Impacting Public Health: PHIG Success Stories

PHIG Success Stories

See firsthand stories of impact from the Public Health Infrastructure Grant. From small wins to transformative changes, these PHIG Success Stories give us a glimpse into how PHIG fosters widespread innovation in public health systems and structures.

  • How PHIG Is Powering Missouri’s Pathways Internship

    On the PHIG Impact Report, ASTHO explores how Missouri internship programs are building a diverse, skilled pipeline of future public health professionals while strengthening partnerships between state and local agencies.

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    Headshots of Scott Allen and Brenna Davidson.
  • How the U.S. Virgin Islands Is Modernizing Public Health After Disaster with PHIG Funding

    On the PHIG Impact Report, Esther Ellis, territorial epidemiologist for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health, shares how PHIG funding is transforming the territory’s health data systems, and why that matters…

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    Headshot of Esther Ellis, PhD
  • How Wisconsin DHS Leveraged PHIG Funding to Strengthen Foundational Public Health Services

    The Wisconsin Department of Health Services's strategic, systems-wide approach to PHIG offers a national model for how flexible funding can drive sustainable public health transformation.

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    Building blocks on table with symbols relating to healthcare
  • Expanding Mental Health Access and Youth Voice with PHIG

    In this episode, we speak with Heidi Laird and Xavier Foster from the Southern Nevada Health District about two PHIG-funded initiatives designed to expand access to mental health support while genuinely engaging…

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    Headshots of Heidi Laird, CHES and Xavier Foster, M.Ed.
  • Mapping the Funding Gap: Missouri is Analyzing Public Health Resources vs. Community Need

    Missouri used PHIG funding collect & analyze data from all 115 local public health agencies across the state, comparing current funding and staffing levels with what each community actually needs.

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    Daniel Bogle with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services speaking in an interview.
  • A Win-Win for Denver: Expanding Public Health Services Today While Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

    The Denver Department of Public Health used PHIG to support paid interns, launched an AmeriCorps Community Health Worker Apprentice Program, and created a youth public health summer camp.

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    Veronika Hanna of the Denver Department of Public Health is speaking in interview.
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