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Case Studies of Telelactation: When to Use it and How?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we deliver healthcare services indefinitely in the United States. As one example, telehealth rates have risen by as much as 1400% in healthcare settings. While breastfeeding and lactation support has predominantly taken place in-person, research shows that telelactation offers opportunities to increase access and convenience to breastfeeding support for […]

The Fourth Wave — Vaccines, Variants, and the Future

Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, this webinar series is exploring the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact. Hear from trusted experts […]

Maternal Mental Health 101 Webinar

Learn about the various Maternal Mental Health Disorders, the differences between them, risk factors and treatment options.  The course is designed for providers, administrators and public health employees, though all are welcome.  CEUs/CMEs are not available for this event.

Designing Effective Meetings Virtual Workshop

Designing meetings so they are focused, effective, and engaging is a key leadership skill. Whether you lead a community coalition, an accreditation or QI team, workgroup or committee meetings, stakeholder planning sessions, or other types of meetings, this virtual workshop will provide you with strategies and techniques to help you keep your meetings on point, […]

The Connection Between Housing and Health: Measuring Community Impact

Where one lives can have enormous and often underappreciated effects on the well-being of individuals and communities. Many major cities in the U.S. are grappling with the availability of affordable housing, a challenge exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing eviction crisis. Several hospitals have been investing in housing programs and partnerships, while also […]

Anti-Racist Public Health: What it is, what it’s not, and what it could/should be

Goals of this webinar series: To increase knowledge of social justice issues as public health issues among public health practitioners To define antiracism and health equity, and provide guidance on how to make one’s work antiracist. To provide a framework to move from awareness that racism is a public health issue to action to address […]

Grandparents Day Facebook Live

The goal is to raise awareness among parents and caregivers (including grandparents) about the importance of the early childhood years and to help their little ones get the best start to life.

Improving Food and Nutrition Security During COVID-19 and the Economic Recovery

The public health and economic challenges caused by COVID-19 exacerbated inequities in food and nutrition security. Lack of access to affordable, nutritious foods and poor diet quality can have profound impacts on health outcomes, health care costs, productivity, and our children’s ability to learn and grow. While temporary flexibilities and benefit increases for programs, such […]

Accessibility and the COVID-19 Vaccine Experience for People with Disabilities

You are invited to join the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) for a webinar on strategies and tools for accessibility in the COVID-19 vaccine experience. Persons with disabilities experience difficult barriers in getting the COVID-19 vaccine such as having accessible formats of COVID-19 vaccine information and […]

School-Located Vaccination Strategies to Increase Child and Adolescent Immunization Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children and adolescents in the United States have fallen behind on recommended routine immunizations. As schools reopen in-person for the fall, school-located vaccination (SLV) clinics can help support improved access to COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible students and their families, while also providing critical opportunities for  the seasonal flu shot and […]