Each year, the Northwest Public Health Training Center funds students completing public health projects in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. Courtney Roark, a recipient of funding during the 2018–19 school year, describes their project with the Northwest Abortion Access Fund.
Read more »MPH student Courtney Roark describes a project with the Northwest Abortion Access Fund.
In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, Jennifer Little discusses a unique community coalition in Klamath County, Oregon, that is connecting economic improvements to health.
Read more »NWCPHP releases Collaborate with Tribes: A Public Health Toolkit to help strengthen public health partnerships around the region.
Read more »In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, Tamara Fulwyler shares how non-tribal public health agencies can better collaborate with tribal entities to support community health.
Read more »Kevin deVoss recently joined the e-learning team with Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) as the instructional designer.
Read more »Kevin deVoss, NWCPHP instructional designer
In the August session of Hot Topics in Practice, communications experts working on water fluoridation discuss messaging strategies for shaping public opinion and dispelling misinformation.
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The July session of Hot Topics in Practice explores how comics can be used for creative public health messaging.
Read more »In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, Dr. Alan Melnick describes how Clark County Public Health in Washington State responded to a recent measles outbreak.
Read more »In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, Adrian Dominguez, MS, Scientific Director for the Urban Indian Health Institute, explores working with small data sets to better understand health issues.
Read more »In the April session of Hot Topics in Practice, Hilary Godwin, PhD, Dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health, discusses how we can address homelessness with new messages and interventions.
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