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Building Ventilation, Human Trafficking, Strategic Messaging, and Safe Dental Care

Posted in: Workforce Development

February 18, 2022

Don’t miss these quality trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection in February. Improvements to building ventilation can help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Learn about ventilation in healthcare settings with these resources from CDC’s Project Firstline and partners:Short videos and podcast...

COVID-19, School Health, Succession Planning, and Veteran Health

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 10, 2022

Kick off the new year with these featured trainings on CDC Learning Connection.In December 2021, CDC updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines with a preference for people to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) over Johnson & Johnson. Learn about the data supporting...

COVID-19 and Antibiotic Prescribing, Lupus, Toxicological Outbreaks, & Disability Inclusion

Posted in: TRAIN

December 21, 2021

Wrap up 2021 with CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings and earn free CE.Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted antibiotic prescribing and ways to optimize antibiotic use with What Clinicians, Pharmacists, and Public Health Partners Need to Know. Early diagnosis, treatment, and...

New Healthcare Professional Tool: Interactive COVID-19 Vaccine Conversations Module for Healthcare Professionals

December 15, 2021

Lauren Pearson is a Health Communications Specialist in the Division of Viral Diseasesat the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contracted through Weber Shandwick.Have you ever had a strong opinion that just did not sit well with the person staring back at you from across the...

Share Your Thoughts: Resources and Tools to Support the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

December 9, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationWith the release of the 2021 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies), the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is turning its attention to...

COVID-19 Vaccines, Data for Health Equity, Antibiotic Stewardship, & PPM Testing

Posted in: Workforce Development

November 19, 2021

Check out CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings in November.Certain people are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccine. Learn CDC’s latest guidance for COVID-19 booster vaccines in What Clinicians Need to Know. CDC recommends children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated...

Explore the Latest in Public Health Workforce Development: The 2021 Public Health Learning Forum

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

November 17, 2021

Anastasia Brennan, MSN, MPH, TRAIN Program ManagerThe 2021 Public Health Learning Forum was held in October 2021, and brought together professionals working in the fields of workforce development, emergency preparedness, public health, and healthcare for two weeks of stimulating and inspiring...

Newly Revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Now Available

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

November 17, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationAfter engaging in a yearlong review and revision process, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is pleased to announce the adoption and release of the 2021 Core Competencies...

COVID-19, Flu Vaccination, ACEs, and Cross-Sector Communication

Posted in: Workforce Development

October 14, 2021

Don’t miss CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings this October.Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms in patients with post-COVID conditions. Learn clinical guidance for post-COVID fatigue with Evaluating and Supporting Patients Presenting with Fatigue Following COVID-19. Free CE.CDC recommends...

Mental Health, Wildfires, Lyme Disease, and Birth Certificate Data

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 15, 2021

Start your fall with CDC Learning Connection’s featured trainings.In a recent survey, 53% of public health workers reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past two weeks. Watch the Mental Health is Public Health webinar to learn about tools for developing healthy coping strategies.Large...