Featured Trainings
The Region IV PHTC offers free competency-based trainings for public health professionals throughout the region and nation.
Audience-Centered Public Health Series
Audience-Centered Public Health is a 2-part webinar series designed to introduce an audience-centered approach to public health practice in four foundational pillars.
Learners may choose to register for all webinars in the series or for individual sessions.
The Story Behind the Numbers 2.0: Reframing Data Through Narrative for Public Health Impact
Many public health professionals are fluent in data. Unfortunately, data alone doesn’t always shift behavior or build community trust. This 90-minute interactive session explores how narrative construction can humanize statistics, strengthen community engagement, and improve decision-making in broader public health efforts. Participants will learn how to ethically integrate lived experience into public health messaging, apply structured storytelling frameworks, and connect narrative strategy to measurable outcomes.
Starting Strong: Building a Foundation for Useful Evaluation
Have you heard people talk about “evaluation” and “using data”, but not know where to start? Or is “evaluation” a dirty word for your team? Does it trigger flashbacks to pages of data cobbled together right before a deadline? This webinar will introduce you to evaluation tools and frameworks that can be used by any member of a program team. By presenting a range of evaluation approaches that can be adapted to fit your situation, Emory Centers for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement staff will show you ways to apply these practical frameworks and tools.
Bridging the AI Gap: From Pilot Projects to Sustainable AI Governance in Public Health
Uncover the paradox facing public health today: more than 75% of agencies are experimenting with AI tools, yet 85% still lack the governance policies needed to use them responsibly. This session will discuss findings from a landmark survey of 25+ state and local health departments, exploring the critical gap between AI enthusiasm and responsible implementation. Learn how to navigate concerns around data privacy, algorithmic bias, and public trust while harnessing AI’s transformative efficiency. Walk away with a practical readiness checklist to move your organization from experimentation to sustainable AI adoption.
Appreciative Inquiry: Using a Positive Approach to Build Capacity
This course introduces Appreciative Inquiry, a strengths-based, positive, cooperative approach to building capacity. It is an introductory-level course in designing programs and projects using a positive lens, emphasizing that every person and community has inherent strengths, capabilities, and potential, rather than focusing primarily on their needs, problems, or deficits.
Understanding the Uniform: A Campfire Chat on Connecting Military Culture with Public Health
Join us for a Campfire chat focused on understanding the National Guard community and its public health needs. This presentation examines the intersection of National Guard culture and public health, emphasizing the vital role of service members in community health initiatives and emergency response. We will discuss the impact of military training on public health preparedness, the importance of Integrated Primary Prevention, and collaboration with public health agencies during crises. Attendees will gain insights into the cultural values of the National Guard and their implications for enhancing public health outcomes at all levels.
On the Road Across the Lifespan
Join us for an insightful webinar focused on transportation safety across all stages of life. From the earliest years to aging adults, ensuring safety on the road is a shared responsibility that evolves with age and experience. This session will highlight key aspects of transportation safety, providing valuable information and practical strategies for everyone involved in travel, whether as passengers or drivers.
Grant Me Strength: Budgeting Basics for Public Health Warriors
Budgeting doesn’t have to be intimidating—it’s a core skill for every public health professional navigating grant-funded programs. This session breaks down the essentials of budgeting and reframes financial management as a strategic tool for program success. Through practical examples and a touch of humor, participants will learn how to build budgets that support sustainability, align with program goals, and tell a compelling story of impact.
Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Public Health, Partners, and Communities
This one-hour webinar offers a deep dive into the Learning Agenda for Systems Change (LASC) framework. Attendees will gain a comprehensive overview of the framework’s phases and components, and learn how it can be applied to support workforce development planning and systems change efforts.
The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
This webinar will bring together professionals working across various areas of injury and violence prevention to explore the epidemiology of mass violence and its connections to other forms of injury. Dr. Jillian Peterson will present data related to perpetrators of mass violence to build a shared understanding of common risk factors for perpetration of mass violence. Attendees will learn practical actions that practitioners, public health professionals, and clinicians can do to decrease an individual’s likelihood of mass violence perpetration.
Communicating Public Health in Plain Language
This webinar on effective public health communication is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to reach diverse audiences across various industries and communities. During this interactive session, participants will discover the critical importance of clear, accessible communication in public health settings and learn practical plain language techniques that can transform complex health information into understandable, actionable messages. Through real-world examples and proven strategies, attendees will gain hands-on experience in tailoring their communication approach for different audiences, ensuring their public health messages resonate with and effectively serve diverse populations.
The Story Behind the Numbers: Understanding the Art of Narrative Construction in Public Health
Discover the power of storytelling as a tool for public health impact. In this interactive session, participants will explore the key elements of compelling stories that resonate with diverse audiences, while learning to navigate ethical and cultural considerations such as consent, dignity, and stigma when integrating local narratives. The webinar will also guide participants in building a mini logic model to connect storytelling efforts to measurable outcomes, equipping them with practical tools to assess impact and strengthen community engagement.
