Launched in 2019, NDPHTN develops core competencies in public health practitioners around the world through on-demand, expert-led, practice-based training.
Mission
The mission of North Dakota Public Health Training Network (NDPHTN) is to provide public health workforce training through a lens of real-life public health practice.
To this end, we offer asynchronous training to the public health workforce, organizations, and academic programs around the world in key subjects such as:
Special Topics, like COVID-19 and Incident Command
Key Stats
70+ classes and 3 specialized certificate courses
50+ hours of on-demand lectures
Certified in Public Health (CPH) CE credit offered
50,000+ student enrollments
Students from 135 countries
OUr classes
In our commitment to support lifelong learning for public health professionals, we offer over 70 classes, available as standalone sessions or as compilations for our specialized certificate courses.
Access to our classes comes in three options:
Free — Open access to popular NDPHTN classes to give you a broad base of knowledge
NDPHTN+ — Premium access to even more classes on our popular topics. Available for a small fee.
Specialized Certificate Courses — Compilation of topical classes, plus written assignments to guide you deeper into a subject. Available for a one-time specialized certificate fee.
All of our training is made available through the Public Health Foundation’s TRAIN Learning Network.
“These courses taught the knowledge of how leaders are to collaborate to bridge divides and transform the wide-range of talents and knowledge in order to develop new insight and skills.... Each session was well taught and explained. I have no dislikes... I am grateful for this knowledge and I feel as though it will be beneficial to my daily task.” ”
A focus on core competencies
We developed our curricula to address the new national training and development needs of the public health workforce, as informed by the ASPPH Framing the Future initiative, ASTHO’s Public Health Workforce Interest and Needs Survey (PH WINS), and the National Board of Public Health Examiners’ (NBPHE) Job Task Analysis Survey.
The focus of our curricula is on core competencies, with the intention of sharpening the practice (and practical) skills of public health professionals.
CPH credit provider
We actively support the lifelong learning and professional development of the public health workforce. All of our curricula is approved by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) for Certified in Public Health (CPH) credit.
The Certified in Public Health is the only credential of its kind for public health that demonstrates not only one’s knowledge of key public health sciences, but also one’s commitment to the field through continuing education focused on emerging and established public health issues.
To maintain an active CPH status, designees must report at least 50 recertification credits every two years. We are proud to assist professionals in this effort this by offering 67 classes for CPH recertification credit.
TRAIN Network
We deliver our classes through the Public Health Foundation’s TRAIN network. TRAIN is a national learning network that provides thousands of quality training opportunities online to more than 1.8 million professionals who protect and improve the public's health.
Powered by the Public Health Foundation (PHF), the TRAIN Learning Network brings together agencies and organizations in the public health, healthcare, and preparedness sectors to disseminate, track, and share trainings for the health workforce on a centralized training platform.
Find our classes on TRAIN.