Announcements
On the Calendar
Looking for upcoming trainings? In addition to our large collection of on-demand webinars and self-paced courses, please join us for these synchronous learning opportunities:
Region IV PHTC Awarded Funding to Continue Building the Capacity of the Public Health Workforce in the Southeastern U.S.
The Region IV Public Health Training Center (PHTC) has received a $4.4 million award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency. These funds will be used over the next four years to improve the ability of the public health workforce to meet national, state, and local needs under the direction of Principal Investigator Melissa (Moose) Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES.
New Podcast: Adaptive Leadership for Public Health
The Region IV Public Health Training Center has launched a podcast series! Adaptive Leadership for Public Health is a six-part series created to help tier 3 (senior management/executive level) public health professionals address complex challenges by growing and thriving as adaptive leaders. We know your time is limited, so these short episodes are designed for you to listen on your commute, over a lunch break, or while taking a walk.
R-IV PHTC Trainings Earn Quality Seal
Six self-paced learning modules produced by the Region IV Public Health Training Center have been accepted as part of the Public Health Learning Navigator. These courses were nominated for inclusion and then assessed by a panel of three peer reviewers using the National Network of Public Health Institutes’ Quality Standards for Training Design and Delivery.
Featured Trainings
The Region IV PHTC offers free competency-based trainings for public health professionals throughout the region and nation.
Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes Series
Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes is a 3-part webinar series designed to build capacity in effective community engagement and outreach, focusing on overcoming barriers, fostering trust, and developing sustainable practices to improve health outcomes. Each session addresses key challenges and solutions to equip health departments with knowledge, skills, and resources to improve their community outreach efforts. Learners may choose to register for all webinars in the series or for individual sessions.
Navigating the Public Health Data Landscape with Data Governance, Literacy, and Equity
In today’s rapidly evolving public health environment, building a strong foundation in data governance, literacy, and equity is essential for creating a data-driven and equitable public health system. This webinar explores how these foundational components can empower public health organizations to better serve communities and address health disparities. These efforts are essential for ensuring that public health workers are well-equipped to collect, manage, and utilize data responsibly and effectively. By fostering internal understanding and collaboration, public health organizations can lay the groundwork for supporting communities with the data-driven insights needed to improve health outcomes.
Future-Proof Public Health: Learning Agility for Leaders in a Changing World
In today’s unpredictable public health environment, agility is a critical trait for leaders to thrive. Learning agility means adapting swiftly in ambiguous situations, applying past lessons to new challenges, and embracing curiosity. Agile leaders don’t rely on conventional solutions but continuously seek improvement and innovation. While agility is partly an inherent trait, it can be developed over time. Though more difficult to cultivate than skills like communication, leaders can enhance their agility through continuous learning and open-mindedness. In this rapidly changing landscape, learning agility is the cornerstone of future-proof leadership in public health.
Civic Health, Voting, and Public Health: What’s at Stake in 2024
Explore the critical connections between civic engagement, voting, and public health in this interactive webinar. We will dive into how civic health shapes policy outcomes, the role of voting in advancing health equity, and the implications of the 2024 election on public health initiatives. Participants will gain practical tools and strategies to strengthen civic engagement and promote equitable health outcomes in their communities or organizations.
Leadership Journey Podcast Series
In the Leadership Journey Series, we focus on the journey of leadership and how to recognize your strengths to better understand your purpose as a leader.
Climate Change Impacts on Vector Borne Diseases
In this webinar Dr. Luis Chaves will present results from his research on Malaria, Leishmaniasis and other vector-borne diseases that have illustrated the importance of climate change to understand emerging ecological and epidemiological patterns on the transmission of vector-borne diseases.
Leveraging Motivational Interviewing to Foster Positive Behavioral Change in Injury Prevention with Teens
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative communication technique that aims to strengthen a person’s commitment and motivation to change. This webinar will review the basic concepts and skills needed to promote behavior change, especially when there is limited time with individuals. In this webinar, MI skills will be demonstrated through case scenarios related to injury prevention topics relevant to teens such as helmet use and teen driving behaviors. You will see these MI strategies applied to real life scenarios with engagement opportunities to practice applying these skills.
Age-Friendly Public Health Systems in Action
Over the last 10 years, the number of adults in the U.S. aged 65 and over increased by over 34%, and is expected to grow to 98 million, or 24% of the U.S. population by 2060. Healthy aging has not historically been central to the public health agenda but clearly, public health interventions are at least partly responsible for the longevity we are experiencing today. Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) is working to elevate healthy aging as a core public health function through its Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) movement, based on a framework of six tenets that are guiding public health efforts to improve older adult health and well-being. This web training session will introduce participants to AFPHS, including examples from one local and one state health department that have adopted and implemented APHFS principles.
Data Visualization and Storytelling for Public Health Professionals: How to Present Your Data in Meaningful and Impactful Ways
Data visualization and storytelling are powerful tools that can help you make sense of your data, as well as to communicate data insights, guide decision-making and persuade others. This webinar introduces the essential principles of data visualization and data storytelling. Participants will learn to transform data into compelling narratives and persuasive arguments, tailor visualizations for a specific audience, and avoid the most common data visualization and storytelling mistakes.
Making Connections: Enhancing Collaboration through Effective Communication and Person-Centered Engagement
This workshop will focus on effective communication, increase awareness, and the importance of active listening when engaging with colleagues, clients, and others. We will use interactive activities and discussions to teach techniques such as; active listening, positive reinforcement, and clear feedback. There will also be an emphasis on cultural humility and coalition building. The goal is to improve communication with others in the workplace and in their community.
Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes: Sustaining Engagement and Achieving Health Outcomes with Communities
This is the third session in a 3-part webinar series that is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of public health staff at local health departments in the Southeastern United States. The series aims to build capacity in effective community engagement and outreach, focusing on overcoming barriers, fostering trust, and developing sustainable practices to improve health outcomes. Each session addresses key challenges and solutions to equip health departments with knowledge, skills, and resources to improve their community outreach efforts. This webinar will focus on strategies for maintaining long-term community partnerships and the importance of evaluating engagement efforts. Participants will learn the importance of creating sustainable practices and assessing the impact of community engagement activities. The goal of this session is to provide participants with the knowledge and tools to foster enduring relationships with community partners, implement consistent and effective engagement practices, and utilize evaluation methods to measure and improve the outcomes of their initiatives.
Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes: Breaking Barriers Through Effective Communication with Communities
This is the second session in a 3-part webinar series that is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of public health staff at local health departments in the Southeastern United States. The series aims to build capacity in effective community engagement and outreach, focusing on overcoming barriers, fostering trust, and developing sustainable practices to improve health outcomes. Each session addresses key challenges and solutions to equip health departments with knowledge, skills, and resources to improve their community outreach efforts. This webinar explores effective communication strategies to engage with communities in a culturally responsive manner. This session will address language and literacy barriers, misinformation, and the need for culturally sensitive interactions. The goal of this session is to equip participants with practical tools and techniques for fostering clear, respectful, and impactful communication with diverse populations.
