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Draft Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Open for Comment

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

June 15, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationA preliminary draft of proposed revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) is now available for open comment. Share your thoughts and help shape the future direction...

COVID-19, Women Veterans, One Health, and Patient Communication

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

June 14, 2021

Kick off your summer with CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings and earn free CE. The risk of severe COVID-19 increases with the number of underlying medical conditions. Learn about the risk associated with underlying conditions and resources for patients with Underlying Medical Conditions...

COVID-19, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hepatitis C, and Maternal Health Equity

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

May 14, 2021

Take these timely trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection. Learn about COVID-19 vaccination, case investigation and contact tracing, healthcare infection control, and testing with CDC’s recent training plans. Some courses in the plans offer free CE.About 90% of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic...

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: What Have We Learned?

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Abdullah Tauqeer

April 26, 2021

Abdullah Tauqeer, Project Associate, Public Health FoundationOver the past nine months, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has received more than 170 requests for customized COVID-19 contact tracing training packages, a free service providing health departments with tailored packages of contact tracing...

COVID-19, Self-Care, Cross-Sector Partnerships, & Human Trafficking

Posted in: TRAIN

April 14, 2021

Boost your public health skills with CDC Learning Connection's April trainings. Are you getting questions about what people can do after COVID-19 vaccination? Learn about CDC’s guidance with When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated: Interim Health Recommendations. CDC will continue to evaluate and update...

Your Feedback Guiding Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

March 18, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationThe feedback is in. Over the past five months, hundreds of public health and population health professionals have participated in an open comment period focused on the Core Competencies for Public...

COVID-19 Vaccine, Blood Clots, Legionnaires’ Disease, & Feasibility Planning

Posted in: TRAIN

March 10, 2021

Start your spring training with CDC Learning Connection!On February 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) for emergency use. Learn about storage, handling, and administration of the vaccine in What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know....

Make Sure Your Voice is Heard: Share Your Feedback on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals by February 28th

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

February 12, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationIt’s not too late to have your input influence the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). Mark your calendars to share your feedback by February 28, 2021 and help...

Long COVID, Scientific Writing, Opioid Prescribing in the ED, & Teen Dating Violence

Posted in: TRAIN

February 9, 2021

Don’t miss CDC Learning Connection's featured trainings in February!Patients and clinicians across the United States are reporting long-term effects of COVID-19, commonly referred to as long COVID. Learn about signs and symptoms of long COVID and interdisciplinary approaches to care with Treating...

COVID-19, Human Trafficking, Preventing Falls, & HPV Vaccination

Posted in: TRAIN

January 22, 2021

Start 2021 with CDC Learning Connection's featured trainings and earn free CE!Learn about the two vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to prevent COVID-19 infection with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine courses. Learn how to identify and respond to human...