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PHF E-News: News for Public Health |
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Make Sure Your Voice is Heard: Share Your Feedback on the Core Competencies by February 28th
Haven’t yet had a chance to share your thoughts on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies)? As the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice begins revising the Core Competencies, your feedback will help ensure this set of foundational competencies continues to reflect the reality of working in public health and meets the needs of the public health workforce. A final open virtual town hall meeting on the Core Competencies will be held on February 23, 2021, and feedback is welcome through February 28, 2021.
Learn more about the feedback submitted so far and share your own today. |
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COVID-19 Vaccination Training
Many health professionals administering COVID-19 vaccinations have extensive experience with immunization practices, but for others, this may be their first clinical experience with vaccination. The Public Health Foundation (PHF), working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has compiled current vaccine storage, handling, administration, and communication trainings, along with trainings specific to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and made them easily accessible through the training plan already taken by more than 2,600 learners,
COVID-19 Vaccination Training Programs for Healthcare Professionals.
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Limiting Wasted COVID-19 Vaccine
Preparing for the unexpected is essential to limit wasted COVID-19 vaccine. PHF developed a quality improvement tool, the Process Decision Program Chart for COVID-19 Vaccine Waste, to help you identify factors that may lead to wasted vaccine and prepare to mitigate those situations.
Access and contribute to further development of this tool now. |
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FAQs and Additional Resources on the Pfizer Vaccine: Shipping, Handling, Preparation, and Administration
As the number of available COVID-19 vaccinations is increasing across the country, hospital staff, program managers, health professionals, and other vaccinators need information on shipping, handling, preparation, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. PHF has updated an overview of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine logistics and added additional resources for dry ice safety and handling, training on vaccine preparation and administration, and clinical guidelines and recommendations.
Read the short summary of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine logistics on the PHF Pulse blog.
Thank you to Corri Levine for allowing us to use her photo. Send us your immunization photos at
immunization@phf.org! |
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Building on the Shared Experience of COVID-19 to Improve Communications
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Crosswalk of the Core Competencies and Strategic Skills Now Available
Looking to better connect the dots between the Strategic Skills for the Governmental Public Health Workforce (Strategic Skills) and the Core Competencies? A crosswalk is now available that maps the Core Competencies and the Competencies for Population Health Professionals to the Strategic Skills to show the competencies needed to perform specific Strategic Skills.
Access the crosswalk today. |
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PHF Board Member Dr. Don Warne Named to Explorers Club
Congratulations to Don Warne, MD, MPH, Director of the Indians into Medicine and Master of Public Health Programs at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences and PHF Board Member, for his selection to the Explorers Club. The Explorers Club is an international professional society advancing science and exploration to “preserve the instinct to explore.” Dr. Warne joins honorees such as Neil Armstrong and Jane Goodall.
Read more about how Dr. Warne is working to change the world. |
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CDC Launches New Public Health Training Website
Now it is easier than ever to find or develop training with CDC’s Public Health Training website. The site offers curated public health learning opportunities, including those with continuing education, and tools and resources to help you develop quality training. Content is updated monthly.
Explore the site today. |
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CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Events |
Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (open to all)
February 23, 2021 from 1-2pm EST
Virtual Town Hall Meeting for Students: Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (open to current and prospective students of public health and other disciplines that contribute to population health)
February 24, 2021 from 1-2pm EST
Enhance Your Public Health Searching Skills (Webinar)
March 10, 2021 from 2-2:45pm EST
Accelerating Health Equity (Virtual Conference)
March 16-18, 2021
2021 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting (Virtual)
March 23-25, 2021
2021 Public Health Improvement Training (Virtual)
June 7-9, 2021 |
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