The Southwest Regional Public Health Training Center was established in Fall 2010 to enhance the competency of the public health workforce in California, Utah, and Nevada.

The Mission of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (SPH) is to enhance the public's health by conducting innovative research, training future leaders and health professionals from diverse backgrounds, translating research into policy and practice, and serving our local communities and the communities of the nation and the world.
It is in the process of establishing itself as a clearinghouse for the myriad of public health workforce training opportunities that are available through these various research and training centers, thereby giving our partner organizations and agencies access to a greater menu of training opportunities in a broader range of subject areas, including environmental and occupational health, health disparities, global and immigrant health, cancer prevention and control, public health leadership, and health services. These research and training centers include:
A variety of training opportunities are available through UCLA SPH research centers, including:
For a complete list of UCLA SPH research centers, as well as more information and resources regarding the SPH, please visit the school's website at: http://ph.ucla.edu.