The purpose of the Public Health Training Centers Program is to improve the Nation;s public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of the current and future public health workforce.
A public health training center plans, develops, operates,
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and evaluates projects that are in furtherance of the goals established by the Secretary in the areas of preventive medicine, health promotion and disease prevention, or improving access to and quality of health services in medically underserved communities.