LPHA INFO HUB
DHSS Updates
► CLPHS new invoicing templates (Hours Worked) (% Hours Worked) and training video (recording) Templates Updated 12/2
► Interested in participating in a Dementia ECHO for health professionals? Respond to a 1-question survey. NEW!
► FPHS Costing Gap Analysis opens for FY25 in January. Training available 1:00 - 2:00 pm on Jan 12 - 15, Jan 26 - 29, Feb 9 - 11, Mar 16 - 18. See calendar for details. NEW!
► Radon text kits available free to the public and videos on how to use the test kit (also in Spanish). (link) NEW!
► Show Me World Care migration of all records, case notes, attachments, etc. is complete and all conditions included in the last phase of migration are now fully released to all user groups as appropriate. Contact information has been added to the DHSS Contacts page. NEW!
► Spring LPHA Regional Meetings, 2026
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April 22nd – Northeast Region
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April 23rd – Northwest
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April 28th – Central
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April 29th – Southeast
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April 30th – Southwest
► Mental Health First Aid training, qualifies for the incentive for LPHA Administrators. Register
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Jan 22, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Madison County Health Department, Fredericktown
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Jan 28, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, virtual
► Register for Grants Management and Compliance Training (eligible for incentive funds)
Upcoming Due Dates:
► Dec 12: Applications due for grant funding from the Office of Oral Health for community water systems that have a local water fluoridation program. Apply
► Dec 15: DHSS' LPHA Satisfaction Survey due
► Jan 15, 2026: PHIG Monitoring Assessment for RP6 due
► Jan 15: PHEP semi-annual report due to DHSS
► Feb 27: MCH mid-year progress report due to District Nurse Consultant (DNC)
► Mar 31: MCH FFY2026 contract work plan amendments due to DNC
Mandated Reporting of Abuse or Neglect
Weekly Communication Bulletins
2025 Fall LPHA Regional Meeting materials
2025 Fall New Administrator (NAO/SAO) training materials
► DH-38 and DA-38 invoicing tools NEW!
► Shared Clinical Decision-Making Guidance
► Health in Rural Missouri, Biennial Report (2024-2025)
► Food assistance resources in St. Louis area.
► Vital Records: Local Public Health Agency Training Guide NEW!
► Vital Records: MOU template (due Aug 31 annually) NEW!
► Free Hepatitis C testing through the State Public Health Lab (10/20/2025 letter) (instructions)
► COVID-19 vaccine available for VFC providers to order via ShowMeVax. (details)
► Docket® vaccination portal (smartphone app and web platform)
► Show Me Vax, Missouri Immunization Registry
► SAFEvT: Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network
► Cannabis: Unregulated psychoactive cannabis product enforcement
National News
► 12/5/2025: RFK, Jr's immunizations advisory committee voted 8-to-3 December 5 to end a 34-year recommendation to inoculate newborns against hepatitis B. (link)
► 12/4/2025: FDA updates the classification of a recall on Great Lakes Cheese Co. shredded cheese sold under many brand names, saying it may contain metal fragments. (link)
► 12/3/2025: A new survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases reveals trust in the CDC for vaccine information has dropped to 13% and people are turning to social media for information. (link)
► 12/3/2025: FDA removes long-time director of the Office of Nonprescription Drugs (link), seats a new leader in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (link), and moves to requiring only one clinical study for considering approval of new medical products (link).
► 12/3/2025: Senators leave the door open for a bipartisan agreement that would extend expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies before year’s end. (link)
► 12/3/2025: The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) partner to form the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG), which aims to fill the gap left by the Trump administration’s dissolution of the federal Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), whose standard recommendations were routinely adopted by the CDC, hospitals, and healthcare practitioners. (link)
Missouri in the News
► 12/4/2025: Missouri restaurants are developing menus for people who have Alpha Gal allergies. (link)
This program aims to strengthen the public health workforce by creating a pipeline program that supports students’ interest in public health and provides a pathway to permanent positions. DHSS has partnered with Missouri State University's MPH program to match interested students from across Missouri with DHSS and LPHA internships.
Students receive a stipend of $20 per hour up to $6,400 for completing an internship of up to 320 hours depending on academic program requirements and agency projects. Students and recent graduates in nursing, environmental health, undergraduate or graduate public health programs, and other disciplines interested in pursuing a public health career are encouraged to apply by the following deadlines:
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Summer 2026 Semester: March 14, 2026
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Fall 2026 Semester: May 16, 2026
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Spring 2027 Semester: October 17, 2026
Agencies interested in hosting a student should also apply.
Interns are randomly selected and matched to DHSS or LPHA hosts. Hybrid models are acceptable, but fully remote internships are not supported. Selection announcements will be made on the following schedule:
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Summer 2026 Semester: March 17, 2026
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Fall 2026 Semester: May 19, 2026
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Spring 2027 Semester: October 20, 2026
Direct questions to Rebecca Damron at MSU.
► Subrecipient Training (slide deck), M Mahaney, DHSS OA, 5/14/2023
► Environmental Health Training, DHSS' BEHS
► FDA Training and Continuing Education
► CIFOR (foodborne disease investigation and control), APHL
*Note: Requires an APHL account.
► Intro to MO HNS, DHSS NEW!
► Learning Connection, CDC
This work is supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Center for STLT Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce, through OE22-2203: Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems grant. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.