Online Training to
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NEW! Strategic Skills Training Modules
The Region 2 Public Health Training Center is proud to share 5 new training modules focused on the Strategic Skills for Public Health Professionals. Building upon the Introductory Strategic Skills Training Series, these 5 modules aim to develop public health practitioner’s skills by providing case-based examples for the state and local level.
How can college students survive and thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic?
To answer this question, a team of students and faculty at the City University of New York School of Public Health put together an online guide designed to help college students to get help for problems they encounter related to education, mental and physical health, health care access, food security, employment, financial aid, and discrimination. It also encourages students to become advocates for their own and their peers’ educational, health and social needs. Written by students for students the Guide to Surviving and Thriving at CUNY is now available. Although intended specifically for the 270,000 students enrolled at CUNY, the nation’s largest urban public university, much of the information may also be useful to other low-income, Black and Latinx, immigrant and urban college students . Other campuses and student organizations should feel free to reprint or tailor relevant sections with citation.
COVID-19 Resources
It is important in these uncertain times to stay informed and seek information from reputable sources. For updates on the corona virus please visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization.
For additional information about COVID-19 resources and events please visit the National Network of Public Health Institutes and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health website.
COVID-19: Where are we and Where are we going
Social Inequality and Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Resources to Support Health Care Personnel Resilience
Hotlines
The Disaster Distress Helpline provides toll-free 24 hour crisis counseling. Call 1- (800) 985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746.
Safe Call Now provides confidential crisis referral services for all public safety employees, emergency services personnel and their family members. Call (206) 459-3020.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline and Treatment Referral Routing Service is a free, 24 hour information service in English and in Spanish for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. 1- (800) 662- HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline connects callers to local crisis workers. 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential support to anyone experiencing domestic violence or seeking resources and information. 1-800-799- SAFE (7233).
North Caroline Healthcare Workers Hope4Healers. Licensed therapists provide free emotional support for healthcare workers and their families. (919) 226-2002. Hope4Healers
The ChildHelp National Child Abuse Hotline provides professional crisis counseling in over 170 languages. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call or text 1-800-4AChild (800) 442-4453.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) helpline provides mental health resources Monday through Friday, between 10am and 6pm EST. Call (800) 950-NAMI (6264) or text NAMI to 741741 (24/7 support via text message).
Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder helpline (PTSD). To get help right away call 1-800-273-8255. Press “1” if you are a veteran.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Confidential live peer assistance. Call (800) 654-5167. AANA Helpline
Training

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive collection of competency-based public health and subject-related trainings. Our training programs are free, high-quality, and interactive — designed to fully engage learners and impart needed knowledge and skills for the public health workforce.

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The Region 2 Public Health Training Center is a member of the Public Health Learning Network, the nation’s most comprehensive system of public health educations, experts, and thought leaders.