Co-authors at Boston Public Health Commission and New England Public Health Training Center were delighted to learn that their article describing their joint management training curriculum had been accepted for publication in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Management training curriculum and courses have been one of the most commonly-requested needs for public health practitioners, and the course was developed to be adapted and used by any public health department.

“Management training makes a huge difference in the workplace,” says Kathleen Macvarish, Associate Professor or the Practice and Director of the Activist Lab’s Practice Programs at Boston University of School of Public Health. “That’s why we are sharing all of the content.” Trainers in Public Health Departments, especially those on a tight budget, can benefit by downloading the course guides, PowerPoints, recorded webinars, and evaluation materials.  Access to self-paced trainings are also available to anyone in the workforce, as a stand-alone training or as part of the course. “All of these Train the Trainer Materials are available on our Learning Management system,” says Karla Todd, Program Manager of NEPHTC.

“The Boston Public Health Commission is looking at many processes through a lens of health equity,” says Yuri Orellana, Organizational Development and Training Manager, “so we added that aspect to the Boston training.”  BPHC was able to customize the training without cost. “We used the basic NEPHTC training and expanded it by bringing in some of our senior staff to discuss their experience and build relationships,” said Brad Cohen, Director, Consortium for Professional Development, Boston Public Health Commission. “The only out of pocket expense was the cost of the bus to take managers to the final class and graduation day. It was a good collaboration, and we look forward to giving the opportunity to the next set of managers.”

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This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27877/Regional Public Health Training Center Program. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.