Boost Your Skills Before 2025 Ends with December’s Featured Trainings!

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Public Health Risk Communication, Nursing Home Infection Prevention, & Strategic National Stockpile Overviewnt Systems; Interviewing Techniques for Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Disability, and Substance Use Disorders

December 2025 Newsletter

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Hot Training Topic: Measles

Measles outbreaks continue to impact communities across the United States, despite being declared eliminated in 2000. Watch this Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) call recording and take the Clinical Overview of Measles training to learn more about preventing, identifying, and testing for measles to earn FREE CE. CDC has also developed a measles micro-learn to help healthcare providers educate their teams on what to do if they suspect a measles case. Additionally, the Be Ready for Measles toolkit provides preparedness and outbreak response tools and communication materials for health departments to use before and during a measles outbreak.

Communicate Effectively About Health Risks

CDC’s NEW Public Health Risk Communication (PHRC) training and guide are informed by the latest communication science and conversations with public health communicators at local, state, and federal levels. Learn about key risk communication principles and how to align your organization’s communications with factors like changing science, public trust, and more.

Take PHRC Training

Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes

Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in nursing homes are critical to protect residents and staff. Learn the core activities of an effective IPC program. Review recommended IPC practices and tools to reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance in nursing homes. Earn FREE CE.

Take IPC Training

Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Overview  The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s training explains the SNS mission, how it’s organized, the rationale behind stockpiling medical supplies, and key preparedness and response capabilities. Discover how to develop, assess, and strengthen plans for medical countermeasures.

Take SNS Training

Additional Trainings & Resources

Resources for Respiratory Illness Season. Use CDC’s respiratory illness season toolkit to prepare for and protect your community from illnesses, like flu, COVID-19, and RSV. The toolkit covers topics like testing, treatments, and how to protect people who are more at risk from respiratory illnesses. It also includes easy-to-use pictures, example messages for social media, and helpful factsheets.

Notes: Continuing education transcripts and certificates earned in Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO) will be available in TCEO to download until December 31, 2025.

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