1. Dr. Lois Banks, TRAIN Director Ilya Plotkin, Assistant TRAIN Director
TRAIN.org
Dr. Lois Banks, TRAIN Director
Ilya Plotkin, Assistant TRAIN Director

2. What is TRAIN?
“The premier learning management system for professionals and volunteers who protect the public’s health”
Public Health
Public Safety
Emergency Readiness and Response
…and everything in between, including
Current…and future…health professionals
A single, unified network for sharing learning resources
Coordinated by a national non-profit organization – Public Health Foundation - committed to a mission:
We improve the public’s health by strengthening the quality and performance of public health practice

3. A Brief History of the TRAIN Learning Management Network
Developed in 2003 in response to state requests
Involved over 40 states and 400 public health professionals
Continually improved through investment from network partners and funders
Historical sponsors:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Health Resources and Services Administration
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Public Health Foundation
…state requests for training that would efficiently prepare the public health workforce and provide an ability to track the requisite training.
…including state health officials, distance learning coordinators, senior deputies, academic faculty, and general public health staff in order to ensure that multiple perspectives were taken into account.
…to the tune of over $5.3 million invested in TRAIN since 2003.

4. TRAIN Today
More than a learning management system – a learning management network
Includes 28 affiliates, including 25 states and:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Over 700,000 registered public health professionals
Over 29,000 courses across nearly 4,000 providers

5. What Does All This Mean? (webcasts, webinars, self-study, etc.)
TRAIN is the most comprehensive learning network for public health professionals
TRAIN integrates web-based, classroom-based, and physical media learning experiences
Any organization (ex. Chapter or school) can become a provider on TRAIN and post courses
#2: Through TRAIN, counties can coordinate training and workforce development as easily as neighboring states, and the national network as a whole
#3: Online (web-based courses)
(webcasts, webinars, self-study, etc.)
Live Event (classroom-based courses)
(conferences, exercises, classes, live webcasts, etc.)
Physical Carrier
(CDs, DVDs, computer-based trainings, etc.)

6. Current Competencies on TRAIN
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Public Health Preparedness and Response Competencies
Medical Reserve Corps Competencies
Public Health Preparedness Capabilities

7. Why Should I Use TRAIN?
Health discipline exploration
Transcript portability & completeness
Building a holistic transcript & gaining an advantage
Licensure credits

8. Why Should I Use TRAIN?
Directed learning experiences (ex. Blended Learning Series)
Preparing for competitive events
Coordinating opportunities with neighboring chapters

9. It’s All Bigger than TRAIN
Public Health Department Accreditation
Public Health Systems and Services Research (PHSSR)
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Student Outreach / Public Health Pipeline

10. Some Numbers for Thought
As of January 1, 2013:
A public health professional, volunteer, or future professional registers on TRAIN every 4 minutes
…and registers for a course every minute
…for a total of 2.48 million course registrations
…and completes a course every 2 minutes
78% of the time
…for a total of 1.94 million course completions
Of those 1.94 million, 41% (787,000) include Core Competencies
…a course with Core Competencies is completed every 3 minutes
…representing 32% of all courses initially registered for
All in all, every minute, courses completed on TRAIN teach an average of 2 competencies
Therefore, during this hour…
15 people registered for TRAIN
60 registered for a course on TRAIN (of which 46 will eventually be completed)
30 completed a course on TRAIN
20 of which have competencies
For a total of 120 competencies learned

11. Boarding TRAIN Register on TRAIN.org Demonstration
The homepage
Finding and registering for courses
Becoming a provider (chapters & schools)
Posting a Blended Learning Series
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