New Year, New Learning Opportunities for You

[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]

Dementia Caregiving, Shift-work Strategies, Health Literacy, Health Equity

January 2024 Newsletter

Stay informed about quality, online trainings from CDC, other federal agencies, and federally funded partners with CDC Learning Connection. Share this email with your colleagues and encourage them to sign up for the newsletter! Note: You may have received this newsletter because you indicated an interest in CDC learning opportunities when you created an account in Training and Continuing Education Online (TCEO). Reminder: New activities that offer continuing education (CE) from CDC will now be listed in CDC TRAIN only. The move to one system will improve efficiency and make it easier for you to access non-credit and for-credit activities, and earn CE in one place – CDC TRAIN! If you do not already have a TRAIN account, please create one. You will be able to access your previous CE records in TCEO through the end of 2025. We will keep you updated as the transition continues.

Support Dementia Caregiving

Dementia caregiving is a public health issue. Learn who dementia caregivers are, why dementia caregiving is a public health issue, and what public health organizations can do about dementia caregiving.

Take Dementia Caregiving Training

Reduce Workplace Fatigue

Many nurses work long hours or shifts to ensure around-the-clock care for patients. Learn ways to reduce workplace fatigue and stay healthy. Earn free CE.

Take Shift-work Training

Improve Your Health Literacy Skills

Making health information and services easier for people to find, understand, and use is an essential skill for anyone working in health. Build skills as a health communicator. Earn free CE.

Take Health Literacy Training

Additional Trainings & Resources

Health Equity Training Plans. Develop foundational and advanced knowledge and skills with the following training plans that feature topics related to health equity, health disparities, and structural and social determinants of health. Foundations of Health Equity Training Plan can benefit individuals who are new to health equity or may want to learn about new concepts and approaches. Health Equity Training Plan can benefit individuals who would like to build on their foundational knowledge of health equity and explore more advanced content. Health Equity Training Plan – Applying Health Equity to Specific Topics is for individuals interested in exploring the integration of health equity concepts with specific topics, populations, or programs. New health data for small areas across the country. PLACES has added 9 new measures of social determinants of health (SDOH) for local officials, planners, and decision makers to better understand and address their community’s needs. Resources for flu, COVID-19, and RSV illness trends. Help advise your patients to protect themselves and others by taking precautions this fall and winter. CDC’s new respiratory illness site has resources available for providers, including county-level data on flu, COVID-19, and RSV illness trends. TRAIN Learner Guide. The Public Health Foundation has created a new Learner Guide that can help you navigate the TRAIN platform, allowing you to take advantage of all the quality learning opportunities that TRAIN has to offer. Access the new Learner Guide and share it with your colleagues today!

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