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“How do we protect the clinic?” Dr. Lionel Fraser, medical director of Central Mississippi Health Services, Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi, told Vincent Lafronza, CEO of the National Network of Public Health Institutes that as they wrestled with that question during the early stages of the pandemic. This question is at the center of many infection […]

The Public Health Learning Navigator launched nearly three years ago, creating a streamlined and selective online resource designed to connect public health professionals with high-quality learning experiences. Laura Prechter, program manager for workforce development capacity building at the National Network of Public Health Institutes and Learning Navigator project lead, spoke with the team leading learning […]

Featured Authors: Public Health Learning Network members Karla Barrett, Sarah Davis, Laura Lloyd, Barb Rose, and Christina Welter Nothing in recent memory has brought the need to invest in the public health workforce to the forefront more than the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the necessary financial investments, we have to explore a multifaceted approach that includes […]

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 […]

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 […]