2023 PHAN Café Schedule
PHAN Cafés provide monthly opportunities for PHAN members to gather virtually
to connect around issues important to public health in Nebraska.
Month |
Topic |
Date |
| FEBRUARY | A Timely Update on Respiratory Infections in NE We’ll welcome Derek Julian and Sai Paritala from Nebraska DHHS to review recent trends in COVID-19, influenza, and RSV infections in Nebraska. They’ll share data and community response information for the 2022-2023 winter season. |
February 16 |
| MARCH |
UNMC's Commitment to Rural Health UNMC’s focus on addressing and improving Nebraska’s rural health needs. From education and workforce to research and patient care, this discussion will outline efforts across the institution and highlight existing and new opportunities to partner with the public health community to improve the health of Nebraskans. |
March 23 |
| APRIL | NO PHAN Cafe in April | |
| MAY | CANCELLED - Health Literacy update from NALHD |
5/25/23 12-1PM CDT |
| JUNE |
Current Health Care Access Issues Impacting Nebraskans Nebraska Appleseed This presentation will cover a wide range of health care access issues currently impacting Nebraskans. This will include discussion on health care access barriers recently identified by the community, a state legislative session update, and information on the Medicaid COVID protections unwind. We will also discuss upcoming changes to health care access and what health care access issues and opportunities we expect to see in the future. |
Wednesday, June 29 12:00-1:00pm CDT 11:00-12:00 MDT REGISTER |
| JULY | ||
| AUGUST |
Nebraska DHHS - Public Health Infrastructure Transformation in Nebraska Caryn Vincent, MPH This month's PHAN Cafe will discuss several DHHS efforts to transform and modernize Nebraska’s public health infrastructure through CDC’s Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) program |
8/24/23 12-1pm CDT |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| OCTOBER | Bridging the Gap: Public Health in Action at Community Health Centers Rachel Heinz, MPH, BSN, RN and Samantha Wall, MPH |
10/25/23 12-1pm CDT |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| DECEMBER | PHAN Annual Meeting |
Connecting Public Health in Nebraska for over 70 Years
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