Expanding Funding Streams in Local Public Health (Live Webinar-CE)

Live Webinar - April 23, 2025 from 11 AM-12 PM EST (Registration closes at 8 AM EST on April 23. The Zoom link will be emailed prior to start.) 

PLEASE NOTE: You must pay a $5 fee to enroll in this CE version of the course. 

If you are NOT seeking CE or a certificate of completion, please enroll in the free version: https://www.mitrainingcenter.org/courses/efslw0425noce 

This 60 minute webinar will discuss an innovative approach to address financial management in local public health. Participants will learn about how a local health department established a 501(c)(3) to vary their funding streams. This will also include a discussion on challenges they encountered, successes they have seen due to this unique approach, and lessons learned throughout the process.

Note on Accessibility: This live session will have auto-transcription in Zoom. Slides will be provided prior to the session. The recorded on-demand version to follow will have closed captions as well. To request ASL interpretation, please email us at rvphtc@umich.edu.

Audience

Local public health officers, administrators, or health department staff (including, but not limited to, those involved in financial management, grant writing, etc.)

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the importance of expanding fundings streams in local public health
• Describe one example of an alternate model to secure funds for use in local public health
• Discuss local non-profit and foundation funding available for public health programs

Instructor

Joe Gries, Administrator, Vanderburgh County Health Department

Continuing Education Credit

• 1.0 MCHES Category I CECH (Areas of Responsibility: 7.4.1)*
• Up to 1.0 CPH Recertification Credits may be earned at this event
• Certificate of Completion

*We report credits to NCHEC on a quarterly basis: January, April, July, and October.

The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider (ID# 99038) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Sponsors

The Region V Public Health Training Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31684 Public Health Training Centers ($970,593). This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by Region V PHTC, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Technical Information

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Contact us at rvphtc@umich.edu with questions.