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NEPHTC by the Numbers: Updated Metrics for Region 1 and Beyond!
The 2025 NEPHTC By the Numbers report is here! From July 1st 2024 - June 30th 2025, the New England Public Health Training Center reached 74,170 participants through 529 trainings, continuing to strengthen the public health workforce across the region. Courses... More
1/8/2025: Using Stories and Data to Engage Decision-Makers and Advance Transportation Access
Thursday, January 8th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. What you'll be able to do after this webinar: Define transportation insecurity and identify how it's impacting Maine people. Discuss how stories and data can be used to help decision-makers understand and... More
Student Spotlight: Samantha Lee
Adapting a Climate and Health Curriculum for Rhode Island K-12 Students During the 2023–2024 academic year, Samantha Lee, a Master’s of Medical Sciences student at Brown University, received an NEPHTC Student Stipend to adapt a climate and health curriculum for K–12... More
12/2/2025: A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health
Tuesday, December 2nd from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. What you'll be able to do after this webinar: Explain how and why environmental health protections eroded at the federal level. Describe several best practice state environmental health policies, including their origins... More
The 2025 Rural Health Leadership Institute Closes After 3 Months of Growth & Connection
2025 Rural Health Leadership Institute Closing Session On November 3rd, 2025, the New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) and the New England Rural Health Association (NERHA) were proud to host the closing session of the 2025 Rural Health Leadership Institute... More
12/4/2025: Community Voices in Cancer Prevention and Control: Maine’s Collaborative Approach to Shaping the 2021-2030 Cancer Plan
Thursday, December 4th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. What you'll be able to do after this webinar: Explain how community engagement methods such as surveys, listening sessions, and summits can be used to surface and prioritize public health strategies. Describe... More
11/6/2025: Opioid Settlement Fund Spending and Public Health in Maine
Thursday, November 6th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. What you'll be able to do after this webinar: Understand what the opioid settlement funds are. Name the four pillars of recommended spending for opioid settlement funds. Understand how the opioid settlement... More
The 2025-2026 Student Stipend Application is Open!
The 2025-2026 NEPHTC Student Stipend Application is Open! The New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) provides $3,500 in financial support to public health students engaging in field placements and/or faculty-student collaborative projects during the 2025-2026 academic year. Projects must serve medically underserved and/or rural areas or populations in one... More
Self-Paced Webinar: Learning Agenda for Systems Change 2.0 Toolkit Overview
What you'll learn: Explain the Learning Agenda for Systems Change (LASC) framework. Distinguish between technical and adaptive challenges. Describe how the LASC is a tool to align workforce development planning efforts with community challenges.
10/28/2025: Overview of PH WINS Survey Results in New England
Thursday, October 28th from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. What you'll learn: Describe the purpose and scope of the PH WINS survey, including its history, methodology, and key patterns involved in its implementation. Summarize key findings from the 2024 PH WINS... More