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Montrece Ransom
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Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training
Miami, F.L. mransom@nnphi.org Montrece McNeill Ransom, JD, MPH currently serves as the Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training. Ms. Ransom was appointed as a Presidential Management Fellow and worked at CDC for almost 20 years. For the last 10 years of her service, Ms. Ransom led CDC’s public health law related […]
The NNPHI Network At Work: Public Health Institutes Collaborate to Obtain Critical PPE Supplies
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NNHPI’s COVID-19 Taskforce is bringing together member institutes from across the country to address some of the most pressing challenges exacerbated by COVID-19. From health equity to workforce development, these groups are making real change in their communities—and the country—through advocacy and policy, research, and community organizing. These are their stories of impact. Earlier this […]
Resource and Presentation Guide: Conducting Successful CHA/CHIPs Virtually During COVID-19
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As COVID-19 upended performance improvement work at public health departments across the country, many assessment and planning activities transitioned to a virtual environment for the health and safety of the workforce and their communities. Through a six-session ECHO Public Health series supported by the Public Health Performance Improvement Network (phPIN), performance improvement practitioners were introduced […]
Implementing a Narrative Change Intervention to Address ACEs and Prevent Future Substance Abuse
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About the Program The National Network of Public Health Institutes and the Michigan Public Health Institute, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local health departments, community power-building organizations, and Vanderbilt University implemented a three-year initiative to prevent future substance use in three midwestern communities by addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) through […]
Indigenous Social Determinants of Health
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About Indigenous Social Determinants of Health NNPHI partnered with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Seven Directions, A Center for Indigenous Public Health, to explore the social determinants of health concept, frameworks, and models from an Indigenous-centered perspective. Activities included development of a framework and literature review for ISDOH; gathering feedback from tribal […]
Tribal Capacity
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About the Tribal Public Health Capacity Support Project (TPHC) In 2018, NNPHI was awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Tribal Alliances and Strategic Affairs (OTASA) to uphold the mission to affirm the government-to-government relationship between CDC and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes by advancing connections, providing expertise, and increasing […]
Rhapsody IT Support for New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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About NH Rhapsody The Rhapsody IT Support for New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services project is intended to enhance the completeness, timeliness, and validity of its data for the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) and local home-based system in response to the opioid epidemic. Our Impact As a result of training and technical […]
Drug Overdose Investigations
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About Drug Overdose Investigations According to CDC, more than 932,000 people in the United States have died from a drug overdose since 1999. Surveillance of overdose-related mortality is one key component of drug overdose prevention efforts, as data are used to better focus prevention and overdose response activities. The National Network of Public Health Institutes […]
For Immediate Release: National Network of Public Health Institutes Joins CDC-Led Effort to Train the Nation’s Public Health Workforce on Infection Prevention and Control
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CONTACT Maurice Starks, National Network of Public Health Institutes, mstarks@nnphi.org Marcy Barnett, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, National Network of Public Health Institutes, mbarnett@nnphi.org NNPHI and Eight National Partners Working Together on Project Firstline, a CDC-Led Initiative to Train Healthcare and Public Health Workers on Infection Prevention and Control WASHINGTON, DC — The […]
Evaluation and Program Improvement Capacity Building for STD Programs
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With funding from CDC, NNPHI is working with CDC’s Division of STD Prevention (DTSTDP), CDC’s Program Development and Quality Improvement Branch (PDQIB), and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RMPHTC) to implement The Evaluation and Program Improvement Capacity Project. This project supports health departments’ STD programs in their efforts to make strategic decisions, plan […]