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Public Health Learning (October 2018)

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

September 26, 2018

Public Health Learning October 2018 Achieving Healthier Populations & Communities It says "three (3) times a day." What time does that mean I take it? Health literacy affects adults and children in a variety of ways. Between 2002 and 2012, every...

Med Learning Group Joins the TRAIN Learning Network

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

September 4, 2018

The Med Learning Group (MLG) recently launched their new Course Provider Premium TRAIN Learning Network portal – Med Learning TRAIN – in July 2018. MLG is the 30th affiliate (states, national organizations, or academic institutions who operate a customized TRAIN portal) to join the TRAIN Learning Network....

Public Health Learning (September 2018)

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

August 29, 2018

Public Health Learning September 2018 Achieving Healthier Populations & Communities Get Ready for National Preparedness Month $306 billion! I t remains difficult to forget last year’s record-breaking cost of disasters in the United States, 1 and there...

STD Rates Climb to Record Highs

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development

August 29, 2018

For the fourth consecutive year, sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates have increased. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National STD Prevention Conference on August 28, 2018, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2018)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Russell Rubin

August 21, 2018

Improve the quality and performance of your organization and the health of your community with news from the Public Health Foundation (PHF). News, resources, tools, and information on performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development to improve the quality and performance of...

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary - July 2018

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

July 31, 2018

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary
July 2018

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) held its first meeting of 2018 on July 16th. Eighty Council on Linkages members and friends participated in this...

Public Health Learning (August 2018)

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

July 31, 2018

Public Health Learning August 2018 Achieving Healthier Populations & Communities The Opioid Epidemic is Becoming A Long-Term Crisis The increased understanding that substance abuse is both a chronic disease and a public health issue that impacts community...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (July 2018)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Russell Rubin

July 26, 2018

Changing Perspectives on Antibiotic Use

Posted in: Workforce Development

July 25, 2018

Each year in the United States, at least two million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die as a result.1 Antibiotics can save lives, but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic...

Public Health Learning (July 2018)

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

June 27, 2018

Public Health Learning July 2018 Achieving Healthier Populations & Communities Viral Hepatitis and Opioids “Interconnected, Intertwined, and Colliding” is the phrase Dr. Wolitski, director of the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S....