Local Public Health Nursing Consultant Program Debuts Free Online Training for Massachusetts Nurses

This free, online training is open to all public health nurses in Massachusetts.

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The Local Public Health Nursing Consultant Program (LPHNCP) has launched Tier 1 of the Massachusetts Local Public Health Nurse Training, a no-cost seven-module online course designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capacity of public health nurses across the Commonwealth.

The 11-hour course supports the vision and recommendations of the Blueprint for Public Health Excellence and the Office of Local and Regional Health (OLRH) Five-Year Strategic Plan, both of which prioritize equity and capacity building in local public health. Its overarching goal is to equip public health nurses (PHNs) at every career level with the foundational knowledge, tools, and training needed to meet the unique needs of their communities and to ensure access to Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS).

Modules within the Tier 1 training include:

  1. Introduction to Public Health Nursing in Massachusetts
  2. Public Health Nursing Frameworks
  3. Social Justice and Health Equity in Public Health Nursing
  4. Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
  5. Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) for Public Health Nursing in Massachusetts
  6. Legal Basis for Public Health Nursing Practice
  7. Public Health Nursing Leadership

The course is open to all registered public health nurses in Massachusetts. Nurses who complete the full course are awarded 11 contact hours. Learn more and register on TRAIN.org.

About the LPHNCP

The Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Office of Local and Regional Health (OLRH) has launched a pioneering initiative to support local public health nurses and their health departments in each of Massachusetts’ 351 cities and towns, focusing on building a stronger and more responsive public health workforce to enhance health outcomes statewide. The program addresses a critical need for training and technical assistance for some 300 public health nurses to address the diverse needs of communities.  

Press release posted in Career for Public