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Just completed an Implementation Research course, created by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in collaboration with Public Health Training for Equitable Systems Change (PHESC) and it's been enlightening. We delved into how IR brings theory into practice, bridging the gap between research and real-world impact. A significant aspect was the Theory of Change (ToC), which serves as a guiding light, ensuring clarity and stakeholder alignment throughout the research process. The course underscored the importance of equity-focused research, emphasizing the need to ensure fair access to healthcare resources for all. Additionally, we explored strategies for scaling up interventions, considering sustainability and equity implications. #learning #certification #research

Excellent lunch and learn from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Building Strategic Skills for Public Health Professionals. A passion I don't speak much about is the advancement and future of public health practice in the US and this webinar perfectly encapsulates a lot of the factors holding back current practice from living up to what many of us in the field envision. Lots of snapping my fingers and yes-es as I went through this as the panelists perfectly captured the experience of many public health practitioners working in local PH departments; school isn't preparing us to operate in that environment and a lot is learnt on the job. There are the highlights and things I will take away from this discussion: 1️⃣ Strategic Skills in Public Health: These are the abilities to manage resources, engage with communities and policies, and address management and strategic issues. The panelists prioritized resource management, community engagement, and policy engagement, recognizing the significance of different strategic skills in PH work contexts. 2️⃣ Impact and Challenges in Public Health: The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the crucial role of strategic skills, as management and strategic issues became pivotal during this global health crisis. Additionally, the lack of budgeting education in public health schools posed challenges in managing grants; huge need here. Additionally, investing in PH staff training for organizational effectiveness is another need that some are now beginning to address thanks to PH Infrastructure Grant funding. 3️⃣ Professional Development and Leadership: Another key point mentioned was the imperative of professionalizing the public health workforce and the significance of creating accessible and in-depth learning channels for professional development. Some of the topics under the umbrella of professional development include the journey in public health training, embracing diversity for impactful leadership, and the value of strategic skills in evolving as a complete professional in the field. Can't wait to get my hands on the book!! #publichealth #publichealth3.0 #strategicskills

Amazing Webinar series! #healthequity #healtheducation #CHES #CEU #publichealth #publichealtheducation #webinars #sophe #insophe

Upcoming Opportunities Alert! 📢 Are you looking to enhance your knowledge of the family planning High Impact Practices (HIPs)? Don’t miss these upcoming learning events from organizations across the HIPs partnership — scheduled for May 14 and 15. ➡ On May 14 from 7-8 AM EDT, join Knowledge SUCCESS and partners as they share insights from three regional Learning Circles focused on best practices for implementing and scaling up the integration of Community Health Workers (CHWs) into health systems. (French interpretation available.) Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eY5F_pSx ➡ On May 14 and 15 from 9-11:30 AM EDT, join FHI 360 and partners in a two-day webinar series to learn about the current landscape for monitoring and measuring the HIPs via routine data systems, with a focus on the following high impact practices: Immediate Postpartum Family Planning, Post-abortion Family Planning, Community May 2024 Health Workers, and Pharmacies and Drug Shops. (French and Portuguese interpretation available.) Register here 👉  https://lnkd.in/ecYqm8-M #HIPs4FP

To mark this year’s #GlobalPublicHealthWeek, themed “Fostering Peace as a Prerequisite for Equitable Health”, the Faculty’s Special Interest Groups are hosting a series of learning webinars which will take place from 8 to 12 April: What’s Love Got To Do With It? Social love as an approach to public health and violence prevention 8 April, 9:30 - 10:30 Does public health have a role for peace? A beginner's guide 8 April, 15:30 - 16:45 Investigating and addressing inequalities on the mental health impacts of climate change 10 April, 12:00 - 13:30 Cultural competency in perinatal mental health 10 April, 16:00 - 17:00 Supporting sustainable and thriving communities 11 April, 12:00 - 13:00 Shaping the future Public Health workforce: curricula, competencies and complexity 12 April, 12:00 - 13:00 Register via our website. https://lnkd.in/d_2fGFuK

Over the past 2 days I had the awesome opportunity to moderate a panel on Applied Practice Experiences and presented and spoke on panel about Incorporating Project Based Learning Methodology to Better Assess and Evaluate Applied Practical Experiences at this years Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health Conference. Rethinking and reconceptualizing how we learn by doing. #aspph  #publichealth  #pbl 

My new Public Health Reports journal study describes how an hour-long training course on program evaluation could revise the way the program is taught and prepare students to become culturally responsive public health professionals. Claremont Graduate University link: https://bit.ly/3Ri5o2o  

Health literacy is the ability to which individuals can understand and act on health information for themselves and others. In honor of #HealthLiteracyMonth, we asked Lindsey Lilly, M.A., Manager, Copy, why understanding health literacy is vital to the work we do at Phreesia.    How can you create health information and content that is digestible, accessible and actionable for all patient audiences? Read our blog to learn how to optimize content for patient #healthliteracy: https://bit.ly/3Y3RK5a

Well done to all the School of Health Systems & Public Health graduates! Your achievements today pave the way for a future of making a difference. Here’s to your next chapter! #Lifechangers #HSUP #uphealthsciences #UPGraduation2024

It's Health Literacy Month! That’s why, this month, we’ve started a new social media series with the sole purpose of helping those who aren’t in the medical field better understand everyday terms their doctors may use. If you have a question about a medical term you keep hearing but aren’t sure what it means, comment below, and we’ll send you an easy-to-understand answer! #HealthLiteracyMonth #patienteducation #clinicaltrials