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Fall into September’s featured trainings on CDC Learning Connection.Learn how to counsel patients on reducing their risk of monkeypox infection and treatment options for the disease in Treating Monkeypox: Q&A.Learn about the history of monkeypox, epidemiology of the current outbreak, and what we still...

Explore the Latest in Public Health Workforce Development: The 2021 Public Health Learning Forum

Posted in: Conferences and Events, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 17, 2021

Anastasia Brennan, MSN, MPH, TRAIN Program ManagerThe 2021 Public Health Learning Forum was held in October 2021, and brought together professionals working in the fields of workforce development, emergency preparedness, public health, and healthcare for two weeks of stimulating and inspiring...

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....

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...

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...

Join PHF as We Explore Population Health Competencies and Training

Posted in: Conferences and Events, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

May 4, 2018

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 ...

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...

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,...