Trauma Informed Public Health Organizations

In Overview:

This is a recording of a live webinar held on February 13, 2023

The Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice and the Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence present “Trauma Informed Public Health Organizations.” In this training, Dr. Abraham Salinas, Director of the Harrell Center, will explain what trauma is, and why we need trauma-informed public health. This training will define and explain the difference between stress, traumatic stress, psychological trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Salinas will describe the twelve core trauma principles and the six principles of a trauma-informed approach in the context of public health organizations, identify guidelines for the identification and prevention of adverse childhood experiences, other traumatic experiences, and trauma-related sequelae among clients, their families, communities, and the public health workforce. Lastly, participants will be provided tools to foster the adoption of trauma-informed practices for public health organizations.

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.