LPHA INFO HUB
The LPHA Hub is not searchable on the web and is only intended for use by staff of DHSS and local public health agencies. However, anyone with a direct link is able to gain access. We encourage you to avoid sharing LPHA Hub links with anyone outside of DHSS or LPHAs. If information is needed for external users, please download and send the file, or copy/paste and provide separately. Thank you.
DHSS Updates
► Lori Brenneke’s Retirement: You are invited to attend Lori Brenneke’s Retirement Reception on June 26 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City (Maple and Birch Conference Rooms). NEW!
► Wastewater Regulations: On May 6, Governor Kehoe signed SB 914 into law, updating state sewage regulations. Changes include:
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Elimination of percolation tests from the rules, replacing them with soil morphology evaluations.
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Removal of the $90 permit fee cap, enabling the DHSS to set more current, cost-based permit fees.
Updates will take effect on August 28, 2026, and position DHSS to establish a fee structure that accurately reflects administrative costs. BEHS will provide additional updates to LPHAs via GovDelivery in the coming months as changes are made to comply with law. NEW!
► Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace: Brown University offers Missouri LPHAs free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses through PHIG funding. All classes are held virtually through Zoom. To enroll, email mindfulness@brown.edu with the subject line Mindful-Missouri to apply the LPHA discount. View the class schedule NEW!
► Core invoicing: The process for Core invoicing will change July 1 with the state fiscal year. Review this presentation for a walkthrough of the new, simple process. NEW!
► Annual Public Health Conference call for proposals. MPHA, MODHSS, MPHI and MICH invite you to submit a proposal to present at the Joint Public Health Conference September 15-17, at The Lodge of Four Seasons in Lake Ozark, Missouri. The conference will have approximately 300 attendees, with both exhibitors and sponsors. View the criteria and submit your proposal by Friday, May 29, 2026. NEW!
► Human Trafficking Trainings: The Missouri Attorney General’s Office offers three free training sessions:
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June 17, Interdiction (flyer)
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June 30, Interdiction (flyer)
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July 28 – 30, Interdiction, Operations, and Illicit Massage Businesses (flyer)
Training video for non-forensic medical staff and LPHAs
► New Administrator & All In Training: August 4 – 5, starting at 10:00 am on Aug 4 and wrapping by 1:00 pm on Aug 5. The All In meeting will be Aug 5 (1:30 pm) through Aug 6 (3:00 pm).
Upcoming Due Dates
► May 11: Deadline to submit signed invoices for incentive funding
► May 13: Quarterly CHIP HSI expenditure report due to CLPHSCHIPHSIReports@health.mo.gov
► Jun 30: deadline to register for Overdose Fatality Review Summit on July 29
► Jun 30: PHEP FY26 year end report, Inventory Report, Tangible Personal Property Report, final invoice, and Sub-Recipient Annual Financial Report due to preparedness@health.mo.gov.
► Oct 1: Deadline to complete PHAB Readiness Assessment (at no cost)
► Online Portal, DHSS (Do not share this link extermally)
► Email Holly Withrow for access to the situation board
► World Cup Health Advisory, May 1, 2026 NEW!
►Safety for Soccer Fans, CDC
► DHSS is working to build a public-facing webpage with public health and prevention-based messaging. Coming soon!
Mandated Reporting of Abuse or Neglect
Weekly Communication Bulletins
ASAP (add users or change access for existing users)
► Alpha-Gal Syndrome, DHSS
► Cannabis: Unregulated psychoactive cannabis product enforcement (FAQ) (Report a Retailer form)
► Chemical Water Testing revised test request forms:
► Hep C Testing: Free Hepatitis C testing through the State Public Health Lab (10/20/2025 letter) (instructions)
► Kratom webpage, DHSS
► Public Health and HIPAA (informational brochure)
► Radon text kits available free to the public and videos on how to use the test kit (also in Spanish). (link)
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention NEW!
► Missouri Lead Risk Assessment Tool
► Lead Poisoning Prevention landing page
Sexual Violence
► Sexual Assault Response: SAFEvT, Sexual Assault Forensic Exams via Telehealth Network (sites map)
► Sexual Violence Prevention and Response: Missouri Resource Map. Submit resources in your area to be added to the map.
Tobacco
► Smoke-free Housing: Missouri Smoke-free Housing Directory
► Missouri Tobacco Free Workplace Toolkit, from DHSS
Vaccines
► Vaccine Guidance from DHSS and the State Board of Nursing regarding the updated vaccination schedule. (link)
► COVID-19 vaccine available for VFC providers to order via ShowMeVax. (details)
► Docket® vaccination portal (smartphone app and web platform)
► Shared Clinical Decision-Making Guidance (link)
► Show Me Vax, Missouri Immunization Registry (link)
► CDC Revised Immunization Recommendations
► 2026 Childhood Immunization Schedule, American Academy of Pediatrics (link)
Wastewater
► Wastewater Surveillance: Program Update
► Wastewater: Find a Professional Tool
National News
► 5/6/2026: The White House’s new strategy on addiction aims to make getting treatment easier than getting drugs. (link)
► 5/6/2026: Starting in July, Medicare Part D plan members may be eligible to get a GLP-1 prescription for weight loss for $50 a month through a short-term pilot program that ends in December 2027. (link)
► 5/5/2026: The FDA approves the first fruit-flavored vapes for adults 21 and older. (link)
► 5/5/2026: Human-to-human spread of hantavirus is suspected on a cruise ship currently off the coast of Cape Verde. There are two confirmed and five suspected cases, with three fatalities and one patient in intensive care so far. (link)
► 5/5/2026: President Trump reinstates the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of his push to return an annual physical fitness test to America’s schools. (link)
Missouri in the News
► 5/6/2026: One in four Missourians say they’ve run into obstacles obtaining birth control, according to a new survey of about 1,000 people from the Missouri Foundation for Health. (link)
► 5/5/2026: A Missouri appellate court upholds a $495 million verdict against north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories in a case over whether its formula for premature infants caused a girl to become seriously ill. (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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Fall 2026 Semester: May 16, 2026
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Spring 2027 Semester: October 17, 2026
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Summer 2027 Semester: March 14, 2027
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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Fall 2026 Semester: May 19, 2026
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Spring 2027 Semester: October 20, 2026
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Summer 2027 Semester: March 17, 2027
Direct questions to Rebecca Damron at MSU.
Learning Management System, Missouri Rural Health Association
Ongoing or Archived Training
► Subrecipient Training (slide deck), M Mahaney, DHSS OA, 5/14/2023
► FDA Training and Continuing Education
► CIFOR (foodborne disease investigation and control), APHL
*Note: Requires an APHL account.
► (HIPAA) Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, DHSS (link)
► Intro to MO HNS, DHSS
► Learning Connection, CDC
► Roots of Health Inequity, NACCHO
► Public Health Communications Collaborative Academy
► Community Water Fluoridation video training series
► Grants Management and Compliance Training (eligible for incentive funds)
► Sexual Assault Forensic Exams, training courses
► Sexual Harassment Annual Training, DHSS (link)
► VFC 411 training sessions in 2026
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.