About NYNJ-PHTC

Partnerships

The New York-New Jersey Public Health Training Center (NYNJ PHTC) is a training resource for public health workers in New York, New Jersey, and other states. It is a collaborative project of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University at Albany School of Public Health, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health, and partnering state, city, county, and local health departments throughout New York and New Jersey.

Training

The NYNJ PHTC offers flexible, web-based training programs for public health workers, as well as some face-to-face programs in New York and New Jersey. There is no charge for web-based courses and many offer continuing education credits.

Public Health Training Centers across the U.S.

The NYNJ PHTC is one of 33 Public Health Training Centers across the nation funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide fundamental training to the public health workforce. Visit the National PHTC Network Distance Education Center, a searchable database of distance-accessible trainings, for additional training opportunities.

Principal support for the PHTC is provided through a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Image of the Ten Essential Services adapted from the Public Health Functions Project, coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health Science, Office of the Secretary, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.