• Framing & Writing about the Root Causes of Health: Explanatory Chains in Practice

    This is Part 2 of LPHI's Turning Vision Into Impact Series: Explanatory Chains. Building on the Public Health Power Skills webinar, this session dives deeper into how we write and frame public health issues to advance equity. Taslim van Hattum will introduce explanatory chains: a practical communication tool for connecting data, lived experience, and systems‑level […]

  • Public Health Communications for Impact: Approaches to Strengthening Infrastructure

    Effective communication is not just about messaging. It depends on strong systems, resourcing, and coordination behind the scenes. As health departments face increasing demands to demonstrate impact, communicate value, and navigate complex environments, communications stands as a foundational public health capability. This webinar will explore how public health agencies can strengthen their communications infrastructure to […]

  • Hot Topics — Nothing About Us Without Us: Participatory Evaluation in Public Health Practice

    Participatory evaluation is increasingly recognized as a critical approach for producing relevant, ethical, and actionable public health evidence: particularly in work with communities disproportionately impacted by structural inequities. This session introduces participatory evaluation as both a methodology and a practice stance, highlighting how it has been applied in peer-led overdose prevention research through Research with […]

  • Tribal Implementation Center Program: May 2026 Updates

    The Tribal Implementation Center Program provides direct funding support and technical assistance to Tribes, Tribal Consortia, and Tribal Epidemiology Centers (T/C/TECs) to implement Tribally led public health data modernization projects. The goal of the program is to advance public health data access and interoperability for T/C/TECs, while ensuring approaches are guided by Tribal input and […]

  • Strengthening Collaboration Through Communication Webinar

    Strong collaboration doesn’t happen by chance; it starts with how we communicate. This webinar will explore the critical role communication plays in building strong partnerships and supporting successful collaboration across public health, healthcare, media, and community settings. Our guest speakers will share insights from their own professional experiences on how effective communication can build trust, […]

  • PHIG VOICES Data Collection Closes

    The PHIG Views, Outcomes, Impacts, Challenges, and Experiences Survey (VOICES) is an important data collection tool for the National Evaluation Team (NET) to inform evaluation findings on the impact of PHIG. Recipient Survey Coordinators received a link to the web-based survey from PHIGEval@norc.org on Monday, May 11. The survey remains open until Friday, June 5. […]

  • Strengthening Academic Health Department Partnerships: Workforce Pathways in California

    Join ASTHO and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for an insightful webinar exploring the power of academic health department (AHD) partnerships. In this session, participants will gain a foundational understanding of AHD partnerships and hear how Public Health Institute (PHI) Center for Health Leadership & Impact, supported by The California Endowment, developed the California Academic Health Department (CAHD) initiative. The CAHD initiative […]

  • Step by Step: a Phased Approach to Succession Planning in Public Health (Session 3 of 3)

    Virtual

    This online training and technical assistance (TTA) series is designed to provide local governmental public health practitioners with knowledge and tools to develop robust succession plans and demystify the succession planning process overall. The training comprises 15 contact hours, including: Viewing 3 hours of pre-recorded trainings. Participating in 3 one-hour technical assistance (TA) sessions held […]

  • The Mutual Advantage: How Graduate Assistants Elevate Academic Health Department Partnerships

    Join ASTHO and the Public Health Foundation for their next webinar focused on academic health department (AHD) partnerships. In this session, participants will gain a foundational understanding of AHD partnerships and hear how North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with North Dakota State University (NDSU), created a student assistantship program. This initiative offers Master of […]

  • Open Forum: Next Generation 2026 Conference

    Nashville, TN Nashville, TN, United States

    The next generation of leaders in our field must be deeply rooted in our collective purpose to strengthen local and state health systems and be equipped to grow the reach and effectiveness of public health practice in an ever-changing world. Open Forum: Next Generation offers an intentional space for new public health professionals, emerging leaders, […]