Public health depends on widespread and rapid access to data to drive decisions. Using the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI), Washington state is modernizing disease surveillance, health information systems, and providing data science training to produce a public health community that leverages timely, relevant, and actionable data.
As part of modernization, the Public Health Data Learning Center offers free training, tools, and resources to support public health professionals through the process of data systems change.
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Browse the training categories below to begin building the skills you need for data systems change. Training is provided for beginning and intermediate skills.
| Title | Description | Category | Difficulty | Length | Organization | Type | Link to edit Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Skills Training Series: Introduction to Change Management | This training module uses a case study approach to illustrate change management skills in practice in a fictional public health setting. |
Change Management | Beginner | 1 hour | Region II Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Embracing the Inevitable: Practical Change Management | This webinar enables learners to describe strategies to anticipate and prepare for change and support team members in a changing environment. |
Change Management | Intermediate | 1 hour | Region I Public Health Training Center | Webinar | |
| Managing Change: The Essential Leadership Skill | This course enables participants to use tools and resources to assess readiness for change in their own organization and effectively manage and lead that change. |
Change Management | Beginner | 1.5 hours | Region V Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Leading Change in Informatics and Data Analysis | This self-paced training provides public health professionals with tools for formal change management in the context of a data analysis project. |
Change Management, Public Health Informatics | Beginner | 30 minutes | Region IV Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Change Management: How Leadership Can Support Staff During Crises | This module describes the adaptive leadership model and its applications in change management with application to public health workforce issues and staff morale. |
Change Management | Beginner | 2 hours | Region II Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Change Management Principles for Public Health Modernization | This webinar describes the public health modernization efforts in Oregon and illustrates change management theories that can be applied to organizational restructuring. |
Change Management | Beginner | 1 hour | Region X Public Health Training Center | Webinar | |
| Introduction to Systems Thinking | This course provides an introduction to systems thinking approaches to public health problems and offers specific tools that can be used within a systems thinking approach. |
Systems Thinking | Intermediate | 1 hour | Region I Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Systems Thinking: Through a Public Health Lens | This training provides an introduction to systems thinking and enables participants to apply the principles of systems thinking to relevant public health issues. |
Systems Thinking | Beginner | 1 hour | Region VII Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Strategic Skills Training Series: Introduction to Systems Thinking | This training module uses a case study approach to illustrate systems thinking skills in practice in a fictional public health setting. |
Systems Thinking | Beginner | 1 hour | Region II Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course | |
| Collective Impact Part 2: Mutually Reinforcing Activities, Continuous Communication, and Backbone Support | This module demonstrates ways that a community organization can contribute to a structured collaboration between government, businesses, and non-profits. (Part two of a two-part series.) |
Systems Thinking | Beginner | 45 minutes | Region II Public Health Training Center | Self-paced online course |
Do you have feedback about these training? We’d love to hear from you. Contact us at DataModFeedback@doh.wa.gov or take our survey.
About the Learning Center
Created in collaboration with DOH and the University of Washington School of Public Health, the Public Health Data Learning Center is a learning resource center for professionals who use data to drive decisions in public health.
The learning center provides a variety of training and professional development materials for those engaged in all areas of data systems change.
We are committed to DMI priorities. For more information about DMI in Washington state, contact DataModFeedback@doh.wa.gov.