Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public Health: A NACCHO Webcast

Are you looking for tools to help you address controversial public health issues such as gun violence, health equity, and vaccination in the communities you serve? Would you like to learn more about the basic principles of public dialogue? Then you might want to view this free archived
webcast
hosted by NACCHO’s Public Health Communications Committee.

In this webinar, Dr. Anna W. Wolfe, PhD, Texas A&M University, explores the basic principles of public dialogue and deliberation, presents a case study of these principles in action at the local level, and provides tools and resources to help local public health practitioners use dialogue and deliberation to address community issues. The webinar is intended to provide local health departments with a framework for shaping public meetings that facilitate open and honest conversations on public health issues and will take a little over an hour to view.


Webinar: Raising Community Voices: The Power of Storytelling in Public Health

Come learn how to use storytelling to advance public health goals for the communities you serve in this free webinar! You will see presentations from two creative professionals.

First, Andrea Spagat, West Coast Regional Director of the StoryCenter will share tips on how to create effective stories for education or advocacy purposes. Andrea will share her experience with participatory story composition, the mechanics of video filming and editing, and some strategies for creating compelling public health stories to support your cause.

Then meet Elizabeth Bayne, founder of Chocolate Milk: The Documentary Series, a non-profit collection of videos aimed at promoting breastfeeding in the African American community through the power of personal narrative. Elizabeth will talk about her project, how she created the videos, as well as her strategies for social marketing and distribution of video content.

The sponsors for the Health Communication Matters! Webinar Series are the Center for Public Health Practice & Leadership, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; the American Public Health Association; the APHA Health Communication Working Group; APHA Community Health Planning and Policy Development; and California Public Health Association-North.

Registration is now available for this very popular (and almost full) webinar. The webinar will also be archived here after the event for those who can’t make it on this day.

Date: Thursday, April 6
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm PDT


Webinar: Public Health Data and the Law

Do you have questions on the collection, use, and release of health data for public health activities? Have you ever wanted to learn more about privacy, confidentiality, HIPAA, and data use agreements? Then this free webinar presented by the International Society for Disease Surveillance might be of interest to you.

Rachel L. Hulkower from the CDC’s Public Health Law Program will address the legal principles involved in this arena. There will be time at the end for a live question-and-answer session as well.

Date: Friday, April 21
Time: 8:00-9:30am PDT


Webinar: Taking Action on the Root Cause: Inadequate Income and Food Insecurity

Are you interested in the role of public health in social justice issues? Want to learn more about the role of public health in food insecurity? If so, then you may want to participate in this free webinar in which experts will talk about public health programs that address poverty, the root cause of food insecurity. This webinar will focus on inadequate income as the root cause of food insecurity and on actions public health professionals can take to shift practice beyond food-focused initiatives and towards income-based policy solutions.

Through this webinar, you will learn about the role public health can play in calculating a basic income rate and advocating for income-based policy change. You will also hear about examples of public health working in partnership with community organizations to identify and address risk factors for food insecurity in vulnerable neighborhoods. Guest experts will explore practical considerations for public health practice across professional disciplines, as well as “take home actions” for participants to consider in their daily practice.

This webinar is presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) which is funded through the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Date: Tuesday, April 18
Time: 10:00–11:30am PDT