Audience-Centered Public Health Webinar Series: Adaptation and Responsive Practice

Overview:

This is a live webinar on March 11, 2026, from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm ET. Participants will use Zoom to join. This is the second session in a two-part webinar series. Learners may choose to register for both webinars in the series or for individual sessions.

Building on the previous webinar in the Audience-Centered Public Health series, which dives into effective engagement and accessibility, this webinar focuses on the remaining pillars of an audience-centered public health approach. Participants will explore facilitation skills that support engagement, strategies for adapting public health programs to meet audience needs while maintaining core intent, and tools that promote responsiveness. Practice-based activities are embedded throughout to support skills-building and application.  

Rachel Marquez, MPH, is a Program Manager with Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance, where she is responsible for developing and facilitating trainings, writing and editing training products, and working to understand the landscape of lifestyle coaches delivering the National DPP throughout the country. Additionally, she works for and with nonprofit organizations across North Carolina to support programs and partnerships aimed at reducing the impact of social determinants of health and advancing equitable health outcomes. Her work focuses on bridging clinical services and community-based resources to ensure individuals and families have meaningful access to the supports they need to thrive.

Rachel is deeply passionate about audience-centered public health and approaches her work with a commitment to connection, empowerment, and practical application. She brings experience in aligning public health initiatives with community needs to improve access to health information, behavioral supports, and essential services that promote long-term health and well-being.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe 2 of the 4 pillars of the audience-centered approach.
• Identify appropriate adaptations aligned with audience needs.
• Describe tools and resources that assist with responding to barriers in real time.
• Develop a plan for implementing audience-centered adaptations.

CERTIFICATE: The course contains three modules: a pre-session module, a module to access the webinar, and an evaluation module. After accessing these modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.