Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy

And come discuss Democracy and Health at 2:30 in the Convention Hall Main Auditorium @ 2:30. #APHA2024 also will have a book signing afterwards! Anxious about the election? Being able to talk about it w others helps!

“The field knows that facts matter, but they don’t know how to make their facts matter to advance the policies they care about,” said Shelley Hearne, director of the Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “And that’s what advocacy training is all about. It’s how to effectively make the case, how to effectively work with others, how to effectively engage policymakers of all stripes and colors.” Understanding the future of advocacy education is key to empowering the next generation of public health professionals. In a new American Public Health Association Nation’s Health article, Glenn E. Schneider, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES and Karen Mancera-Cuevas DrPH, MS, MPH, CHES, members of the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force (PH-ACT), examine the importance of improving advocacy instruction to ensure students are equipped with the skills needed to effectively engage in policymaking. Read the full article🔍: https://lnkd.in/esSUqp7M

Advocacy is an important skill for public health! In a review of MPH program syllabi the Simmons University MPH was identified as the only accredited MPH program requiring students to take a full-blown course on public health advocacy. Professor Leigh Kamore Haynes, director of the MPH program, is part of the effort to transform public health advocacy instruction with Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy & the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Taskforce lead by Glenn E. Schneider. If you'll be at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting next week, join Leigh, Glenn, Shelley Hearne, Meghan Ames, MSPH, RD, CWP, CYT and APHA leaders at this Town Hall to share your input and expertise on how to improve advocacy instruction in schools and programs of public health.

Attention all American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting attendees🗣️ Be part of the conversation! Our Town Hall at the APHA Annual Meeting on 10/28 is your chance to get involved in shaping the future of public health advocacy instruction. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/egMMMpvY

We heard our October newsletter was to die for👻. Check it out (at your own risk!) and make sure to subscribe so you’ll receive our next issue! https://lnkd.in/eT-i8DCp #PublicHealth #PublicHealthNews #PublicHealthAdvocacy

Advocacy is an important skill for public health! In a review of MPH program syllabi the Simmons University MPH was identified as the only accredited MPH program requiring students to take a full-blown course on public health advocacy. Professor Leigh Kamore Haynes, director of the MPH program, is part of the effort to transform public health advocacy instruction with Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy & the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Taskforce lead by Glenn E. Schneider. If you'll be at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting next week, join Leigh, Glenn, Shelley Hearne, Meghan Ames, MSPH, RD, CWP, CYT and APHA leaders at this Town Hall to share your input and expertise on how to improve advocacy instruction in schools and programs of public health.

Ready to elevate your pitch game?👀 Check out our new YouTube video, Elevator Pitch Essentials, for tips on how to craft a memorable message.🎬   https://lnkd.in/gUvphvhs

Public health is on the ballot this November. Thrilled to join Christian F. Nunes MBA, MS, LCSW, Benjamin Ruxin & @BethLynk for a lively discussion on the critical public health issues at stake. Catch our Champion Conversation on October 27 at the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting. Georges Benjamin Susan L. Polan Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy https://lnkd.in/e7k8Pi3F

Public health professionals📢: Looking to engage in professional development while having the flexibility of virtual learning? Register for this year’s Public Health Learning Forum from October 15-18, 2024! Attendees will have the opportunity to join sessions focusing on training and tools to support public health workforce development and build governmental public health workforce capacity. Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy Director Shelley Hearne will be featured as a panelist for the closing panel, sharing valuable insights on how to advocate with decisionmakers at all levels. Learn more and register for free: https://bit.ly/3KxnQ2E  #PublicHealth #WFDInAction Public Health Foundation

HIRING ALERT💼 Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy seeking an Education Program Officer to plan, design, and implement various educational activities for advocacy skill-building. Apply or share with your network! https://lnkd.in/eqV7s-gb #Hiring #AdvocacyEducation