Recent News and Updates

Understanding Recovery and Substance Use Disorder Better

Would having a better understanding of how the recovery process works for people with substance misuse disorders make you more supportive of the services they need?

2024 PHC Flu Vaccine Clinics Are Coming!

Once again, partner organizations across the Upper Valley are coming together to provide seasonal flu vaccine to our community members.

Measles Cases on the Rise

Update on July 10, 2024: The Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont continue to see a small number of measles cases, with 2 more cases reported in just the past few days. Please be aware of your risks, whether you are vaccinated or not. Additional information is available at:     Two new measles […]

Promoting Youth Engagement and Advocacy

In 2022, the NH Charitable Foundation announced a pilot grant opportunity available to the 13 Regional Public Health Networks (RPHN) in New Hampshire that focused on public health community engagement and advocacy. According to the Foundation, they had come to understand that “community-based partners working to advance public health and behavioral health equity are often […]

Workforce Crisis Needs Policy Solutions

The Public Health Council of the Upper Valley (PHC) hosted the Upper Valley Bi-State Legislative Breakfast on Monday, November 6, 2023. The purpose was to provide state-level legislators from the Upper Valley region with information, stories, and policy guidance on the many levels and layers of workforce challenges impacting health and wellbeing in our region. […]

Upper Valley Community Health Equity Partnership

In March 2022, the Public Health Council signed on as the Backbone Organization for the Upper Valley Community Health Equity Partnership (UVCHEP), on behalf of the White River Junction District Office of the Vermont Department of Health. The project was funded through a US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) grant awarded to the […]

Abenaki Garden

Abenaki Garden

This garden is situated on land in the Upper Valley that has been home to the Abenaki people for thousands of years. The name of this place means “where the land falls” and within this sacred gorge, we are creating a place to grow the Seven Sisters: Sunflowers, Squash, Corn, Beans, Tobacco, Jerusalem Artichoke, and […]