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.
On the "Investing in Tomorrow: PHIG Impact Report," Autumn Watson, public health organizational development director for the Mecklenburg County Public Health Department, explains how PHIG is being used at the local level.
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Moses Pretrick, assistant secretary for the Department of Health & Social Affairs with the Federated States of Micronesia, explains how PHIG has worked for his team.
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With PHIG support, DOH-Hillsborough and USF expanded their partnership to upskill staff, boost retention, and strengthen the public health workforce through training and education.
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To strengthen public health in rural, tribal, and frontier communities, South Dakota leveraged PHIG funds to support its "Creating Healthy & Wealthy Communities" workshop, which brought together over 140 participants from more than 50 communities. Hosted by the South Dakota Department of Health, the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations, and the Wellmark Foundation, the two-day event opened with remarks from the state's Secretary of Health, Melissa Magstadt, and Tribal Relations Secretary, Dave Flute. Attendees participated in sessions and activities focused on grant management, budgeting, and evaluation—equipping them with tools to support healthier, more vibrant communities.
Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) is using PHIG funding to strengthen its workforce and better serve the community. They hired a full-time Workforce Development Director who helped launch an updated Public Health 101 training, form new national, state, and local partnerships, and move toward becoming an academic health department. ACPHD also conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment with 27 focus groups in seven languages, engaging over 300 residents. PHIG funding supported incentives that doubled focus group engagement and enabled hiring an external firm to analyze results, with findings to be shared with residents and partners later in 2025.
PHIG funding supported Nebraska’s Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) in launching a required 21-hour onboarding training for all staff. New hires must complete it within 180 days, with topics including public health competencies, building trust, ethics, resilience, and navigating challenging conversations. DCHD also rolled out a tracking system to monitor completion. This onboarding process marks a major step forward, as DCHD previously had no standardized onboarding or training system for new staff.
