receive continuing education contact hours.

• California: The California Board of Nursing will accept CDC’s ANCC contact hours for self-study courses. However, it will not accept ANCC contact hours for courses offered within the state of California. When applying for re-licensure using ANCC contact hours, write in “ANCC self-study.” You do not need a provider number.
• Iowa: Courses that are presented through live distance-learning technologies, such as teleconferences or satellite programs, must be covered by an approved Iowa provider if they are attended at a site within Iowa (no exceptions). Online self-study courses are acceptable if they are covered by an approved Iowa provider; granted special approval; approved by the ANA (or ANCC), the NLN, the NFLPN, or NAPNES; or approved by a board of nursing in another mandatory continuing education state. Reference: IAC 655, Chapter 5 – 5.2(2) f (i).

Pharmacists

CDC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE).

Veterinarians

CDC is accredited by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, Registry of Approved Continuing Education to provide AAVSB/RACE contact hours.

For CDC-accredited CE activities, go to CDC Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO).