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Utilizing TRAIN to Overcome Barriers: Incorporating Online Learning at New Mexico’s Office of Community Health Workers

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 6, 2024

Amy Collins, MS, MA, CHES, Curriculum Designer, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Community Health WorkersNew Mexico has a rich history when it comes to Community Health Workers and Community Health Representatives (CHW/R). While CHW/Rs have been a part of the community for years,...

Three New Ways to Get the Most Out of Public Health Competencies

Posted in: Workforce Development

May 22, 2024

Sarah Auer, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)Competency sets are often mistaken as static reference tools utilized only infrequently. In reality, they are living, breathing, useful resources that can make your everyday work life more efficient.For...

Health Departments Championing DEIJ: A Discussion with Jade Ramsdell, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

May 22, 2024

In public health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) are key principles in achieving equitable health outcomes. Recognizing the pivotal role of DEIJ in advancing health, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has designated it as one of the organization’s four strategic pillars. PHF has...

How the Houston Health Department’s Academic Partnerships Helped Address Health Equity and Health Disparities

Posted in: Workforce Development

May 13, 2024

Judith Ramiro, MA. LPC., PCS-S, Division Manager, Health Access and Equity, Director's Office, Houston Health DepartmentBetween 2021 and 2024, the Houston Health Department embarked on an ambitious campaign in collaboration with various partners to spearhead COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Thanks to...

Columbia University’s NCDP Introduces Web-Based Courses on Pandemic Planning, Mass Care, and Housing and Economic Recovery in TRAIN

April 22, 2024

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...

End Superbugs – The Link Between Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 13, 2024

Authored by Sepsis AllianceWhat if water could no longer put out fire? What if, over time, fire evolved to outsmart water? This is the language Sepsis Alliance has used to spread the message of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the EndSuperbugs campaign.Antimicrobial resistance is when...

Ensuring Equal Access: The Importance of Web Accessibility in Public Health

Posted in: PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 27, 2023

In today's digital age, web accessibility has emerged as a critical aspect of creating an inclusive online environment for all users. World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are excited to offer the free online course, Introduction...

Mpox Case Investigation in Baltimore City

Posted in: Workforce Development

September 5, 2023

Nakilia Thompson is a Health Communications Associate at the Public Health Foundation (PHF). As a Public Health Associates Program (PHAP) Associate at the Baltimore City Health Department in Baltimore, MD, she counseled and monitored people with mpox in Baltimore City as a Case Investigator...

Sepsis Alliance Institute: Utilizing TRAIN to Help Healthcare Professionals Better Recognize, Treat, and Understand the #3 Killer of U.S. Adults

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 6, 2023

Authored by Sepsis AllianceSepsis, the body’s toxic and overwhelming response to infection, affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. and takes the lives of an estimated 350,000 U.S. adults each year. Yet, only 66% of U.S. adults know the term “sepsis” and less than 19% can identify the top four symptoms...

Post-COVID Conditions, Community Engagement, Blood Clot Prevention, & Chagas Disease Courses

Posted in: Workforce Development

March 20, 2023

Spring forward with CDC Learning Connection’s featured courses and earn free CE! Some children and adolescents develop post-COVID conditions (PCC) after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Learn how to assess and treat PCC in youth with Evaluating and Supporting Children and Adolescents Presenting with PCC.Strategic...