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Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationCurious about population health competencies? Interested in training opportunities that intersect public health and healthcare? I invite you to connect with the Public Health Foundation (PHF) in-person at the ...

CDC Learning Connection’s May Features: Women & Opioids, Antibiotics, Epidemiology, & Hepatitis A

Posted in: TRAIN

May 2, 2018

Check out May’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! Hot Training Topic: Women and Opioids. In honor of National Women’s Health Week (May 13-19), learn about unique considerations regarding opioid use among women with the latest courses on TRAIN. Antibiotic resistance is a serious pub...

CDC Learning Connection for March: Opioid, Vector Control, and TB Trainings

Posted in: TRAIN

March 1, 2018

This March, the CDC Learning Connection features several timely courses. Hot Training Topic: More than 63,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2016. Access the latest opioid-related courses on TRAIN and learn new ways to address the crisis. Learn about integrated pest management (IPM) to con...

VHA TRAIN: Veterans and Combat-Related Concussion CME

Posted in: TRAIN

February 12, 2018

According to the Brain Injury Association of America, over 5 million Americans live with traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related disabilities. Considering the inherent risks that come with serving our Nation, Veterans not only have a higher likelihood of having a TBI, but the severity and complexity of...

Accreditation Success in Idaho's North Central District Health Department

Posted in: Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 24, 2018

The process of approaching and applying for Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation can be daunting. There is a plethora of planning, preparation, and documentation that must take place throughout the process. The Idaho North Central District Health Department, accredited in March 2016...

VHA TRAIN Offering Free COPE-Accredited Low Vision Courses

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 18, 2018

With February being Age-Related Macular Degeneration(AMD)/Low Vision Awareness month, it is the perfect opportunity to highlight a series of free, web-based, Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE)-accredited low vision modules recently released on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) TRAIN....

Accredited Veteran-Focused Training Available to Providers – For Free

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 12, 2017

Ron Haskell is a Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist with the Employee Education System at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Along with his duties internal to VHA, Ron serves as the point of contact for marketing courses on VHA TRAIN. He joined VHA in January 2017. Prior to VHA,...

Top 5 Ways the TRAIN Learning Network Builds Public Health Workforce Capacity

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 1, 2017

The TRAIN Learning Network continues to grow at an impressive rate - now serving the needs of over 1.75 million health workers – showing a sharp 50% increase in learners since late 2015. This expansion is fueled by impactful partnerships with 29 TRAIN affiliates, which are states, national organizations,...

Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Leila Filson

Posted in: TRAIN

August 29, 2017

Engaging Learners with Online Training is a five-part blog series featuring stories from E-learning Institute Fellowship (ELI) alumni. Alumni have different stories to tell about the impact ELI had on their work in public health. Nurses and clinical laboratory personnel in Florida must complete...

Engaging Learners with Online Training Series: Kim Sandrock

Posted in: TRAIN

August 21, 2017

Engaging Learners with Online Training is a five-part blog series featuring stories from E-learning Institute Fellowship (ELI) alumni. Alumni have different stories to tell about the impact ELI had on their work in public health. I learned about ELI from my department’s Training Coordinator who...