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With over one billion active users worldwide, Instagram continues to be one of the fastest-growing social media platforms on the market. Join us for a webinar to learn about the benefits of using Instagram, dispelling misinformation about the WIC program, and how your agency can use the platform to engage with current and prospective WIC […]
This first-ever Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) For Action panel will feature investigators from the Evidence for Action (E4A), Policies for Action (P4A) and Systems for Action (S4A) research programs discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health equity and health and social services. Investigators Julia Raifman (E4A), Jose Figueroa (P4A) and Em Chuang […]
Did you know there is a website you can visit to learn all about WIC? Join us as we dive into what the WIC Hub is, what the purpose is, how you can get your resource up on the WIC Hub, and recent changes to the WIC Hub's homepage.
The National Institute of Mental Health is pleased to invite you to attend a series of lectures dedicated to innovation, invention, and scientific discovery. Cynthia Rogers, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Washington University and Associate Director for the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity. Dr. Rogers co-directs the Washington […]
The COVID-19 pandemic called attention to many inequalities for people living with disabilities in emergency preparedness. To address these inequalities, ASTHO, through a CDC funded cooperative agreement, hired and embedded 20 disability and preparedness specialists into health agencies around the country. The specialists focused on improving inclusivity of people living with disabilities in emergency preparedness. Join […]
Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) for a webinar addressing common COVID-19 myths. The program will cover common misconceptions around COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines, and will provide strategies for healthcare professionals to clearly communicate the facts about the disease and vaccines to help prevent it.
In this webinar, we will discuss the latest evidence about the trajectory of the COVID-19 epidemic, its impact on Hispanic/Latinx communities, and actions that we can take in our own areas of practice to address these health disparities.
Public Health in Indian Country Capacity Scan(PHICCS) webinar hosted by the National Indian Health Board.
Webinar hosted by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey.
Webinar hosted by the Center for Connected Health Policy.
COVID-19 response webinar hosted by the Arizona Telemedicine Program.
Even when intention is not malicious, bias can have a profound negative effect on the well-being of our colleagues and the people we serve in public health practice. The January session of Hot Topics in Practice will share how organizations can help address racial bias using the “Racial Justice Competency Model for Public Health Professionals” […]
Children affected by the opioid epidemic need a complex array of services and supports to safeguard their health and wellbeing, including child protective services, legal representation, educational services, comprehensive physical and mental health care, and often foster care placement coupled with family reunification strategies. Timely access to these services is especially difficult in rural areas. […]
Over the last 50 years, human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, have released sufficient quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to trap heat in the lower atmosphere and affect the global climate. Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer than any preceding decade since 1850. Sea levels are […]
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites you to join us for a webinar series that will build on tribes and Tribal organizations’ capabilities to address the environmental and human health impacts from the virus that causes COVID-19.
This webinar will focus on basic best practices for advocates and domestic violence programs working with Tribal law enforcement in Indian Country. Building knowledge and networking within these systems is essential to increasing the safety of Native women and their children and relatives experiencing intimate partner violence. This webinar will also provide stepping stones and […]
Mothers are cherished, sacred members of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and hold distinct roles of nourishing, teaching, and leading their families. For many, pregnancy can be an exciting, joyous time. However, while rare, too many mothers die each year from complications related to pregnancy, and AIAN people are disproportionately affected. NIHB is […]
Mothers are cherished, sacred members of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and hold distinct roles of nourishing, teaching, and leading their families. For many, pregnancy can be an exciting, joyous time. However, while rare, too many mothers die each year from complications related to pregnancy, and AIAN people are disproportionately affected. NIHB is […]
Despite decades of progress made improving conditions for women in the workforce, there is still no federal law guaranteeing pregnant employees the right to reasonable workplace accommodations. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would provide that guarantee and is now closer than it has ever been to becoming law. PWFA—which has been introduced in every […]
Ohio WIC is working with the Ohio Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review program to educate moms about urgent warning signs that can occur during pregnancy or in the postpartum period. Although the nature of this education is clinical, approaching the education from a public health perspective and providing this education to WIC clients can reach a wider […]