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COVID-19 Pushes Forward Launch of Montana Public Health Institute
In March 2020, as the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, local and tribal health departments across the nation braced for the hard decisions and immense workload ahead. Montana health departments were no different. While Montanans are fortunate to live against a backdrop of tremendous natural beauty, the state faces significant health […]
Learning Opportunity: Resiliency & Self-Care in Public Health
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The Importance of Resiliency & Self-Care in Public Health Series Region V Public Health Training Center Online Course While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is evident on the public health and healthcare systems, the frontline staff who are involved in response efforts of this prolonged crisis are among those most impacted. Public health practitioners […]
IPHI: Capacity Building for the Public Health Workforce
As the pandemic bore down on the nation, health departments across the country grappled with an exponential demand for public health services like COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and other emergency response activities. While thousands of public health workers pivoted to respond to the pandemic, still thousands more workers were needed to address the current and […]
Learning Opportunity: Preparing for the New Working World
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Preparing for a New Working World Western Region Public Health Training Center Online Course Based on a foundational framework of a healthy workplace we will focus on return-to-workplace principles and strategies as well as highlight how to improve wellbeing while working from home. Employers at large are looking for this type of expertise as […]
Learning Opportunity: Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Consulting and More
- By: Laura Prechter
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Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Consulting and More Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center Live Webinar Friday, March 12, 2021 1–2:30 p.m. Eastern Location Online. Information to access the course will be sent upon registration. Target Audience This presentation is appropriate for students, site supervisors, faculty, and HRSA Public Health Training Center personnel. Technology […]
Learning Opportunity: Engaging with Change
- By: Laura Prechter
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Engaging with Change Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Self-paced & Live Training NWCPHP faculty Mary Kay Chess, PhD, and Jim Reid, MPA, will lead a new training, Engaging with Change, for public health professionals interested in leveraging inevitable changes at their organization and within the health systems where they work. “To lead people […]
Learning Opportunity: Cultural Diversity, Health Disparities and Public Health
- By: Laura Prechter
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Cultural Diversity, Health Disparities and Public Health South Centeral Regional Public Health Training Center Virtual Training A primary aim of this course is to provide public health professionals with a broad overview of cultural diversity issues with a focus on race/ethnicity and gender. Health disparities, a major public health problem of interest, is discussed […]
Learning Opportunity: Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce
- By: Laura Prechter
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Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce Regional Public Health Training Centers On-demand Webinar Many complex and systemic challenges such as racism, the opioid crisis and mental health stand at the root of community health issues. These are challenges that no individual can address alone, […]
Learning Opportunity: Racism, Bias, and Other Determinants of Health: Issues and Actions
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Racism, Bias, and Other Determinants of Health: Issues and Actions Region IV Public Health Training Center Upcoming Webinar During this webinar we will discuss racism and social determinants of health, and the role bias plays in healthcare decision making as well as its impact on adverse health outcomes. We Weill discuss how our backgrounds […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The National Network of Public Health Institutes Welcomes Montrece McNeill Ransom as New NCCPHT Director
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The National Network of Public Health Institutes Welcomes Montrece McNeill Ransom as New NCCPHT Director Ransom Brings More than 20 Years of Public Health Leadership and Management Experience to the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Maurice Starks, National Network of Public Health Institutes, mstarks@nnphi.org | Carmelita Marrow, National […]