A Member of the Public Health Training Center Network (PHTCN)
Tanya Uden-Holman Tanya has been involved with us since we were originally funded by HRSA in 2001! She says that although the states and practice partners involved in the training center have evolved over time, the goal of the training center is still fundamentally the same: ensuring the current and future public health workforce has…
Today we’re sharing the experience of Christina Haswood who completed an internship from by MPHTC in the spring of 2020. In the fall of 2020, she was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. Representative Haswood is one of the youngest members of the Kansas Legislature and the third Native American member in history. by…
by Taylor Mitchell Carter What seems like a decade ago, I was at a friend’s house for a movie night. My husband kept telling me to put my phone away, “keep work at work,” he advised. I just couldn’t help but check the COVID-19 National Data Dashboard by Johns Hopkins University, a tool that was…
Kaci Ginn, an undergraduate student employee with the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, has been an integral part of Jones County, Iowa’s COVID-19 response. She’s been liaising with county departments, consistently engaging with the county board of health and board of supervisors, and connecting with health departments across the state. At a recent meeting, a…
by Christina Haswood The halfway point was around the first week of April where we were coming back from Spring Break. This year, we were all faced with COVID-19 and following social distancing, self-quarantine from traveling, and stay at home orders. Fortunately, this project was not heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but our indigenous…
What is a preceptor? Preceptors are a combination of professional mentors and educational instructors. They serve to help students ground their classroom theoretical learnings in professional and practical experiences. How to be a good preceptor: Communicate. Ask your student what they want to learn during their time with your organization. This helps students feel empowered…
Aaron says he “never realized how connected every position within a health department is until I started learning workforce development. It has completely changed the way I view public health.”
by Christina Haswood The Center for American Indian Community Health (CAICH) here at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), goes far back to my middle school days. Back when I didn’t even know I wanted to become a public health professional let alone attend graduate school. Our sister organization, American Indian Health Research &…
by Aaron Reinke Workforce inequities were shown in the results from the 2017 PH-WINS, which show the need for change. Future plans for Iowa’s public health workforce development could focus on how to retain the public health workforce, and potentially training leadership. Local boards of health and county boards of health have power over funding…
by Maddie Kemp As I near the end of my time working at Black Hawk County Public Health, I can’t help but think about my experience overall and the wealth of knowledge I have gained. I am so glad I was able to come back to my hometown for the summer and get a better…
by Allyssa Stevens Background Children’s Hospital and Medical Center (CH&MC) is a 145-bed nonprofit facility located in the heart of Omaha, NE. The first Children’s hospital was built in 1948 and set out with a mission to improve the life of every child, while never turning a child in need of medical care away due…
by Louise Hyneman This past week I had the opportunity to work more directly with some of the community members the Saint Louis Area Foodbank serves. On Tuesday I assisted with a food fair in one of the cities in St. Louis County. The food fair started at 11, but when we arrived to set…