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1/30 Public Health Nursing Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Response
January 30, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST Description: Public Health Nurses in Massachusetts have a vast and varied accounting of job responsibilities, position descriptions and dedicated hours for PHN services. This one hour webinar will provide an introduction to Emergency... More
1/25: Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: A Social & Environmental Justice Issue
Thursday, January 25th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: The tobacco industry wrote the playbook for all other industries that rely on predatory practices that harm human, environmental and ecological health. That playbook leads to premature death and reduced quality... More
12/14 Eat Well Be Well Rewards: Rhode Island’s Statewide Retail SNAP Incentive Program and Evaluation
Thursday, December 14, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Description: The Rhode Island Public Health Institute led an advocacy campaign for a statewide SNAP incentive program in retail settings: Eat Well Be Well Rewards. We have started evaluating the program and conducting surveys... More
12/12 PFAS: So Much Information – What’s Really Needed?
December 12, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST Description: In this first session on per and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), we will focus on identification of PFAS as a large group of chemicals, how PFAS are defined, and how people are... More
Happy National Rural Health Day!
Happy National Rural Health Day! Today, November 16, 2023, is National Rural Health Day! NEPHTC is celebrating the rural communities in New England and the incredible healthcare providers that serve them. The theme for this year's National Rural Health Day is "Innovation... More
12/7 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book and Data Center
Thursday, December 7th, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: The Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book is produced by the Maine Children's Alliance every other year - the comprehensive report of the physical, social, economic, and educational well-being of children in... More
NEPHTC ❤’s the Public Health Workforce!
It's been a busy fall at NEPHTC! We've had the opportunity to travel throughout New England to attend conferences hosted by our partners and collaborators: the Maine Public Health Association, the Connecticut Public Health Association, and the Massachusetts Environmental Health... More
11/9 Gun Violence is a Public Health Issue: Policy Solutions Can Save Lives
Thursday, November 9, 6:30 - 7:30 PM EST Please join Maine Public Health Association and our partners on Thursday, November 9th, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm as we hear from national and state experts, advocates and policymakers about evidence-based strategies to reduce... More
Preventing Gun Violence: Next Steps for Academic Public Health
Course: Preventing Gun Violence: Next Steps for Academic Public Health Description: Gun violence is a national public health crisis. As an academic public health community, we have a fundamental role in advancing long-term solutions to this epidemic. This program convened members of... More
NEPHTC Reports 63K Participants to HRSA for FY23
NEPHTC is delighted to report that in 2023 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) it reported 63,515 participants across 609 courses. “After public health events in 2020-2022 created increased demand for online content, there was a perception... More