Promote and encourage education for the development of a competent public health workforce
Promote the value of public health to others
TACCHO Members provide a variety of educational materials, programs and training within their local community.
Educational Materials and Training Resouces in Texas
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Texas Department of State Health Services
Description: The state health department provides numerous educational materials and training opportunities on a wide range of public health topics.
RESOURCES TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING:
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CDC Learning Connection
Description: Offers a variety of different training resources for staff as well as a direct link to CDC Train. CDC also provides a large inventory of educational materials for the public and professionals.
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/learning/index.html
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Ed-X
Description: You can find a variety of courses here. This is a great way to develop in areas that are useful to an organization. Users can learn, for example, how to use programs like excel, learn about basic accounting principles or learn about epidemics. The topics vary widely. Many courses are free but they do typically require a time commitment.
URL: https://www.edx.org/
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FEMA NIMS Training
Description: These courses focus on training for the National Incident Management System.
URL: https://training.fema.gov/nims/
HRSA Regional Public Health Training Centers
Description: HRSA funds PHTCs to strengthen the public health workforce. The centers operate within public health schools amd programs. They provide specialised training for public health students and workers. Training focuses on Technical, Scientific and Leadership topics.
URL: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/regional-public-health-training-centers
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National Network of Public Health Institutes - Public Health Learning Network
Description: The Public Health Learning Network seeks to elevate public health practice by promoting the creation, collaboration, and distribution of high quality, relevant and accessible training and education opportunities for the public health workforce.
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Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Description: Offers a variety of training with a particular focus on preparedness and program development. Many courses are free on-demand.
URL: https://www.nwcphp.org/training/opportunities/online-courses
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Patient Assessment & Certification Training
Description: Offers a variety of trainings on policy, health equity, communication and other topics. These are free on-demand.
URL: https://phtc-online.org/learning/default.cfm?status=all&sort=group____
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Public Health Law Academy
Decription: These courses focus on public health law and legal epidemiology.
URL: http://changelabsolutions.org/public-health-law-academy
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Tulane University School of Public Health Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center
Description: Key activities of the Center include development and delivery of courses on-site or through a variety of distance delivery modalities; needs assessments that inform the choices of training topics; and an extensive evaluation program for both curricula and the Center as a whole.
URL: https://r6phtc.sph.tulane.edu/
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University of North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Description: These trainings are epidemiology and preparedness focused. These are free on-demand.
URL: https://nciph.sph.unc.edu/tws/HEP_PREPPLAN/certificate.php
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