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An important aspect of public health has always been preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary recovery efforts from public health emergencies and disasters have highlighted the need to ensure resources, training, and tools are available so crucial health workers are prepared to...

Post-COVID Conditions, Community Engagement, Blood Clot Prevention, & Chagas Disease Courses

Posted in: Workforce Development

March 20, 2023

Spring forward with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE! Some children and adolescents develop post-COVID conditions (PCC) after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Learn how to assess and treat PCC in youth with Evaluating and Supporting Children and Adolescents Presenting with PCC.Strategic...

COVID-19 Testing & Treatment, SUDs, Anti-Racism, & Care for People with Disabilities

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 17, 2023

Don’t miss these timely trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection this month! On January 26, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration updated the Emergency Use Authorization for tixagevimab plus cilgavimab (EVUSHELDTM) to limit its use. Learn the latest guidance with Updates to COVID-19 Testing...

COVID-19 Boosters, Onboarding, Polio Vaccination, & ME/CFS Courses

Posted in: Workforce Development

January 13, 2023

Start the new year with CDC Learning Connection’s featured training and earn free CE! It’s never too late to get the updated COVID-19 booster. Learn about recent vaccine effectiveness data, schedules for different age groups, and ways to talk with patients in Clinical Guidance and Patient Education...

Flu Testing & Treatment, Trafficking, Disaster Epi, and Strategic Planning Trainings

Posted in: Workforce Development

December 14, 2022

Wrap up 2022 with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses! Seasonal flu activity is high and continues to increase across the United States. Learn about CDC’s clinical guidance with 2022-2023 Seasonal Influenza Testing and Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Free CE.Foreign national children...

Monkeypox, COVID-19, Intro to Public Health, Birth Certificate Data, and Homelessness Trainings

Posted in: Workforce Development

November 22, 2022

Don’t miss CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses this November. As of October 21, there have been 17 confirmed or probable monkeypox cases among pregnant and recently pregnant people and 38 confirmed pediatric cases in the U.S. Learn about clinical considerations for these groups in Update on...

Post-COVID Conditions, Modeling, Health Literacy, and Population Health Trainings

Posted in: Workforce Development

October 7, 2022

Don’t miss CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses this October. People with post-COVID conditions commonly report cardiovascular symptoms and complications. Learn how to treat these complications in Evaluating and Supporting Patients Presenting with Cardiovascular Symptoms Following COVID. Free...

Monkeypox, Naloxone, Human Trafficking, and STD Trainings

Posted in: TRAIN

September 14, 2022

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...

Monkeypox, COVID-19, Tickborne Diseases, Grants Management, and Veteran Health Trainings

Posted in: TRAIN

August 10, 2022

Wrap up your summer with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE. CDC urges healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox. Learn about updates on monkeypox diagnosis, testing, tecovirimat (TPOXX) treatment, and vaccines...

Resources and Training for Health Professionals on Mpox

August 8, 2022

Vanessa Lamers, MESc, MPH, Director, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health FoundationKeira Wickliffe Berger RN, MSN, MPH, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist/Humanitarian Emergencies Specialist The US has now declared mpox a Public Health Emergency, following the World Health...