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Upcoming Regional & National Events
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...
The Collective Impact of Regional Public Health Training Centers
When you participate in a training with the Region IV Public Health Training Center, you become a key part of a national network (the Public Health Learning Network, or PHLN) of ten regional Public Health Training Centers, each funded by the Health Resources and...
2020-2021 Public Health Leadership Institute Applications Due July 30, 2020
Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2020-2021 cohort. Are you an emerging leader at a health department or tribal health organization?Program Overview The Region IV Public Health Training Center has partnered with the J.W. Fanning Institute for...
Interactive Online Workshops for Public Health Professionals
In response to the 2020 pandemic, The Region IV Public Health Training Center’s Public Health Practice Academy skills-based workshops will now be offered online only, until further notice. Space in these no-cost workshops is very limited (~25 participants per class)...
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