Press Release
CDC Names Public Health Institute as Awardee to Strengthen the U.S. Public Health System and Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health
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Expertise
Coalition & Network Building, Leadership Development
September, 2024— Oakland, Calif: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named Public Health Institute (PHI) as one of 48 recipients included in the National Partners Cooperative Agreement. The Cooperative Agreement awards $176 million spread across national organizations over the next five years (August 2024 to July 2029) to strengthen the U.S. public health system and improve and protect the nation’s health.
The program aims to increase knowledge, skill, and ability of the public health workforce to deliver essential public health services, as well as improve organizational and systems capacity to address equity-based public health challenges and advance the nation’s public health infrastructure and performance.
This award comes at a critical turning point in addressing critical public health infrastructure needs across the nation. While we can’t predict when and where public health crises will arise, we can proactively build the public health workforce and increase organizational capacity to maximize our impact to protect the public.Mike Sage, MPH
Project Director
PHI brings 60 years of expertise in advancing public health and health equity to this program and looks forward to supporting state and local health departments, tribal organizations, and academic and private sector partners to improve their ability to serve the public and positively impact health outcomes. PHI’s Mike Sage, MPH, who will be project director for this work, holds over 30 years of previous experience from CDC, specializing in areas such as emergency preparedness and environmental health.
View the full list of recipients.
About the Public Health Institute:
The Public Health Institute, an independent nonprofit organization, advances wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world. PHI develops research, leadership and partnerships to build strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.
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