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Upcoming Regional & National Events
2022-2023 Public Health & Primary Care (PHPC) Leadership Institute
We are no longer taking applications for the 2022-2023 PHPC Leadership Institute cohort. The 2023 - 2024 PHPC Leadership Institute application period will open in June 2023.The deadline for applications has passed. Are you an emerging leader at a state or local...
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...
R-IV PHTC Trainings Earn Quality Seal
Seven 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...
How Has COVID-19 Shaped the Field of Public Health?
From how we work and learn to how we socialize and shop, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected most aspects of our lives as individuals. But how has the pandemic affected the landscape of public health? There’s no shortage of ways—both positive and negative—that the...
2021-2022 Public Health Leadership Institute Applications Due July 15, 2021
Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2021-2022 cohort.Are you an emerging leader at a health department or tribal health organization?Program OverviewThe Region IV Public Health Training Center has partnered with the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership...
Public Health Responds to Racism
Recent and ongoing horrific incidents in our country have drawn renewed attention to the fact that racism is not only a public health issue, but a public health crisis. The Emory University and the Rollins School of Public Health communities have been swift to respond...
Field Placements Build the Capacity of the Future Public Health Workforce
The Impact of the Region IV Public Health Training Center, 2014-2020
The Region IV Public Health Training Center is committed to measuring the impact of our training programs on the public health workforce. The infographic below provides an overview of the reach and evaluation findings from trainings held between September 2014 and...
Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change
Today’s public health challenges, like climate change and COVID-19, are complex and require public health professionals to lead large-scale changes that no one person can solve alone. They also require an adaptive public health workforce with diverse knowledge and...
Portraits of Public Health: Recognizing the Hidden Heroes Who Protect and Improve the Health of Communities
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened both awareness and scrutiny of the field of public health. Public health professionals have been tasked with responding to the virus in a highly politically charged environment, while also continuing to provide regular programs and...
UPCOMING REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS
These upcoming conferences can help you reach your professional development goals. Check each event for abstract submission and registration deadlines.
- Alabama Public Health Association Educational Conference
- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo
- Association of Public Health Nurses Conference
- Florida Public Health Association Annual Educational Conference
- Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference
- Institute for Rural Health Research Rural Health Conference
- Kentucky Public Health Association Conference
- Minority Health Conference
- Mississippi Public Health Association Conference & Annual Meeting
- National Network of Public Health Institutes Annual Conference
- Open Forum for Quality Improvement (QI) and Innovation in Public Health
- SOPHE Annual Conference
- South Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference
- South Carolina’s Rural Health Conference
- State of the Public’s Health Conference