CDC launches "Clean Hands and Spaces" Web-Based Training
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Health and safety are top priorities in educational settings. If you work in an educational setting, you play a unique and important role in promoting good hygiene and clean educational spaces. To help you keep your facility healthy and safe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation developed "Clean Hands and Spaces", an online training for educators, administrators, and supporting personnel in K-12 schools and early care and education.
The training consists of four modules that focus on:
- How and when to clean hands
- How to create a hygiene plan for an educational environment
- How to select, use, and store cleaning products and disinfectants
- How to team up with parents and caregivers to build good hygiene habits with children
Start the training today to learn best practices and strategies for proper hand hygiene and surface cleaning to help keep everyone in your educational facility healthy. You may receive free continuing education credits for completing the training.
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Sleep Awareness Week - March 13-19, 2022
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "A third of US adults report that they usually get less than the recommended amount of sleep. Not getting enough sleep is linked with many chronic diseases and conditions—such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression—that threaten our nation’s health. Getting enough sleep is not a luxury—it is something people need for good health."
Sleep Awareness Week is March 13-19, 2022. Listed below are several resources for improving your quality of sleep. For additional tips, visit the National Sleep Foundation's website.
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Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Download a printable PDF version of the Getting a Good Night's Sleep infographic (PDF, 645K). En español (PDF, 691K). Not getting enough sleep can affect all areas of your life and cause health problems. Learn how to develop healthy habits at...
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www.nia.nih.gov
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Spring Forward: 7 Tips to Help You Adjust to Daylight...
Daylight savings time kicks off in just a few days, which means we'll be losing an hour of precious sleep as we roll our clocks forward. This often leaves many people feeling tired and groggy for a few days-and even weeks-following the time...
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www.guideposts.org
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Get Enough Sleep
Make sure your bedroom is dark - if there are streetlights near your window, try putting up light-blocking curtains Keep your bedroom quiet Consider keeping electronic devices - like TVs, computers, and smartphones - out of your bedroom Go to bed ...
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health.gov
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Course Spotlight: Data Into Action for Tribes: Conducting A
Community Health Assessment
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to provide instruction on how to conduct a community needs assessment and how to develop the needs assessment report. This course will provide basics of community assessments, describe several available toolkits for developing a community needs assessment, and describe the basics of writing up the results of the community needs assessment.
Learning Objectives:
- Define a Community Health and Needs Assessment
- Describe the purpose of conducting Community Health and Needs Assessments
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of toolkits available for conducting community needs assessments
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Featured Course Bundle:
Texas Hurricane Response Hub (TxHRH)
The Texas Hurricane Response Hub bundle is an eight course curriculum designed for public health, first responder, emergency response and preparedness professionals, and healthcare practitioners.
Hurricane Harvey's experience, with added perspectives from Hurricanes Ike, Rita and Katrina, help us look at topics through the eyes of the people involved. You will also see stories by some of our sister projects and their Hurricane Irma or Maria experience. Practitioner family members will also benefit from some of our topics. Harvey illustrates how we are all in this together and can learn from each other.
Courses in the TxHRH course bundle include:
- TxHRH101: Emergency Management and Public Health - Working Together to Prepare for Disaster - 1 hour
- TxHRH102: Public Health’s Role During a Hurricane - 1 hour
- TxHRH103: Protecting Your Physical and Mental Health: Before, During, and After a Disaster - 1 hour
- TxHRH104: Resources Available When Mass Effect Incidents/Casualties Happen - 1 hour
- TxHRH105: A Practical Guide to the Access and Functional Needs of Vulnerable Populations - 1 hour
- TxHRH106: Communicating to the Public During a Hurricane or Other Disaster - 1 hour
- TxHRH107: Maintaining Situational Awareness: Tools for Creating the Common Operating Picture (COP) Before, During, and After a Hurricane - 1.5 hours
- TxHRH108: Public Health and Recovery: Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations - 1 hour
For more information about this course bundle, please click here.
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