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COVID-19, Lab Safety, Global WASH, & Pneumococcal Vaccination Trainings

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

April 2, 2020

It’s a busy time to be a health professional. Recharge with one of CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings. Learn about COVID-19 with the latest courses on TRAIN. Topics include infection prevention and control, personal protective equipment, and caring for people at higher risk for severe COVID-19....

Prescribe PrEP, Protect Decisions from Bias, & Deliver Trauma-Informed Care

Posted in: TRAIN

March 4, 2020

Baseball players aren’t the only ones with spring training! Check out these training home runs on CDC Learning Connection!
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of HIV by up to 99%. Learn how to prescribe, monitor, and educate patients about PrEP with Prescribing PrEP. Free CE. How...

Performance Improvement Competencies to Be Featured at 2020 Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

February 24, 2020

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) will be featured at the Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation (Open Forum) this March in Kansas...

Evaluate Programs, Respond to Disasters, & Prevent Blood Clots

Posted in: TRAIN

February 5, 2020

This February, explore the featured trainings on CDC Learning Connection, which all offer FREE CE! Is evaluation part of your work? Take your skills to the next level with Advanced Program Evaluation from the Region 2 Public Health Training Center. With every disaster, health data are needed to make...

Build Inclusion, Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure, & Fight Workplace Fatigue

Posted in: TRAIN

December 4, 2019

Looking for end-of-year training or CE? Check out CDC Learning Connection's featured trainings, which all offer FREE CE! About 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 6 children in the United States have a disability. Learn how to include people with disabilities in health department programs, products, and services...

Prevent Yellow Fever, Communicate Clearly, & Fight Flu

Posted in: TRAIN

November 4, 2019

Boost your immunization and communication skills this November with CDC Learning Connection's featured trainings! Do you provide care for international travelers? They may need the yellow fever vaccine. Learn how to conduct a pretravel consultation with the Yellow Fever Vaccine training. Earn free...

End Human Trafficking, Enhance Collaboration in Opioid Prescribing, & Prevent Violence

Posted in: TRAINby Samantha Draper

October 2, 2019

Check out October’s timely trainings on CDC Learning Connection that all offer FREE CE!
Human trafficking is a public health concern that impacts communities throughout the United States. Learn to identify and respond to individuals who are at risk or who are experiencing trafficking with SOAR...

HIV, Foodborne Outbreak, & Older Adult Falls Trainings

Posted in: TRAIN

September 4, 2019

Start your fall off strong with September’s featured trainings on CDC Learning Connection! An estimated 40,000 Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year. This Sexual Health Awareness Month, learn the latest guidance on HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment with the AIDS Education and Training...

Performance Improvement Professionals Identify High Priority Areas for Workforce Development

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

July 18, 2019

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation Nearly 70 performance improvement (PI) professionals working in health departments and other public health organizations across the country came together last month to discuss and identify high priority...

Opioids, Tickborne Disease, Communication, & Hepatitis A Vaccination Trainings

Posted in: Workforce Development

July 3, 2019

Check out July’s featured trainings on the CDC Learning Connection and earn FREE CE! Have you explored the Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids training series? Learn safe prescribing practices through interactive cases, knowledge checks, and built-in tools. Most cases of the potentially...