Workforce Development

  • Workforce Planning: Incorporating Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

    Looking for new strategies to assess and develop the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) at your agency? Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials​ (ASTHO) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) on February 26, 2026 from 1-2pm ET for a webinar featuring representatives from the Kentucky Department for Public Health, the New York State…

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  • APHA 2025 Annual Meeting

    The American Public Health Association (APHA) will be holding their annual conference, APHA 2025, in Washington, DC this November. The annual meeting and expo convenes about 12,000 public health professionals and partners from around the world. The 2025 theme is Making the Public’s Health a National Priority. Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) at APHA…

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  • 2025 NACCHO360

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will be holding NACCHO360 in Anaheim, California this July. NACCHO360 is the largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States, offering the opportunity to learn, network, and share experiences and best practices across local health departments.  The 2025…

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  • 2025 Public Health Learning Forum

    The Public Health Foundation (PHF) hosted the 2025 Public Health Learning Forum virtually from November 18-21, 2025. Sessions focused on training and tools to support public health workforce development, quality improvement, and performance management to strengthen governmental public health workforce capacity. Explore Session Archives! Session recordings and resources are now available on the TRAIN Learning…

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  • Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Meeting – September 2025

    The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) held a meeting on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 1-3pm EDT. This meeting featured insights from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, updates from Council on Linkages member organizations on their latest workforce development efforts, and an interactive discussion on the Core…

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  • 2025 Preparedness Summit

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will be holding the 2025 Preparedness Summit on April 29-May 2, 2025, in San Antonio, TX. The Preparedness Summit is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. The 2025 Preparedness Summit features the theme Pathways to Recovery in the Aftermath of…

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  • Exploring Successful Academic Health Department Partnerships

    Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for a webinar on Thursday, April 24, 2025 from 2-3pm EDT. This 60-minute webinar will provide an introduction to academic health department (AHD) partnerships and explore a successful partnership involving a minority-serving institution. Hear from Dr. Kimberly Giardina, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer at the County of…

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  • ​Pathways to Academic Health Department Partnerships: Successes and Best Practices

    Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials​ (ASTHO) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for a panel discussion on Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 2-3:30pm EDT. This 90-minute webinar will examine barriers, facilitators of success, and best or promising practices for academic health department (AHD) partnerships involving minority-serving institutions. Panelists from state and local health departments will share about…

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