About Our Training

We are pleased to offer a comprehensive collection of competency-based public health trainings. Our training programs are free, high-quality, and interactive — designed to fully engage learners and impart needed knowledge and skills for the public health workforce. All trainings correspond with competencies from the 2021 Council on Linkages 8 Domains of Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.

The Region 2 Public Health Training Center delivers free, competency-based training that strengthens the skills and capacity of the healthcare and public health workforce. Offered as live webinars or self-paced modules, these trainings cover a wide range of topics and are designed to be flexible and accessible. Whether you prefer interactive sessions or learning at your own pace, you can find the training format that best supports your professional development.

Subject Matter Experts

To identify existing and develop new trainings, the Center partners with professionals of diverse backgrounds to provide content for online training programs.

Helen de Pinho

Helen de Pinho

Systems Thinking Subject Matter Expert
1947
Sylvia Pirani

Sylvia Pirani

Policy Engagement & PH Practice
1955
Nick Freudenberg, DrPH, MPH

Nick Freudenberg, DrPH, MPH

Health Equity & Food Policy
1960
Carina Schmid

Carina Schmid

Mental Well-being & Communication
1964

Content Areas

From 2022 to 2026, the Region 2 PHTC was funded to provide trainings in the content area of Health Disparities, Health Communication Strategies, and Social Determinants of Health. Currently, the Region 2 PHTC is funded to provide trainings in eleven categories, including:

  • Resource Management
  • Policy Engagement
  • Health Technology
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Systems Thinking
  • Change Management
  • Persuasive Communication
  • Mental Health
  • Data Visualization
  • Leadership Development
  • Program Effectiveness

**Any component of a training developed by the Region 2 Public Health Training Center may be reproduced or adapted without prior permission from the Region 2 Public Health Training Center, provided that 1) the Region 2 Public Health Training Center is acknowledged and 2) the material is made available free of charge. Acknowledgement language: “This has been adapted from a training developed by the Region 2 Public Health Training Center (UB6HP31685), through funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”