ARC: Annual Recipient Convening

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.

Photo of St. Louis Arch at dusk with text reading 2025 PHIG Annual recipient convening: gateway to growth submit your session proposals by May 9

Navigating the Master Person Index (MPI) Journey: Insights from Procurement to Implementation

Explore the experiences, successes, and challenges as Los Angeles County, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington State implement a Master Patient Index.

Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Public Health Through Internships and Community Capacity Building

Ensuring our public health mission into the future depends on meaningful investment in attracting and engaging with potential public health professionals. Through internships, leadership development, and community engagement, hear how these three jurisdictions have successfully approached…

Tools You Can Use: Resources and Strategies for Leveraging Data to Inform Workforce Planning and Pathways

Three state health departments discuss how to understand, anticipate, and prepare for current and future workforce trends, by leveraging data to better understand the complexities of the public health workforce and create training pathways to ensure…

Workforce Support: Promoting a Culture of Well-being and Recognition

We know supporting the public health workforce is important, but what tools are available to us to actually achieve it, not just provide lip service? In this session, you’ll hear from two jurisdictions that found innovative…

Modernizing Public Health Data: Assessing Infrastructure and Setting Sustainable Priorities for the Future

Explore how Missouri and Nebraska leverage existing systems and new tools to support data governance and cross-program synergy through assessments and organizational partnerships.