The 21st Century Learning Community (21C) is a group of states focused on intentional state-wide efforts to develop the public health systems needed for the future, also known as Public Health Modernization. NALHD, the Division of Public Health at DHHS, and the UNMC College of Public Health are the core teams leading Nebraska’s modernization efforts.
Charity Menefee, Division Director of Public Health at DHHS, and Susan Bockrath, executive Director of NALHD, pose with the online Nebraska team during the 21C cohort kickoff meeting in June 2022.
Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS)
NALHD helps public health system partners engage with and understand the Foundational Public Health Services Model and the costs associated with implementing it.
- Developing local health departments’ capacity in specific environmental health areas.
- Developing a robust campaign to communicate the value of public health and engage the support of allies.
- 3-legged stool: Co-leading efforts to modernize the governmental public health system with the Nebraska DHHS Division of Public Health and the UNMC College of Public Health's Office of Public Health Practice.
