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Dr. Rex Archer Honored with PHAB’s Prestigious F. Douglas Scutchfield Leadership Award 

PHAB

Archer’s influence as an early adopter of PHAB’s national accreditation program and championing of public health performance standards will have a lasting impact on public health systems and communities across the country. This award signifies Dr. Archer’s many years of public health experience and dedication to the field.

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What Is a Global Health Professional?

Tulane Public Health Blog

While healthcare organizations around the globe work to improve access to quality care, global health professionals work to bring together national and international efforts to address health inequity. Prepare for a Career in Global Health Are you ready to promote health equity across the globe?

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Honoring the 2025 AMCHP Annual Award Recipients

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

She holds a Master of Public Health concentrating in epidemiology from Georgia Southern University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Health Education from Georgia College and State University. Together, KBJS is transforming the future of reproductive health in Kansas.

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Building Public Health Workforce Model: Making It Relevant to Local Context

Better Health For All

The key question is how can public health training be relevant to the local context in different countries?. The primary target audience of this model is public health policy makers (e.g.,

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Stylists, barbers key to program focused on improving Black health 

NC Health News

Today, many hair stylists also have health education degrees, LaDrew said. We take womens interest in beauty and kind of slip in the health information to them, because when you have someone doing your hair, it’s such a personal relationship, LaDrew said. So its really the perfect place and intersection, she said.

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Financial pressures prompt women’s services cuts at NC rural hospitals

NC Health News

If youre averaging one or two deliveries a day, potentially you could go a couple days without deliveries, but you still have to staff, said Dolly Pressley Byrd, chair of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the Asheville-based Mountain Area Health Education Center, or MAHEC. The staffing guidelines are pretty stringent.