National Network Of Public Health Institutes

NATIONAL CENTER FOR WORKFORCE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA SYSTEMS - THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS LAID BARE LONG-STANDING INEQUITIES AMONG POPULATIONS, WEAKNESSES WITHIN AN ANTIQUATED PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND LIMITED PROGRESS IN SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING A CAPABLE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE REFLECTING DIVERSITY OF THOSE THEY SERVE (I.E., RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITY, CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND SPOKEN/WRITTEN LANGUAGES). PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE TRANSFORMED BY EQUIPPING STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES TO STRATEGICALLY ADDRESS COMPLEX, INTERRELATED SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WHICH LEAD TO DISPROPORTIONALLY POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS; TO ENHANCE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION; AND TO AND MODERNIZE DATA SYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI) WILL LAUNCH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR WORKFORCE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND DATA SYSTEMS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE 111 HEALTH AGENCIES AWARDED UNDER COMPONENT A OF CDC-RFA-OE22-2203-STRENGTHENING U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, WORKFORCE, AND DATA SYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL CENTER WILL ASSIST HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING KEY COMPONENT A STRATEGIES (E.G., RECRUITING, ONBOARDING, TRAINING AND RETAINING STAFF; ENHANCING FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES; AND MODERNIZING DATA INFRASTRUCTURE) BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; EVALUATING THE OVERALL INITIATIVE; SUPPORTING DATA MODERNIZATION; AND COORDINATING AND COMMUNICATING ACROSS ALL COMPONENT A & COMPONENT B RECIPIENTS. NNPHI AND ITS PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES HAVE DOCUMENTED ASSOCIATIONS WITH MANY STLT AGENCIES. THE NATIONAL CENTER ENGAGES PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES AS INNOVATION HUBS AND NATIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE LARGEST WORKFORCE SEGMENTS. OVER THE 5-YEAR INITIATIVE, IT WILL ACCELERATE PREVENTION, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE TO EMERGING THREATS; IMPROVE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES; AND INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT OF COMPONENT A GRANT OUTCOMES AND STRENGTHEN A RECIPIENTS’ CAPACITY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER NETWORK AND AN EXPERT REVIEW WORKGROUP REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE, NNPHI IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPING A PUBLIC HEALTH RACIAL JUSTICE COMPETENCY MODEL (RJCM). THE RJCM GROUNDS PRACTITIONERS IN A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW RACISM SHOWS UP IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE. PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS CAN USE THIS MODEL TO ENSURE TRAININGS, JOB DESCRIPTIONS, PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS, AND OTHER POLICIES/ PRACTICES ARE EQUITY-CENTERED; AND TO INCREASE THE COMPETENCY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND REDUCE THE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY GAP. THE NATIONAL CENTER WILL GROUND ALL ITS WORK IN THE RJCM.

BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE: A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE THE STRATEGIC CAPACITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND SYSTEMS (CATEGORY B)

STRENGTHEN & IMPROVE THE NATION'S PUB HLT CAPACITY THROUGH PUB HLT INST & PUB HLT

PPHF 2013: OSTLTS PARTNERSHIPS - CBA OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

PPHF 2013: OSTLTS PARTNERSHIPS - CBA OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

CDC-RFA-IP21-2113

NNPHI EMERGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATED HUB SERVICES (TACHS)

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR HEALTHCARE CRISES - 2018

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTERS

IMPROVING CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS - IN RECENT YEARS, EMERGING (E.G., EBOLA, SARS) AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (E.G., MEASLES) HAVE TESTED PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM CAPACITY AT EVERY RESPONSE LEVEL, WITH COVID-19 BRINGING GREATER ATTENTION TO THE STATE OF OUR FRAGMENTED PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI) IS THE OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS MORE THAN 40 MEMBER PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES, AFFILIATE MEMBERS AND EMERGING INSTITUTES IN MORE THAN 30 STATES SPANNING ALL TEN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REGIONS. NNPHI IS ALSO THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING (NCCPHT), CONVENING A NETWORK OF 10 UNIVERSITY-BASED REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTERS (RPHTCS) LOCATED AT ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND 40 LOCAL EDUCATION SITES. THROUGH THE RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF OUR DISTRIBUTIVE CAPACITY NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES AND PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTERS, NNPHI WILL IMPLEMENT ITS PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES INITIATIVE (?PCEID INITIATIVE?). THE PCEID INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE CRITICAL PROCESS AND CONTENT EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH STRATEGIST WORKFORCE IN PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. NNPHI WILL INFORM AND ADAPT GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS DEVELOP TRAINING, IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND CONTROL EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. IN STRENGTHENING THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM RESPONSE TO EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NNPHI EXPECTS TO SEE POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EXISTING INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL RESOURCES, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HEALTH WORKERS WHO ARE TRAINED AND UNDERSTAND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR ADVANCING POLICY AS A PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND DISPARITIES IN HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, STDS, AND TB - NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES COMPONENT 2 PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY CDC-RFA-PS-23-0009: ADVANCING POLICY AS A PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND DISPARITIES IN HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, STDS, AND TUBERCULOSIS PROJECT ABSTRACT IN THE UNITED STATES, MUCH OF THE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY THAT DRIVES HEALTH DISPARITIES ACROSS RACE, SEX, GENDER, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ABILITY, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CLASS ARISES FROM OPERATION OF THE LAW. THERE ARE LAWS THAT PERPETUATE INEQUITY IN ALL SOCIAL STRUCTURES, INCLUDING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, AND BEYOND. IN PUBLIC HEALTH, THESE FACTORS ARE IDENTIFIED AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH—CONDITIONS IN THE PLACES PEOPLE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY THAT AFFECT A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND QUALITY-OF-LIFE RISKS AND OUTCOMES. AS A RESULT, INEQUITIES IN THESE AREAS TRANSLATE DIRECTLY TO DISPARITIES IN HEALTH. REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DECREASING THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF DISEASES CAN REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS, IMPROVE GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF A POPULATION. IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE MORTALITY, MORBIDITY, AND DISPARITIES OF HIV, VIRAL HEPATITIS, STDS, AND TB IN U.S. POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND IN RESPONSE TO COMPONENT 2 OF THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, NNPHI WILL CREATE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATION AND RESOURCE CENTER (“RESOURCE CENTER”) TO PROVIDE BOTH PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LEADERS MAKING DECISIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL JURISDICTIONS NAVIGATING COMPLEX LAW AND POLICY ISSUES. ALL TA ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING TA REQUESTS, TA TRIAGE, AND DOCUMENTATION OF TA PROVISION) WILL BE HOUSED WITHING A CUSTOMIZED SALESFORCE-BASED SYSTEM DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE THE EXPERIENCE OF REQUESTORS, PROVIDERS, THE PROJECT TEAM, AND CDC TEAM MEMBERS. THE RESOURCE CENTER WILL BE STAFFED BY A DIVERSE CADRE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SMES) SERVING AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) PROVIDERS WITH EXPERTISE IN IMPLEMENTING POLICY-BASED INTERVENTIONS AT EVERY JURISDICTIONAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES. NNPHI PROPOSES AN INITIAL SLATE OF SMES WITH EXPANSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LAW AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS, WITH THE ABILITY TO QUICK IDENTIFY AND CONTRACT WITH ADDITIONAL SMES SHOULD TA REQUESTS INDICATE A NEED FOR BROADER OR DIFFERENT EXPERTISE. TA PROVIDERS WILL UTILIZE TWO APPROACHES TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONMAKERS: 1) RESPOND TO INDIVIDUAL TA REQUESTS WITH TAILORED SUPPORT; AND 2) CREATE RESOURCES BASED ON EVIDENCE-BASED BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES AND THE EVER-EVOLVING POLICY LANDSCAPE OF NEW AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION, UPDATED DATA FROM VARIED SOURCES, AND ALL NEW RESOURCES PRODUCED BY COMPONENT 1. LEVERAGING THE NATIONAL REACH OF OUR PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE NETWORK, WITH 47 INSTITUTES PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ALL FIFTY STATES PLUS WASHINGTON, DC AND PUERTO RICO, NNPHI WILL DISSEMINATE ALL RESOURCES COMPILED AND PRODUCED DURING THE PROJECT INCLUDING SUCCESS STORIES FROM PARTICIPANTS; PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF TA OFFERINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES; AND CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS IN COLLABORATION WITH CDC VIA REGIONAL WEBINARS, FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS, AND LEARNING LABS. NNPHI WILL EVALUATE PROJECT SUCCESS BY TRACKING TA METRICS, TA RECIPIENT SATISFACTION, DISSEMINATION METRICS, LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO PROJECT TOPICS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH DATA SETS PUBLISHED DURING THE PROJECT.

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR SCHOOL HEALTH ADDRESSING PRIORITIES 1, 2, 3 AND 5

FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE POLICY EFFORTS: ESTABLISHING A COORDINATING CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY POLICY

STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ? BUILDING CAPACITY FOR A MORE DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE WORKFORCE - STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - BUILDING CAPACITY FOR A MORE DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE WORKFORCE

FY10 NATIONAL UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM (NUCA)

RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY HRSA-26-047 RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENTITY NAME: NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI) ADDRESS: 1100 POYDRAS STREET, STE 950, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70163 IMPLEMENTING PARTNER: NORTHERN NEVADA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH DBA NEVADA PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE (NPHI), GARDNERVILLE, NV PD/PI: ERIN MARZIALE, MPH NEVADA PROJECT LEAD/RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR: GEROLD DERMID, MBA, PHD(C) PROGRAM MANAGER: DANIKA WILLIAMS, PHD, MPH PROJECT TITLE: NEVADA RURAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 09/01/2026–08/31/2029 FUNDING REQUESTED: $750,000 REQUIRED SUMMARY ITEMS APPLICANT FACILITY TYPE: OTHER: NONPROFIT PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE APPLICANT/FISCAL SPONSOR, WITH WILLIAM BEE RIRIE HOSPITAL, A RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, AS THE CLINICAL TRAINING SITE. PROGRAM PATHWAY: PATHWAY 1, GENERAL PRIMARY CARE AND HIGH-NEED SPECIALTY. RESIDENCY SPECIALTY: PUBLIC HEALTH AND GENERAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. RESIDENCY FORMAT: NEW RURAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, NON-RTP, SEEKING INITIAL ACGME ACCREDITATION. SPONSORING INSTITUTION: TO BE CONFIRMED DURING YEAR 1; LEAD CANDIDATE ROSEMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. ACGME SPONSOR PROGRAM CODE PENDING. RURAL TARGET COUNTIES: WHITE PINE, CHURCHILL, MINERAL, EUREKA, AND PERSHING. SUSTAINABILITY OPTION: OPTION 5, CAH REASONABLE-COST REIMBURSEMENT, WITH OPTION 6 PUBLIC/PRIVATE FUNDING; OPTION 3 PURSUED ONLY IF LEGALLY APPLICABLE. PROJECTED RESIDENTS: 3 IN FIRST CLASS; UP TO 6 ONCE FULLY ESTABLISHED. EXPECTED ACCREDITATION/MATRICULATION: INITIAL ACGME ACCREDITATION BY 08/31/2029; FIRST RESIDENT CLASS BY THE FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR AFTER THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, TARGET AY 2029–2030. RECENT HRSA AWARDS: NPHI IS A SUBAWARDEE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HRSA-22-055 REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTERS PROGRAM, JULY 2022–JUNE 2026. PROJECT ABSTRACT NNPHI REQUESTS $749,567 TO CREATE THE NEVADA RURAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, A NEW RURAL RESIDENCY IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND GENERAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. NNPHI WILL SERVE AS APPLICANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR. NPHI WILL LEAD NEVADA-BASED PLANNING, PARTNERSHIPS, ACCREDITATION READINESS, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND LAUNCH PLANNING. RURAL AND FRONTIER NEVADA COMMUNITIES FACE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGES, LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE, GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, AND BARRIERS TO PREVENTIVE CARE. THE PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS NEEDS IN PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH, GERIATRICS, AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION BY TRAINING PHYSICIANS TO INTEGRATE CLINICAL PREVENTION, PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, POPULATION HEALTH, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT. WILLIAM BEE RIRIE HOSPITAL IN ELY WILL SERVE AS THE CORE RURAL CLINICAL TRAINING SITE. CENTRAL NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT WILL SERVE AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICUM PARTNER ACROSS CHURCHILL, MINERAL, EUREKA, AND PERSHING COUNTIES. ALL TRAINING OCCURS AT RURAL SITES, EXCEEDING HRSA’S GREATER-THAN-50% RURAL TRAINING THRESHOLD. PARTNERS INCLUDE UNR SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ROSEMAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, AND ACPM. DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, NNPHI AND NPHI WILL COMPLETE THE WORK NEEDED TO ESTABLISH AND ACCREDIT THE PROGRAM. YEAR 1 WILL COMPLETE THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PLANNING COMMITTEE, SPONSORING INSTITUTION PATHWAY, PROGRAM DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT, SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, AGREEMENTS, MPH PATHWAY, AND PRO FORMA. YEAR 2 WILL COMPLETE CURRICULUM AND FACULTY/PRECEPTOR DEVELOPMENT, ACGME APPLICATION SUBMISSION, GRADUATE TRACKING PLAN, AND SUSTAINABILITY VALIDATION. YEAR 3 WILL COMPLETE ACCREDITATION, RECRUITMENT, SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS, AND LAUNCH READINESS. BY 08/31/2029, THE PROGRAM WILL BE AN ESTABLISHED ACGME-ACCREDITED RURAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY WITH A RURAL TRAINING MODEL, VALIDATED SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, AND GRADUATE TRACKING PLAN TO REPORT CAREER OUTCOMES FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. LONG TERM, THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE RURAL PHYSICIANS, STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES IN RURAL NEVADA.

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI) PROPOSES TO HAVE 10 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL FACILITATE CLIMATE AND HEALTH SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE EVENT OF A CLIMATE DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS, WASHINGTON DC, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, AND PUERTO RICO. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REACHING AT LEAST 100,000 PEOPLE WITH CLIMATE AND HEALTH MESSAGES, IMPACTING AT LEAST FIFTEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATION, CREATE EFFICIENCIES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AND INCREASE CLIMATE RELATED PREVENTION BEHAVIORS. THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL LEVERAGE AT LEAST FIFTY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT AMPLIFY CLIMATE AND HEALTH MESSAGES, BRIDGE CONNECTIONS ACROSS SOCIAL SERVICES, AND MENTOR AMERICORPS MEMBERS. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, TEN AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.

CD11-1102, PROMOTING HEALTH POLICY AND DISEASE PREVENTION

BUILDING A NATIONAL NETWORK FOR ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME AWARENESS, SURVEILLANCE, AND RESPONSE - THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES (NNPHI), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND A NETWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE PARTNERS, PROPOSES A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME (AGS) IN THE UNITED STATES. AGS IS AN EMERGING TICK-ASSOCIATED ALLERGIC CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE DELAYED ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO MAMMALIAN MEAT AND MAMMAL-DERIVED PRODUCTS. REACTIONS MAY INCLUDE GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS, URTICARIA, AND SEVERE ANAPHYLAXIS. AGS REMAINS UNDERDIAGNOSED AND UNDERREPORTED, AND THE NATIONAL BURDEN IS DIFFICULT TO DEFINE BECAUSE AGS IS NOT NATIONALLY NOTIFIABLE. THIS PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO AGS THROUGH THREE INTEGRATED STRATEGIES: SHARE, EDUCATE, AND TRACK. UNDER THE SHARE STRATEGY, NNPHI WILL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A NATIONAL AGS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND CONVENE ANNUAL AGS PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL CONNECT PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, VECTOR CONTROL PARTNERS, PATIENT ADVOCATES, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS. THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AND ANNUAL MEETINGS WILL SUPPORT PEER LEARNING, DISSEMINATION OF EMERGING EVIDENCE, SHARING OF SURVEILLANCE FINDINGS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE AGS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. UNDER THE EDUCATE STRATEGY, NNPHI WILL DEVELOP HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TRAINING, PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCES, PATIENT-INFORMED COMMUNICATIONS, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS MATERIALS. RESOURCES WILL ADDRESS AGS EPIDEMIOLOGY, TICK BITE PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS, SOURCES OF ALPHA-GAL EXPOSURE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, PATIENT MANAGEMENT, SURVEILLANCE PRACTICES, AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING. NNPHI WILL CONDUCT PATIENT LISTENING SESSIONS AND DEVELOP A NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED AGS MICROSITE. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEGRATE AGS CONTENT INTO PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL CURRICULUM AND DEVELOP AN AGS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. UNDER THE TRACK STRATEGY, NNPHI WILL STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE COORDINATION AND REPORTING FOR AGS. NNPHI WILL WORK WITH QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CDC, PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTES, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ASSESS THE USE OF AGGREGATED AND DE-IDENTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TRENDS, IDENTIFY EMERGING GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS, AND DEVELOP DASHBOARDS, REPORTING RESOURCES, AND COMMUNICATION TOOLKITS. THE PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH SURVEILLANCE COORDINATION CHANNELS, CONDUCT TABLETOP EXERCISES, AND SUPPORT PARTNER USE OF AGS SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A STRONGER NATIONAL AGS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF AGS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCES, IMPROVED PROVIDER AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF AGS PREVENTION AND RECOGNITION, STRONGER SURVEILLANCE COORDINATION, AND IMPROVED USE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND SURVEILLANCE DATA TO GUIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, NNPHI AND ITS PARTNERS WILL BUILD SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE AWARENESS, SUPPORT EARLIER RECOGNITION, STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE, AND ENHANCE NATIONAL CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE CONTINUED EMERGENCE OF AGS.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (NCEH) AND THE AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANC

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTERS