Public health students Madeline Frost and Elly Riser used funding from NWPHTC to help public health leaders in Mason County, Washington address the rise in opioid-related deaths in their area.
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Public health students Elly Riser and Madeline Frost.
In this one-hour webinar, representatives from Public Health - Seattle and King County describe their work investigating and preventing death among young people and offer lessons for other jurisdictions interested in this approach.
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NWCPHP's latest online course is designed to help public health professionals pull together the key elements needed to secure funding for public health projects and programs.
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In the November session of Hot Topics in Practice, speakers share the results of NWCPHP's 2016 regional public health training needs assessment and discuss how one health department in Washington State is acting on the findings.
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NWCPHP's new training series in emergency preparedness leadership is now available. The training includes an introduction and three courses to help public health professionals build skills in managing change, making decisions, and communicating about risks.
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In the October session of Hot Topics in Practice, speakers present new evidence and examples about cross-jurisdictional resource sharing among local public health jurisdictions.
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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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