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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.
Rural Women Lose Weight and Gain Big Lifetime Benefits
- By: Kimberly Boim, MA
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This blog about helping rural women in the south lose weight and exercise more is the second in a series produced by the CDC’s Prevention Research Centers (PRC) during the 2009 -2014 funding cycle. The PRCs conducted research while developing featured tools, and they are all shown to be effective. The PRCs are a network […]
Springboard to Active Schools Training of Trainers: Asking the Right Questions
- By: Kate Holmes, MPH
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Physical activity levels among youth in the United States have plateaued. Among high school students, physical activity levels have remained stagnant over the last three years, according to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2011-2015. For children ages 6-19, the 2016 U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth gave the United States […]
Advancing Public Health: The Story of the National Public Health Improvement Initiative
- By: Jessica Wehle, MPH
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The National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII) represented an unprecedented opportunity for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. CDC invested in NPHII to infuse quality and performance improvement methods in health departments across the United States. NPHII […]
Training Highlights: Mental Health in the Media, Legionella Standards, Investing in Health, Promotores De Salud.
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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This week, NNPHI’s curated list of trainings showcases a live training on the impact media on homelessness and mental illness, a webcast on Legionnaires’ disease and new guidelines, a series on returns on investments in health programs, and an e-learning program for community health workers. Media and Messaging: Changing the Images of Mental Illness and […]
Training Highlights: Refugee Health and Nursing, Disability Disparities in Public Health, LGBTQ+ Cultural Humility Training.
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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NNPHI is pleased to offer the latest issue of Training Highlights. This week, we showcase two live webinars about public health nursing for refugee health, in addition to a training about incorporating the needs of people with disabilities in workforce competencies. Finally, we highlight a cultural humility training on becoming an LGBTQ+ friendly health center. Borders and […]
Surprise Findings: Students Will Buy Healthy Foods at Concession Stands, Stabilizing Profits
- By: Helena H. Laroche, MD, MS
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This blog post about healthy concession stands is the first in a series produced by the CDC’s Prevention Research Centers (PRC) during the 2009 – 2014 funding cycle. The PRCs conducted research while developing the featured tools, and they have all been shown to be effective. The PRCs are a network of 26 academic research […]
Training Highlights: Promoting Brain Health, Interventions for the Underserved, Transforming Inequality.
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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This week’s edition of Training Highlights includes two live sessions about promoting brain health and developing community competency interventions for the underserved, as well as an on-demand webinar on resources and tools on promoting positive change through leadership and systems-based work. Brain Health and Dementia From: Region IX LPS University of Hawai’i, Manoa Join the Hawai’i […]
Training Highlights: Social Determinants of Health, Asthma Case Management, Public Drinking Water.
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Our Highlighted Trainings this week include an online training resource guide on social determinants of health, an archived webinar on asthma case management in schools, and a webcast on safe public drinking water. From: Region II Public Health Training Center Understanding How the Social Determinants of Health Impact Health Outcomes The Culture of Health Institute […]
Training Highlights: Health Inequality and Policy, Opioid Interventions, Health Equity Community Engagement.
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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This week, we have curated a list of trainings on structural determinants of health, epidemiology and interventions on the opioid epidemic, and implementing tools and relationships to assist with health equity efforts. Moving Upstream: Recognizing Our Role and Responsibility in Challenging the Structural Determinants of Health Inequities From: Region V Great Lakes Public Health Training […]
National Network of Public Health Institutes’ Opposition to the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) strongly opposes the Senate Bill released today entitled, “Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017.” Like the House version passed weeks ago, the Senate Bill fails in almost every way to protect the health and well-being of all Americans. In particular, complete and immediate elimination of the Prevention […]
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