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Five Ways TRAIN Can Help Non-Affiliate Organizations with Accreditation

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 7, 2014

TRAIN, the nation's premier learning management network for professionals who protect the public’s health, can support TRAIN affiliates - state health departments, public health training centers, educational institutions, and national organizations that have funded a customizable TRAIN portal - as they...

Participants Announced for Second E-Learning Institute

Posted in: TRAIN

January 31, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), would like to thank all those who submitted an application for the second E-Learning Institute. Fifty-six instructional design and distance learning specialists from the United States and Canada...

Take Action to Fight the Flu

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

January 29, 2014

Each year in the United States, seasonal influenza (the flu) causes severe illness, hospitalizations, and even death. Flu Season is Not OverAt the beginning of flu season, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) provided a list of available trainings that address flu transmission. Unfortunately, flu sea...

Webinar Recap: Using The Community Guide to Influence Community Investments

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development

January 29, 2014

To promote awareness and use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide, and encourage public health, healthcare, and community-based organizations to implement evidence-based strategies to improve community health outcomes, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has...

A Landmark Moment in Public Health

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 28, 2014

The era of public health accreditation has arrived. While not a surprise — momentum to make public health accreditation a reality has been growing for more than a decade — a consensus has emerged that the standards and measures developed by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) represent the...

Council on Linkages Update - January 2014

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

January 16, 2014

Council on Linkages Update January 2014 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for January 2014. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Looking Forward through 2014 Have you made your plans f...

Responding to the Public Health Community: The Council on Linkages to Revise the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

January 14, 2014

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) thanks the public health community for participating in its review of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and providing feedback that will help shape the future of the public...

Instructional Designer? Distance Learning Specialist? Apply Today for an Exciting Learning Opportunity

Posted in: TRAIN

January 8, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), invite distance learning professionals responsible for developing online training products to apply to participate in the E-Learning Institute. Commencing on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, this...

TRAIN: 2013 Year in Review

Posted in: TRAIN

December 24, 2013

TRAIN, the Public Health Foundation’s learning management network (LMN) for professionals who protect and improve the public’s health, continues growing with new learners, courses, and affiliates (states, national organizations, public health training centers, and/or educational institutions who have...

2014 TAC Annual Meeting Scheduled to be Held at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and TRAIN

December 20, 2013

The TRAIN Affiliate Consortium (TAC) Annual Meeting is an invitation-only conference/workshop that provides opportunities for learning professionals in public health and healthcare to share knowledge and experiences, and to exchange information and resources about public health and healthcare training,...