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Region II Public Health Training Center

Mission Statement

Region II PHTC's mission is to enhance the public health workforces’ ability to effectively deliver the Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) to the populations in HRSA Region II.

Vision and Impact

Region II PHTC serves about 25,000 public health workers in state and local health departments provide essential public health services in its region. To fulfill its mission, Region II PHTC works directly with each partner health department to tailor and target its efforts to meet the training needs of the workers.

Competencies:
  • Health Equity
  • Training & Technical Assistance
Local Performance Sites:
  • Rutgers School of Public Health
  • New York State Association of County Health Officials
  • University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health
  • University of the Virgin Islands Community Engagement & Lifelong Learning Center
Expertise:
  • Health Disparities, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Emergency Preparedness
Community Served:
New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Contact Information:
  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
     722 W 168 St., New York, NY 10032
  • Marita K. Murrman, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and Melissa Bernstein, Program Coordinator.
  • phtc@columbia.edu

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Get in touch with Region II Public Health Training Center.

Resources contributed by this organization:

Public Health Learning Network Sessions and Posters at APHA Annual 2016 in Denver

Join the Public Health Learning Network at the 2016 American Public Health Association Annual (APHA) Meeting and Expo in Denver. Find us in booth 624 and check this list of all of our sessions and posters at this year’s meeting.

From Region II LPS NYSACHO: How Local Public Health Departments Can Partner with Regional Public Health Training Centers to Support a Workforce Prepared to Advance Health Equity

Explore findings and implications from local and national training needs assessments and learn how local health departments can engage and leverage the PHLN to enhance public health practice and advance health equity.

From Region 2 PHTC: How Local Public Health Departments Can Partner with Regional Public Health Training Centers to Support a Workforce Prepared to Advance Health Equity

Led by the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN), this National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Annual Meeting Sharing Session explored findings and implications from local and national training needs assessments and learn how local health departments can engage and leverage the PHLN to enhance public health practice and advance health equity.

From the Public Health Learning Network: Training, Tools, and Resources to Help You Understand and Respond to the Zika Virus Outbreak

From the Public Health Learning Network: Just-in-time training, tools, and resources to support their work protecting the public from Zika virus and build enduring public health skills to respond to future emergencies.

Blog posts contributed by this organization:

Training Highlights: GIS and Health Equity, Health Informatics, and Safe Waters.
Training Highlights: Sexual Assault Prevention, Native Food Sovereignty, HPV Vaccine, Health Equity Leadership
Training Highlights: Asian Health Disparities & Hepatitis B, Asthma, and Health Literacy
Cross-Regional Collaboration Tackles Climate Change and Public Health
Trainings Featured in this Quarter’s Elevate, Your Resource for Lifelong Learning