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Region 5 Begins 2024 with Largest PHIG Hub Convening to Date, Emphasizes Purpose-Driven Connections
- By: Chloe Lake
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On January 10-11, 2024, Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) hosted the largest Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) Hub Convening thus far, bringing together over 85 people representing Region 5 health departments and national partners. Attendees included state, county and city health department employees from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as representatives […]
“The expertise is in the room”: Region 1 Hub Convening Highlights “People Power” Behind PHIG
- By: Chloe Lake
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“I think everyone left the convening feeling a sense of camaraderie across Region 1 and excitement to keep these peer support networks flourishing. The convening built a strong foundation for communities of practice that began forming organically in the room, which could only be achieved by an in-person event like this.” Kelly Danckert, HRiA Program […]
MetaECHO 2023 Global Conference: Igniting Transformation in Global Health
- By: Janaya Belcher, NCCPHT Intern
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In the heart of Albuquerque, New Mexico, MetaECHO 2023 unfolded as more than just a conference; it was a convergence of minds, a celebration of collective wisdom, and a catalyst for transformative change. As we delve into the insights gleaned from interviews with the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) attendees from NCCPHT’s Project […]
Ajayi Pickering-Haynes
- By: Maurice Starks
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Senior Program Associate, Bridging
New Orleans, LA ahaynes@nnphi.org Ajayi Pickering-Haynes is a public health creative, speaker, published writer, health equity strategist, and innovator from St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands located in the Central Florida area. Over the past few years, he has leveraged his public health training and lived experience to ideate, strategize, and apply health equity in the […]
Hannah Simon
- By: Maurice Starks
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Senior Public Health Analyst, Bridging
New Orleans, LA hsimon@nnphi.org Hannah Simon has worked in Sexual and Reproductive health for the past 8 years across a variety of locations including Durban South Africa, New York, Massachusetts, and Louisiana. Hannah has worked in community health, advocacy, policy, and direct service public health roles. Her experiences include writing curriculum and providing sex education […]
Bridging the Gap between Healthcare and Public Health: My Journey as a Public Health Analyst in Infection Prevention and Control
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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The author of “Bridging the Gap,” Public Health Analyst, Climate and Crisis Preparedness, Nicolas G. Llinas, gives an interview to a local New Orleans TV station about the history of World AIDS Day (December 1st, 2023). Just over a year ago, I joined the NNPHI team as a public health analyst in the Climate and Crisis […]
Chris Tall Bear
- By: Maurice Starks
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Tribal Public Health Advisor, National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training (NCCPHT)
Oklahoma ctallbear@nnphi.org Chris Tall Bear (Southern Cheyenne) is the Tribal Public Health Advisor for the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI). Within this role, he provides project management support and subject matter expertise to the diverse and growing array of public health projects related to tribal health as part of the National Coordinating Center […]
Region 7 Health Departments Share Progress, Envision Roadmaps Forward at Public Health Infrastructure Grant Hub Convening in Topeka, Kansas
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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On November 8, 2023, 42 representatives from health departments in Region 7, technical assistance providers, and the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) national partners gathered in Topeka, Kansas or joined virtually for the Region 7 PHIG Hub Convening. Hosted by the Kansas Health Institute (KHI), which serves as the National Network of Public Health Institutes’ […]
Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG)
- By: Fahrenheit Creative Group
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PHIG is set to help health departments across the United States strengthen their workforce and infrastructure through the people, resources, and systems they need to assess, promote, and protect health in the communities they serve.
Marcia Morales Villavicencio
- By: Maurice Starks
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Senior Program Manager, Health and Racial Equity
New Orleans, LA mvillavicencio@nnphi.org Marcia Morales Villavicencio is the Senior Program Manager, Health and Racial Equity with NNPHI. Prior to her joining NNPHI, she spent the last five years at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute working to advance the sustainability of the community health worker (CHW) workforce and strengthening the public health infrastructure […]