• 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, […]

  • Supporting Public Health Infrastructure Transformation ECHO Series: Session 1

    Virtual

    The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), in partnership with the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), is hosting a six-part virtual ECHO series focused on the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) key strategies of Workforce, Foundational Capabilities, and Data Modernization. This offering is designed to help health departments deepen, operationalize, and fully embed the […]

  • Systems Thinking in Action: Mental Models as Leverage Points for Change

    Virtual

    In today’s complex public health landscape, solutions are rarely just technical - they are shaped by beliefs, assumptions, and experiences we carry with us. Building on the foundations introduced in the Systems Thinking in Action webinar hosted in July 2025, this second session invites public health professionals to step back and take a closer look […]

  • 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 […]