Central Massachusetts Public Health Training Hub (CMPH Training Hub)

Overview

The Central Massachusetts Public Health Training Hub (CMPH Training Hub) is one of ten statewide training hubs funded by the MA Department of Public Health (DPH). CMPH Training Hub aims to provide uniform and standardized training for environmental health personnel, encompassing critical areas such as housing, camp, pool, septic, and soil inspections. Our overarching objective is to fortify the competencies and capacities of the local public health workforce, enabling them to meet the Performance Standards, and to cultivate visionary leaders capable of catalyzing transformative changes within the local public health system.

Encompassing 44 municipalities, with a predominant focus on Worcester County, CMPH Training Hub establishes a wide-reaching presence. CMPH Training Hub follows a 3-tiered model:

• Tier 1: Foundational Knowledge
  • Facilitated by TRAIN MA, FDA, FEMA and other asynchronous online learning.
• Tier 2: Intensive Training
  • Facilitated by BU (formerly called PHIT, now known as Local Public Health Intensive Training (LPHIT)), Certified Pool Operator, Soil Evaluator, and System Inspector.
• Tier 3: Applied Practice
  • Facilitated by the Local Public Health Training Hubs.

This multi-tiered approach underpins our commitment to delivering comprehensive training, expanding the cadre of proficient public health professionals, and strengthening local and regional public health capabilities.

Hub Trainers will be trained by DPH Central Trainers in a standard curriculum to prepare them to facilitate Tier 3 to ensure local public health professionals have the competencies for housing, food safety and other environmental health topics. DPH Central Trainers are finalizing the Tier 3 curriculum. Once this is finalized, local public health inspectors can get training from CMPH Training Hub. We are working closely with Central Trainers and OLRH staff, please be patient as we finalize the full details.