North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Workforce Training and Education

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  • 135 Dauer Drive
  • 221 Rosenau Hall, CB #8165
  • Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165
  • (919) 966-4085
We strengthen the skills and capacity of public health professionals through education, training and professional development services and programs.

As part of the Gillings School of Global Public Health, NCIPH serves as a bridge between academia and partners in community organizations and government agencies. NCIPH is part of the School’s longstanding history of delivering training to public health practitioners in North Carolina, the region and the nation.

NCIPH Course Catalog

Our year-round workshops and trainings for public health leaders and staff.
Trainees at an NCIPH training engage in discussion

Leadership

We share our rich knowledge base built over decades and enhanced by our robust experience providing consulting and technical assistance to top-notch public health and healthcare organizations and hundreds of leaders.
Public Health Leaders in training during the North Carolina Public Health Leadership Institute

Boards of Health Training

Meet accreditation standards and bring your local board of health up to speed on their roles and responsibilities with free trainings.
A member of NCIPH places a pin on the North Carolina map.

Customized Services

We have a proven track record developing in-person and distance learning solutions for public health professionals.
NCIPH members work through a design thinking exercise.

At NCIPH, we value our role in shaping the professional education and leadership development of the local, state and national public health workforce. We align ourselves with the stated values of UNC Gillings to ensure we train and develop public health professionals within a climate that is intentionally diverse and inclusive. We are committed to fostering a learning environment that centers  sustained equity and inclusion and which prepares our program participants to better partner with and meet the needs of the diverse communities they serve.  

Training Resources

UNC Gillings Workforce Development Programs

Training and Professional Development Services

NCIPH and partners developed Driving the Future: Assessment of the North Carolina Local Public Health Workforce, a statewide training needs assessment of the local public health workforce, to help identify current and future training needs for professionals across North Carolina health departments.
The North Carolina Public Health Leadership Institute, is a year-long leadership development program for public health professionals from the North Carolina Division of Public Health and local public health agencies across the state.
National Health Equity Research Webcast at UNC-CH is an interactive, live-streamed symposium that explores the intersection of health, policy, & diversity.
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Our Principles and Practices of Public Health Nursing course familiarizes participants with public health and basic epidemiological concepts important to the practice of public health and emphasizes a synthesis of nursing practice and public health.
Participants at the 2018 National Health Equity Research Webcast

Team Members


Danielle Butts, MS
Online Learning Specialist
danbutts@ad.unc.edu

Robin Gault-Winton, MSW
Training Developer
robingw@unc.edu

Shelley Hoekstra, MPH
Training Associate
shoek@email.unc.edu


Ki’Yonna Jones, MBA, MHA
Training Associate
kiyonnaj@email.unc.edu


Julia Kimmel
Communications Specialist
julia_kimmel@unc.edu

Headshot of Faith McHale
Faith McHale
Operations Specialist
fmchale@unc.edu

Dr. Stephen N. Orton
Steve Orton, PhD
Senior Fellow, Public Health Leadership
sorton@unc.edu

Jenny Palmer, MA
Course Coordinator
jlpalmer@email.unc.edu


Lori Rhew, MA
Training and Accreditation Coordinator
(919) 843-0836
Lori.Rhew@unc.edu


Cherelle Whitfield
Lead Event Planner
cwwhitfi@email.unc.edu


Rachel Wilfert, MD, MPH, CPH
Director, Workforce Training and Education
(919) 966-4085
rachel.wilfert@unc.edu

Ready to work with us? Contact Rachel Wilfert, Director of Workforce Training and Education
rachel.wilfert@unc.edu

If you have questions about a particular program or need assistance with registration, please email nciph@unc.edu.