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HRSA


Principal support for the Public Health Training Center (PHTC) is provided through a grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

 

NE ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT


Objectives

The Alliance strives to:

  • Develop an academic and practice collaborative to promote workforce development

  • Develop infrastructure support for the Academic members of the Alliance through joint governance, shared resources and regular discussion of practices and programs

  • Increase Master of Public Health (MPH) student engagement in practice learning

  • Assess the training needs of workers and their organizations in relation to the Professional Core Competencies developed by the Council on Linkages

  • Develop, design and share training resources (e.g. modules, courses, curricula, and support materials) to enhance workers' knowledge, skills and abilities to provide essential public health services

  • Provide training programs through in-person and distance-accessible media to designated public health workers and instructors (e.g. train-the-trainer courses)

  • Evaluate the impact of training on the workforce's ability to provide the Ten Essential Public Health Services

  • Advocate for adequate workforce training and public health infrastructure