Utilizing TRAIN to Overcome Barriers: Incorporating Online Learning at New Mexico’s Office of Community Health Workers
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
June 6, 2024
Amy Collins, MS, MA, CHES, Curriculum Designer, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Community Health WorkersNew Mexico has a rich history when it comes to Community Health Workers and Community Health Representatives (CHW/R). While CHW/Rs have been a part of the community for years,...
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Three New Ways to Get the Most Out of Public Health Competencies
Posted in: Workforce Development
May 22, 2024
Sarah Auer, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)Competency sets are often mistaken as static reference tools utilized only infrequently. In reality, they are living, breathing, useful resources that can make your everyday work life more efficient.For...
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How the Houston Health Department’s Academic Partnerships Helped Address Health Equity and Health Disparities
Posted in: Workforce Development
May 13, 2024
Judith Ramiro, MA. LPC., PCS-S, Division Manager, Health Access and Equity, Director's Office, Houston Health DepartmentBetween 2021 and 2024, the Houston Health Department embarked on an ambitious campaign in collaboration with various partners to spearhead COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Thanks to...
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End Superbugs – The Link Between Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
March 13, 2024
Authored by Sepsis AllianceWhat if water could no longer put out fire? What if, over time, fire evolved to outsmart water? This is the language Sepsis Alliance has used to spread the message of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the EndSuperbugs campaign.Antimicrobial resistance is when...
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Ensuring Equal Access: The Importance of Web Accessibility in Public Health
Posted in: PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
November 27, 2023
In today's digital age, web accessibility has emerged as a critical aspect of creating an inclusive online environment for all users. World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are excited to offer the free online course, Introduction...
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Mpox Case Investigation in Baltimore City
Posted in: Workforce Development
September 5, 2023
Nakilia Thompson is a Health Communications Associate
at the Public Health Foundation (PHF). As a Public Health Associates Program (PHAP) Associate at the Baltimore
City Health Department in Baltimore, MD, she counseled and monitored people with mpox in Baltimore City as a Case Investigator...
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Sepsis Alliance Institute: Utilizing TRAIN to Help Healthcare Professionals Better Recognize, Treat, and Understand the #3 Killer of U.S. Adults
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
July 6, 2023
Authored by Sepsis AllianceSepsis, the body’s toxic and overwhelming response to infection, affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. and takes the lives of an estimated 350,000 U.S. adults each year. Yet, only 66% of U.S. adults know the term “sepsis” and less than 19% can identify the top four symptoms...
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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...
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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...
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Public Health Training Academy of Connecticut: Building a Sustainable and Accessible Professional Development Resource in Public Health
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
February 13, 2023
Kathi Traugh, MPH, Project Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthSusan Nappi, MPH, Executive Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthThe prolonged COVID-19 response laid bare a reality the public health community had long understood...
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