Dr. Joe Kanter Opening Remarks | 2025 PHIG Annual Recipient Convening
Dr. Joe Kanter shares opening remarks at the 2025 PHIG Annual Recipient Convening, highlighting the importance of a resilient public health infrastructure.
The PHIG National Partners host a PHIG Annual Recipient Convening (ARC) bringing together health department leaders, technical assistance providers, PHIG National Partners, CDC, and other key public health partners from across the nation to share innovative approaches for building public health infrastructure and gain insights to improve health outcomes in their communities.
ARC resources showcase innovative approaches, promising practices, and key lessons from public health infrastructure initiatives focused on workforce development, foundational capabilities, and data modernization.

Dr. Joe Kanter shares opening remarks at the 2025 PHIG Annual Recipient Convening, highlighting the importance of a resilient public health infrastructure.

CDC leadership opened the 2025 PHIG Annual Recipient Convening by underscoring how investments in data modernization and workforce capacity are strengthening public health infrastructure and preparing communities for future challenges.

Sarah Willson, Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, welcomed attendees to the PHIG Annual Recipient Convening and highlighted Missouri’s leadership in public health innovation and resilience.

Explore how PHIG recipients improve hiring efficiency by tackling HR challenges like outdated systems and workflows. Learn from timeliness data, success stories, and strategies to streamline recruitment aligned with PHIG goals.

This session breaks down key PHAB measures, clarifies what site reviewers expect, and offers practical, right-sized approaches for health departments working to meet accreditation requirements. Participants will leave with clearer direction and actionable next steps.
