The next session of Hot Topics in Practice considers legal and ethical issues related to public health data use.
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NWCPHP Director Betty Bekemeier and colleagues at the Public Health Institute recently published an article that provides evidence for helping local health departments with Public Health 3.0.
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Faculty and scholars in the 2019 Learning Lab.
Lillian Anderson, a recipient of student funding during the 2018–19 school year, describes her project with the Oregon State Grange.
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Lillian Anderson, MPH graduate from Oregon State University.
In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, leaders from Idaho discuss why local public health agencies should be involved in mental and behavioral health issues and the role they can play in rural suicide prevention.
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The next session of Hot Topics in Practice, reviews vaping-related products, health impacts, and prevention efforts underway in Washington State.
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Nicole (Nikki) Dettmar recently joined the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) from the University of Washington Libraries.
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In the next session of Hot Topics in Practice, two communication specialists share their strategies and inspiration for using data to tell compelling public health stories.
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The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice and the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association are collaborating to train public health and primary care professionals together.
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Director of NWCPHP Betty Bekemeier and NWRPCA CEO Bruce Gray
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.
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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.
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