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Visit the CDC Learning Connection this November to take advantage of our timely featured trainings! A recent study shows improvements in opioid prescribing after the release of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Access opioid courses on TRAIN via the Hot Training Topic to ...

Opioids: The Crisis Upon Us

Posted in: Strategic Planning, and TRAINby Ron Bialek

October 31, 2018

Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation.Can you imagine the response to, “crime has been reduced in our community, so let’s cut the police department budget,” or “there hasn’t been a fire all year, let’s sell off the idle fire engines and layoff half of the fire fighters.” Yes, this is...

CDC Learning Connection’s October Courses: Opioids, Economic Evaluation, Cause of Death Reporting, & Hepatitis C

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 3, 2018

Check out October’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! New data show that opioid prescribing continued to decrease in the United States in 2017, but still remains high. Find courses on TRAIN via the Hot Training Topic to learn the latest evidence-based approaches to the opioid overdose epi...

Opioid Response: A Recipe for Local, Impactful Results

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

October 2, 2018

Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation. First, the good news. Substantial federal, state, and local resources are being allocated for planning and implementing responses to the opioid crisis. For example, there are new and redirected federal funds available through the Centers for...

CDC Learning Connection’s September Courses: Opioids, PTSD and Suicide, Antibiotic Stewardship, & Effective Meetings

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 5, 2018

Get a fresh start to your fall with a featured training on the CDC Learning Connection! Hot Training Topic: Looking for the latest opioid-related training? Access courses from CDC and other organizations on TRAIN. Learn about safe prescribing, risk management, naloxone administration, and more. Suicide...

PHF Launches Two New Services to Help Health Departments Maximize Clinical Service Delivery Program Funding

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

August 16, 2018

Delivery team will be led by former nurse and hospital administrator Each month, experts from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are in the field working with health departments and hear feedback about pressing needs for technical assistance and training. Recent comments from state nursing directors,...

August’s CDC Learning Connection Courses: Opioids, Shingles Vaccination, Injury Prevention, & Safe Drinking Water

Posted in: TRAIN

August 2, 2018

Check out the CDC Learning Connection’s timely courses for August! Hot Training Topic: International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. Learn clinical and public health strategies for addressing the opioid overdose epidemic with the latest courses on TRAIN. For National Immunization Awareness Mon...

July’s CDC Learning Connection Courses: Dementia, Opioid Use Disorder, & Foodborne Outbreaks

Posted in: TRAIN

July 2, 2018

Need some quality training this summer? Check out July’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! Hot Training Topic: The opioid overdose epidemic presents unique challenges to the public health community, but there are solutions. Find the latest opioid courses on TRAIN to learn ways to add...

Expertise to Help Your Organization Implement its Opioid Initiatives

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

June 26, 2018

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) specializes in solving complex challenges by facilitating partnerships and assisting health departments, hospitals, health systems, and other community stakeholders with proven performance improvement methodologies, tools, and experience. This expertise may help you...

June’s New CDC Learning Connection Courses: Opioids, Nurses’ Shift Work, HIV PrEP, & Grant Writing

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 6, 2018

Don’t miss June’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! Hot Training Topic: Opioid overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. Access opioid courses on TRAIN and learn about pain management, patient communication, naloxone, and more. It’s National Safety Month. Complete...