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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (November 2016)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 9, 2016

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Learn How States Are Promoting Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in a New Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit from CDC and PHF The Evolution of Public Health Learning: Introducing the New TRAIN Learning Network...

Washington State TRAIN Portal Launches

Posted in: TRAIN

December 2, 2016

Washington State is now using the TRAIN Learning Network platform to manage and track hazard-specific training that can help improve emergency preparedness and response within the state and region, and to ensure a well-trained and prepared health workforce. Their branded TRAIN affiliate portal, Washington...

Learn How States Are Promoting Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in a New Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit from CDC and PHF

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

December 1, 2016

As an element of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to release Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Framework for Health Departments, a toolkit designed to support state, tribal, local, and territorial...

Council on Linkages Update - November 2016

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

November 30, 2016

Council on Linkages Update November 2016 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for November 2016. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Register Now for December AHD Learning Community Meeting...

January 2017 Webinar to Introduce New TRAIN Learning Network Platform

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 11, 2016

Get ready for the new TRAIN Learning Network platform. Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) on January 26, 2017 at 2 pm EST for a webinar to introduce TRAIN's new platform and look. Register on TRAIN to participate. The webinar, titled The Evolution of Public Health Learning: Introducing the New...

Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs) Courses and Search Added to TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 10, 2016

Public health preparedness trainings developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLCs) are now more widely available and easily searchable on the TRAIN Learning Network. The 14 PERLCs, housed at academic institutions...

Council on Linkages Update - October 2016

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

October 27, 2016

Council on Linkages Update October 2016 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for October 2016. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Connect with the Council on Linkages at APHA Annual Meeting This...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (October 2016)

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 19, 2016

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Coming Soon: New TRAIN Platform Available to Learners in Early 2017 Mobilizing Community Partners to Action: How a Small Vector Control Program Tackled Zika New QI Tool: Community Stakeholder Services Map...

Coming Soon: New TRAIN Platform Available to Learners in Early 2017

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 11, 2016

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is preparing to launch its new TRAIN Learning Network platform, and new look. Starting in early 2017, learners can begin accessing new, more user-friendly features on the state-of-the-art TRAIN Learning Network. These changes will make it easier for TRAIN’s 1.2 million...

Curated Public Health Training Plans Available on TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 11, 2016

Interested in finding curated online training plans that have been vetted by subject matter experts? The TRAIN Learning Network features nationally available training plans on a range of topics, from health literacy, to community health assessment and improvement planning, and more. Training plans...