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London Losey, Family Home Visiting Training Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health This year, from February to June 2015, I participated in the E-Learning Institute (ELI), an e-learning mentoring program that empowers education and training professionals from health departments and public hea...

Improving the Quality of Online Training Products Through Professional Development

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 2, 2014

Calaine Hemans-Henry, MPH - Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Public Health Training, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene E-learning or online training allows organizations to quickly train staff, standardize training content, and reduce training-related costs. However, limited tra...

Lessons Learned from the CDC E-Learning Institute

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 2, 2014

Shih-Ting Lee, Former Trainer, Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the first E-Learning Institute (ELI) in 2013. The goal of ELI is to equip distance learning professionals from state, tribal, loc...

Streamlining CNE Credit for Nurses in Arkansas: The Value of TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 11, 2014

Amanda Stanisor, Sr. HR Generalist – Team Leader, Offices of Human Resources, Arkansas Department of Health Since 2010, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has been an approved provider of continuing nursing education (CNE) through the Arkansas Nurses Association (ARNA), which is accredited by ...

Does Your Organization Have a Training Plan? Share it on TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 6, 2014

Erin Bougie, TRAIN Program Assistant, Public Health Foundation Workforce development plans contribute to organizations’ abilities to deliver Essential Public Health Services and improve the health of their communities. Critical components of a workforce development plan identify gaps in staff skills...

Workforce Development: Improving Core Competence Among Health Department Staff

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 28, 2013

Julie M. Sharp, Health Data and Quality Coordinator, Kane County (IL) Health Department The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies), adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, provide an opportunity for health departments to assess...

CDC Offers New Quality E-learning Tools

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 14, 2012

Robin Sloan, MA, is a Health Communication Specialist in the Educational Design and Accreditation Branch (EDAB) of the Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office at the CDC Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Jennifer Lee is a Technical Writer-Editor...

Highlights from Immunization Strategies: Using the Evidence and What Works to Improve Practice

Posted in: Workforce Development

August 22, 2012

Moderated Discussion with Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH Questions and Answers with Ray Strikas, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and Lucy Wells, Quality Manager, MAOM, DHAc, Duval County Health Department, Florida Thank...

Utilization of the TRAIN System within the Medical Reserve Corps Network

Posted in: TRAIN

March 22, 2012

LCDR Skip Payne, Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) TRAIN Administrator The Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) builds a strong volunteer workforce by providing tools and trainings that strengthen the skills of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit leaders in leading and managing...

Impact of TRAIN Effectiveness and Efficiency on Public Health Accreditation

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 27, 2012

David Knapp, TRAIN Administrator (Kentucky), and Jane C. Jones (Kentucky)Public Health Accreditation discussion inevitably finds its way to the topic of workforce development. Quickly, plans of new employee orientations, training matrices, and ideas of how to use existing courses are tossed around ...