{"id":11939,"date":"2026-02-19T16:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T21:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/?page_id=11939"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:26:17","slug":"phig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/home\/phig\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Health Infastruture Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-11939\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-11939-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-11939-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11941 alignleft lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459.png 441w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/291;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459-300x291.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11941 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2026\/02\/PHIG-Logo-Template-Final-Logo-1-e1771622628459.png 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Connecticut AHEC Partnership for High Schools and Colleges Transforming Public Health<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The CT AHEC Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) provides enrichment opportunities for <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">high school, EMT, and paramedic students <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">to increase knowledge and interest in <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">public health topics and careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11939-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\">&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Ren\u00e9e Lavoie, MAEd<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PHIG Administrative Program Coordinator<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Email: rlavoie@uchc.edu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tel: 860-679-8775<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-11939-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Catalina Quesada, MPH, RD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PHIG Community Based Education Specialist<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Email: cquesada@uchc.edu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tel: 860-679-4945<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-11939-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-11939-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">High School Program<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>CT AHEC is recruiting high schools for its newest public health awareness and career pipeline program: CT AHEC PHIG (Public Health Infrastructure Grant).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Teachers receive support from PHIG staff in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accessing the program\u2019s public health learning modules for use in grades 9 and 10 classrooms, advisory periods, extended homerooms or after-school activities<\/li>\n<li>Tailoring the information to the students\u2019 needs and interests<\/li>\n<li>Securing and supporting guest speakers and field trips to learn about public health \/ careers<\/li>\n<li>Participating in the 2027 High School Science and Humanities Symposium at UConn Health<\/li>\n<li>Providing a FREE Biomedical Engineering (BME) Discovery Program session for each student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Qualifying schools also receive a $5000 stipend<\/em><\/strong><em>. Contact us for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11939-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">College\/Certificate Program<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Our stand-alone curriculum helps emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic students understand their important roles in public health. By familiarizing themselves with public health principles and practices, learners develop an understanding of public health as a set of tools that helps them recognize opportunities as emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians to improve health beyond treatment and transport.<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-11939-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">BME Discovery Program<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Through hands-on projects in our immersive Saturday programs, students aged 13 - 17 work in small groups with health profession students from UConn and Quinnipiac University to accomplish inquiry-based biomedical engineering (BME) activities. Whether constructing a hydraulic arm or talking with the health profession students about their various career paths, BME students have fun while learning about the application of engineering in health care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/biomedical-engineering-discovery-program\/\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-11939-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-11939-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-11939-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\">This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. <\/span><\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\">Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, <\/span><\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\">through\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/view-opportunity.html?oppId=340034__;!!EAPaXxOOW7smCwU!l8THzbQGCfinnPyUK21EYtst-HRCgBSKPioFnODhglofcD6aGft94xmBZjAJa-XuQ_Zftypr4y4XUI63MQ$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hyperlinktype=\"0\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\">OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX0 SCXP79778098\">. 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