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The NPHIC Professional Development Committee has compiled a number of resources to assist you in your search for professional development opportunities.  If you are aware of additional resources that may be appropriate for this site, please forward your suggestions to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We welcome your feedback and contributions to your NPHIC Professional Development pages.
The following is provided to assist you in identifying the various resources found in these pages:

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schloashipTraining Scholarships Available!     Click here to download a scholarship application
The Professional Development Committee is also responsible for considering scholarship requests from NPHIC members who wish to attend conferences, workshops, seminars or pursue other appropriate professional development activities. Scholarship decisions will be based various factors including available funds and current public health information priorities.  Please send your completed scholarship application for to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  
   
  
TRAINING AREAS


Like any other professional group, there are tools of our trade that public health communicators need to know how to use.  Here, you’ll find a list of valuable resources that will help when working with the media, improve communication with the public, and making presentations.

introtrainlIntroductory Training
Just landed that fabulous job as a Public Information Officer (PIO)?  Or, have you been a PIO in a past life but you’re new to Public Health?  The links in this section provide basic resources to help you learn about your role as a PIO, discover exactly ‘What is Public Health, what you can and cannot say…legally and much more!


Networking with colleagues is important to your career.  Find links to professional associations just for communicators here.



What is public health?  How can the law help us during a public health response to an emergency?  You’ll find information here that will help you answer those questions and a host of other information every NPHIC member needs to know about public health.
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NPHIC members face enough challenges with run-of-the-mill day-to-day communication projects.  When a crisis hits, members encounter new communication challenges that multiply exponentially and seem to take on a life of their own.  Here you will find lots of training opportunities to help you learn how to communicate effectively in an emergency.

Categories:  Basics,  CDC,  FEMA / NIMS,  Model Plans and Tools,  Newsletters


NPHIC members use social marketing skills every day to help people adopt new, healthier behaviours.   But what exactly is social marketing?  Look here for resources and training opportunities to increase your social marketing knowledge and skills.


To tweet or not to tweet?  Let’s face it, Facebook and other social media provide new ways to reach audiences we have been trying for years to reach with public health messages.  But what works best with which audiences?  Information located here can help you learn how to use social media.


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