About Us

In a rapidly changing global climate, public health workers continually respond to new challenges. The South Central Public Health Workforce Partnership recognizes the need for solid training programs designed to meet these challenges and provides many opportunities for practitioners to continue their education, learn new management skills, and engage with other public health professionals to share experiences.

The regional consortium is comprised of the state health departments in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi; Tulane University of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health; the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health; the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; plus three local public health agencies: Jefferson County, Alabama; Mobile County, Alabama; and New Orleans, Louisiana.

The consortium works through a number of centers and institutes including the South Central Public Health Leadership Institute, the South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness, and the South Central Public Health Training Center.

The South Central Public Health Partnership is supported under cooperative agreements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant U90/CCU624254, and the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Administration (HRSA) grant D20HP00012. The contents of this program are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC and HRSA.