Get Ready for Fall and Winter Vaccine Season with the Building Immunization Awareness Training Plan

Respiratory viruses, such as flu, COVID-19, and RSV, can lead to serious illnesses among higher-risk individuals. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect communities from the worst outcomes of the fall and winter virus season. Help make sure vaccines are as effective as possible by keeping immunization providers up-to-date on proper vaccine storage and handling guidance with the updated Building Awareness of Immunization and Vaccines training plan, featuring new videos on vaccine temperature monitoring and storage equipment. Access the training plan in the TRAIN Learning Network (TRAIN).

Explore Health Equity Training Plans in TRAIN

Interested in learning more about health equity? The Foundations of Health EquityTraining Plandeveloped by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Health Equity can help you explore the concepts of health equity within your work. The Public Health Foundation (PHF) also has developed two training plans building off of the CDC foundational training, Health EquityTraining Planand Health Equity Training Plan – Applying Health Equityto Specific Topics. Access these training plans in TRAIN today.

AHD Webinar Series: How Academic Health Department Partnerships Support Recruitment and Retention: Archive Now Available

Partnerships between health departments and academic institutions have the potential to enhance the capacity of the organizations involved and offer a variety of benefits. This archived webinar explores examples of how academic health department (AHD) partnerships are helping recruit and retain staff. Watch the archive to learn more.

Expand Your SWOT Analysis to Include Inclusion and Equity: Make it a SWOTIE: Archive Now Available

If you missed the Expand Your SWOT Analysis to Include Inclusion and Equity: Make it a SWOTIEwebinar or would like to revisit it, the recording and tools are now available. Presenters discussed using a SWOTIEanalysis and the SWOTIEAction Prioritization Matrix to help organizations address health equity internally and with the communities they serve. Presenters also took a practical look at how the Detroit Health Department used the SWOTIEmethods and tools. Watch the archive today.

Rebuilding the Public Health Workforce: Insights into the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program and CDC's New Public Health Infrastructure Center

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice continues to focus on rebuilding the public health workforce. In an excerpt from the September meeting, presenters discussed the current activities of the Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program and CDC’s new National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce. View the recording today.

Answering the Call for Workforce Development Assistance

Is your health department undertaking workforce development initiatives as part of its infrastructure improvement or rebuilding efforts? PHF is in the field working side by side with many health departments assisting with:

• Assessing capacity needs, analyzing gaps, and setting a course for improvement
• Prioritizing the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and the Racial Justice Competencies for organizational growth
• Preparing workforce development plans

Learn more on how PHF can work with your health department to strengthen your public health workforce.

Join PHF at the APHA 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo

Mark your calendar to join PHF at this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo. PHF will be leading discussions and sharing resources and tools on topics including strengthening the public health workforce and how academic health department partnerships support recruitment and retention. The annual meeting will be held in person in Atlanta, GA, from November 12-15, 2023. View PHF's sessions and register today.

2024 Public Health Improvement Training Call for Abstracts

The annual Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT), a professional development experience featuring a series of hands-on, skill-building performance improvement workshops, will hold in-person trainings on May 20-21, 2024, and virtual trainings from June 3-5, 2024. PHIT is now inviting workshop and topic submissions through November 15, 2023. Workshops are sought in diverse content areas with an emphasis on “how to” and skill development. Learn more about this event and submit an abstract today.

Thank You for a Great 2023 Public Health Learning Forum and TRAIN Learning Network Annual Meeting

We thank everyone who was able to join us at this year’s Public Health Learning Forum and TRAIN Annual Meeting! The work being doing to help rebuild the public health workforce is truly inspiring, and we look forward to continuing to support public health workers nationwide.