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Ensuring Equal Access: The Importance of Web Accessibility in Public Health

Posted in: PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 27, 2023

In today's digital age, web accessibility has emerged as a critical aspect of creating an inclusive online environment for all users. World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are excited to offer the free online course, Introduction...

Mpox Case Investigation in Baltimore City

Posted in: Workforce Development

September 5, 2023

Nakilia Thompson is a Health Communications Associate at the Public Health Foundation (PHF). As a Public Health Associates Program (PHAP) Associate at the Baltimore City Health Department in Baltimore, MD, she counseled and monitored people with mpox in Baltimore City as a Case Investigator...

Sepsis Alliance Institute: Utilizing TRAIN to Help Healthcare Professionals Better Recognize, Treat, and Understand the #3 Killer of U.S. Adults

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 6, 2023

Authored by Sepsis AllianceSepsis, the body’s toxic and overwhelming response to infection, affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. and takes the lives of an estimated 350,000 U.S. adults each year. Yet, only 66% of U.S. adults know the term “sepsis” and less than 19% can identify the top four symptoms...

Post-COVID Conditions, Community Engagement, Blood Clot Prevention, & Chagas Disease Courses

Posted in: Workforce Development

March 20, 2023

Spring forward with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE! Some children and adolescents develop post-COVID conditions (PCC) after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Learn how to assess and treat PCC in youth with Evaluating and Supporting Children and Adolescents Presenting with PCC.Strategic...

Enhancing TRAIN to Serve You Better

Posted in: TRAINby Jennifer Harmon

March 17, 2023

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has implemented several enhancements to the TRAIN Learning Network (TRAIN) to better serve learners and course providers. As your trusted source for accessing training and other learning opportunities, PHF iscommitted to continuing to add enhancements to meet...

COVID-19 Testing & Treatment, SUDs, Anti-Racism, & Care for People with Disabilities

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 17, 2023

Don’t miss these timely trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection this month! On January 26, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration updated the Emergency Use Authorization for tixagevimab plus cilgavimab (EVUSHELDTM) to limit its use. Learn the latest guidance with Updates to COVID-19 Testing...

Public Health Training Academy of Connecticut: Building a Sustainable and Accessible Professional Development Resource in Public Health

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

February 13, 2023

Kathi Traugh, MPH, Project Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthSusan Nappi, MPH, Executive Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthThe prolonged COVID-19 response laid bare a reality the public health community had long understood...

COVID-19 Boosters, Onboarding, Polio Vaccination, & ME/CFS Courses

Posted in: Workforce Development

January 13, 2023

Start the new year with CDC Learning Connection’s featured training and earn free CE! It’s never too late to get the updated COVID-19 booster. Learn about recent vaccine effectiveness data, schedules for different age groups, and ways to talk with patients in Clinical Guidance and Patient Education...

Flu Testing & Treatment, Trafficking, Disaster Epi, and Strategic Planning Trainings

Posted in: Workforce Development

December 14, 2022

Wrap up 2022 with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses! Seasonal flu activity is high and continues to increase across the United States. Learn about CDC’s clinical guidance with 2022-2023 Seasonal Influenza Testing and Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Free CE.Foreign national children...

PHF Rolls Out New Workforce Capacity Assessment Technical Assistance

Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Michael Barry

December 12, 2022

Michael A. Barry, Director of PHF Strategic Partnerships and Development, Public Health FoundationThis information was updated April 21, 2023The recent investment of federal resources for strengthening public health infrastructure has many health departments aiming to address workforce...