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Learning products and resources designed to help state, tribal, local, and territorial (STLT) public health agency professionals better understand CDC and basic public health topics.

The Basics of Public Health Learning Products

Note: To view additional courses that may be available through your state, territory or other affiliations

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2. Select the Course Search tab.
3. Under Search Options, Select Browse for the affiliation of your choosing.

Business Planning for Public Health Programs

• Provides business planning basics
• Offers guidance to determine when writing a business plan is appropriate for a public health program

Evaluating a Public Health Program

• Serves as a comprehensive tutorial on public health program evaluation
• Explores the six steps and four standard groups in the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation

Financial Management Course  (See 508 compliant version )

• Provides a basic introduction to the federal budget and financial management
• Covers the federal budget process; appropriations law; contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; spending plans, operating plans, and budget execution; and financial responsibilities

Grantwriting and Budgeting for Public Health Programs

• Gives an overview of grantwriting as a way to secure funding for public health programs
• Is applicable to all public health, medical, veterinary, pharmacy, emergency management, hospital, and other professionals interested in public health preparedness

Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals

• Introduces participants to the fundamentals of health literacy
• Demonstrates the importance of health literacy within public health practice

Introduction to Performance Management

• Shares quality improvement and performance management concepts and tools
• Focuses on active use of performance data to improve public health

Public Health Law 101

• Provides an introduction to fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system, as they frame public health practice in the United States

Public Health Grand Rounds

• A monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues

Ready, Set, Surge! Fundamentals of Responding to a Public Health Emergency at U.S. Ports of Entry

• Developed to prepare public health and Department of Homeland Security personnel to serve at U.S. ports of entry in the event of a public health emergency

What is Epidemiology in Public Health?

• Offers an overview of the purpose and use of epidemiology in public health practice for health professionals who are unfamiliar with the topic

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The Basics of Public Health Resources

Valuable training and learning resources on the Spotlight topic, intended for the public health community.

• About CDC for Public Health Professionals

  • Provides information and understanding around the organization of CDC centers, institutes, or offices

• Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

  • Designed to serve as a starting point for academic and practice organizations to understand, assess, and meet training and workforce needs

• Did You Know?

  • A weekly news for action feature from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, covers a broad range of public health issues including national health observances, data and report releases, and other timely information from across CDC

• Have You Heard? Facts From The Field

  • a weekly feature from the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support to provide CDC and the field with facts and news from state, tribal, local and territorial public health agencies

• Health Agency Profiles

  • Provides information on national, state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments and agencies

• Health Data and Profiles

  • Data resources and health profiles for selected jurisdictions to assist public health work

• Health Official Packet

  • Includes information on CDC’s organization structure; CDC center, institute, and office factsheets; leadership bios; and an overview of CDC history

• CDC History and CDC – A History of Saving Lives Timeline

  • A look at CDC and its contributions to public health from the early years to the present

• Public Health Discovery Portal

  • Designed for professionals who are new to the public health field as well as those who have experience and knowledge but want to learn more

• Public Health Priorities

  • CDC Director, Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, speaks about CDC’s public health priorities

• State of CDC

  • Explores CDC stories of health protection, cutting-edge research, and real-world disease investigation

• What Every Health Official Should Know 

  • Orientation for new health officials from CDC Director, Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH

• Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconferences

  • Hosted by the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, these teleconferences follows the monthly release of the CDC’s Vital Signs report and engages STLT public health professionals on Vital Signs topics

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Additional Basics of Public Health Resources

A range of resources on the Spotlight topic relevant to specific audiences, or useful to the general public.

• CDC STLT Connection Facebook page
• State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Gateway
• CDC State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Public Health Gateway RSS feed
• Free CDC Print, Multimedia, Web, and Social Media Materials
• phConnect
• Winnable Battles (See 101 Videos, Goals, and Resources)

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Maintained by: Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office
Information regarding training products and resources featured in the Spotlight was provided by

• TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN), a free service of the Public Health Foundation
• Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support