Region V Public Health Training Center

Enroll in our upcoming live webinar, From Ballots to Better Health: Empowering Public Health Through Civic Participation!

This webinar will occur on Thurs., Sept. 5 from 12-1:30 PM ET. While the webinar is intended for those primarily in governmental public health in Region V states, it is open to anyone across the country. Free to attend, with a nominal fee if you're seeking 1.5 CECH credit.

This 90-minute live webinar will discuss the important role a representative democracy and inclusive civic participation play for advancing health equity. The session aims to support public health practitioners to better understand the critical connection between healthy communities and a healthy democracy. This session will provide examples of how public health practitioners can build power for system change to create meaningful impacts for our communities.

Enroll today! https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/fbbhw0924noce

The Public Health Burnout Coach is offering a free webinar, Healing Beyond a New Job: Why Quitting Doesn’t Heal COVID Trauma, on 9/4 at 1 pm EST. This interactive session will provide practical tools for healing and recovery from the stress of working during the COVID pandemic. Learn more and register at mckoolcoaching.com/webinars.

Performance Management Techniques for Successful Decision Making: Join ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) for a virtual presentation on the use of performance management in decision-making, tomorrow (8/14) from 8-9 PM ET! This webinar is the first of two where public health experts will offer insights into effective operationalization strategies, the integration of strategic planning, and developing meaningful metrics for success. Register now: https://astho1.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT00MjMzODkxJnA9MSZ1PTQxOTQ2NzEwNyZsaT00NzUxNjc2OQ/index.html

If you're at NACCHO 360, check out our presentation today at 5:00 PM in room 252 A: "Unveiling the Challenges: An Analysis of Staffing and Training Needs in Small Local Health Departments - Insights from PH WINS in Health and Human Services Region 5"! https://naccho2024.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=798

If you're at the NACCHO 360 conference, check out our session today at 3:30 PM in room 357! "Regional Workforce Training Needs Assessment: Identifying Public Health Workforce Areas of Strengths and Emerging Needs"

Regional Workforce Training Needs Assessment: Identifying Public Health Workforce Areas of Strengths and Emerging Needs - 2024 NACCHO360 The Region V Public Health Training Center conducted a regional training needs assessment to engage with local health departments to identify training opportunities in IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. The team will share survey findings and discuss proposed recommendations and application of findings wit...

Planning to attend National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) 360? The Public Health Training Center Network will be there, too. Be sure to stop by our booth and say hello! And check out these terrific presentations from the Public Health Training Centers. See you in Detroit! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJ8LALF-GPwNQHLTXlqgm3aVha5RLF4R/view?usp=sharing

Looking for ways to get students interested in public health? Ruby H.N. Nguyen and her team at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health designed an interactive program for students to learn about public health with drones!

"Throughout the week students thought about how drones are used to protect the public’s health, and as importantly, they thought about how they could be part of keeping their own communities healthy."

To learn more, read the blog post written by Ruby H.N. Nguyen! https://www.rvphtc.org/2024/07/11/racing-to-protect-public-health-reaching-new-heights-with-public-health-drone-camp/

Check out our new Public Health Foundations Program! This 4-part program covers basic public health and health equity principles for public health professionals. The program consists of four separate components including four on-demand trainings, each covering different aspects of either public health or health equity.

This program is helpful for public health professionals looking to increase their understanding of evidence-based practices, health inequities, and population health. Enroll now! https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/programs/phfspr0624noce

Enroll in our new self-paced course, "Knowledge, Narratives, and Numbers: Strategic Storytelling as a Foundation toward Transformation"! This self-paced training serves as an opportunity to explore how: (1) structural and implicit biases, (2) incomplete, non-human-centered narratives, and (3) the persistent undervaluing of Indigenous voices uphold power imbalances in data collection in public health. https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/knnss0524noce

Happy ! 🌈 Enroll in our course, "Rural LGBTQ+ Populations: Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Health Care Experiences (On Demand-No CE)": https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/rlpca0520noce?_ga=2.26152573.1586613502.1717417694-1520267394.1685108292

Download our Racial Equity Resource Library to find racial equity resources, including assessment tools and guides, as well as other informational items of various formats!

Racial Equity Resource Library | Region V Racial Equity Resource Library   Image Source: Canva Public health practitioners, especially those in governmental public health, know they need to take steps to assess and address structural racism through policy and practice but knowing what steps to take, or when where to start, can be a challen...

May is ! Read some of our blog posts about mental wellbeing and public health:

Mental Wellbeing | Region V Want to Reach Teenagers About Mental Health? Engage Them in the Conversation! Jul 12, 2023 | Mental Wellbeing, Workforce DevelopmentThrough the power of our BWell Saginaw partnership, which includes the Saginaw County ISD, we met the Youth Ambassadors, a unique group of high school seniors represent...

Register for our upcoming live webinar! "Management Lunch and Learns: Recruitment for Emergency Preparedness Coordinators" will be held on Tuesday, May 21, from 12-1 PM EST! https://phprepared.catalog.instructure.com/courses/mllrw0524noce

Have you read our latest blog post yet? "Maternal and Infant Mortality: Barriers to Prenatal Care": https://www.rvphtc.org/2024/05/03/maternal-and-infant-mortality-barriers-to-prenatal-care/ Indiana Public Health Association

Members of the Public Health Training Center Network (PHTCN) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) participated in and presented at the Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) Annual Conference! We love the partnerships formed in public health 😊

You can now watch the recording of PHSAD's 37th Annual Health Equity Conference Keynote!

PHSAD's 37th Annual Health Equity Conference Keynote Keynote from PHSAD’s 37th Annual Health Equity Conference. The purpose of this conference is to highlight the importance of community care and mental wellnes...

Enroll in our new live webinar, Practicing Strategic Thinking for Systems Change in Your Every-day! This training will be on April 23, 2024, from 10-11:30 AM ET.

This 90-minute session introduces public health professionals to concepts and practical approaches to incorporating strategic thinking and systems-change concepts into their everyday work. The session will be participatory and engaging with multiple small-group and interactive technology applied learning opportunities. This will be the first of two sessions in a systems and strategic thinking series.

Register today! https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/pstsw0424noce

Have you watched “The Invisible Shield" yet? The PBS series premiered on March 26, and it shows "how public health has increased life spans and saved countless lives from disease, but underfunding, disinformation, and skepticism of science and government place human health at risk." Check it out!

The Invisible Shield | PBS Public health saved your life today and you don't even know it.

Save the date for the virtual 17th Annual Community Health Worker Conference!

Register for PHSAD’s 37th Annual Health Equity Conference Keynote, which will be on Zoom this Saturday, April 13, from 9 am-3 pm! https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/pahew0424nocehttps://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/pahew0424noce

Register now for PHSAD’s 37th Annual Health Equity Conference, taking place in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, from 9 am-3 pm! University of Michigan School of Public Health Public Health Students of African Descent at the University of Michigan

Don’t forget to apply for our student stipend! Applications are due by April 14, 2024. Visit https://www.rvphtc.org/student-projects/field-placement/ to learn more and apply!

The last theme of is the Future of Public Health! Celebrate those who are working to make a difference in the field of public health by sharing your photos: https://www.rvphtc.org/resources/phtyd/

The theme for today is ! Check out our free training: Volunteer Management for Emergency Response (On Demand-CE) https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/vmera0520ce?_ga=2.133123720.74828203.1712146497-1520267394.1685108292

Today's theme is Reproductive and Sexual Health! Enroll in our free training: Reproductive Justice 101 (On Demand-No CE) https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/rj101a0719noce?_ga=2.169797159.74828203.1712146497-1520267394.1685108292

Masters in Public Health - Preparing for the Next Steps: Intro to Public Health Informatic Tools This webinar was the third and final in the three-part series to prepare Ohio MPH students to enter the ever-changing field of public health. This third sess...

It's Day 4 of , with the theme of New Tools and Innovations! Learn more about how this relates to public health: https://nphw.org/Themes-and-Facts/2024-New-Tools-and-Innovations

Register now for PHSAD’s 37th Annual Health Equity Conference, taking place in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday, April 13th, 2024, from 9 am-3 pm! University of Michigan School of Public Health Public Health Students of African Descent at the University of Michigan

Today's theme is Climate Change! Learn more about how we can make our climate healthier to improve public health: https://nphw.org/Themes-and-Facts/2024-Climate-Change

Today's theme for National Public Health Week is Healthy Neighborhoods!

Learn how you can contribute to creating healthier neighborhoods by enrolling in our Environmental Health and Equity program: https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/programs/ehaepr0623noce?_ga=2.154706744.1049880803.1711976253-1520267394.1685108292

Today's theme of is a great opportunity to learn more about policy engagement. Enroll in our upcoming live webinar, "Health in All Policies: Examples from Practice", taking place this Wednesday from 12-1 PM EST! https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/hiapw0424ce?_ga=2.267512462.1049880803.1711976253-1520267394.1685108292