Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Integrated into the TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN), 2003-2011: TRAIN Database Dictionary and Three Tailored Datasets

This data collection contains the TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN) database dictionary and three data files derived from the TRAIN database. A project of the Public Health Foundation, TRAIN (www.train.org) is a comprehensive learning resource for public health professionals, such as epidemiologists, public health officials, health educators, environmental health professionals, social workers, nurses, physicians, emergency responders, and mental health providers. Learners can use TRAIN to search for on-site and distance learning courses, register on-line for courses, provide and view feedback about courses, and create a personal training record of competency-based training and continuing education requirements. Course providers can use TRAIN to publicize courses, manage online registration and student rosters, collect feedback from learners, and post course materials and discussion topics. Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals is a set of skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for the broad practice of public health. Adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, this list of competencies was incorporated into TRAIN. Comprising a small subset of the information in the TRAIN database, the three data files were tailored to facilitate public health systems and services research. The first data file contains demographic information about every registered TRAIN learner: street address, county, city, state, ZIP code, country, education level, gender, race, Hispanic origin, birth date, primary language, and secondary language. The second data file is a tabulation which shows the core competencies covered by each course offered through TRAIN, together with the course titles, expiration dates, and the organizations offering the courses. The last data file is a tabulation which shows the number of TRAIN courses and learners by core competency and professional role. The TRAIN database dictionary describes all of the variables in the TRAIN database, including those not provided with this data collection.本数据集包含TRAIN数据库（TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network）字典，以及3个源自该数据库的衍生数据文件。 作为公共卫生基金会（Public Health Foundation）的项目，TRAIN数据库（官网：www.train.org）是面向公共卫生从业者的综合性学习资源，服务对象涵盖流行病学家、公共卫生官员、健康教育工作者、环境卫生从业者、社会工作者、护士、医师、应急响应人员及精神卫生服务提供者。 学习者可通过TRAIN数据库检索面授与远程学习课程、在线完成课程注册、提交并查看课程相关反馈，并可基于能力培训与继续教育要求创建个人培训记录。 课程提供者则可借助该平台宣传课程、管理在线注册与学员名册、收集学习者反馈，并发布课程资料与讨论话题。 公共卫生专业人员核心能力（Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals）是一套适用于公共卫生全领域实践的技能、知识与态度体系。该能力清单由学术与公共卫生实践衔接委员会（Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice）审定通过，并被纳入TRAIN数据库。 本次提供的3个数据文件仅涵盖TRAIN数据库的少量信息子集，专为支持公共卫生系统与服务研究而定制。 第一个数据文件包含所有已注册TRAIN学习者的人口统计信息，具体包括：街道地址、县、城市、州、ZIP code、国家、教育水平、性别、种族、西班牙裔血统、出生日期、主要语言及次要语言。 第二个数据文件为统计表，展示了TRAIN平台提供的每门课程所涵盖的核心能力，同时附带课程名称、有效期及开设课程的机构信息。 第三个数据文件同样为统计表，按核心能力与专业角色分类，统计了TRAIN平台的课程与学习者数量。 TRAIN数据库字典涵盖了该数据库中的所有变量，包括本次数据集未提供的变量。