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2017 NNPHI Annual Conference Recap
- By: National Network of Public Health Institutes
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Since 2001, the NNPHI Annual conference has brought together public health professionals from around the country to learn new skills, grow their network and develop innovative ideas by supporting and highlighting the work of the nation’s public health institutes. Last year’s theme – Navigating Uncertainty, Spanning Boundaries, Improving Health – fostered conversations around moving public […]
Leveraging Health Centers in Public Health Preparedness
- By: Kelly Hughes, MPH, RD, CHES
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Kelly Thompson, JD, PHMC Are we ready for a flu pandemic? During a flu pandemic or other severe public health emergency, hospitals in the U.S. are likely to exceed their “surge capacity” – that is, the ability to effectively handle a large-scale, sudden influx of patients. Emergency departments may become flooded with sick patients as […]
When 10,000 Public Health Professionals Speak Up
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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PH WINS Reveals Much About Our Workforce & Professional Lives Now there’s a timely, one-of-its-kind data set that can generate specific insights into the national public health workforce from state health agency frontline professionals. In 2014, more than 10,000 workers from governmental public health agencies across the United States participated in the Public Health Workforce […]
Announcements: Kicking Off Work on the Learning Navigator, PHLN at APHA and More!
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Check out our Summer/Fall list of featured news, accomplishments and updates about strategic initiatives from the Public Health Learning Network. The Learning Navigator is Coming. Get Involved in Two Key Ways. The Public Health Learning Navigator is coming in May of 2018. Find out more about this curated experience to help learners navigate to high-quality online […]
The Public Health Learning Network in Action
- By: awprobot
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The U.S. Public Health Training Center Program includes 10 university-based regional public health training centers (PHTCs) and 40 local training sites, which belong to the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN). In its third year as a network, the PHLN continues to fulfill legislative requirements to assess the training needs of our nation’s health workforce, advance […]
Student Stars are Shining Lights on Public Health
- By: The Public Health Learning Network
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Among their many aims, goals, and responsibilities, the Public Health Learning Network’s (PHLN) 10 regional public health training centers are committed to establishing and strengthening field placements for students in public or nonprofit private health agencies or organizations. Each training center provides field placement stipends of $1,500 to 20 students each year. Placements offer structured opportunities […]
Public Health Learning Network Sessions and Posters at APHA Annual 2017 in Atlanta
- By: Mikhaila Richards, MS
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Join the Public Health Learning Network at the 2017 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta. Find us in booth 716 and check this list of all of our sessions and posters at this year’s meeting.
The National Conference on Tobacco or Health
- By: Mikhaila Richards, MS
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Are you passionate about improving and sustaining the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States?
National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development Report: A Call to Action
- By: Mikhaila Richards, MS
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Learn about the specialized and strategic skills needed to thrive in the public health field, as identified by The National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development. Established by the de Beaumont Foundation, the Consortium convened public health leaders from more than 30 national public health membership associations, federal agencies, and public health workforce peer networks (including the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training at NNPHI) to identify areas of alignment among their priorities.
Surprise Findings: Students Will Buy Healthy Foods at Concession Stands, Stabilizing Profits
- By: Helena H. Laroche, MD, MS
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This blog post about healthy concession stands is the first in a series produced by the CDC’s Prevention Research Centers (PRC) during the 2009 – 2014 funding cycle. The PRCs conducted research while developing the featured tools, and they have all been shown to be effective. The PRCs are a network of 26 academic research […]
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