We are excited to share that the Racial Justice Competency Model (RJCM) Toolkit has launched! The Public Health Training Centers Network (PHTCN) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) have created this free toolkit, which aims to support the implementation of the RJCM. The downloadable toolkit contains topical resources and helpful information for […]
NEPHTC is celebrating Juneteenth on June 19, 2023! This is a day to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States, while also recognizing the impact that racism has had and continues to have on American institutions. Today, we reflect on how far we still have to go to achieve racial equity, while marking […]
NEPHTC is recognizing Black History Month this February to honor the accomplishments and history of Black Americans. The theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance. We want to highlight these two recent and relevant trainings from the Maine Public Health Association about racism and Black history in Maine: The History and Contemporary Reality […]
Many agencies have declared racism a public health issue and have implemented DEI trainings in response, but this alone will not change the structures and systems upholding racism and marginalization. Therefore, the Public Health Training Center Network (PHTCN), with support from the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), formed a racial justice workgroup in […]
NEPHTC is celebrating Juneteenth on June 19, 2022. This is a day to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States, while also recognizing the impact that racism has had and continues to have on American institutions. Today, we reflect on how far we still have to go to achieve racial equity, while marking […]
NEPTHC is happy to share this article about faculty impact from BUSPH’s Department of Community Health Sciences, the home of NEPHTC. The article describes the CDC’s response to a commentary co-authored by Joanna Almeida, Associate Professor of Social Work at Simmons University, and our colleague Candice Belanoff, Clinical Associate Professor of CHS. The commentary, published last spring […]
Attend “Racial Equity in School Health: A Groundwater Approach” on March 27 8:30am -4:00pm in Lowell, MA NEPHTC’s sister training center, SHIELD (School Health Institute for Education Leadership Development) is pleased to host a Racial Equity workshop to establish a foundational understanding of how race-based structural inequities impact access and outcomes. Public Health professionals are […]