Members of the Public Health Training Center Network (PHTCN) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) recently participated in and presented at the Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) Annual Conference in Denver, CO.

  • Dena Fife (MPHTC – Region 7), Garlie St-Cyr (NNPHI), and Laura Prechter (NNPHI) presented “Applying Racial Justice Competencies: Why & How to Begin.”
  • Laurie Walkner (MPHTC – Region 7)Sarah Davis (Region 8), and Betty Bekemeier (Region 10) presented “Brave Spaces for Health Equity and Anti-Racism Learning.”

  • Laurie Walkner and Shirley Orr (APHN) presented “Systems Thinking in Public Health: Crafting a Blueprint for Workforce Development.”

  • Dena Fife participated alongside Betty Bekemeier on a panel, “Public Health Nursing Workforce Development: Perspectives from National Partners.”

The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RMPHTC – Region 8) team and PHTCN conference attendees shared information about the network at the PHTCN exhibit booth. RMPHTC provided exceptional support to the PHTCN members who traveled to Denver for the conference!

Pictured from left to right: Betty Bekemeier (R10), Garlie St-Cyr (NNPHI),
Sarah Davis (R8), Laurie Walkner (R7), Laura Prechter (NNPHI), and Dena Fife (R7)