ENHANCING THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
Serving the states of Iowa and South Dakota, the Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center (UMPHTC) assesses the learning needs of the public health workforce and provides training to meet those needs. UMPHTC is one of 38 Public Health Training Centers located throughout the United States established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. The purpose of the training centers is to improve the nation's public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of the current and future public health workforce.
ATTENTION CPH STUDENTS:
UMPHTC has funding to support University of Iowa College of Public Health graduate student internships during the summer of 2012. Click here to download a list of internship opportunities and click here to learn about the application process.
UMPHTC staff members presented a program introducing Iowa City's West High School Students to the field of public health. Read more about the presentation here...
November 18, 2011
About 100 participants attended the UMPTHC-sponsored Fall Colloquium, "The Effect of Health Care Reform on Public Health Programs." More...
UMPHTC partnered with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa CareGivers Association to develop "A Call to Mentoring: Mentor Management Toolkit.". More...
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The Great Plains Public Health Training Center is hosting the Leadership Speaker Series with Georges Benjamin on January 20th, from 12:00-1:00 pm. Click here to register.
