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Additional Public Health Trainings

These trainings are open to anyone currently working in or interested in the Public Health field, the intended audience is listed for each training. Topics include health equity, advocacy, and research. 

Individual Public Health Trainings

DoaneX: Health Informatics Technology in Population Healthcare Analytics

Strategic Skills gained: Data based decision making, change management, resource management

Duration: 3 weeks, 5-10hrs/week
Offered by: Doane University
Intended Audience: Those with existing bachelor’s degrees and 5+ years work experience with interests in business or public health fields

Health Equity and Social Justice

Strategic Skills gained:  JEDI

Duration: 3 trainings ranging from 45 to 70 minutes
Offered by: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Intended Audience: Local health department workers and their partners

Health Communication: Strategies for Impact and Success

Strategic Skills Gained: Effective communication

Duration: 6 weeks, 6-8 hrs per week + an orientation
Offered by: Stanford Center for Health Education
Intended Audience: Health Professionals

Strategic Skills Training Series: Introduction to Systems Thinking

Strategic Skills Gained: Cross-sectoral partnerships, systems and strategic thinking

Duration: Self-guided web based training
Offered by: Region 2 Public Health Training Center, hosted on Train.org
Intended Audience: Public health practitioners

Public Health Policy and Advocacy

Strategic Skills Gained: Policy engagement, community engagement, change management, effective communication

Duration: 4 modules, self paced, 1.5 hours
Offered by: USC Arnold School of Public Health
Intended Audience: Those who are looking to gain knowledge about policy and advocacy within public health agencies and organizations

Community-Based Participatory Research: A Partnership Approach for Public Health (No CE)

Strategic Skills Gained: Community engagement, data based decision making

Duration: Unclear
Offered by: Region V Public Health Training Center
Intended Audience: Health and human science researchers and practitioners, members of community organizations

Project Management for Public Health Professionals

Strategic Skills Gained: Resource Management

Duration: CE credit is for one hour
Offered by: Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center
Intended Audience: Those in Public Health Management

Public Health Training Platforms

The following platforms host a variety of public health trainings and seminars covering a wide range of topics.

Train.org

This is a directory of public health related training opportunities. The site allows you to search trainings by modality, topic, accreditations, and core competencies.

Offered by: Public Health Foundation

New England Public Health Training Center

This website compiles public health trainings which can be filtered by modality and topic. 

Offered by: New England Public Health Training Center // Boston University

Maine Public Health Association– trainings page

This site offers a wide variety of trainings and webinars based both on skill building and increasing knowledge of specific health related topics.  

Offered by: Maine Public Health Association

Coursera– Public Health

Coursera is a website that partners with a range of universities and organizations to offer a wide range of skill-building classes. Their public health section includes topics such as statistical analysis, global health, and public health data.

Offered by: Coursera

EHS Training and E-Learning

This site offers a collection of environmental public health trainings offered by the CDC’s environmental health services.

Offered by: CDC - EHS

EPHOC Environmental

The CDC offers an environmental public health training series aimed at students and professionals within this field. 

Offered by: CDC