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Coming Soon! 2025 Public Health Learning Forum

November 18-21, 2025

Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) next month for the 2025 Public Health Learning Forum being held virtually and free of charge from November 18–21! This event offers practical training and tools to support workforce development, quality improvement, and performance management in public health.

Join us to:

• Learn from key partners how collaboration and tools, including the TRAIN Learning Network (TRAIN) and PHF’s Performance Improvement Services, are driving real change.
• Hear about successful state and local collaboration in Kentucky that is contributing to an effective state-wide public health system.
• Newly added! Share how artificial intelligence is being used within your organization in a discussion with Umemba Health.
• Explore Montana’s bold approach to transforming workforce development through initiatives like Montana 21C and the statewide foundational public health assessment.

Register today to save your spot!

Sponsors help keep this event free for the public health workforce. We are grateful to sponsors Umemba Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health for their generous support. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Sponsorships are available until October 31. Contact us to learn more.

Registration Still Open for Upcoming Academic Health Department Partnership Webinars

In collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, PHF will be sharing expertise on academic health department (AHD) partnerships through two upcoming webinars: 

• Strengthening Academic Health Department Partnerships for Student Success: Vermont Department of Health Environmental Scan on Monday, October 27, 2025 from 2-3pm EDT
• Ask Me Anything: Academic Health Department Partnerships on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 2-3pm EST

These webinars will offer an introduction to AHD partnerships and the new AHD Partnerships Toolkit. The first webinar will also highlight the Vermont Department of Health’s work with PHF on an environmental scan to support their AHD partnerships, while the second will invite wide-ranging questions from the audience. 

Looking to strengthen and expand partnerships between health departments and academic institutions? Explore our environmental scan service offering.

October Spotlight eLearning Article: Is Your eLearning Truly Accessible?

Imagine starting a course and getting stuck on the first activity just because you can’t see the colors or navigate with a screen reader. For many learners, this isn’t hypothetical, it’s a daily reality. PHF’s latest article, Accessibility and Inclusion in eLearning: 3 Simple Tips, offers practical guidance to design courses that work for everyone. Let’s build learning environments where every learner has a fair chance to succeed regardless of ability or background.

Explore PHF’s Latest eLearning Resources

Looking for accessible, engaging online training for your organization? PHF can help! We offer comprehensive eLearning development services from concept to final product. Watch our latest video to learn more, and check out our two new self-paced courses now available through TRAIN:

• Introduction to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Learn how the Core Competencies can strengthen your workforce and address real-world public health challenges.
• Fostering a Culture of Immunization in Your Practice: Discover practical strategies and resources to promote vaccination and build a positive culture of immunization in your clinic.

Interested in having PHF develop eLearning for your organization? Contact PHF’s eLearning Development Services team to learn more.

Hot Topic: Addressing the Opioid Crisis

Opioid overdoses are the leading injury-related cause of death in the country. To support health departments in addressing this crisis, a new Hot Topic is now available on TRAIN: Addressing the Opioid Crisis. Explore over 100 opioid-related courses via TRAIN and build workforce capacity.

Santa Clara County Public Health Department Joins TRAIN

PHF welcomes the Santa Clara County Public Health Department (CA) as the newest TRAIN Affiliate. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department plans to use their customized TRAIN portal to provide and track trainings for both internal employee and external partner groups as they support the public health workforce at the local level. Interested in learning how your agency can purchase its own customized TRAIN affiliate site and leverage TRAIN to benefit your workforce development initiatives and partnerships? Contact Mike Barry at mbarry@phf.org for information on affiliate pricing and new advanced course provider tiers and features.

Connect with PHF at the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo

November 2-5, 2025

The American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo will be held November 2-5, 2025 in Washington, DC. Join PHF on Sunday afternoon for back-to-back sessions highlighting the role of AHD partnerships in responding to community needs (2:30-4pm) and the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (4:30-6pm). Visit the meeting webpage to learn more and register for the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting.