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  • Four Presentations from the 2016 NNPHI Annual Conference: Making the NNPHI “Refrigerator Door Collage”

    A confession: we’re a little sentimental, here at NNPHI. Sentimentality is hard to avoid when we consider that 2017 marks the 16th year of the NNPHI Annual Conference; that’s sixteen years of trial and error, community building and, most importantly, the advancement of public health. One might even say that we feel like proud mothers gushing […]

  • The Frontline of Population Health: Community Health Workers

    This presentation led by Michael E. Rhein, President and CEO of Institute for Public Health Innovation and Dawn Heffernan RN, MS, CDE, the Director of the Western MA Public Health Training Center explores the challenges that community health workers (CHW) face every day and suggestions for improvement in the community.

  • We Launched Our New Healthy Schools Program: Here’s What We Know So Far

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many of today’s and tomorrow’s leading causes of death, disease, and disability—including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, depression, violence, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS/STI— can be significantly reduced by preventing six behaviors: Tobacco use Behavior that results in injury and violence Alcohol and substance use Dietary and hygienic […]

  • Challenging Food Insecurity in the Desert Southwest

      “You are what you eat.” The statement has long been circulating in the public consciousness, but it takes on a new meaning through a health equity lens. Public health has become increasingly concerned about the number of people who lack access to sufficient or nutritious food due to physical, social, and economic factors. This […]

  • Partnering with Local Health Departments to Advance Health Equity

    At this year’s National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual Meeting, the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN) shared thoughts about the role of public health training centers in making health equity a reality. Learn more about NACCHO Annual Sharing Session 18, “How local public health departments can partner with regional public health training […]

  • Can an Activist Lab Transform Public Health Practice?

      It’s 3:00 on a hot summer afternoon in downtown Boston. The sidewalks are full of sightseers, working people on their coffee breaks, and people rushing to meetings or appointments. Almost everyone is carrying a cold drink to battle the heat. A man hands a woman a bottle of water, and they stop to chat. […]

  • 2016 APHA Annual Meeting Reception: Mile High Welcome

    Please join NNPHI, the Colorado Health Institute and the Colorado Foundation for Public Health and the Environment on November 1 from 6 PM – 9 PM for an evening of networking with public health institutes, regional training centers and partners! Where: The Studio Loft In the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 908 14th Street, Denver, CO 80204 Date: Tuesday, […]

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