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Strengthening Local Public Health Through Training & Education

The mission of the Local Public Health Institute (Institute) is to provide and ensure a competent workforce by strengthening and sustaining the capacity of local boards of health to prepare for and respond to public health issues and emergencies and to promote the health of residents of the Commonwealth.

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Announcing: The Fellows of the Local Public Health Institute of MA

Fellows of the LPHI of MA are selected for their demonstrated mastery of public health practice concepts, commitment to professional development, and willingness to act as stewards for public health practice in MA. The Institute is proud to announce the following Fellows for 2012.

Phil Leger, RS
Health Director
Town of Templeton (formerly of Athol Health Department)

Kitty Mahoney, RN, BSN, MS
Chief Public Health Nurse
Town of Framingham

Patrick Maloney, MPAH
Assistant Director of Public Health
Chief of Environmental Health
Town of Brookline

Sandra Martin
Health Agent
Town of Egremont

David Naparstek, Sc.M.
Public Health Consultant
City of Newton

Kevin Sweet, MS, RS, CHO
Public Health Director/Emergency Management Director
Town of Maynard

Fellows Induction ceremony and luncheon are being planned for March 2012.

NEW online training modules! Click on each to find out more:

Article: Improving Local Public Health Institute Trainings

Article: Orienting New Practitioners: Trainings for Local Public Health

LPHI Year One Progress Report

It was a busy and productive year for the Institute in 2010. Significant progress was made toward all program objectives. To see the full report, click here.

Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model, v.1 - released by ASPH 12/17/2010

Supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) has built upon existing work to provide a national framework for competency-based curricula and training and for performance benchmarks to measure public health preparedness and response. The finished model — the Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model Version 1.0 — fulfills a mandate in the 2006 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act to develop “a competency-based training program to train public health practitioners.” It represents individual, core competencies that mid-level public health workers, regardless of their employment setting, are expected to demonstrate to assure readiness.

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