CDC - CDC Learning Connection

CDC - CDC Learning Connection



The CDC Learning Connection (CDC LC) connects the health workforce to quality public health training opportunities and educational tools. Through website features, social media, and this e-newsletter, CDC LC is the ideal place to stay abreast of new public health learning opportunities, including many that offer free continuing education (CE). Tell your colleagues about CDC LC and encourage them to sign up to receive these monthly e-newsletters.

The New CDC LC will Launch Next Month

As we announced last month, CDC LC has been working behind the scenes to build a new and improved website.  We are excited to announce the new site will go live April 1, 2016 – just in time for National Public Health Week.  Be sure to mark your calendars so you can be one of the first to experience the next evolution of CDC LC.

Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment E-Learning Course

In honor of National Nutrition Month, CDC LC features USDA’s Value Enhanced Nutrition Assessment (VENA) e-learning course. VENA is part of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) initiative to revitalize nutrition services – expanding the purpose of nutrition assessment to include nutrition education in addition to eligibility determination. This course, intended for WIC staff, consists of three modules: 1) Introduction to VENA, 2) Critical Thinking, and 3) A Health Outcome-Based Assessment. Take the course and learn how to encourage your clients to make healthier food choices.

You Call the Shots Module Four: Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib) E-Learning Course

You Call the Shots Module Four: Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib) is a web-based e-learning course that provides practice-oriented Hib immunization content in an easy to follow step-by-step manner.  This and other You Call the Shots courses are great for medical and nursing students, new health care professionals or for experienced health professionals looking for a simple review of vaccine recommendations. Free CE is available.

Register for CDC’s Public Health Preparedness Training Plan

Did you know that you can learn about key public health preparedness concepts through courses included in CDC’s online training plan?  This training plan, Foundations of Public Health Preparedness, includes courses that teach the fundamental principles of effective pulic health preparedness and response – important  for everyone who works in public health. Register on CDC TRAIN and start learning how you can help protect our nation’s health security.

Looking for Training on a Specific Topic?

Visit CDC TRAIN to access thousands of training opportunities including many that offer free CE. Can’t locate the training you want? Create a search in CDC TRAIN and get an email notification when a new course is added that matches your search criteria.