The public health workforce is facing challenging circumstances. Twenty-three percent of public health executives and managers will be eligible to retire by 2012, leaving health departments and agencies seeking replacements and communities vulnerable to health risks.¹ In addition, health department budgets are being cut, resulting in fewer public health positions while increasing the responsibilities of staffed employees. Though it is imperative that current and future public health workers be prepared to combat new, evolving, and emerging public health threats, with money and time tight, workforce development is often put on the back burner.¹  TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management system (LMS) designed specifically for professionals who protect and improve the public’s health, is a cost-effective and reliable solution to this growing concern.

Developed in 2003 in response to state requests for training that would efficiently prepare workers and track training for emergencies, TRAIN has been instrumental in developing a competent public health workforce while curtailing travel and training expenses. TRAIN’s centralized, searchable database is the nation’s most comprehensive catalog of distance learning for public health professionals, containing over 22,000 course listings from over 3,900 training providers. Through TRAIN, learners have access to courses from nationally recognized course providers offered in the form of web-based learning, on-site learning, and satellite broadcasts for little to no cost. With more than 473,000 registered learners, TRAIN is the nation’s premier LMS for public health professionals.

Join TRAIN by creating a FREE account and become a part of the largest online public health training community! Access trainings on topics such as:

• Chronic diseases; 
• HIV/AIDS; 
• Occupational health and safety; 
• Program development; and
• Emergency management.