Medical Assistant (MA)

Position Title:  Medical Assistant (MA) Reports to: Clinical Manager The Rhode Island Public Health Institute The Rhode Island Public Health Institute (RIPHI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce health disparities in Rhode Island and beyond. RIPHI oversees public health programs, conducts translational and policy research, and trains students and public health practitioners.  In recent …

Nurse Practitioner

Position Title: Nurse Practitioner Reports to: Clinic Manager The Rhode Island Public Health Institute The Rhode Island Public Health Institute (RIPHI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce healthdisparities in Rhode Island and beyond. RIPHI oversees public health programs, conducts translational and policyresearch, and trains students and public health practitioners. In recent years, RIPHI’s …

Research Assistant

Position Title: Research Assistant  Reports to: Project Director Organization Information: The Rhode Island Public Health Institute (RIPHI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to promote community health and eliminate health disparities in Rhode Island and beyond. RIPHI oversees public health programs, conducts translational and policy research, and trains students and public health practitioners. Our rapid …

Providence Clinic Demonstrates Effective HIV Prevention Program

Open Door Health is helping Rhode Island get to Zero new HIV Infections with Innovative and Novel Screening Practices  At a 3,000 square foot clinic on the upper south side of Providence, some of the state’s most novel and innovative clinical HIV prevention methods are standard practice and part of everyday care of patients. Open …

WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease

Geneva, 28 November 2022: Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out.  When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing language online, in …

The Gala PVD 2022

The Gala PVD will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022 at The Graduate Providence. Hosted by The Stable as a benefit for RIPHI’s Open Door Health, this creative black tie event is shaping up to be the event of the year.  Purchase Tickets Donate Presented by Platinum Sponsors Silver Sponsors Supporters The Allen Company Inc. Blue …

RIPHI Presents Senator Lawson with Public Health Hero Award

Lawson commended for investment in a Retail SNAP Incentive Program Providence, RI—The Rhode Island Public Health Institute (RIPHI) awarded Senator Valarie Lawson with the 2022 Public Health Hero Award. Presented at a reception hosted by RIPHI to thank members of its NOURISH RI coalition which successfully advocated last legislative session for a Retail SNAP Incentive …

Monkeypox Virus: Rhode Island Status Update

As of August 19, 2022 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 14,115 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, 37 in Rhode Island and 243 in neighboring Massachusetts and 73 in Connecticut.   We continue to see cases of monkeypox being diagnosed in the state of Rhode Island, with the majority …

RIPHI’s Open Door Health clinic accepting monkeypox vaccine appointment requests

Open Door Health currently accepting vaccination appointments request on first-come, first-served basis; creating waiting list to more efficiently distribute future vaccine allotments PROVIDENCE, R.I. (August 3, 2022) – As Rhode Island expands its monkeypox vaccination efforts upon receiving additional supply of vaccine, Open Door Health, a Rhode Island Public Health Institute initiative and Rhode Island’s leading …