Brief Highlight

Iowa HHS Advances Health Equity with PHIG Funding and New Language Access Role

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) utilized PHIG funding to conduct a comprehensive health equity assessment, providing a strategy for integrating equity across HHS programs and policies. Key findings led to divisional roadmaps…

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KDHE Launches Public Health Training Program with PHIG Support

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) launched the Foundations of Public Health Training Program in March 2024, introducing a year-long, cohort-based curriculum that enhances skills and knowledge for public health professionals across the state.…

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RMI Strategically Plans, Outlines Improvements to Health Workforce Capacity at Annual Leadership Conference

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Health & Human Services (MOHHS) hosted its second Tole Mour Leadership Conference in July to share strategies and resources for moving toward a more integrated and sustainable…

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Massachusetts Establishes Ethics Advisory Committee Grounded in Principals of Equity and Justice

In 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH) established the Ethics Advisory Committee, an internal body of nine diverse, cross-department staff who help the department identify ethical dimensions, articulate ethical dilemmas, and evaluate ethical…

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Colorado Expands Health Systems Directory to Include Public Health Workforce Using PHIG Funds

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is expanding its Colorado Health Systems Directory (CHSD) to include public health workers, a critical step made possible by PHIG funding. This database uses a standardized program-level…

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