In the September session of Hot Topics in Practice, representatives from the Coeur d’Alene tribe and Idaho’s Panhandle Health District discuss how they responded to a powerful windstorm.
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In the August session of Hot Topics in Practice, Christina Peters speaks about the use of dental aides to expand oral health services in tribal communities.
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Photo courtesy of Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
Each year, the Northwest Public Health Training Center (NWPHTC) funds student public health projects. Tai Crawford, a recipient of funding in 2015, describes her sun safety intervention project with the Southeastern Idaho Public Health Department.
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In the June session of Hot Topics in Practice, Jim Krieger, MD, MPH, discusses policy and communications strategies for lowering sugar consumption.
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NWCPHP collaborates with the newly branded Public Health Learning Network to strengthen the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of public health professionals.
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In the May session of Hot Topics in Practice, leaders from Washington State discuss what Zika preparedness means for the region's public health and emergency management systems.
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Organizations have found unexpected benefits when they send groups of employees to NWCPHP's Public Health Management Certificate program.
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Management Certificate scholars from Montana kick off the yearlong program with an onsite session in Missoula.
The Public Health Activities & Services Tracking (PHAST) Measures research project will standardize and disseminate local public health data to support decision making by policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.
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Gita Krishnaswamy, MEd, MPH, will teach the new Examining the Root Causes of Health Equity course at the 2016 Summer Institute. She talks about how the course is structured and why she’s excited to teach it.
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In the April session of Hot Topics in Practice, Brendon Haggerty reviews Oregon’s state and local efforts to address the health impacts of climate change in the Northwest.
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