What is TRAIN?
Why should I register as a user?
How do I register as a course provider?
Funding Partners and Sponsors
Participating TRAIN affiliates
Course Listing Requirements
Policies
System Requirements
What is TRAIN?
The TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network, or TRAIN, is the nation’s
premier learning resource for professionals who protect the public’s health. TRAIN
is comprised of the national www.train.org site and participating TRAIN affiliate
sites. Affiliate sites are managed by many state public health agencies, academic
partners, and others. As TRAIN grows, it serves a larger portion of the U.S.
public health workforce.
Because all TRAIN sites are connected, TRAIN users can access information
about state, local, national, or international training available to them through
any participating TRAIN site.
Learners can use TRAIN to:
- Search or browse the nationwide database for on-site or distance
learning courses
- Sign up for e-mails about new courses
- Create a personal learning record of competency-based training
- Provide and view feedback about courses listed on the site
- Register online for many courses
- Earn CEUs (often at no cost)
Course Providers can use TRAIN to:
- Efficiently publicize courses to thousands of TRAIN users through
multiple web sites – enter course information once (not dozens of times) and it
is automatically visible to all participating TRAIN sites
- Manage online registration and student rosters
- Collect feedback from learners online
- Post course materials and discussion topics
TRAIN is a project of the Public Health Foundation with a grant from
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and funding from participating states and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Why should I register as a user?
Registration gives users access to a more comprehensive learning experience, including:
- Access to course information and announcements available exclusively
to people in your geographic area or job category
- Quick online registration for many courses
- An online transcript to track your learning and credits
- The ability to save course search criteria for future use
- Optional e-mail notices of new courses in topics of interest
- Access to valuable documents, course certificates, and message board features
Although registration is not mandatory to search TRAIN,
visitors cannot access certain information and features.
Register for a user account.
How to use this site
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How do I register as a course provider?
If your organization offers learning opportunities that meet our listing
requirements , we encourage you to register to list your courses on the
appropriate TRAIN site (see below).
If you are not already registered as a TRAIN user, begin at the
homepage and click to register under “Become a Course Provider” and follow the
instructions to create an account. If you are registered as a TRAIN user, you need
to log on to TRAIN using your Login Name and password, then click the “My Account”
link on the lower right side of the page. At the bottom of the “Details” page,
click on the “Request to Become a Course Provider” link and answer the following
questions. Submit your request and you will receive a notice of approval/disapproval
via email, usually within three to five business days. Following approval, you can
submit course listings and take advantage of TRAIN’s many course management
features.
Choosing the appropriate TRAIN site for your course listings:
Course providers should list their courses on TRAIN through only one TRAIN site.
Each course provider must choose to use either the national site
(https://www.train.org)
or one of the TRAIN affiliate sites based on the guidance below and as specified in
our policies. The site selected does not affect the visibility of courses to users
throughout TRAIN - it affects the site administrator that manages your registration
and course listings.
Course Listing Requirements
The following are the minimum course listing requirements for TRAIN.
- Courses must be designed for the continuing education and training of
professionals who protect the public's health and consistent with the target
audiences in the TRAIN course search fields. Consumer-oriented health education
classes and materials are not permitted.
- Courses must be designed to build knowledge, skills, or competencies in one
or more of the subject areas listed in the TRAIN course search fields.
- Course materials must be designed for instructional (not reference) use by
learners or trainers. Courses must be delivered in formats consistent with the
formats in the TRAIN course search fields. Books, brochures, articles, palm
cards, and other reference materials are not permitted unless continuing
education credits are associated or the materials are designed as a self-study
program.
Individual TRAIN affiliates are responsible for assuring that courses meet these
minimum requirements. PHF will periodically review courses to ensure all affiliates
approve courses consistent with these minimum requirements. Affiliates may apply
additional organization-specific standards to decide whether a course may be approved
or viewed on their site.
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What geographic area is primarily served*
by the course provider?
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Appropriate TRAIN Site
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A TRAIN affiliate state
or communities within this affiliate’s jurisdiction
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The corresponding TRAIN affiliate site
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A national, international, or regional (multi-state)
audience
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The national www.train.org site
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States and communities that are not within any TRAIN
affiliate’s jurisdiction
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Ineligible for registration and course listing on any
TRAIN site
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* “Primarily served” means that most of the course provider’s public
health courses are designed for and (as applicable) restricted to the workforce
of the jurisdiction listed.
To get the most from TRAIN, first review the Course Provider Reference
Guide and other important items on the TRAIN References – Course Providers
document board. It is necessary to first log into TRAIN in order to view these
resources.
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Funding Partners
Funding support for www.train.org or TRAIN has been provided by:
Arkansas Department of Health (Founding
Partner)
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Founding Partner)
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/
Public Health Foundation
http://www.phf.org/
Participating TRAIN affiliates
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org
Sponsors of www.train.org
American College of Preventive Medicine
http://www.acpm.org/
American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/
Association of Public Health Laboratories
http://www.aphl.org/
Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health
http://www.aspph.org/
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
http://www.astho.org/
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
http://www.aptrweb.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Center for Health Leadership and Practice
http://www.healthleadership.org/
National Association of County and City Health Officials
http://www.naccho.org/
National Association of Local Boards of Health
http://www.nalboh.org/
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information
Systems
http://www.naphsis.org/
National Public Health Leadership Development Network
http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/nln/
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
http://nnlm.gov/
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/
Office of Minority Health
http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/
Partnership for Prevention
http://www.prevent.org/
Public Health Leadership Society
http://www.phls.org/home/
CDC Learning Connection
http://www.cdc.gov/learning/
Society for Public Health Education
http://www.sophe.org/
Technology Partner
Knowledge Management Interactive (KMi), Inc.
http://www.kmionline.com
TRAIN design, development and hosting provided by KMi of Columbus, Ohio. This
site is an implementation of KMi's eLMS (eLearning Management System), built on
the Microsoft .NET platform.
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Participating TRAIN Affiliates
TRAIN affiliates serve professionals who protect the public’s health
in the following participating states and organizations:
TRAIN Affiliate |
Affiliate Name |
Arizona |
Arizona Public Health Training Center, Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Department of Health |
CDC |
CDC Learning Connection |
Colorado |
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
Connecticut |
Connecticut Department of Public Health |
Delaware |
Delaware Division of Public Health |
Florida |
Florida Department of Health |
Hawaii |
Hawaii State Department of Health |
Idaho |
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare |
Illinois |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
Indiana |
Indiana State Department of Health
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Kansas |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
Kentucky |
Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Department of Public Health |
Michigan |
Michigan Department of Community Health, Office of Public Health
Preparedness |
Minnesota |
Minnesota Department of Health |
MRC |
Medical Reserve Corps |
New Mexico |
New Mexico Department of Health |
Ohio |
Ohio Department of Health |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Rhode Island |
Rhode Island Department of Health |
Texas |
Texas Department of State Health Services |
Utah |
State of Utah TRAIN |
VHA |
Veterans Health Administration |
Virginia |
Virginia Department of Health |
Washington |
Washington State Military Department |
West Virginia |
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Division of Public Health |
Wyoming |
Wyoming Department of Health |
Please visit our TRAIN map.
If your organization is interested in joining the TRAIN network, please fill out the
TRAIN Inquiry Form.
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