The mission of the HRSA funded Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center is to strengthen the technical, managerial, and leadership competence of the current public health workforce and to advance the knowledge and skills of the future public health workforce.

Training areas center on competency-based, practice-focused courses addressing core functions and essential services; all training is based on formal needs assessments in the south central region. Key activities of the Center include development and delivery of online training courses; needs assessments informing course development; extensive evaluation process to ensure quality training; and public health student field placements to build the future workforce.

Housed at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, The Region 6 South Central Public Health Training Center partners with various agencies and organizations to achieve a comprehensive regional approach to workforce development. Key partners of the Training Center include the Key partners of the Training Center include Texas Health Institute (THI), University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), University of New Mexico College of Public Health (UNM), Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB), CHWA/Nuestra Salud, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), New Orleans Health Department (NOHD), Texas Association of City and County Health Officials (TACCHO), Louisiana Office Of Public Health (LOPH), Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC), Oklahoma Public Health Association (OPHA), Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Public Health Program.