Illinois Institute for Maternal and Child Health Leadership
http://www.uic.edu/sph/imchl

The Illinois Institute for Maternal and Child Health Leadership (IIMCHL) is a year-long fellowship/certificate program created to teach leadership skills and the assessment, assurance and policy development core functions of public health to persons with leadership potential.

Illinois Maternal and Child Health Data Use Academy
http://www.uic.edu/sph/dua

The Illinois Maternal and Child Health Data Use Academy (DUA) certificate program focuses on how to use data effectively in maternal and child health. It addresses MCH epidemiology as applied to both program and policy development, and provides skills-building for the translation of data into action in communities. The Academy is based on the curriculum developed by CityMatCH at the University of Nebraska. Academy members are teams representing communities, and they come to the academy with a project intended to advance maternal and child health in their region.

Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center http://www.uic.edu/sph/prepare

The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center (IPHPC) works to enhance the readiness of the public health workforce in responding to routine and urgent public health threats, including bioterrorism events. IPHPC provides for public workforce development through a battery of more than 60 competency-based, completely online courses that are continuously available and offered in a unique self-directed, instructor-led format. The center collaborates with the health departments in the States of Illinois and Indiana and the City of Chicago to develop a comprehensive learning management system for public health workers, and using this expertise to assist health departments and preparedness centers in other states to do the same.

Mid America Public Health Training Center
http://www.uic.edu/sph/maphtc

The Mid America Public Health Training Center (MAPHTC) uses a collaborative, comprehensive, integrated approach to training the public health workforce through competency-based, coordinated public health training programs. MAPHTC was established by a HRSA grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and Indiana University Department of Public Health.

Mid America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute
http://www.uic.edu/sph/marphli

The Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership (MARPHLI) Institute is an academic-based year-long leadership development experience for public health practitioners and community partners. The Institute has been developed to assist practitioners holding leadership positions at all levels of the public health system to develop greater effectiveness in helping their agencies carry out the core functions of assessment, policy development and assurance.

Public Health Practitioner Certification Board, Inc.
http://www.phpcb.org

The Public Health Practitioner Certification Board (PHPCB) offers competency-based certification to public health administrators and emergency response coordinators. Its members are appointed by the Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA), the Illinois Association of Public Health Administrators (IAPHA), and the Illinois Association of Boards of Health (IABoH). CPHP provides staff services to the Board.

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