Great Lakes Public Health Training Center
A Needs Assessment of Local Health Departments in Ohio: Relaunching the Ohio State Center for Public Health Practice
The Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) has been part of The Ohio State University College of Public Health for nearly two decades. In spring 2026, a team from CPHP conducted (a) interviews with a sample of local health department (LHD) leaders in Ohio regarding their frontline practice needs and (b) comparative interviews with leaders of multiple university-based public health practice centers to learn how we and similar centers could best support the public health workforce moving forward, both independently and in collaboration with the Region V Public Health Training Center (PHTC).
Exciting news!
We were recently awarded $3.7 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration! This funding will allow us to continue our public health workforce development initiatives from September 30, 2026 to September 29, 2030.
With the new funding cycle, we’re rebranding! Our new name is the Great Lakes Public Health Training Center. We’ll continue serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to increase the supply of a high-quality public health workforce, especially for rural and medically vulnerable communities.
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The Region V Public Health Training Center (RVPHTC) seeks to advance the skills of the current and future public health workforce to improve population health outcomes. Part of the Public Health Training Center Network, the RVPHTC develops online and in-person trainings on a variety of public health topics.
Learn more about our available trainings, including our Training Needs Assessment.
Training
Our newest training courses are below. Check out the full list of available trainings on our Training Library.
Public Health and Effective Policy Analysis (On Demand-CE)
Using PH WINS Data to Enhance Your Workforce Development Planning (Self Paced-No CE)
Community-Based Participatory Research: A Partnership Approach for Public Health (Self Paced-CE)
Health in All Policies: From Theory to Practice (Program-CE)
News
PH WINS for All: The Critical Role of Partnerships for Engaging All Local Health Departments in the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey January/February 2023
Public Health Learning Agenda for Systems Change Toolkit: National Pilot Evaluation Results March/April 2023
Public Health Training Centers’ Support for Community Health Workers: Case Studies of Needs Assessment, Training, and Student Field Placement Initiatives September/October 2022
Public Health Workforce Development During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Qualitative Training Needs Assessment September/October 2022
Learn
Visit the Public Health Training Center Network website to explore collaborations, courses, events, and news from regional Public Health Training Centers across the country.