Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes Series
Year: 2024 | Competency/Strategic Skill: Community and Partner Engagement; Cultural Competence, Diversity and Inclusion; Public Health Fundamentals | Priority Topic: N/A | Setting: Online | Format: On-demand | Sponsor: Emory University/Central Office
Overview:
Each webinar recording is 90 minutes in length.
Foundations of Community Engagement and Outreach for Improving Health Outcomes is a three-part webinar series designed to build capacity in effective community engagement and outreach. It focuses 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.
Webinar 1: Building Trust and Relationships with Communities — This webinar introduces community engagement, focusing on strategies for building trust and relationships with communities. It covers methods to address historical mistrust and develop meaningful partnerships. The goal of this session is to equip local health department staff with actionable community engagement and outreach strategies to improve health outcomes.
Webinar 2: Breaking Barriers Through Effective Communication with Communities — This webinar explores effective communication strategies for engaging with communities in a culturally responsive manner. It will address language and literacy barriers, misinformation, and the need for culturally sensitive interactions. The goal of this session is to equip participants with practical tools and techniques for fostering clear, respectful, and impactful communication with diverse populations.
Webinar 3: Sustaining Engagement and Achieving Health Outcomes with Communities — This webinar will focus on strategies for maintaining long-term community partnerships and the importance of evaluating engagement efforts. Participants will learn the importance of creating sustainable practices and assessing the impact of community engagement activities. The goal of this session is to provide participants with the knowledge and tools to foster enduring relationships with community partners, implement consistent and effective engagement practices, and utilize evaluation methods to measure and improve the outcomes of their initiatives.