Network Engagement Directory

Texas Health Institute

Mission Statement

THI's mission: Improving the health of Texans and their communities.

Vision and Impact

THI's vision: To become a nationally recognized defining resource and catalyst for innovations that improves the health of Texans and their communities.

Competencies:
  • Convening/Partnering
  • Fiscal/Administration Management
  • Health Communications & Social Marketing
  • Health Information Services
  • Health Policy Development, Implementation & Evaluation
  • Health Systems Transformation
  • Population-Based Health Programs
  • Research & Evaluation
Community Served:
Texas
Contact Information:
  • Texas Health Institute
    12407 N MoPac Expressway, Suite 250, PMB 375 Austin, TX 78758
  • Ankit Sanghavi, Executive Director
  • asanghavi@texashealthinstitute.org
  • (512) 279-3919

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Resources contributed by this organization:

Environmental Scan of Evidence-Based Promising Practices & Strategies to Improve Vaccine Acceptance Among Racial and Ethnic Minority, Rural and other Underserved Groups

This report was created in partnership with Texas Health Institute as part of the Vaccine Equity Project funded by the CDC. The purpose of this report is to evaluate and recommend evidence-based, promising practices and strategies to improve vaccine acceptance among racial and ethnic minority, rural, and other underserved groups through the United States. Identification […]

THE FUTURE of Public Health: A Synthesis Report for the Field

The purpose of this report is to synthesize recently published literature and highlight tangible recommendations regarding the core components needed to build a modern and more effective U.S. public health system capable of protecting and improving the public’s health in a post-pandemic environment.   Related Resources Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening the US Public Health […]

STD Program Evaluation Tools and Training

NNPHI collaborated with Texas Health Institute, the National Coalition of STD Directors, Cardea Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop  STD Program Evaluation Tools and Trainings (STD PETT), a collection of six online training modules and 21 downloadable resources providing step-by-step guidance to enhance STD program evaluation capacity. STD PETT emphasizes […]

New Virtual Training: Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP)

Developed jointly by the CDC, NNPHI, Texas Health Institute, Region IV Public Health Training Center, and other partners, the Vector Control for Environment Health Professionals online training course provides insight into tools and technique to combat public health pests and vectors that spread pathogens for environmental health professionals. Courses are free and provide flexibility to accommodate a wide variety of schedules. Participants also have the option of earning continuing education credits (CEUs) pending completion of the courses and a final evaluation. This training emphasizes the use of integrated pest management (IPM) as an effective tool in pest and vector-borne disease management.

Local Policy Database Scan: Documenting the landscape of local policy databases that support healthy communities

A report from a collaborative project led by Illinois Public Health Institute, which documented the landscape of local policy databases that support healthy communities.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Design Lab: Public Health Institutes Working Together: Developing a Collaborative Framework

Notes from a Collaborative Practice Design Lab (CPDL) at the 2014 NNPHI Annual Conference.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Practice Design Lab: “Embracing New Technology in Public Health Practice”

Notes from this Collaborative Practice Design Lab (CPDL) at the 2014 NNPHI Annual Conference.