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Grant Writing for Public Health Self-Paced Series

Grant Writing for Public Health is a 2-part self-paced series designed to introduce the public health professional to writing public health grants. Each course is 60 minutes.

Human Resources Strategies for Developing Your Organization’s Most Valuable Resource

This course introduces strategic human resource management. In a high-stakes environment, like public health, how leaders develop their teams makes all the difference in long-term success. Positive relationships between leaders, emerging leaders, and team members can be transformational. The result is a team competent, confident, and optimistic about their potential and contribution to the vision and goals of an organization. Thus, leaders who employ strategic human resource management contribute to this transformation. In this module, you will learn to reflect on and recharge your leadership development skills for the mutual benefit of your team(s) and the organization.

Restoring Capacity in Public Health: Leading When the Work Keeps Changing

Capacity strain can occur when responsibilities, expectations, ways of working, or broader conditions shift without adequate resources or support. In this webinar, participants will use the Assess → Clarify → Choose process to recognize signs of strain, identify contributing factors, and determine points of action within their role, team, work, or further upstream.

Burned Out and Still Showing Up: Sustainable Practices When You Can’t Reduce the Load

The reality is that most folks in public health can’t take a sabbatical, reduce their caseload, or quickly lower the stress of their jobs. Thus, typical burnout advice often lands flat. This training could focus on what’s actually available to someone who has to keep going (micro-recovery practices, shifting your relationship with the work without leaving the work), understanding burnout as a nervous system issue, and more. Participants will leave with concrete tools designed for the conditions they’re actually working in.

Public Health Online: Writing for and Reaching the Right Audience

Communicating public health information to broad audiences can be challenging, especially when translating complex concepts into clear, accessible messages. This webinar is designed to help professionals strengthen their communication strategies across multiple channels, including newsletters and social media. This session will also offer tools to improve the clarity, engagement, and impact of communication efforts amongst public health professionals.

Supporting Teams through Uncertainty, Change and Morale Challenges

This session will expose participants to concepts that promote flexibility and adaptability while experiencing uncertainty or disruption in the workplace. Participants will learn strategies to support self and others. This session will be interactive and will encourage participants to stretch towards positive framed goals for collective work.  Focused strategies for boosting staff morale will be integrated throughout.

Practical Approaches to Mental Health in Crisis and Disaster Response

Natural disasters and large-scale crises don’t just disrupt systems. They reshape how individuals, communities, and organizations experience safety, connection, and meaning. This training explores how behavioral health professionals, educators, and leaders can respond with intention by integrating self-care, trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and systems thinking into their practice.

Cultivating an Intentional Culture of Joy at Work

This session focuses on how individuals, leaders and teams can intentionally cultivate an environment that creates joy at work. Together, we will explore how to recognize and celebrate the culture that already exists, identify small daily actions that strengthen trust and connection, and build simple practices that make work feel more meaningful. Participants will leave with practical strategies they can use to intentionally shape a culture where people feel valued, supported, and energized to serve their communities.

Audience-Centered Public Health Series

Audience-Centered Public Health is a 2-part webinar series designed to introduce an audience-centered approach to public health practice in four foundational pillars.

Learners may choose to register for all webinars in the series or for individual sessions.

The Story Behind the Numbers 2.0: Reframing Data Through Narrative for Public Health Impact

Many public health professionals are fluent in data. Unfortunately, data alone doesn’t always shift behavior or build community trust. This 90-minute interactive session explores how narrative construction can humanize statistics, strengthen community engagement, and improve decision-making in broader public health efforts. Participants will learn how to ethically integrate lived experience into public health messaging, apply structured storytelling frameworks, and connect narrative strategy to measurable outcomes.

Starting Strong: Building a Foundation for Useful Evaluation

Have you heard people talk about “evaluation” and “using data”, but not know where to start? Or is “evaluation” a dirty word for your team? Does it trigger flashbacks to pages of data cobbled together right before a deadline? This webinar will introduce you to evaluation tools and frameworks that can be used by any member of a program team. By presenting a range of evaluation approaches that can be adapted to fit your situation, Emory Centers for Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement staff will show you ways to apply these practical frameworks and tools.

Bridging the AI Gap: From Pilot Projects to Sustainable AI Governance in Public Health

Uncover the paradox facing public health today: more than 75% of agencies are experimenting with AI tools, yet 85% still lack the governance policies needed to use them responsibly. This session will discuss findings from a landmark survey of 25+ state and local health departments, exploring the critical gap between AI enthusiasm and responsible implementation. Learn how to navigate concerns around data privacy, algorithmic bias, and public trust while harnessing AI’s transformative efficiency. Walk away with a practical readiness checklist to move your organization from experimentation to sustainable AI adoption.

Appreciative Inquiry: Using a Positive Approach to Build Capacity

This course introduces Appreciative Inquiry, a strengths-based, positive, cooperative approach to building capacity. It is an introductory-level course in designing programs and projects using a positive lens, emphasizing that every person and community has inherent strengths, capabilities, and potential, rather than focusing primarily on their needs, problems, or deficits.

Understanding the Uniform: A Campfire Chat on Connecting Military Culture with Public Health

Join us for a Campfire chat focused on understanding the National Guard community and its public health needs. This presentation examines the intersection of National Guard culture and public health, emphasizing the vital role of service members in community health initiatives and emergency response. We will discuss the impact of military training on public health preparedness, the importance of Integrated Primary Prevention, and collaboration with public health agencies during crises. Attendees will gain insights into the cultural values of the National Guard and their implications for enhancing public health outcomes at all levels.

On the Road Across the Lifespan

Join us for an insightful webinar focused on transportation safety across all stages of life. From the earliest years to aging adults, ensuring safety on the road is a shared responsibility that evolves with age and experience. This session will highlight key aspects of transportation safety, providing valuable information and practical strategies for everyone involved in travel, whether as passengers or drivers. 

Grant Me Strength: Budgeting Basics for Public Health Warriors

Budgeting doesn’t have to be intimidating—it’s a core skill for every public health professional navigating grant-funded programs. This session breaks down the essentials of budgeting and reframes financial management as a strategic tool for program success. Through practical examples and a touch of humor, participants will learn how to build budgets that support sustainability, align with program goals, and tell a compelling story of impact.

Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Public Health, Partners, and Communities

This one-hour webinar offers a deep dive into the Learning Agenda for Systems Change (LASC) framework. Attendees will gain a comprehensive overview of the framework’s phases and components, and learn how it can be applied to support workforce development planning and systems change efforts.

The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic

This webinar will bring together professionals working across various areas of injury and violence prevention to explore the epidemiology of mass violence and its connections to other forms of injury. Dr. Jillian Peterson will present data related to perpetrators of mass violence to build a shared understanding of common risk factors for perpetration of mass violence. Attendees will learn practical actions that practitioners, public health professionals, and clinicians can do to decrease an individual’s likelihood of mass violence perpetration.

Communicating Public Health in Plain Language

This webinar on effective public health communication is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to reach diverse audiences across various industries and communities. During this interactive session, participants will discover the critical importance of clear, accessible communication in public health settings and learn practical plain language techniques that can transform complex health information into understandable, actionable messages. Through real-world examples and proven strategies, attendees will gain hands-on experience in tailoring their communication approach for different audiences, ensuring their public health messages resonate with and effectively serve diverse populations.

The Story Behind the Numbers: Understanding the Art of Narrative Construction in Public Health

Discover the power of storytelling as a tool for public health impact. In this interactive session, participants will explore the key elements of compelling stories that resonate with diverse audiences, while learning to navigate ethical and cultural considerations such as consent, dignity, and stigma when integrating local narratives. The webinar will also guide participants in building a mini logic model to connect storytelling efforts to measurable outcomes, equipping them with practical tools to assess impact and strengthen community engagement.

Hosting Future Public Health Leaders: The Why and How of Investing in Students

Have you ever thought about the impact you could make by mentoring a student, even if your organization has not hosted interns before? This session, Hosting Future Public Health Leaders: The Why and How of Investing in Students, will explore why investing in students matters for the future of every profession and how you can create positive, practical learning experiences. You will gain insights on how to set clear expectations, communicate effectively, and support learners while also strengthening your own organization. Whether you work in public health, education, government, or a community-based organization, this webinar will leave you with strategies and inspiration to nurture the next generation of leaders.

Frontline Fatigue: Addressing Trauma and Burnout for Public Health Professionals

Public health professionals are often the invisible responders during times of crisis, chronic community trauma, and systemic differences. While serving others, many are experiencing unprecedented levels of fatigue, moral distress, secondary trauma, and burnout — often without the space or support to process it.

This webinar, hosted by the Region IV Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the James and Jennifer Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, offers a trauma-informed and systems-oriented approach to understanding and addressing occupational stress in the public health workforce. Participants will explore how individual experiences of burnout are often shaped by broader organizational and societal structures — and will walk away with practical tools to promote wellbeing and resilience at both the personal and institutional levels.

Whether you’re new to the field or a seasoned practitioner, this session aims to validate, resource, and restore those working at the intersection of care, fairness, and public health.

Collaborations to Prevent Overdose

This webinar will bring together individuals working to prevent overdoses in their communities through collaborations with prevention groups, harm reduction organizations, and local public health authority. The presenter will provide case examples of collaborations in the field working to improve health outcomes for individuals who use drugs. This webinar will review best practices related to responding and reversing an overdose and overdose education and naloxone distribution.

Centering Community in Quantitative Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination

Quantitative data collection and analysis can feel less relational at times given its focus on numbers and generating aggregate statistics. Yet there are ample opportunities to re-center people and community in quantitative data collection, analysis, and dissemination. This webinar will deepen participants’ understanding of centering community when using quantitative methods. Challenges with using primary and secondary quantitative data will be explored and strategies for mitigating limitations will be provided. How to explore disparities using commonly available tools will be demonstrated.

Leading Across Generations: Fostering Collaboration and Connection in Public Health

An insightful webinar designed to explore generational differences within the public health workforce. This session aims to foster understanding and acceptance, encouraging leaders to champion unique differences and collaboration among all generations represented in their workplace. The content is tailored to spark reflection and conversation, ultimately enhancing leadership development and promoting a cohesive and effective public health environment.

Empowered Leadership Series

Empowered Leadership Series is a 4-part webinar series that is designed to empower leaders in creating thriving workplaces. From prioritizing mental health and fostering trust to supporting employee growth and strengthening team dynamics, each session offers actionable strategies to enhance your effectiveness as a supervisor.

Learners may choose to register for all webinars in the series or for individual sessions.

The Prescription for Response: Hurricane Helene Emergency Coordination and Resource Management in Tennessee

In this presentation, you will learn about the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and its impact on Tennessee. We will highlight public health and medical response efforts, including critical deployable equipment and strike teams utilized during the disaster. Additionally, we will explore pharmacy-related planning and response topics addressed throughout the event. This session will also cover successes and lessons learned from the response, providing valuable insights to inform strategies for mitigating the impact of future disasters.

Think TB: Raising Tuberculosis Awareness and Enhancing Public Health Practices

Join our upcoming webinar to enhance your knowledge of tuberculosis and its implications for public health practice. This session is designed to help public health professionals recognize transmission risks, understand local and national epidemiological trends, and explore the significance of treatment burden and compliance. Learn the critical role of collaboration with state TB programs in effectively managing and preventing TB in your communities. Equip yourself to be a key player in the fight against tuberculosis.

From Vision to Action: Creating Strength-Based Goals to Enhance Personal and Professional Growth

This webinar will help participants develop meaningful and achievable personal and professional goals through leveraging their unique strengths and abilities. Participants will explore practical strategies such as identifying personal competencies, understanding goal characteristics (approach vs. avoidance, performance vs. mastery), as well as using action planning techniques through interactive learning. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped to apply these actionable tools and strategies to create sustainable goals that inspire growth and align with their values.

Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes Series

Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes is a 3-part webinar series designed to build capacity in effective community engagement and outreach, focusing on overcoming barriers, fostering trust, and developing sustainable practices to improve health outcomes. Each session addresses key challenges and solutions to equip health departments with knowledge, skills, and resources to improve their community outreach efforts. Learners may choose to register for all webinars in the series or for individual sessions.

Future-Proof Public Health: Learning Agility for Leaders in a Changing World

In today’s unpredictable public health environment, agility is a critical trait for leaders to thrive. Learning agility means adapting swiftly in ambiguous situations, applying past lessons to new challenges, and embracing curiosity. Agile leaders don’t rely on conventional solutions but continuously seek improvement and innovation. While agility is partly an inherent trait, it can be developed over time. Though more difficult to cultivate than skills like communication, leaders can enhance their agility through continuous learning and open-mindedness. In this rapidly changing landscape, learning agility is the cornerstone of future-proof leadership in public health.

Leveraging Motivational Interviewing to Foster Positive Behavioral Change in Injury Prevention with Teens

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a collaborative communication technique that aims to strengthen a person’s commitment and motivation to change. This webinar will review the basic concepts and skills needed to promote behavior change, especially when there is limited time with individuals. In this webinar, MI skills will be demonstrated through case scenarios related to injury prevention topics relevant to teens such as helmet use and teen driving behaviors. You will see these MI strategies applied to real life scenarios with engagement opportunities to practice applying these skills.

Age-Friendly Public Health Systems in Action

Over the last 10 years, the number of adults in the U.S. aged 65 and over increased by over 34%, and is expected to grow to 98 million, or 24% of the U.S. population by 2060. Healthy aging has not historically been central to the public health agenda but clearly, public health interventions are at least partly responsible for the longevity we are experiencing today. Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) is working to elevate healthy aging as a core public health function through its Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) movement, based on a framework of six tenets that are guiding public health efforts to improve older adult health and well-being. This web training session will introduce participants to AFPHS, including examples from one local and one state health department that have adopted and implemented APHFS principles.

Data Visualization and Storytelling for Public Health Professionals: How to Present Your Data in Meaningful and Impactful Ways

Data visualization and storytelling are powerful tools that can help you make sense of your data, as well as to communicate data insights, guide decision-making and persuade others. This webinar introduces the essential principles of data visualization and data storytelling. Participants will learn to transform data into compelling narratives and persuasive arguments, tailor visualizations for a specific audience, and avoid the most common data visualization and storytelling mistakes.

Making Connections: Enhancing Collaboration through Effective Communication and Person-Centered Engagement

This workshop will focus on effective communication, increase awareness, and the importance of active listening when engaging with colleagues, clients, and others. We will use interactive activities and discussions to teach techniques such as; active listening, positive reinforcement, and clear feedback. There will also be an emphasis on cultural humility and coalition building. The goal is to improve communication with others in the workplace and in their community.

A Brain-Based Approach to Change Management: Working with Your Nervous System For Improved Outcomes

In today’s dynamic workplace, organizational change is both inevitable and essential for growth. However, successfully navigating change requires more than strategic planning – it demands a deep understanding of the challenges that individuals and teams face during organizational change, and knowledge in how to effectively manage them.

An Introduction to Health in All Policies (HiAP) Implementation

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a proven tool that agencies and organizations can use as they work to embed health considerations into decisions, policies, and programs to address the most upstream determinants of health and advance health equity. In this webinar, NACCHO will provide an introduction to HiAP and the resources available, and Franklin County Public Health, OH, will give an overview of how they implemented HiAP in their jurisdiction.

Emergent Leadership for our Times: A Life-Affirming Approach to Collaborative Leadership

This session will introduce the participant to regenerative leadership (RL)- a positive, strength-based, relational, and adaptive approach to leading in complex times. The webinar will focus first on the concept of “leading with your whole self” and then define the RL approach to collaborating in complex contexts. The webinar will introduce the key mindset shifts required to develop your RL capabilities and specific skills required for more effective, collaborative leadership in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) times.

Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of Sexual Violence and Relationship Harm

This webinar will discuss the mental health effects and impacts of sexual violence and relationship harm. The webinar will include general information about sexual violence, give an overview of mental health, and discuss how the two meet and effect a person who has experienced assault in their lifetime.

Colorectal Cancer: The Latest Research and Guidance on Risk, Screening Recommendations, and Resources to Support Public Health Professionals

In 2024, an estimated 159,600 cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in the US, and a total of 53,010 people will die from these cancers. Raising colorectal cancer screening rates is more critical than ever as incidence grows among people younger than 55 years of age. Even more concerning are recent findings that show colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in men and the second in women under 50 years old. This leads us to ask questions about why rates have gone up and what we should be looking for. This webinar will discuss current nutrition and colorectal cancer research being conducted through the American Cancer Society. It will also address the basics of colorectal cancer by touching on current guidelines and the importance of making this cancer an area of focus. The webinar will introduce the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable and provide several resources available to public health practitioners.

Bolstering Nutrition Security: Public Health Strategies That Promote Healthier Food Environments

Poor nutrition is associated with early disease and death in the United States due to the increased risk for diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. While poor nutrition can affect anyone, not all Americans have consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, and affordable food. This talk will cover evidence-based nutrition interventions that are part of state and community efforts to improve nutrition security. The webinar will touch on nutrition standards within early care and education (childcare), food banks and pantries, as well as food service guidelines that can be used in parks and recreation, worksites, hospitals, and other community settings. The webinar will also discuss community fruit and vegetable programs, including voucher incentives and Produce Prescription programs to help individuals become more food secure and help support chronic disease self-management. CDC’s web resources, such as Data, Trends, Maps, and its State and Community Media Center, which hosts nutrition content for reaching consumer audiences, will be provided.

Fighting for Public Health: How Do We Strengthen Public Health Advocacy at Local, State, and National Levels?

The politicization of widely accepted practices like vaccinations and the declaration of public health emergencies is directly impacting public health’s ability to protect and promote healthy communities. The decline in trust and investment in public health has raised the question: How can we strengthen public health advocacy at local, state, and national levels? In a feasibility study conducted by the Network for Public Health Law, public health advocates and leaders from 45 organizations were asked this very question. Their responses provide a snapshot of the current state of public health and highlight opportunities to amplify the voice of public health and our partners in advocating for evidence-based policies and approaches. Join us in this webinar to learn more about the findings from this study and the opportunities to work together to support the profession and practice of public health. Participants will also learn how to build skills to better communicate public health to all in their community and the resources available to support this critical advocacy work.

The Emotionally Intelligent Leader: A Critical Role in Improving the Work Environment

An emotionally intelligent leader is aware of their thoughts and behaviors and how the two impact the individuals and teams they lead. The result, more productive and collaborative teams who communicate effectively. The Emotionally Intelligent Leader webinar will dispel myths about emotions’ place in the work environments and provide a foundational understanding of emotional intelligence to include an introduction to a theoretical model that guides individual and social behaviors. Participants will complete this webinar with skills and strategies to elevate their emotional intelligence for their personal and team’s success.

Foundations of Health Communication

Foundations of Health Communication is a series of self-paced courses geared towards addressing the need for effective communication skills essential to the public health workforce’s efforts to collaborate with partners and teams, educate policy makers, convey messages during an emergency, or take action in other ways as we work to build healthier communities.

Leveraging Community Health Improvement Planning to Promote Healthy Aging

This training presented by Dr. Kathy Black aims to increase the capacity of local health departments, health care organizations and allied health and social service providers to conduct community health assessment and improvement practice to promote healthy aging for older adults and broader population aging.
This training is sponsored by the University of South Florida College of Public Health’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice, the Florida Community Based Training partner of the Region IV Public Health Training Center based at Emory University.

Public Health Care Management

Dr. Zachary Pruitt covers the role of the manager in public health organizations. Three prominent perspectives on the essential functions of the manager in all settings will be discussed, including Systems Thinking, Five Basic Functions of the Manager, and Manager as Leader. This session will also describe how health care management is different than management in other sectors, including the health care manager’s role on the interprofessional team. Finally, this session will review the skills necessary for managers to lead public health organizations.

Pandemics, Infodemics and Information Overload: How Consistent, Clear Communication Can Help in Future Outbreaks

In this webinar, Dr. Wallace, Epidemiologist and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, will discuss about infodemics and how they occur, talk through misinformation vs correct information and how they both can contribute to infodemics, and will review the problem of infodemics, and how we can reduce information overload and confusion by prioritizing consistent and clear scientific communication to mitigate public confusion and information fatigue. This webinar is presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control and cosponsored by the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

It Takes a Village: Building Community-Based Partnerships Across Sectors

The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is implementing new traffic safety policies that highlight equity through the National Road Safety Strategy and Safe System Approach. But keeping the public safe and healthy requires coordination and collaboration across multiple sectors. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Transportation have successfully worked together to build community partnerships to address health equity and improve road safety. This webinar will review these programs and policies and highlight specific examples from the field to learn how public health agencies in Alabama and Georgia are successfully reaching underserved and at-risk communities through evidence-based traffic safety programming.

Working with the News Media: How to Enhance Your Message

What do we do when we are asked to talk about a public health issue? How do we ensure that the public trusts what they hear when important information about a public health issue is shared on the news? How do public health professionals demonstrate confidence and competence when called on to share important information? The objective of this webinar is to equip participants with an understanding of how to work with the news media in both a proactive and reactive manner. The course covers the basics of media relations, and provides tips on developing a media strategy, proactively pitching story ideas, interviewing techniques, staying on message, and controlling the communication.

Responding to Risk: Understanding Why We Do What We Do and What to Say When It Really Counts

People are predictable. Unfortunately, the world around us rarely is as easy to predict or understand. Public health professionals are called on to respond to scary, unknown, urgent, and important issues every day in big and small ways. Learning strategies for risk communication can make this work a little bit easier and a lot more effective. This webinar introduces basic concepts of risk communication as well as the critical principles of how to communicate during an outbreak, crisis or emergency situation. This training also provides insights into how and why people respond to risk, and helps participants understand the mental shortcuts that are common responses to hazards, risks, and threats. Practical tips are presented throughout to help participants gain skills in assessing and responding to their individual situations in their communities.

Social Marketing In Action: User-Centered Approach to Addressing Community Needs

Dr. Mahmooda Khaliq Pasha explains the creation process of a persona, its role within the social marketing process, how it applies to health communication materials, and how to recommend changes to communication materials to target the persona.

Leading in a Virtual Environment: Staying Connected with Your People, Your Work, and Your Mission

The most important aspects of leadership involve how well a leader communicates and connects to their team. Now that the standard workplace environment is online or a hybrid of in-person and online teams, what does leadership look like? And what is required of leaders to meaningfully connect to their team in order to cultivate good communication and engagement—and what do they do when they realize it’s not working? “Virtual Drift” refers to the gradual, unintentional tendency for virtual and hybrid team members to become increasingly disconnected from one another, from the work itself, and from the overall mission of the organization. It is critical for leaders to recognize this tendency, and actively counter that “drift” with intentional opportunities for team members to connect to one another, to the content of the work, and to the mission and meaning of the organization.

Update on Childhood Vaccines: Getting Ready for the School Year

Vaccines are among the most significant medical advances in the history of the world. Hundreds of millions of lives have been saved or kept whole through vaccination programs. In our global world, though, all vaccine-preventable diseases except smallpox are a mere 18 hours away by plane. Diseases that were common only 30 years ago now are exceedingly rare, but without continued vigilance in the use of the vaccines that led to this success, we risk the reemergence of these pathogens. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the risks of new viruses spilling over to the human population, and as bad as that was, it would have been that much worse if safe and effective vaccines had not been developed in record time. That said, the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine program also illustrated the importance of all of us understanding why we need to be vaccinated – they only work if they are used.

Show Me the Money! Effective Strategies for Identifying and Writing Winning Grants

Public health practice depends on funding to function. This training focuses on understanding, identifying, and securing funding to meet your organizations’ strategic needs. Strategic grant writing aligns the needs of organizations with funding sources, whether foundations, government agencies, corporations, or individuals. This webinar offers an introductory-level guide to the basics of strategic grant writing and how to successfully identify, plan, and write winning grants. It also outlines the components included in every grant proposal and highlights grant writing best practices, tips, tools, and resources to support your grant writing efforts.

Promoting Healthy Aging in Your Public Health Practice

Dr. Kathy Black introduces the scope and foundation of healthy aging imperative in public health. Upon completion of this training, you will be able to define the core frameworks and efforts to create age-friendly public health, identify actionable considerations and recognize roles and opportunities to promote healthy aging in your community.

Trauma Informed Public Health Organizations

Dr. Abraham Salinas, Director of the Harrell Center, explains what trauma is, and why we need trauma-informed public health. This training is sponsored by the University of South Florida College of Public Health’s Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice, the Florida Community Based Training Center partner of the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

Physical Activity Guidelines and Move Your Way®: NC & MS Health Departments Implement Physical Activity Campaign

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) developed the Move Your Way® campaign in 2018 to share key recommendations from the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. This webinar will provide an overview of the campaign, highlight how community pilots from health departments in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and Jackson, Mississippi successfully implemented Move Your Way®, and describe strategies for how public health professionals and organizations can leverage the campaign to promote physical activity in their communities.

The Changing Landscape of Antimicrobial Resistance Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the largest health threats to healthcare systems and the COVID-19 pandemic has identified weaknesses that have allowed for transmission within hospitals. In this talk, Dr. Rachael Lee, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and healthcare epidemiologist for the UAB Health System will provide a summary of the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in a pandemic era.

Public Perceptions and Preferences for Antibiotics: Considerations for Health Communication

This webinar is presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance. In this webinar, Dr. Alistair Thorpe will discuss health communication efforts to reduce antibiotic overuse and scope for improving their impact through research on public perceptions and preferences about antibiotics. This webinar is co-sponsored by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control and the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

Protect and Preserve: Priorities of Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobials are essential for modern medicine; however, they become less effective over time. In addition, adverse effects and other negative consequences of antimicrobial use are not uncommon. Presented by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance, this presentation will provide an overview of antimicrobial stewardship and how it can help protect patients and preserve the utility of these important medications.

The ABC’s of Viral Hepatitis: Update for Public Health Professionals

This webinar will provide a snapshot of viral hepatitis epidemiology and an overview of the 2021-2025 US National Strategic Plan/Roadmap for Elimination which is highly relevant to the public health community. We will include a discussion about current surveillance data that reveals trends, challenges and opportunities, prevention through vaccination and approaches to treatment.

Strategies for Combatting Health Misinformation

Misinformation has been a risk factor throughout the pandemic, leading to more disease and death from COVID-19. Dr. Katrine Wallace (UIC School of Public Health) is an epidemiologist and social media science communicator who debunks misinformation and false claims about COVID-19 and the vaccines. In this webinar, Dr. Wallace will explain the difference between misinformation vs disinformation, discuss why disinformation is such a widespread public health issue, and identify strategies to combat health misinformation among your own friends/family/workplace.

Responding to the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak

In this webinar, Dr. Nicolas Van Wagoner, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, will provide a historical overview of monkeypox before 2022 and how the outbreak has reemerged globally, as well as in the United States. This webinar will outline the current state of monkeypox, and the public health response including testing, prevention, and vaccination, as well as provide guidance on communications to prevent misinformation and stigma.

The Mystery and Epidemiology of Long COVID

Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there is emerging evidence that in some patients, its symptoms may linger for months or even years after the initial infection. While prevalence estimates vary widely, such ‘long COVID’ symptoms likely persist in more than 10% of all COVID-19 cases. This webinar will summarize the current scientific debate about long COVID– is it an autoimmune disease, a consequence of comorbidities, or something else? We will draw on a recent study of 100,000+ COVID-19 cases to understand who is susceptible to long COVID, how long the symptoms can last, and whether vaccination can improve long COVID outcomes.

What You Should Know About the 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak

From early May 2022 to June 13, 2022 (the date of this podcast recording), over 1,300 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported across 31 countries that normally don’t see any cases of monkeypox. In today’s podcast, we welcome back Dr. Rachael Lee, Associate Professor in the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases and UAB Health Epidemiologist to talk to us about Monkeypox – what it is and if we should be worried?

Self Care In Healthcare

In this recorded webinar, presenters discuss various types of stress and the physiological and mental health impacts that result from prolonged stress and burnout on the healthcare worker in particular. Furthermore, the presentation provides strategies and solutions to reduce stress and mitigate the associated health risks including increasing their sense of purpose, utilizing proper goal setting techniques and cultivating a culture of wellbeing within the workplace and beyond. This module contains a recorded presentation and evaluation.

Predicting Human Disease Risk from Animal-borne Pathogens

Dr. Barbara Han, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, will explore recent approaches that combine knowledge about animal ecology with machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to make predictions about where and from which species the risks of zoonotic outbreaks are greatest. Examples will emphasize the ongoing spillback transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals, the risk of establishing new viral reservoirs of COVID-19, and predicting wild reservoirs of bat-borne filoviruses (Ebola, Marburg) and rodent-borne pathogens such as monkeypox.

Dr. Joseph McCormick: My Adventures Over 50 Years in Global Public Health

Joseph B. McCormick, the founding Dean at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, discusses the adventures during his career which spans decades, countries and organizations. Dr. McCormick and his wife Susan published an account of their journeys tracking viruses in Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, which has been published in 8 languages.

Preventing Human Extinction as a Public Health Priority

Dr. Stephen Luby discusses how multiple threats including armed conflict involving nuclear weapons, genetically engineered pathogens, environmental catastrophes, and artificial superintelligence, could lead to human extinction by the end of the century. The global public health community should take these threats seriously and work to prevent them. Dr. Luby will discuss these threats in detail along with countermeasures to reduce their likelihood.

Homelessness and Health among Veterans

Veterans experience higher rates of both homelessness and suicide compared with their non-Veterans peers. In addition, Veterans experiencing adverse social determinants of health—such as homelessness—are at increased risk of suicide and other poor health outcomes. This webinar will explore the concept of homelessness and housing instability generally and experiences among Veterans specifically. We will discuss how homelessness is defined and enumerated, pathways into homelessness, trajectories of homelessness, and multi-level interventions to prevent and end homelessness. We will also explore the intersection among homelessness (and other adverse social determinants of health), Veterans’ use of tailored services to address these needs, and their experience of particular health conditions and outcomes, including suicide ideation, attempt, and death.

Scientific Reporting During a Pandemic: A Conversation with Katherine Wu

During the COVID-19 pandemic, media outlets have been tasked with translating complex and evolving scientific data about the nature and risks of SARS-CoV-2 to the public. Journalists in these roles have had to stay up to date with rapidly evolving information, wade through misinformation, scrutinize data, and amplify voices from underrepresented and marginalized communities at unprecedented speed to keep the public informed. In this webinar, Dr. Katherine Wu, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us for a conversation about her experience, challenges, and lessons learned while reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional Growth through Public Speaking: Increasing Your Presentations Skills for Career Success

This session is designed to introduce proven techniques to demonstrate confidence when speaking publicly, describe components of an effective presentation, recognize common errors in the use of A/V equipment, PowerPoint, and props, and identify ways to assess and gain control of the audience. Participants will leave this session with strategies to build their skillsets to deliver the presentations with confidence while captivating the audience!

Improving Lung Health of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): Alabama Perspective

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most common life-shortening autosomal recessive disorder that predominantly affects African Americans. Alabama has one of the highest rates of SCD according to the CDC. There are
promising curative therapies of SCD which should enhance efforts to maintain lung health in this population.

Misinformation As a Risk Factor During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Misinformation has been a risk factor throughout the pandemic, leading to more disease and death from COVID-19. Dr. Katrine Wallace (UIC School of Public Health) is an epidemiologist and social media science communicator who debunks misinformation and false claims about COVID-19 and the vaccines. In this talk, she will discuss the difference between misinformation vs disinformation, the techniques that people use to mislead, why misinformation goes so viral on social media, and how viral misinformation is negatively affecting public health.

Infection Prevention: What Is It? Can It Really Help Protect Us from Pathogens?

COVID has reminded us how vulnerable the human race is to pathogens. Infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics are not new. They have helped shape how the human race has evolved and how we live in the world. In this webinar, Mary Duncan, Sr Director of Infection Prevention at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Health System, will explain what infection prevention is and how it can help protect us from infectious diseases. She will review the evolution of infection prevention and explore key infection prevention measures that are used every day.

Community Assessment: Conducting Surveys

This course provides an introduction to planning for and conducting community surveys. It introduces concepts and applies knowledge and skills that are essential for planning for and conducting a survey and analyzing and disseminating survey data specifically for the purpose of community assessment. It is an introductory-level course designed to build competence in data analytics and assessment as well as community engagement in public health professionals, especially those in the governmental public health workforce. There are no prerequisites.

Difficult Dialogues: Learning Effective Communication About Tough Topics

In today’s polarized and increasingly isolated communication landscape it can feel impossible to break through the noise and establish a meaningful dialogue about issues related to the COVID019 pandemic. In this webinar Dr. Adam Brooks from the University of Alabama shares with us the basis for effective communication and how to shift tough topics from a debate to a dialogue.

Epidemiology 101: Fundamental Concepts for Understanding the Pandemic

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding epidemiologic concepts has become paramount for personal and professional decision making. This webinar will give you several tools to read and critically think about pandemic-related news. We will explore concepts like herd immunity, vaccine efficacy, and endemic infection, and consider what they mean for COVID-19 control. Finally, we will practice disentangling correlation from causation.

Innovation Approaches to Tackle Public Health and Community Challenges

Systems problems, by definition, are complex and can seem impossible to tackle. However, there are tools and innovative approaches that might help public health professionals and partners make progress on these problems. Join us for a 3-part webinar series to learn tools and approaches for tackling large-scale community challenges, from maternal health to opioid overdoses.

Using Strategic Messaging and Framing to Motivate Others to Support Public Health

This course focuses on how to use strategic messaging tools simultaneously with framing tools to motivate cross-sector partners and other non-public health experts to support public health interventions, programs, and policies. The strategic messaging tools that are explored include unique value proposition, narrative structure, one-minute messages, and the public health story map.

Reinvesting in the Health and Wellness of America

Dr. Cooke is a physician in a rural, southern Indiana town of Austin, Indiana, and has first-hand knowledge of how the resources and opportunities available to communities impact the health, prosperity, and wellbeing of the people living there. Discrimination and deindustrialization have left pockets of pockets of concentrated poverty, toxic stress, and inequity and created health disadvantages for many. Unfortunately, our public health system has not risen to the challenge. In his book, Canary in the Coal Mine: A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People, Dr. Cooke discusses these factors and how they came into play in his fight against the opioid epidemic and the worst drug-fueled HIV outbreak ever seen in rural America.

In this webinar and based on his experiences in Austin, Dr. Cooke will discuss the need to reinvest in the health and wellness of America and to build an effective public health system that benefits everyone in the community.

Making Meetings Matter

Recent research says that executives average 23 hours per week in meetings and 49% of participants considered unfocused meetings and projects as the biggest workplace time waster and the primary reason for unproductive work days.In this session you’ll learn tactics to reduce meeting attendance and make the meetings you are going to more efficient and (dare we say) more fun. From pre-meeting planning, to structured meeting styles, to post-meeting follow up, participants will do hands-on training that will improve any meeting they are running. Stop steamrollers before they start, draw out the quiet experts in the room, be strategic with your slide deck and keep your agenda on track. By energizing and activating meetings, hopefully we can get out of meetings a little faster and a little happier.

Data Quality and Evidence-based Decision Making in Public Health

This video is intended to train the public health workforce by providing information on: 1. Fundamentals of data and data quality. 2. Basic concepts of EBDM in public health, its relationship with data quality, and some trusted sources of public health evidence.

Public Health Data: A Training for Tier 1 Workforce

The manual is designed to fill the gap by providing a course that can be used to train the region’s entry-level or nonsupervisory workforce on different areas of data for decision making, namely, identifying appropriate sources of data and information, collecting valid data, interpreting and using data to address public health issues. The manual has different modules that are intended to be used for each area; while modules can also be omitted or combined for use as needed.

Principles of Data Quality

The essence of this training is to enable the public health workforce to manage and interpret data effectively by understanding the core principles of data quality.

Professional Growth through Mentorship: How to Make the Most of Your Student Practicum

The field of public health is booming with opportunities for students to put public health into action beyond the classroom. From the public sector to the private, and both in governmental and nongovernmental spaces – there are endless directions that students can take public health degrees. This session, featuring Montrece Ransom, JD, MPH, Director of the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training, is designed to introduce students to the purpose of coaching, mentorship and sponsorship and how to leverage these relations for career growth. Session discussions will focus on preparing students for their next role now while in practicums and the do’s and don’ts of being an effective mentee. By examining their skill gaps and opportunities for growth, students can shape their practicum experiences to position them to get the job they want upon graduation. Students will leave this session with strategies to build their skillsets and invest in valuable relationships to land their next role with confidence!

Pediatric Mental Health in the Wake of a Pandemic: Data, Strategies and Stories

The recent pandemic has created a confluence of uncertainty, social isolation, and disruptions in services and supports important to children. The nature and extent of the mental health impact on this age group depends on pre-existing vulnerabilities, contextual issues related to their COVID experiences, and the effectiveness of response efforts. In this interactive, virtual webinar, risks and protective factors will be identified, and effective strategies for promoting recovery from pandemic related distress will be explored using a developmental lens, and a social-ecological framework. Whenever possible, child and parent narratives will be used to illustrate concepts.

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

The epidemic of opioid use and related harms has been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Mitigation strategies for COVID-19 have led to disruption in the delivery of healthcare, increased social isolation, and rapid release of individuals from jails and prisons- all of which may increase the risk of overdose. Gaps in the continuum of care including access to mortality-reducing medication treatment for opioid use disorder have become more evident. In response, the federal government has made significant changes intended to provide more flexibility in how and where care is delivered for both methadone and buprenorphine treatment. Providers have welcomed these changes, and we will discuss several of these practice changes including how to utilize telemedicine and new long-acting injectable formulations to initiate and help retain patients in care.

Healer, Heal Thyself: Tools for Wellness and Self-Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

During this webinar, we will focus on helping public health professionals develop tools needed to enhance their self-care and overall wellness. Approaching wellness from a holistic perspective, participants will leave with actionable items to develop a plan for self-care. The objective is to increase the investment in their personal wellness and self-care while becoming an example for those they serve. This webinar will teach them how to relieve the stresses they face in healthy ways and help them identify mental health resources and natural supports.

Using Message Framing Tools to Build and Sustain Cross-Sector Partnerships

This course focuses on the 10 PHRASES framing recommendations and four framing tools. The four framing tools included in the PHRASES Toolkit are frame elements, sample emails, “When You Say They Think” charts, and reframed answers to tough questions.

Purpose Built Communities and the Role of Public Health

During this webinar, we will discuss the causes and impact of poverty as well as the role of public health in building cross-sectoral partnerships to improve social determinants of health. We will discuss the Purpose Built Community approach to building healthier communities and more equitable neighborhoods and the impact COVID-19 is having on the community development strategies.

COVID-19 Pandemic and the Isolated Child: Risks and Stressors

During this webinar, we will address a variety of issues facing children and families during the pandemic including risks due to social isolation, virtual schooling, and the added stress on families. It will discuss how to help children adjust to being back to in-person school and stressors they may be experiencing. Resources will be provided to support children and families.

Leading Change in Informatics and Data Analysis

Change is a constant in both our personal and professional lives. The idea that human beings naturally resist change is deeply ingrained into our culture and how we think about change. This course provides public health professionals with a foundation in change management and practical tools for utilizing formal change management for an informatics or data analytics project.

Bridging Mental Health and Public Health During COVID-19: A Town Hall

The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed both mental health and public health workers on the front lines in an array of on-going stressful situations. As a result, mental health and public health agencies have had to innovate and adapt practices to support and care for their workforce and the populations they serve. This townhall event will feature mental health and public health agency representatives sharing insight on ways they have addressed COVID-19 while also supporting staff, the value of Mental Health-Public Health partnerships, and the related challenges they anticipate during the first half of 2021.

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

The Medical University of South Carolina Department of Public Health Sciences is hosting a Public Health Training Web Series. This webinar will focus on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. The presenter will be Dr. Danielle Scheurer, Professor of Quality Management and Patient Safety at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dynamic Education And Learning (DEAL)

One RNA Virus is Enough! HIV Care in the Setting of the COVID Pandemic

During this webinar, we will review how the COVID pandemic has detrimentally affected HIV care and steps that have been taken to mitigate these effects. This webinar will be presented by Edgar Overton, MD, Associate Scientist at the University Alabama Center for AIDS Research.

Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: Empowering Prevention through Education

Child sexual abuse prevention starts with knowledge and awareness of the problem. This webinar provides professionals who work with children and families with an overview of the issue as well as tools and strategies to create safer environments for children in both a professional and personal setting. The webinar will cover practical actions adults can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities, and will give participants information about evidence-informed training programs available to deepen knowledge and enhance skill building to prepare adults to speak up and prevent sex abuse.

An Overview of Public Health Reaching Across Sectors

This online course is an overview of Public Health Reaching Across Sectors or PHRASES, a compilation of communication strategies and tools for public health professionals to use to foster a better understanding of public health and the greater willingness of other sectors to engage in cross-sector partnerships. It will provide an introduction to how productive framing and messaging can improve partnerships and overall health outcomes, and an overview of the tools and strategies PHRASES provides to improve communication to other sectors.

Communicate Effectively While Wearing a Mask and in Virtual Environments

As we begin discussions of re-opening the nation, we are all faced with the reality of walking back into a world that is vastly different than just a few months ago.

Stemming the Rising Tide of STDs through Partnerships and Comprehensive Strategies

This presentation will cover the rising rates of STDs in the United States, drivers of these rates and innovative approaches to mitigate these trends. The role of STDs in Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) and the impact of COVID-19 on STD trends will also be discussed.

HIV/AIDS in South Carolina

The webinar will be presented by Virginia Fonner, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor of the Division of Global and Community Health.

Making Sense of COVID-19 Data

Public health data are often imperfect, which means we have to rely on multiple data streams to get a clearer picture of the present situation. Proper understanding of data with context is the antidote to disinformation. In this webinar, we’ll go through how to find and evaluate data, identifying the merits and challenges of different data sets, to make sure we have the right data to answer our questions.

Ending the Silence for Families

Join us as we discuss mental illness warning signs, facts and statistics. Guest presenters Annie Connor and Lauren Paul are with the Georgia chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health.

Unexplained Pediatric Deaths: Investigation, Certification, and Family Needs: Procedural Guidance and Key Considerations Developed by the National Association of Medical Examiner’s Panel on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics

The workshop focuses on the medicolegal investigation of sudden, unexpected pediatric deaths, focusing on those deaths which remain incompletely understood or entirely unexplained. It discusses the evolution of our understanding and practice in the area of sudden, unexpected pediatric death investigation. Procedural guidance for investigation, certification and reporting, and key considerations for prevention and working with family members and other professional team members are provided.

Reopening Schools Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, schools across the country are deciding how to begin the 2020-21 school year, whether for in-person instruction, virtual learning, or a hybrid approach. In this webinar, health and education experts from the Center for American Progress will discuss the current state of school reopenings, considerations for local officials making decisions about reopening, and related health and education research.

National COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

With dozens of COVID-19 vaccine trials in development and updates changing daily, in this webinar, Dr. Carlos del Rio will discuss a few of the leading COVID-19 vaccine trials, the progress that has been made and next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine trial process. We will also explore the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine trial process.

Value Based Care 101: Understanding and Preparing for Alternative Payment Models

This is the first in a series of two webinars about Values Based Care.

Value Based Care 101 will be presented by Michaelle Gady, JD, President and CEO of Atromitos, LLC, Peter Freeman, Senior Consultant at Atromitos, and Sarah Jagger, Vice President of Operations at Atromitos. This is a one-hour presentation followed by 30-minutes of Q&A.

Value Based Care 201: Preparedness for the Implementation of VBC Models

This is the second in a series of two webinars about Value Based Care.
Value Based Care 201 will be presented by Michaelle Gady, JD, President & CEO of Atromitos, LLC, Peter Freeman, Senior Consultant at Atromitos, and Sarah Jagger, Vice President of Operations at Atromitos. A one hour presentation will be followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.

PPE: What Always Works, What Sometimes Works, What Never Works and Why

This webinar will discuss Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) applicable to the COVID 19 crisis. It is assumed that students are aware of standard PPE certification/requirements ( e.g. the US Department of Labor: OSHA standards for both personal and respiratory protection ). This webinar will focus on how to adapt these to the current situation, as well as crisis standards applicable when PPE may be limited/unavailable.

Operational Challenges for EMS during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges for EMS including out-of-hospital management of patients and PPE use by EMS personnel. Dr. Lekshmi Kumar will discuss the operational changes that have been adapted by Grady EMS during the COVID-19 pandemic including changes to personnel and PPE for patient and personal safety, airway management, resuscitation, and cessation when responding to a cardiac arrest patient. Dr. Isakov will discuss best practices in protecting EMS healthcare personnel and strategies for overcoming PPE resource challenges and complacency in the use of PPE by EMS personnel.

COVID-19 in Pediatrics

The webinar will discuss COVID-19 in pediatric patients specifically focusing on their pre-hospital management with a target audience of first responders. We will review the epidemiology of COVID-19 in pediatrics, assessment and management of pediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, prehospital management of pediatric respiratory emergencies and patients with COVID-19, discuss the emerging illness known at MIS-C, and review prehospital cases of pediatric patients with COVID-19.

Alabama Public Health Training Network COVID-19 Series

This series includes:

Self Care in Challenging Times: Care for the Caregiver in the Age of COVID-19, broadcast on July 22, 2020

Intersection of Stigma and Fear: Living with HIV in the Age of COVID-19, broadcast on July 8, 2020

Addressing the Needs of Consumers with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in the Age of COVID-19, broadcast on June 24, 2020

Addressing the Needs of Older Adults in the Age of COVID-19, broadcast on June 10, 2020

Chemical Hazards During COVID-19: Disinfectants, Cleaning Chemicals & Tear Gas

The COVID-19 pandemic has created numerous challenges to EMS and Healthcare Providers including responding and managing injuries from exposures to cleaning chemicals and disinfectants by patients who are concerned with virus transmission. Additionally, recent protests have raised concerns regarding risks of viral transmission during crowd gatherings, however, injuries from trauma and tear gas have also been reported. During this webinar, two experts in medical toxicology, will discuss hazards from disinfectants, cleaning chemicals and tear gas as well as the emergency assessment and management of associated injuries.

Crisis on Top of Crisis: Guidance for Disaster Shelters during the COVID-19 Pandemic and How to Deliver the Message

Preparing for hurricane season can be stressful especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this webinar, CDC experts will discuss special considerations for general population hurricane shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic and how community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and public health professionals can effectively communicate messages. They will also share hurricane resources and educational materials you can use and distribute within your own communities.

Communication Challenges Surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided and continues to provide huge challenges to our public health system. One challenge has been behavioral, in that mitigating the consequences of the disease involves huge behavioral changes and long term cooperation on the part of the public at large. Changing behavior and gaining the public’s cooperation is in part a problem in communication and persuasion. In this webinar, we will discuss four challenges to communicating successfully during the COVID-19 pandemic including: (1) the need for clear, consistent, credible and apolitical communication (CCCaP); (2) how various types of informational uncertainty challenge CCCaP; (3) how misinformation challenges CCCaP and how it can be addressed (and not addressed); and (4) looking ahead to the virus’ demise with the development of a successful vaccine, public health campaigns must ready the public to accept vaccination especially in communities which have traditionally had low vaccination rates.

COVID-19 Virtual Cafes

This series of on-demand recordings includes:

Disease Detectives: Epidemiology in the Field with Dr. Colin Smith

The Epidemiology of COVID-19: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? with Dr. Julia Buck

COVID-19 Vaccine: The Science Behind Our Immunity with Dr. Jennifer McCall

Combating COVID-19 in New Hanover County

Building a Resilient Community

Recognizing and Responding to Suspected Human Trafficking

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory.

In this presentation we’ll discuss the nature and dynamics of sex and labor trafficking, and the health impact on adults and children. We’ll review possible indicators of trafficking that may be present under varied conditions, and discuss screening tools that may be helpful in identifying persons at risk of exploitation. We’ll talk about the trauma-informed, rights-based approach to interacting with trafficked persons, and review resources available to those in need. Finally, we’ll discuss how the COVID pandemic is expected to impact the dynamics of human trafficking, and exacerbate existing risk factors for exploitation.

Community Assessment: Conducting Focus Groups

Community assessments use qualitative methods to learn about beliefs, values, and perspectives of needs and assets of a community. Qualitative methods include interviews, focus groups, and forums. The purpose of this course is to introduce focus groups as a method to gain valuable community-level data and provide a practical strategy to plan for, conduct, and analyze the results of a focus group. It is an introductory-level course designed to build competence in data analytics and assessment as well as community engagement in public health professionals, especially those in the governmental public health workforce. There are no prerequisites.

Concepts of Epidemiology Workshop Series

There are three workshops in the series: basic, intermediate and advanced concepts of epidemiology. All workshops are presented by Danielle Fastring. Dr. Fastring is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi in the School of Nursing and Health Professions where she teaches graduate courses in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, and SAS programming.
She received her PhD in Epidemiology from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She was a Fellow in the Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Doctoral Training Program sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Increased Suicide Rates for U.S. Teens and Young Adults

This webinar is being co-sponsored with the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory.

Description: Youth suicide in the United States is on the rise and suicide is a leading cause of death for this population. Youth suicide is a public health challenge and requires a comprehensive approach to address its multiple risk and protective factors. Strategies with the best available evidence to prevent suicide range from strengthening economic supports of families, to reducing access to lethal means among people at risk, to promoting connectedness, teaching coping and problem-solving skills, and identifying and supporting people at risk.

Understanding Models to Predict Viral Spread and Community Impact

In this presentation we will discuss how models predict viral spread including the spread of COVID-19 as well as the impact it has on the community. We will review three modeling strategies used to model viral spread and how assumptions in models impact decisions made from various model outputs. We will also explore how models are used in public health policy to control infectious disease spread.

Thriving in an Online Work Environment

Are you now working remotely? Are you finding it difficult to manage your stress and productivity? Are you frustrated by inefficient virtual meetings? Are you responsible for transitioning in-person trainings to the online environment? If you are grappling with these issues and others, you are not alone.

The Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, and the Region IV Public Health Training Center have collaborated to create this course, Thriving in an Online Work Environment. Full of useful tips, practices, and resources for staying productive and connected in an online environment, this course can be viewed in its entirety or by individual topics.

Building Psychological Resilience for the Public Health Workforce during the COVID19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a second pandemic of stress, anxiety and fear. As public health workers, your work has a unique level of stress during this time. We are best able to maintain our mental health through these difficult times if we stay aware of the effects of stress, take steps to stay mentally healthy, and maintain connections with others. This webinar will offer information on awareness, self-care and connection with others so public health workers can develop a plan for maintaining their mental health. We will discuss common issues such as coping with fear, anxiety and loss; changing work demands; navigating family relationships; and coping with an uncertain future as the pandemic continues.

Addressing Your Questions About COVID-19

With our state and local public health workers being at the forefront of this pandemic, you are in a position to provide your community with life-saving information. Yet, with the COVID-19 landscape changing so rapidly, it is hard to have the latest, accurate information to educate those in your community. With this webinar you will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback from our speaker, Carlos del Rio, MD. This webinar will have a brief update on the pandemic with the majority of the time spent on Q & A.

Community Assessment: Conducting Windshield and Walking Surveys

This course introduces the components of windshield and walking surveys, explains the data collection and analysis process, and discusses how observational data can be used to inform subsequent phases of the community assessment. It is an introductory-level course designed to build competence in data analytics and assessment as well as community engagement in public health professionals, especially those in the governmental public health workforce.

Pediatric Obesity: Clinical and Community Approaches to Treatment and Prevention

Pediatric obesity has continued to challenge our clinics and communities for effective and supportive approaches to improve health and treatment of disease. We will refine the clinical assessment of the severity of the disease of obesity and its complications as well as discuss treatments appropriate for the different classes of obesity. Then we will explore community efforts to promote health, prevent obesity, and support those working to lose weight.

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Protecting the Public from the Current Outbreak

This webinar will share information on what the COVID-19 is, how it is transmitted and the current distribution of cases. Participants will learn how to identify the symptoms of a COVID-19 infection and how to report a person under investigation. The webinar will conclude with key prevention and protection strategies as well as communication messages for the public.

An Introduction to Community Assessment and Data Collection

This course provides an introduction to community assessment, data collection and sharing data findings. It is an introductory-level course designed to build competence in data analytics and assessment as well as community engagement in public health professionals, especially those in the governmental public health workforce.

Working Together for the Future: Tapping into Federal Programs and Services in Your Community

This webinar highlights federal programs and services, with emphasis on how health departments can leverage available resources that may improve health outcomes within communities they serve. Health departments, committed to maintaining and improving the health of the communities they serve, may be unaware of the vast array of federal programs and services that they can tap into to help them achieve their mission.

Embracing Public Health 3.0 and Creating Cross-Sector Partnerships

The Future of Public Health report, published in 1988, by the Institute of Medicine, highlighted emerging issues and questioned health departments’ infrastructures and capacity to respond. The report revealed a public health system in disarray. Over the years, public health has evolved, and many health concerns have been addressed.

The Stigma of Addiction

This webinar will explore the role of stigma and how it interacts with the disease of addiction. Addiction is a chronic medical condition characterized by relapses and remissions that is often misunderstood, unrecognized and seldom appropriately treated. We shall examine stigma from three perspectives.

Thriving through Change

Change can be scary. It involves terrible things like the unknown, discomfort, work, and losing control. It can also be an opportunity for discovery, growth, creativity, and letting go. In fact, these things are often two sides of the same coin. So how can we make the most out of a world where so much is constantly in flux?

Structures and Functions of Public Health

This course is designed to be an introduction to public health definitions and structures for those who are new to the field.

Public Health Evidence into Action

The series aims to equip public health practitioners, community leaders, and health educators to implement evidence-based approaches (EBAs) relevant to community practice. Case examples include real-world EBAs from work with our partners in nutrition, physical activity, tobacco control, and cancer screening.

Public Health Leadership Institute

The Region IV Public Health Training Center has partnered with the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia to offer the Region IV Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI).

Practical Public Health Ethics: Making Good Decisions about Challenging Issues

This webinar introduces participants to public health ethics, describes practical skills for ethical decision making, and provides links to resources for meeting the new Public Health Accreditation Board standards for addressing ethical issues.

Giving and Receiving Feedback For Personal and Professional Growth

Without feedback, individuals and organizations cannot grow. Feedback is the key to better serving your community and getting the most out of your team.

Public Health in a Time of Change: Charting the Course for Health Policy, Population Health, and Evidence-Based Prevention

This webinar will focus on the efforts to strengthen and adapt public health to address the current health needs of the population at a moment of change and uncertainty.

Cross-Sector Collaboration – Easy to Say, Challenging to Do: An Introduction to PHRASES

Forward-thinking public health professionals are reaching across sectors to build healthier communities. Many leaders in other sectors do not understand the value of collaborating with public health.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities: National Standards for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Public Health

The purpose of this webinar session is to provide public health professionals with an initial working knowledge of the CDC capability update initiative for emergency preparedness.

Change, Challenge, Adversity, and Resilience: Ideas and Tools for a Turbulent World

This webinar will introduce you to some ideas and tools that can support your effectiveness and well-being. We’ll discuss the relationship between change, challenge, and personal energy.

Using Virtual Human Technology to Improve Workforce Development and Public Health Education

In this webinar, participants will learn how online simulations with virtual humans are being utilized for workforce development and public education to curb chronic disease and improve behavioral health.

Becoming the Hero of Your Story: Developing and Distributing Persuasive, Resonant Messages for Your Key Audiences

Travel with us into the world of message development and learn how crafting the right calls to action can help your key audiences on their journeys to better health.

In Print and On Air: Get Ready to Work with the Media

This webinar will share concepts and tools that are useful whether you have a direct role in speaking to the media or assist public health teams that present priorities, talking points, and data to those directly representing public health in the media.

Change Management: A Critical Strategic Skill for Public Health Workers

The modern public health workforce must not only be specialized and knowledgeable experts in scientific disciplines, but also in the strategic skills necessary to be impactful in an increasingly complex industry.

Becoming the Health Strategist: Putting Your Skills into Action

The landscape of public health is shifting dramatically as demands grow for impact and approaches that address the social determinants of health. It is in this context that Public Health 3.0, the Health Impact Pyramid, and the Collective Impact Model have emerged.

Public Health’s Role in the Prevention and Control of Healthcare-Associated Infection

Rates of healthcare-associated infection continue to decline due, in part, to an organized collaboration between healthcare facilities and public health partners.

Fighting Flu Now and Preparing for the Future

Join this webinar to learn about the current findings about the current influenza epidemic and preparations for the season to come.

Understanding the Rural Landscape: What Works in Improving Health and Well-Being

This webinar is an opportunity to address what works to reduce disparities in rural communities and what’s needed in future research and practice.

Opioid Tapering Guidance and Whole Health Strategies for Pain Management

In order to address the opioid misuse crisis, public health needs examples of prevention strategies at multiple levels from opioid tapering to bio-psycho-social-spiritual approaches to manage chronic pain.

Leadership and Multi-generational Dynamics: Mentoring a New Generation of Leaders in the Workforce

This webinar will expose participants to both the challenges and benefits of a transgenerational workforce for public health professionals as it relates to the future of health and healthcare delivery in the United States.

Building Response-Ready State and Local Health Departments Across the Nation

This webinar will discuss an overview of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Program

Budgeting: Linking Strategies to Resource Allocations

This webinar will present to public health professionals the association between strategies and budgets, the types of budgets, the process of formulating a budget using a case study from a local public health department, and the fundamentals of measuring budget effectiveness.

Educating Policymakers About Public Health Issues

This webinar is appropriate for all public health professionals interested in leveraging tools, resources and data to educate policymakers.

Cross-sector Collaboration to Address the Prescription Drug Misuse Crisis

This webinar will describe East Tennessee State University’s efforts to curb the opioid epidemic along the continuum of addiction.

Overview of Opioid Misuse, Associated Harms, and Public Health Responses in the US

The webinar will describe the epidemiologies of opioid misuse and associated harms including HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and overdoses in the US, and will use empirical evidence to describe the pathways linking opioid misuse to these harms.

A “One Health” Approach to Managing and Preventing Animal Bites

The “One Health” approach recognizes the linkage between human health, animal health, and the environment.

Health Communication and Vector Control: Zika Lessons Learned and Priorities

Zika presents unique challenges to communicators because of the complexity and unknowns of the virus.

Population Health vs Public Health and ACA’s impact

Population Health is the term du jour in healthcare. The session will explore the operational approach driving the most recent evolution in clinical care contrasted with recent trends in public health.

Shaping Organizational Culture: The Role of Leaders

Leaders in all levels of an organization take on many roles in leading people toward the strategic direction of the organization.

An Introduction to Harm Reduction

What is Harm Reduction? How does it improve public health? By focusing on positive change, harm reduction encompasses a range of evidence-based and cost-effective services to reduce negative consequences for people who use drugs.

Protecting the Public from Mosquito-borne Illnesses: The Zika Challenge

On March 25, 2016 Beth P. Bell, MD, MPH, Director of CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discussed the latest research findings about the current Zika outbreak and provided an overview of how health officials and health care providers can protect the public’s health from Zika virus infection.

Opioid Epidemic and Policy: Where have we been and where are we now?

The current opioid epidemic exists in the context of unique drivers and circumstances including pharmaceutical marketing, business decisions of illicit drug distributors, stigma, inadequate medical and behavioral health systems, social determinants of health, among other factors.

Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks and Challenges in Vaccination

This webinar will describe recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, explore trends in national vaccination rates, and discuss challenges in vaccination.

Childhood Obesity: Simulating the Impacts of Policy Interventions

Systems thinking, especially with simulation models, facilitates understanding of complex health policy problems.

Mental Health Response to Disasters: Human-Created Disasters (Part Two)

This second webinar will discuss a mental health response to human-created disasters. The phases of response to a human-created disaster will be described as well as the factors that lead to resilience.

Mental Health Response to Disasters: Natural Disasters (Part One)

This webinar is part one of a two-part series. The first webinar will discuss a mental health response to both natural and human-created disasters.

Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health

This webinar presents evidence that religion should be considered among the social determinants of health, based on epidemiological research.

Scaling Up PrEP Care to End the HIV Epidemic

This webinar will discuss what PrEP is, indicators for its use and how health departments can support its expansion and effective use.

Modern Mentorship: Growing Public Health Leaders

Now more than ever public health is doing more with less. How can we grow, retain and better engage our best resource: our people?

Empowering Your Audience to Improve Their Health: Tools for Elevating Chronic Disease Communications to Support Your Programs

This webinar will present the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors’ approach to effective communications about chronic diseases and chronic disease programming.

Public Health Law 101 and Introduction to Legal Epidemiology

Public health law has important implications for protecting the public’s health. However, the need to protect the public’s health must be balanced with the rights of affected individuals.

The Interface of Public Health and Health Care: Population Health through Improved Infectious Disease Prevention and Management

This webinar will introduce the audience to the national dialogue about public health and healthcare system integration.

Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases

Richard Hamburg, Interim President and CEO of Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) will present”Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases lecture, which is focused on the TFAH’s December 2015 Report of the same name.

The Business of Public Health

Looking at public health from a business perspective is vital, particularly in this uncertain economic time.

The Georgia Meth Project

The Georgia Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.

Health Literacy: Can We Confuse People Less?

Health Literacy is essential for successful access to care and use of services, self-care of chronic conditions, and maintenance of health and wellness. Health literacy is fundamental to healthcare that requires individuals to have a more active role in decisions and management.

Controlling Asthma in Georgia: Accomplishments and Future Directions

Dr. Elizabeth Herman, senior scientist with the Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will share the national perspective on the burden of asthma.

State of the State Address on Georgia’s Health Priorities

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health will provider a State of the State Address on the Georgia’s Health Priorities.

Implementation Science: Approaches to Integrating Research into Practice and Policy

Each year, billions of U.S. tax dollars are spent on research and hundreds of billions are spent on service delivery programs.

Georgia Legislative Update and the Impact on Public Health

Scott Maxwell, Founding Partner of Mathews and Maxwell, Inc. and Legislative Liaison for the Georgia Public Health Association will provide an update on the 2015 Georgia Legislative Session, including highlights of legislation and appropriations that will have an impact on public health

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC): Examples from Ebola

Health communication is a critical piece of keeping the public safe during a public health emergency. During this two hour interactive session, the audience will learn the principles behind crisis and emergency risk communication.

A Community Initiative to Fight the Heroin and Opiate Epidemic

Joyce White Vance was one of the first five U.S. attorneys nominated by President Barack Obama. When few recognized the emerging epidemic of heroin- and opioid-related deaths, Vance, in her role as U.S. attorney, convened the first “Pills to Needles Summit” in June 2014 that overnight galvanized community leaders around this new public health threat.

Population-level Risks for Preterm Birth in the U.S. and Alabama

It is well known that preterm birth rates are higher in the U.S. than in other developed countries, and preterm birth rates are higher in Alabama than in many other states in the U.S.

Alzheimer’s from A to Z: Memory Loss, Dementia and the Basics of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. It is the most common form of dementia and accounts for 60-80% of all cases of dementia in American’s aged 71 and older.

The Cost of Health Literacy

Although health literacy has gained much-needed attention over the past decade, an alarming number of American adults continue to report a poor understanding of healthcare information.

Opioid Prescription Control: When the Corrective Goes Too Far

The purpose of this program is to delve deeper into the complexity of the evolving opioid epidemic. This program will discuss how the opioid epidemic has evolved including current trends in opioid prescribing and use, early causes of the opioid epidemic, and factors that sustain the epidemic today.

Human Trafficking Awareness for Public Health Providers

Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings, through abduction, the use of threat of force, deception, fraud, or sale for the purposes of sexual exploitation or forced labor.

The Search for a National Child Health Policy: Progress, Opportunities & Challenges

This is the Ann Dial McMillan Endowed Lectureship In Family & Child Health featuring Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Professor of Health Law & Policy and Founding Chair, Dept. of Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University.