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An important aspect of public health has always been preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary recovery efforts from public health emergencies and disasters have highlighted the need to ensure resources, training, and tools are available so crucial health workers are prepared to...

Resources and Training for Health Professionals on Mpox

August 8, 2022

Vanessa Lamers, MESc, MPH, Director, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health FoundationKeira Wickliffe Berger RN, MSN, MPH, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist/Humanitarian Emergencies Specialist The US has now declared mpox a Public Health Emergency, following the World Health...

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...

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: What Have We Learned?

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 26, 2021

Abdullah Tauqeer, Project Associate, Public Health FoundationOver the past nine months, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has received more than 170 requests for customized COVID-19 contact tracing training packages, a free service providing health departments with tailored packages of contact tracing...