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New Online Course for Community Health Workers: Use of Public Health Concepts
In this course, learners will learn more about “what is public health", add to what they already know about public health and medical systems, gain a better understanding about the importance of public health and how community health workers fit... More
Storytelling for Public Health Advocacy November 2 and November 28 in Connecticut
There are two opportunities in November to attend a live 3.5 hour free workshop with Health Equity Solutions. This workshop may be particularly helpful if you are looking to improve your persuasive communication skills or your organization is required to... More
2 Webinars on Role of CHWs in Addressing Opioid Epidemic
Join NEPHTC's webinars November 20, 2018 and December 4, 2018, both at 12:00 noon EST, to learn about the opioid epidemic, its impact on communities and special populations, and how Community Health Workers can improve care or support recovery for... More
PH Campaign by NEPHTC and partner R2PHTC (Columbia SPH) at APHA for reaching 3.7M Post Hurricane Maria
Meet Samantha Cinnick, Regional Coordinator of the Region 2 Public Health Training Center at the poster session at APHA on Monday, November 12, 10:30am Pacific Time. Samantha will be sharing a poster that reflects joint work done with R2PHTC's partner... More
NEPHTC Student Work Makes Action Plan for Bedford
Great work by Kammy Demello, a Masters of Public Health student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, funded by the NEPHTC field placement program, allowed the Bedford Board of Health to learn about perceptions of risk of tick exposure among... More
Upcoming Webinar: Agritourism and Public Health
Learn from Connecticut’s experience with the growing field of agri-tourism on Wednesday, August 15 from 12-1:30 pm Eastern Time. Agri-tourism enterprises are a rapidly growing business sector in CT and New England. From pick-your-own orchards to farm dinners and on-farm... More
Good for You Connecticut! Bringing CLAS Standards to Life
New England Public Health Training Center is joining a meeting of committed public health and health care professionals on August 15 at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to learn about, and take video for future sharing of lessons learned, More
NEPHTC Staff Honored for Training Center Work
Karla Todd, Program Manager of New England Public Health Training Center, will receive an award from NEHA this summer. http://www.bu.edu/sph/2018/06/05/staff-member-honored-for-public-health-training-center-work/
Seth Eckhouse, LPHI, to present on Management at NACCHO
Join Senior Program Manager, Seth Eckhouse, at NACCHO Annual Conference in New Orleans! Seth will be presenting at year's conference, Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health, on July 12 at 11:30am. The title of his presentation is: "Pushing for... More
Webinar: Creating Public Health Messages and Materials Using Plain Language
Join NEPHTC's webinar on Monday, July 16, from 12:00-1:00pm Eastern Time. This webinar, arranged by University of New England, will focus on developing participants' skills to communicate complex health information in ways people can understand. Clear and simple health messages... More