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The Intersection of Hurricane Season and COVID-19: Implications for Emergency Shelters
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How do you plan for hurricane season during a pandemic? According to Betty Dixon, BSN, MHSA, DrPH (Director of Nursing and Clinical Services at the Coastal Health District in Savannah, Georgia), the answer is full of precautions. Dr. Dixon explains, “We are very concerned about COVID-19 and the potential for its spread within emergency shelters, […]
Learning Opportunity: Aligning Intergenerational Expectations: Creating Joy and Productivity in the Workplace
- By: Laura Prechter
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Aligning Intergenerational Expectations: Creating Joy and Productivity in the Workplace New England Public Health Training Center Live Webinar | Thursday, June 25 at 12:00pm ET This is a demanding moment for our workforce and all of us world-wide which is requiring us to think about new ways of delivering programs and new ways of […]
Learning Opportunity: Public Health and the Use of Telehealth Technology
- By: Laura Prechter
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Public Health and the Use of Telehealth Technology Region V Public Health Training Center Live Webinar | Thursday, June 15 at 12:00pm ET With the COVID-19 pandemic changing the landscape of public health and healthcare as we know it, telehealth has become an identified solution for several of these changes. Join in to this […]
Learning Opportunity: Communication Challenges Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic
- By: Laura Prechter
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Communication Challenges Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic Region IV Public Health Training Center Live Webinar | Thursday, June 11 at 12:00pm ET The COVID-19 pandemic has provided and continues to provide huge challenges to our public health system. One challenge has been behavioral, in that mitigating the consequences of the disease involves huge behavioral changes […]
Student Spotlight: Mother, Researcher, and Mentor Researches How COVID-19 Affects Mental Health—and How Public Health Can Respond
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A DrPH candidate at the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH), Community and Behavioral Health Program, Jennifer Jewell works full-time and raises two children. She understands the need to adapt. After a seven-year break from academia, Jewell returned to school full-time to pursue her passion—psychiatric epidemiology—a field that did not exist when she completed her […]
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NNPHI is committed to building communities dedicated to advancing public health practice and improving population health. We create spaces and platforms for aligning multiple organizations on policy, systems, and environmental change. Our convenings, webinars, and annual conference offer collective and interactive learning experiences for professionals within and beyond the public health field. We have hosted […]
Working Together to Support Covid-19 Response and Recovery: NNPHI Members Tap their Collaborative Capacity to Create Action-Oriented Taskforce
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In a world where nothing could move fast enough to address the growing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, NNPHI used its collaborative infrastructure as a buffer against the escalating chaos. By March 17, staff gathered NNPHI’s 45 members and 10 public health training center partners into a Community of Practice (CoP), both online and via […]
Covid in Rural Communities: Two Perspectives on the Response in Iowa
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On Memorial Day, the number of Covid-19 cases in Iowa stood at 15,557 with 457 deaths. The state began reopening in phases beginning on May 1, which, in a state where more than a third of residents live in rural communities, creates some unique challenges for public health professionals. To get a more complete view […]
Learning Opportunity: Every Contact Counts: Contact Tracing for Public Health Professionals
- By: Laura Prechter
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Every Contact Counts: Contact Tracing for Public Health Professionals Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Online Training Help your public health agency expand their contact tracing efforts and slow the spread of COVID-19. Public health professionals, who might not have experience with contact tracing, can take this course to learn the basics and to be […]
phPIN Webinar: A Conversation on Accreditation with PHAB
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This is the archived resource for the May phPIN webinar with David Stone, Robin Wilcox, and Chelsea Saari from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The webinar provided updates on what’s new at PHAB, including resources, trainings, and other information. We discussed the connection between accreditation/national standards and health departments’ COVID-19 response activities and capabilities.