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Winnable Battles Spotlight: Tobacco Use

Posted in: TRAIN

January 10, 2013

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has initiated an effort to achieve measurable impact quickly in select, targeted areas. CDC's Winnable Battles are public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. The public health community...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (January 2013)

Posted in: PHF News

January 3, 2013

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Build and Strengthen Your Academic Health Department in Today's Evolving Public Health Environment Share Your Health Department's Performance Management and Quality Improvement Success Story Use The Community Gui...

Ring in the New Year with TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN

January 2, 2013

Do you need to earn continuing education credits to maintain or renew licensure? Would you prefer to earn credits at no cost? Do you enjoy the freedom of taking courses online at your own pace? If you answered yes to any of these questions, start 2013 off right by registering for a free learner account...

Winning the Battle Against Tobacco Use and Exposure with The Community Guide

Posted in: PHF News, and Workforce Development

January 2, 2013

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote Winnable Battles, public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. Tobacco use, an identified Winnable Battle, is a major...

Council on Linkages Update - December 2012

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

December 21, 2012

Council on Linkages Update - December 2012 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for December 2012. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Celebrating 20 Years of the Council on Linkages 2012 marked 20 year...

TRAIN Spotlight: Chronic Diseases

December 12, 2012

Chronic diseases (those of long duration and generally slow progression, as defined by the World Health Organization) are by far the leading cause of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths.1 In particular, four health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco...

Public Health Educators Learn About TRAIN & Competency-based Training at 2012 SOPHE Annual Meeting

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

November 27, 2012

The 2012 Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Meeting was held in San Francisco, CA on October 25-27. The conference focused on how public health professionals can employ the trends, technologies, and research available to further advance public health education and health promotion. Attendees...

Public Health Professionals Explore TRAIN at 2012 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and TRAIN

November 26, 2012

The 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting took place in San Francisco, CA on October 27-31, 2012, and focused on “Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span.” Many meeting attendees were seeking tools and resources that could complement workforce training amidst an era of...

PHF Partners to Promote Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

Posted in: PHF News

November 13, 2012

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual effort to coordinate the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign; state-based appropriate antibiotic use campaigns; health departments; hospitals; non-profit partners; pharmacies; and others,...

TRAIN Reaches the 600,000th Learner Mark

Posted in: TRAIN

November 12, 2012

As of October, 2012, the TRAIN Community has crossed the 600,000 learner mark. This is a major milestone for TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management system for professionals and volunteers who protect the public’s health. In just nine months over 100,000 learners have registered on TRAIN after...