Public Health Impact Hub
The Penn Center for Public Health (CPH) is proud to introduce the Public Health Impact Hub, a new initiative that offers flexible training and technical assistance to help public health practitioners build the skills they need to make a real public health impact.
Building Capacity Across Sectors
The Impact Hub provides high-impact, accessible learning opportunities for government agencies, nonprofits, and community-based organizations, tailored to meet the unique needs of public health professionals.
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Big ideas. Flexible approaches. Public Health Impact.
What We Do
We offer a range of customizable training and technical assistance services to support public health professionals and their organizations, tailored to your goals, environment, and resources.
How it Works
We offer multiple learning formats to ensure accessibility and effectiveness:
- On-Campus Institutes: In-depth, faculty-led workshops & consultation services on Penn’s campus.
- Community-Based Training: Tailored on-site sessions at your organization or community.
- Online & Hybrid Learning: Live webinars, self-paced courses, or a blended learning options.
On-Campus Learning Institutes
Our current on campus 2-3 day learning institutes (2025-2026)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Spatial data analysis & mapping
- Mixed Methods Research – Combining qualitative & quantitative approaches
- Program Evaluation – Measuring program impact and effectiveness
- Public Health Communications & Marketing – Effective messaging & engagement
- Grant Writing & Funding Strategies – Navigating and securing funding opportunities
& more!
Samantha Matlin
Director of Workforce Education, Center for Public Health“We created the Impact Hub to directly meet the needs of public health practitioners who are doing critical work every day, but don’t always have access to the tools, resources, or training they want.
This initiative is about meeting people where they are—offering real-world solutions, flexible formats, and sustained support that can build capacity across their organization and beyond.”
Public Health Impact Hub
The Impact Hub is backed by founding support from the Scattergood Foundation. This partnership with Scattergood builds on its long-standing commitment to strengthening nonprofit capacity.
Since 2010, Scattergood has supported nonprofits in program planning and evaluation through initiatives such as the RISE Partnership, a regional collaborative that provided training, tools, and hands-on support to improve evaluation capacity and promote data-driven decision-making.
The work of RISE lives on through collaborations like the Penn CPH Evaluation Institute, a key program that reflects both Scattergood’s and Penn CPH’s shared vision: to equip organizations with the skills and resources they need to best serve their communities.
Community Based Training
The Public Health Impact HubIn August 2025, we partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health to host a two-day on-site Program Evaluation Institute in Harrisburg, PA.
Over 70 staff—including Division Directors, Managers, and Public Health Program Administrators—came together to build skills in evaluation, share ideas, and strengthen approaches to advancing family health programs across the Commonwealth.
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CPH Service Hub Frequently Asked Questions
The Service Hub is an initiative of the Penn Center for Public Health that provides specialized training and technical assistance to public health professionals. It’s designed to build essential skills and support the implementation of effective programs for government agencies, nonprofits, and community-based organizations (CBOs).
Government agencies, nonprofits, CBOs, and public health teams seeking to build skills and impact.
We serve both individuals (from program coordinators to Directors) and teams looking to advance their skills, effectiveness, and impact.
On-campus institutes, on-site organization-specific session, and online or hybrid learning. On site trainings are customizable based on your organization’s goals and resources.
Yes, we offer multiple learning formats to ensure accessibility and effectiveness. This includes on site training and expert-led sessions to help organizations enhance program effectiveness and implementation.
Flexible tiered pricing is available. Contact us at PennCPH@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to learn more.
Yes! Please contact us more for details at Penn CPH@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
No problem! We would be happy to chat with you more about you or your organizations public health learning needs. Contact us at Penn CPH@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.