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Find out what NNPHI member institutes and staff members have to say about the latest innovations in public health practice and population health improvement.
NNPHI Action on Racism as a Public Health Crisis
- By: Vincent Lafronza, EdD, MS
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The protests underway in many US communities are a manifestation of our nation’s failure to provide for the conditions in which all people can thrive. The growing anger is not surprising, fueled by the destructive force of pervasive racism that has been and continues to be actively supported in policy, action, and perspective, for the […]
Gathering Grounds: Creating a Space for Indigenous Culture, Wisdom, and Connection in Public Health
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Seven Directions, a Center for Indigenous Public Health, the nation’s first Indigenous public health institute, used the wisdom and lived experience of tribal and Urban Indian leaders to establish their organization’s framework. The institute’s founders knew it was vital to create a platform that prioritized Indigenous knowledge, lived experience, and cultural practices to best serve […]
Working Together to Support Covid-19 Response and Recovery: NNPHI Members Tap their Collaborative Capacity to Create Action-Oriented Taskforce
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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In a world where nothing could move fast enough to address the growing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, NNPHI used its collaborative infrastructure as a buffer against the escalating chaos. By March 17, staff gathered NNPHI’s 45 members and 10 public health training center partners into a Community of Practice (CoP), both online and via […]
Covid in Rural Communities: Two Perspectives on the Response in Iowa
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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On Memorial Day, the number of Covid-19 cases in Iowa stood at 15,557 with 457 deaths. The state began reopening in phases beginning on May 1, which, in a state where more than a third of residents live in rural communities, creates some unique challenges for public health professionals. To get a more complete view […]
Learning Opportunity: Every Contact Counts: Contact Tracing for Public Health Professionals
- By: Laura Prechter
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Every Contact Counts: Contact Tracing for Public Health Professionals Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Online Training Help your public health agency expand their contact tracing efforts and slow the spread of COVID-19. Public health professionals, who might not have experience with contact tracing, can take this course to learn the basics and to be […]
Getting on the Right Side of History: Lessons and Advice from the Field from Deborah Heim, Public Health Nurse in Milwaukee, WI
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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What exactly is a public health nurse? Even the Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) website includes the question on its website, probably because we mostly think of nurses treating patients in hospitals and clinics. However, public health nurses are the largest segment of the public health workforce and bring their skills to a variety […]
What Do School Nurses Do When There Is No School?
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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School nurses play an integral role in public and community health by informing and educating their communities about health issues and empowering them to make healthy choices. Working directly on school campuses enables school nurses to link students and their families to much-needed personal and preventive health services and often work with a range of […]
Superintendent in Plano, Texas Responds to Covid-19 By Putting the Needs of Students First
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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During a public health crisis, professionals from across a range of sectors become valuable and vital extensions of the public health workforce. This is particularly true for educators who are responsible for making decisions that impact the health and wellbeing of thousands of students, teachers, and staff, and by extension their families. Since November 2017, […]
How Skill, Determination, and a Baby Yoda Help Nurses Provide Exceptional Care: Wisdom from Julianna Manske, Public Health Nurse
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a series of complex challenges for public health nurses, and we took some time to connect with Julianna Manske, who works in the Milwaukee metropolitan area–one of the hardest-hit areas in the Midwest with more than 5,000 confirmed cases and 252 deaths as of May 27, 2020. Those numbers represent […]
Education Will Be Forever Changed: Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools Strives to Make It Better
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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During a public health crisis, professionals from across a range of sectors become valuable and vital extensions of the public health workforce. This is particularly true for educators who are responsible for making decisions that impact the health and wellbeing of thousands of students, teachers, and staff, and by extension their families. We spoke with […]
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