In Part 1 of this learning series, the Public Health Ethics Accreditation Board (PHAB) and Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) will define public health ethics, provide an overview of PHAB standards and measures related to ethics, and share milestones and lessons learned from MDPH's experience establishing an ethics advisory committee.
Regulations—which are laws created by health departments—touch on nearly every aspect of modern life, including food safety, water quality, housing, infectious disease control, licensing, pharmaceuticals, occupational safety, and medical practice, among others. Health departments can use regulations to help advance and protect the public’s health. The development of regulations, or rulemaking for short, is guided […]
As health departments seek solutions to increase capacity, provide the Foundational Public Health Services, and more effectively deliver services, service and resource sharing approaches (SRSAs) offer a solution that can be modified to meet statewide priorities and support local needs. SRSAs are formal or informal agreements designed to share insights, expertise, techniques, and tools across […]
Enter into a discussion on how isolation and loneliness are public health issues, the different forms and significance of social connections in buffering experiences of loneliness, and evidence-based interventions (both in communities and within health departments). This webinar will focus on New Jersey’s approach to coordinating public health partners to address isolation and loneliness as […]
The Implementation Center (IC) Office Hour sessions provide public health agencies (PHAs) an opportunity to engage directly with National Partner (NP) and Implementation Center representatives to better understand the IC Program, the benefits of participation, and clarify upcoming processes and next steps. NP and IC representatives will be available to answer PHAs' follow-up questions to […]
Join us for an engaging two-part public health training series on the importance of Equity Impact Assessments.
The Peer Network for Program Evaluators is open to PHIG Evaluators and their support staff, or individuals serving in a similar capacity. This peer network will allow program evaluators to regularly engage in virtual discussions with peers in other jurisdictions to exchange ideas, connect, and offer additional support. This specific meeting will be for recipients […]
Join us for an engaging two-part public health training series on the importance of Equity Impact Assessments.
In Part 2 of this learning series, Dawn Hunter from The Dawn Lab will strengthen participants' knowledge around public health ethics theory and frameworks and support participants in understanding their role in advancing public health ethics in their work.
Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for the 2024 Public Health Learning Forum! Sessions will be taking place virtually October 15-18, with this year’s theme being "Workforce Development In Action." The event is free to attend, and all who are interested are welcome. Sessions will focus on training and tools to support public health workforce […]
From June to November 2024, the Region 6 Innovation Hub will host a webinar series, facilitated by the Public Health Institute of Oklahoma, on topic areas designed to support Region 6 Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) health departments and their community partners. Featured topics include best practices for community-led engagement, tools to address health disparities […]
In Part 3 of this learning series, Dawn Hunter of The Dawn Lab will build on the theory of public health ethics from Part 2 and support participants putting theory into practice within their own context.
