Training Portfolio
HEADS UP to SCHOOLS: Online Concussion Training for School Professionals
Client: CDC | Training Length: 45 min | Launch Date: 1/25/2021
This training course on concussion, developed for the CDC, is designed specifically for school professionals. School professionals play an important role in the recovery process for students experiencing concussion symptoms. This course empowers learners to better support students recovering from concussion through understanding, monitoring, and accommodating their individual needs.
HEADS UP to Athletic Trainers: Online Concussion Training
Client: CDC | Training Length: 2 hr | Launch Date: 2/24/2022
This training course on concussion, developed through a partnership between CDC and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), is designed specifically for athletic trainers working at the high school level or below. Athletic trainers play an important role in concussion prevention and management, including how they work with other stakeholders such as coaches, parents, athletes, and school professionals. This course empowers learners to better support athletes and other stakeholders and contribute to an overall culture of concussion safety. It provides a refresher and update for seasoned athletic trainers, and helps build practical on-the-ground skills for newer athletic trainers.
Understanding and Managing Alpha-Gal Syndrome for Healthcare Providers
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/8/2025
This training course, developed for the CDC, is designed to increase knowledge of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) among healthcare providers and public health practitioners.
Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) | The Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders
Client: CDC | Training Length: Varies | Launch Date: Varies
*Note: This is also available in Spanish.
These trainings, developed for the Columbo Plan, provide learners with a comprehensive overview of the nature of change and an understanding of the process and elements of treatment and prevention for substance use disorders (SUDs).
The overall goal of the training series is to reduce the significant health, social, and economic problems associated with SUDs by building international treatment capacity through training, professionalizing, and expanding the global treatment and prevention workforce. These trainings prepare counselors for professional certification at the entry level by providing the latest information about SUDs and their treatment and facilitating hands-on activities to develop skills, confidence, and competence.
Training on Homelessness for Public Health Providers
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/25/2022
*Note: Course expired on CDC TRAIN as of May 23, 2025
This course, developed for the CDC, provides public health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to (i) ensure public health protections reach people experiencing homelessness and (ii) recognize and respond to public health emergencies among people experiencing homelessness.
Recognize, Treat, Save: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) for Frontline Healthcare Providers in the United States-Mexico Border Region
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 9/15/2025
This training course, developed for the CDC, is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever practices and strategies among healthcare providers and public health professionals.
Hidden Harms: Supporting Survivors of IPV with Brain Injury
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 10/1/2025
This online training, developed for the CDC, is designed for those who work with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). It provides an introduction to brain injuries and how they may affect survivors, with practical strategies for trauma-informed responses and survivor support. Through three interactive lessons, participants learn how to recognize the connection between IPV and brain injuries, respond appropriately, and offer accommodations that make a meaningful difference.
Scientific Writing: The Basics
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr
This course, developed for the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), consists of four modules that cover the scientific writing process: 1) Overview of the scientific writing process, 2) Manuscript preparation, 3) Manuscript revision, and 4) Course summary.
HEADS UP to Sports Officials: Online Concussion Training
Client: CDC | Training Length: 45 min | Launch Date: 9/23/2022
This training, developed through a partnership between the CDC and the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO), is designed specifically for sports officials working at the high school level or below (school or youth sports). This training reviews the basics of concussion signs and symptoms, examines a sports official’s role in concussion safety, and explores ways sports officials can contribute to concussion prevention efforts.
HEADS UP to Healthcare Providers Online Training for Medical Professionals
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 10/7/2024
This training course, developed for the CDC, in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), is designed to provide clinical guidance for healthcare providers on evidence-based practices for the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
The course largely focuses on the clinical recommendations in the CDC Pediatric mTBI Guideline. By the end of this training, participants are equipped with practical strategies to integrate CDC’s evidence-based recommendations into their clinical practice. In addition, participants can earn 2.0 Continuing Education Credits through AAP.
HEADS UP to Youth Sports: Online Training for Coaches
Client: CDC | Training Length: 30 min | Launch Date: 7/27/2023
*Note: This is also available in Spanish.
This training, developed for the CDC, is designed specifically for youth sports coaches. This training covers concussion basics, what to do when an athlete shows signs and symptoms of concussion, and explores how coaches can contribute to concussion prevention and safety.
Community Health Workers: Ensuring a Healthy Work-Life Balance
Client: NACCHO | Training Length: 5-8 mins
This micro-learning module, developed for the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), acknowledges that situations are complicated and encourages CHWs to focus on taking control, practicing self-care, and staying strong despite broader systemic challenges.
Trauma-Informed Care Learning Series: Using a Trauma-Informed Approach to Guide Care for People Experiencing and Overdose | Module 1: Introduction
Client: NACCHO | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 8/26/2024
This free online course features five modules that aim to equip first responders and post-overdose outreach teams with knowledge and tools to implement a trauma-informed approach to overdose. The course was developed by CDC and the National Association of City and County Health Officials.
CDC's Healthy Relationships Toolkit: Training for Parents | Part 1: Parenting in Adolescence
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: TBA
This training, developed for CDC, is for parents and caregivers of adolescents. Learners explore interactive lessons, scenarios, and videos of real parents and teens. Parents and caregivers learn how to empower children to have safe and supportive relationships throughout their lives.
In this training, learners practice healthy communication skills, learn about risks and challenges in adolescence, and help their child navigate their teen years with confidence and support.
CDC's Healthy Relationships Toolkit: Training for Parent | Part 2: Talking to Your Teen about Dating & Relationships
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: TBA
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Dating Matters Training for Educators
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/1/2015
This online accredited course, developed for CDC, uses expert interviews, interactions, storytelling, and educator insights to make teen dating violence prevention relevant for educators, youth leaders, and everyone working with teens. The Training for Educators is one component of the Dating Matters model.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Training for Educators
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/5/2022
This training, developed for CDC, is for education professionals and all adults who work in schools and learning environments across K-12 levels. School professionals learn how they can create positive relationships and environments for children, which can prevent ACEs from happening and lessen their harmful effects when students have already experienced ACEs.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Training for Faith, Spiritual, and Religious Communities
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 2/8/2023
This training, developed for CDC, is for faith, spiritual, and religious community members, including clergy, leaders, staff, teachers, and youth group leaders. Learners hear personal stories from ACEs Torchbearers and learn how persons of all faith communities can help prevent ACEs and lessen their effects on the health and well-being of children and families.
Understanding ACEs Indicators and Self-Reported ACEs Data
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: TBA
This module, developed for CDC, focuses on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) data and their indicators. ACEs indicators are data elements related to ACEs, but they are not an exact measurement of ACEs from the person who may have experienced them. Despite their limitations, ACEs indicators can be important for guiding public health practice, especially when it's hard to get information directly on ACEs from the person who may have experienced them. Learners explore ACEs indicators, how they are different from self-reported data on ACEs, and how they can fit into your public health data collection effort.
Understanding the Data on Risk and Protective Factors, Including the Social Determinants of Health
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: TBA
This module, developed for CDC, focuses on understanding data on risk and protective factors for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including the social determinants of health (SDOH). In this module, learners explore how using the social ecological model (SEM), and understanding the SDOH, helps identify and address factors contributing to ACEs.
Data Triangulation: Revealing the Full Story of ACEs and PCEs
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: TBA
In this module, developed for CDC, learners explore the concept of triangulating data, a technique that involves combining insights from different data sources to gain a deeper understanding of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), positive childhood experiences (PCEs), their risk and protective factors (including the social determinants of health), and potential prevention strategies.
This module highlights how data from various sources can be brought together to paint a more vivid picture of the challenges and opportunities within a community. By the end of this module, learners are equipped with the skills to harness the power of data triangulation, enabling them to make informed decisions and recommendations based on a richer, more nuanced understanding of the subject matter.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Training for Pediatric Care Providers
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 6/30/2020
This training, developed for CDC, is for professionals who provide health care and services to children and families and for students in training to provide those services. Learn how ACEs can impact child development and well-being, and how to recognize when ACEs may be happening and prevent them from occurring in the first place. Continuing education credits are available.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: Training for Mental Health Providers
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/8/2019
This training, developed for CDC, is for professionals who provide mental health care services to children and families and for students in training to provide those services. Learn about the long-term effects of ACEs and strategies to prevent childhood adversity and address its consequences.
Beyond the Headlines: Media Communication Training
Client: CDC | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 7/18/2025
This dynamic 60-minute online training for CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention empowers public health professionals and child and family advocates to speak with confidence about child abuse and neglect (CAN) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in media interviews and public speaking events. Learners gain practical tools for crafting powerful messages, navigating media interviews, and engaging the public with clarity and impact. An interactive assessment helps learners identify which sections of the course to focus on. Plus, an optional mock interview guide helps bring the training to life.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences: ACEs Overview & Public Health Approach to Preventing ACEs Modules
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 10/19/2018
This training, developed for CDC, is for people of all professions and education backgrounds. Learn about risk and protective factors for ACEs, their outcomes, and prevention strategies you can use to stop childhood adversity and address its consequences. Continuing education credits are available.
Connecting the Dots Online Training
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 11/7/2017
Different types of violence are connected and often share the same root causes. This training, developed for CDC, explores how different types of violence can take place in the same house, in the same neighborhood, at the same time, or at different stages of life. By the end of the training, learners understand the overlapping causes of different types of violence and what can protect against violence.
Essentials for Parenting
Client: VetoViolence
Essentials for Parenting is a free online resource from CDC for parents and caregivers of children and youth. These resources and tools were developed after extensive expert research and application to provide the tools to build positive parent-child relationships.
Principles of Prevention
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 9/1/2019
Understanding the causes of violence and the things that can protect people and communities can help us better prevent violence. This accredited, valuable training explains the basics of violence prevention, including key concepts of the social ecological model, the different types of violence, primary prevention, and the four-step public health approach to violence prevention.
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Client: VetoViolence | Training Length: 1 hr | Launch Date: 10/19/2018
ACEs affect children and families in all communities. ACEs come in many forms and can have long-term impacts on health and well-being into adulthood. This accredited, online training can help you understand, recognize, and prevent them from occurring in the first place.