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Region X Northwest Public Health Training Center

Mission Statement

The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice promotes excellence in public health by linking academia and the practice community.

Vision and Impact

Embedded in the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, NWPHTC provides training and technical assistance for public health professionals in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Competencies:
  • Evaluation of Trainings
  • Researching Impacts of Training and Learning
  • Training & Technical Assistance
  • Training Needs Assessments
  • Workforce Development
Community-Based Training Partners:
  • Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Public Health Nursing
  • Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
  • Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division
  • Washington Department of Health
  • Idaho Public Health Districts Directors’ Group
  • Oregon: Coalition of Local Health Officials
  • Washington State Association of Local Public Health Officials
  • Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
  • Washington Health Care Authority’s Accountable Communities of Health
  • Boise State University
  • Oregon Health Sciences University/Portland State University- School of Public Health
  • Oregon State University
  • University of Alaska-Anchorage
  • Idaho State University
  • University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Washington State University (WSU) School of Nursing
  • Yakima Valley Community College, Washington State Allied Health Center of Excellence
Technical Assistance Providers:
  • National Network of Public Health Institutes
Expertise:
  • Evidence Based Public Health
  • Data for Decision Making
  • Injury and Violence Prevention
  • Leadership and Management
Community Served:
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Contact Information:
  • University of Washington School of Public Health
     4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, W Tower, T-14 Seattle, WA 98105
  • Barbara (Barb) Rose, MPH, Training and Outreach Manager
  • barbrose@uw.edu
  • 206.685.0106

Connect with this organization:

Get in touch with Region X Northwest Public Health Training Center.

https://www.nwcphp.org
barbrose@uw.edu

Blog posts contributed by this organization:

Learning Opportunity: Engaging with Change
Learning Opportunity: Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce
Learning Opportunity: Every Contact Counts: Contact Tracing for Public Health Professionals
Learning Opportunities: Music Therapy, Policy Change, Psychological Resilience, Emergency Risk Communication
Learning Opportunities: CHW Personal Safety, Program Evaluation, Health After Dark, Ethics in Public Health Data

Resources contributed by this organization:

Public Health Learning Network Sessions and Posters at APHA Annual 2017 in Atlanta

Join the Public Health Learning Network at the 2017 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta. Find us in booth 716 and check this list of all of our sessions and posters at this year’s meeting.

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 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.