Alabama-Mississippi Public Health Training Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
A member of the R-IV PHTC network
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is comprised of 11 academic colleges and schools in health sciences and academic
areas spanning more than 85 blocks in the city center with over 250 buildings and an annual budget of over $3 billion. The
UAB School of Public Health, accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health, has more than $40 million in
active grant research through five academic departments offering training in more than 20 major specialty areas and
numerous interdisciplinary training programs.
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER:
The Alabama-Mississippi Public Health Training Center (AMPHTC) works to improve the public health system by strengthening
the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competency of the current and future public health workforce. The Center
is vital in assuring that the public health workforce has the knowledge, skills, and abilities to address complex public health
issues now and into the future. Training and education programs developed by the AMPHTC are competency-based, grounded
in core public health functions and Essential Public Health Services, and designed to improve the capacity of the public health
workforce, including those in community-based organizations providing public health services in underserved areas. Training
and education programs are tailored for specific target audiences and delivered through distance education technologies and
on-site programs.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Providing competency-based education and training for those working in the areas of:
 Infectious Disease
 HIV/AIDS Services
 Nutrition Services
 Maternal & Child Health
 Public Health Preparedness
 Distance Learning Education
 Academic Programs
KEY PARTNERS:
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AL Department of Public Health
AL Maternal & Child Health Leadership Network
AL Statewide AHEC Program
MS State Department of Health
UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences
UAB School of Public Health, Department of Maternal & Child Health
Mississippi State Medical Response System
AL AIDS Education and Training Center
United South & Eastern Tribes
SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES:
Building on long lasting relationships with public health partners across in Alabama and Mississippi, the AMPHTC investigators
are working with practice partners to:
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Identify workforce development capacity and needs targeting public health workers in community-based organizations
(CBO) specifically in the medically underserved areas (MUA) of Alabama and Mississippi.
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Develop and provide competency-based education and training to improve the capacity of the public health workforce
in the underserved areas of Alabama and Mississippi.
Develop opportunities for public health faculty, students, and practitioners to work collaboratively on identified public
health needs in MUAs and with medically underserved populations (MUP).
Provide opportunities for faculty and/or practitioners to mentor public health students in organizations that serve
MUAs and MUPs
CONTACT:
Peter M. Ginter, PhD
Director, AMPHTC
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Elena Kidd, MPH
Program Coordinator, AMPHTC
Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tel: (205) 975-8970
Fax: (205) 934-3347
email: pginter@uab.edu
Tel: (205) 934-7140
email: enlinn@uab.edu
Mail Address:
RPHB330
1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Physical Address:
330 Ryals Public Health Building
1665 University Boulevard
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number
UB6HP27875-01-00, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Centers for $975,634.00. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and
should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
www.alphtc.org
www.sph.emory.edu/ephtc