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Register for the New England Rural Health Leadership Institute!
The New England Rural Health Leadership Institute (RHLI) is designed to help aspiring leaders in public health and primary care strengthen their collaborative support of community health while expanding their own leadership skills. The program — which runs September - November 2024... More
NEPHTC Team Receives Award from Massachusetts Public Health Nurses Association
NEPHTC team members Alyssa Faria, Training Manager, Olivia Stenger, Communications Coordinator, and Karla Todd Barrett, Senior Program Manager Training Specialist received awards at the annual conference of the Massachusetts Public Health Nurses Association on May 9, 2024. From 2022 through... More
6/20 Tap to Toilet: Water Access, Safety, and Usage
Thursday, June 20th, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET Description: Water quality, access, use, and scarcity are all significant public health challenges that people face around the world. This day-long symposium will feature guest presenters to talk about some of the... More
5/28 Towards a Weight Inclusive Public Health: Understanding Weight Stigma
Thursday, May 28, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: NEPHTC is presenting a two-part series Towards a Weight Inclusive Public Health. In the first webinar, we will learn about the history and status of weight stigma within public health and healthcare... More
6/6 Alcohol Use Prevention in Maine
Thursday, June 6 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: Alcohol use kills an estimated 178,000 people in the US each year, but frequently, the harm caused by alcohol use is not regarded as a serious public health concern. This webinar... More
Regional Public Health Training Centers Place Over 1100 Students Nationwide
NEPHTC, as part of The Public Health Training Center Network, is proud to share these statistics* that demonstrate the national reach of our ten regional Public Health Training Centers and their profound impact on the future workforce. 1174 students placed ... More
Public Health Training Center Network Reaches 1.3 Million Participants
NEPHTC, as part of The Public Health Training Center Network, is proud to share these statistics* that demonstrate our nationwide impact. Our ten regional Public Health Training Centers offer public health professionals convenient and flexible training that addresses critical public... More
5/2 Working towards Equitable Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities
Thursday, May 2, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: People with disabilities face numerous barriers in accessing health care, and while, the barriers to care are numerous and diverse there has been little research done to capture information from people... More
4/4 On the Brink: Health Care in Maine and America
Thursday, April 4th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: This webinar will briefly review the problematic state of health care in Maine and America and three interlocking factors contributing to its deterioration: lack of access to care, increasing corporatization of... More
4/2 Treatment Strategies in Primary Care: Nicotine Replacement Therapy & NAC Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: Data from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey suggest that about half of the youth who vape use nicotine; and about a third report using THC... but did you know that... More