WHO WE ARE:

The Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) is one of ten Regional Public Health Training Centers (RPHTCs) funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to support the public health workforce. The WRPHTC is located in HRSA Region 9, which includes Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and US Associated Pacific Islands.

We are a consortium of public health professionals that work to develop and provide innovative, skill-based training to address gaps identified by training needs assessments for the public health workforce.

OUR VISION:

Our vision is to have a strong collaborative public health network and public health workforce that collectively works towards the development of healthy communities in HRSA Region 9 and the nation.

WHAT WE DO:

• Development and implementation of skill-based public health trainings (online, in-person, webinars)
  • We offer free continuing professional education courses.
  • We are an accredited provider of CPEUs that is available to all Registered Dietitians/Nutrition and Registered Dietetic Technicians. 
  • We are an accredited provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) that are available to all Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). 

• We provide stipends to support undergraduate juniors, seniors, and graduate students conducting community-based health projects.
• Customization and implementation of an online public health core competency and training needs assessment for public health organizations.

WHO WE PARTNER WITH:

The consortium consists of a Central Office at the University of Arizona's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and four Community-Based Training Partners, including:

• Hawaii Public Health Institute;
• Larson Institute for Health Equity and Impact at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Public Health;
• Pacific Island Health Officers Association; and
• Public Health Institute of California