The webinar series Preparing for Core Funding will identify and address questions of states interested in applying for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) funding (2016) to support core activities of state health department injury prevention programs.

The goals of the series include:

* Provide a venue for peer-to-peer information sharing;

* Provide information on the elements needed to be a successful state injury prevention program;

* Provide information and tools that can help build any needed capacity in advance of the funding announcement’s release; and

* Respond to evolving needs of the injury prevention community as new information comes to light about the funding announcement.

The five webinars in the series are: * Webinar 1: Overview of the Core Program: Getting Familiar with the Basics * Webinar 2: Building Capacity Before you Have Funding * Webinar 3: Epidemiology and Surveillance Capacity * Webinar 4: State Plans and Injury Community Planning Groups * Webinar 5: Evaluation for Impact

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH).