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Public Health Digital Library: Training

Learn how to use the PHDL

Training for your Public Health Department or Organization

Customized training is available through NPHCO. Contact the Education Coordinator Cecilia Vernes at: cecilia.vernes@umassmed.edu or our office at: phdl@umassmed.edu for more information and to discuss scheduling sessions. 

We offer a "Getting Started with the PHDL" course which can be adjusted to match your organization or department's needs. 

We also offer training that can focus on public health resources in the collection based on a topic area or domain.  Titles have included "Strengthen the Evidence in Base in Your Job" and "Using the PHDL to Find Resources for Your Work: Chronic Disease". These instruction sessions have been set up and coordinated on a department-by-department basis.

Classes

Consider registering for an upcoming class to learn how to use the PHDL

The National Public Health Coordination Office regularly offers instruction sessions on how to use the Public Health Digital Library to members of the PHDL Program. 
Courses include:

  • Getting Started with the PHDL
  • Getting Started using PolicyMap
    • Register here for the live session coming up:
      June 11, 2024:   10-11 am ET/ 9-10 am CT/ 8-9 am MT/ 7-8 am PT
  • E-books in the PHDL:  A STAT!Ref Primer

Please email us to learn more about upcoming NPHCO classes or consult the PHDL Calendar on the PHDL Central Webpage.

The most recent session of "Getting Started with the PHDL" is available here via YouTube.

Public Health Workforce

Learning Opportunities for the Public Health Workforce

The National Network of the Library of Medicine (NNLM) offers classes and webinars that can support the work of the public health workforce.  Some of these sessions may qualify for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES)  and CPH credit.  All upcoming learning opportunities are listed on the NNLM Training calendar.  You can view the sessions focused on public health in the PHDL calendar on the PHDLcentral webpage.  In addition, you will find some courses and webinars listed in the training offerings at TRAIN.org

This year the NNLM hosted the Social Determinants of Environmental Health (SDOEH) webinar series earlier this year. Please consult the accompanying guide and the NNLM Channel to access the video playlist.

NNLM Public Health Coordination Office Lamar Soutter Library University of Massachusetts Medical School 55 N Lake Ave Worcester, MA 01655 This project is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under a 5 year Cooperative Agreement with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester.