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Monkeypox, COVID-19, Tickborne Diseases, Grants Management, and Veteran Health Trainings

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

August 10, 2022

Wrap up your summer with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE. CDC urges healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox. Learn about updates on monkeypox diagnosis, testing, tecovirimat (TPOXX) treatment, and vaccines...

Resources and Training for Health Professionals on Monkeypox

by Vanessa Lamers

August 8, 2022

Vanessa Lamers, MESc, MPH, Director, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health FoundationKeira Wickliffe Berger RN, MSN, MPH, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist/Humanitarian Emergencies Specialist The US has now declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, following the World Health...

Vaccine Equity is Health Equity: Resources to Support Equitable Vaccination

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

July 13, 2022

Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationNolan Gill, Health Communications Associate, Public Health FoundationNatalia Babenko, Public Health Foundation Intern and MPH Candidate at the University of South FloridaThe COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the disparities and inequities...

CDC Announces Landmark Investment in Public Health Capacity: PHF is Ready to Help

by Michael Barry

June 23, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making available nearly $4 billion to help health departments address critical public health infrastructure needs. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems,...

Catching Up on Vaccination During National Infant Immunization Week

Posted in: Community Developmentby Joanna Levine

April 14, 2022

Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationVanessa Lamers, Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health Foundation

COVID-19 Vaccination, TB, CLIA Regulations, and Blood Clots

Posted in: Workforce Developmentby Samantha Draper

March 15, 2022

Spring into training this March with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE. Learn COVID-19 vaccination guidance for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and review data on extended intervals between mRNA vaccine doses in Updated Guidance for Clinicians on...

Improving Patient Confidence in Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Developmentby Joanna Levine

March 14, 2022

Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationNolan Gill, Health Communications Associate, Public Health FoundationThis information was updated on May 20, 2022As part of the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) ongoing effort to support healthcare providers and vaccination...

Building Ventilation, Human Trafficking, Strategic Messaging, and Safe Dental Care

Posted in: Workforce Developmentby Samantha Draper

February 18, 2022

Don’t miss these quality trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection in February. Improvements to building ventilation can help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Learn about ventilation in healthcare settings with these resources from CDC’s Project Firstline and partners:Short videos and podcast...

COVID-19, School Health, Succession Planning, and Veteran Health

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Samantha Draper

January 10, 2022

Kick off the new year with these featured trainings on CDC Learning Connection.In December 2021, CDC updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines with a preference for people to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) over Johnson & Johnson. Learn about the data supporting...

COVID-19 and Antibiotic Prescribing, Lupus, Toxicological Outbreaks, & Disability Inclusion

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

December 21, 2021

Wrap up 2021 with CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings and earn free CE.Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted antibiotic prescribing and ways to optimize antibiotic use with What Clinicians, Pharmacists, and Public Health Partners Need to Know. Early diagnosis, treatment, and...