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Shattering the Stigma of Substance Use Disorders
Understand the real-world impact of addiction stigma with Leslie Alfaro, Program Manager at Shatterproof’s National Stigma Initiative. Gain insights from the largest nationwide survey on SUD stigma, explore its historical roots, and learn actionable steps to reduce stigma in your community.
The Evolution of the CHW Hub within Public Health
Come learn how Riverside University Health System – Public Health has created the Community Health Workers Hub to serve the community in a health system that includes public health, hospital, and outpatient clinical setting partners.
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Examining the Legal History of Structural Racism and its Impacts on Public Health
In this interactive Web Forum, presenters from ChangeLab Solutions will examine the legal history of structural racism at a high level and explore its impacts on past, present and future public health practice.
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Turning Policy into Practice: Implementation Guides for Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction
In this Web Forum, presenters from ChangeLab Solutions introduced two essential policy guides: one offering 11 evidence-based strategies at the state, local, and institutional levels, and the other created in partnership with the Network for Public Health Law providing guidance on the policymaking process for effective and equitable implementation.
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Unlocking Excellence: Evaluating Public Health Core Competencies
This Web Forum explores how the Core Competencies can guide public health training and professional development efforts, how to align job responsibilities, and methods for evaluating training programs and training effectiveness.
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Foundations of Indigenous Harm Reduction
Join us for a conversation with Arlene Brown, member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe and creator of the National Harm Reduction Coalition’s new Native Harm Reduction Toolkit.
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Leadership Academy for the Public's Health Masterclass Series: Tapping the Power of the Arts and Culture in Improving Health for All
The second webinar in the series focuses on tapping into the power of the arts and culture in advancing health for all. Through sharing specific examples, resources, and ideas, the session will demonstrate the strength and potential of the arts to shape health policy; advance narrative change; strengthen messaging; and enhance the functioning, engagement and effectiveness of collaborations and teams.
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Building Bridges: Strengthening Refugee Communities Through Education
This event aims to shed light on the myriad challenges confronted by refugees, with a special focus on refugee students. Through insightful presentations and discussions, we will explore actionable strategies to collectively honor their journeys and determine how we can best support and uplift refugee students and their families within our communities.
CHWs Working in Diverse Settings - The Hawai'i Exemplar
Join us for an enlightening conversation with the Hawai'i Community Health Worker Association on their unique history and experience in forming a statewide CHW Association through assistance from the Hawai'i Public Health Institute.
Leadership Academy for the Public's Health Masterclass Series: Partnership Development and Community Engagement
The first session in this series focuses on community engagement and partnership development as essential tools in advancing health equity and optimal health for all.
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Lessons in Framing Overdose Prevention: A National Conversation
To support advocates nationwide to communicate more effectively on their harm reduction strategies, Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) will share messaging guidelines that draw on findings from a recent review of overdose prevention materials in contexts nationwide.
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Telehealth in Cancer Care: Strategies for Equitable Implementation in New York State
Join the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation for a review of key findings from research with diverse cancer care stakeholders in New York State about opportunities, challenges, and policy considerations surrounding the future of telehealth implementation.
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Lessons in Framing Overdose Prevention: Considerations for Rural Communities
To support rural stakeholders to communicate more effectively, Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) will share messaging guidelines that draw on findings from a recent news analysis and learnings about framing overdose prevention in rural contexts nationwide.
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Tackling Stimulant Use Disorder: Opportunity of Contingency Management
The National; Overdose Prevention Network will discuss the intricacies of contingency management and explorie its nationwide implementation and seamless integration with other Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) strategies.
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Committing to Equity: How to Drive Change in Overdose Prevention, Treatment and Harm Reduction
Join the National Overdose Prevention Network (NOPN) for a two-part virtual event to learn about the systems, policies and practices that contribute to inequities, and steps you can take to drive change.
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Linking Patients to WIC and Other Food Safety Net Programs: Perspectives from Health Care
Join the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation in conversation with three health care systems driving increased coordination of health care, referrals, and food safety net programs.
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WEST Environmental Justice Center Virtual Kickoff
Join the WEST Environmental Justice Center’s team and the Director, Dr. Paloma Beamer, to talk about how you and your organization can move towards environmental and energy justice with our free services.
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What Lies Ahead: Key Trends in Overdose Prevention in 2024
This event promises a glimpse into groundbreaking concepts and cutting-edge advancements that are set to shape the landscape in 2024.
Empowering Communities in Overdose Prevention: A 2023 NOPN Year in Review
This Web Forum will showcase highlights from the National Overdose Prevention Network’s 2023 Web Forum series, from strategies to engage faith-based partners in harm reduction to what you need to know about Xylaine.
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What You Need to Know About Xylazine: A Discussion with The American College of Medical Toxicology
Join this Web Forum in collaboration with The American College of Medical Toxicology to learn about their Xylazine surveillance data and valuable insights on what we can do in response.
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Acting for Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities in Legislatures and the Courts
Speakers representing a collaborative of public health law organizations will discuss recent legislative and litigation trends to roll back public health authority as well as positive developments.
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Overdose Prevention 101
Are you new to the world of overdose prevention or want to support those who are new to this work? This Web Forum will highlight our latest resource, an Overdose Prevention 101 guide.
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Sustaining Collaborative Impact
Join the Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health for a conversation with Dr. Karen Smith, former California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health.
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Managing Toxic Stress and Burnout: 7 Types of Rest
Hear from Jasmine Nakagawa-Wong, a certified trainer in Mental Health First Aid on the seven types of rest you can implement to manage stress and burnout.
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Harm Reduction with Faith-Based Communities
Join us to hear from Reverend Erica Poellot about how you can incorporate strategic partnerships with faith-based organizations into your overdose prevention work.
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Opportunities in Public Health Law: Building an Equity Minded Workforce
In this Web Forum, CDC’s Public Health Law Program, NLAPH, and ChangeLab Solutions will explore critical connections between public health law, health equity, and public health practice.
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988 Crisis Lifeline: What to Know About the National Hotline
This Web Forum will focus on the rollout of 988, how to align it with your work in substance use, and how to educate your community as an outreach strategy for overdose prevention.
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Cutting through the Chaos: Reframing Public Health
This session will dive into the framing strategies we all need right now, with examples of how to talk about health equity in conservative contexts, how to rebuild vaccine confidence, and other timely topics.
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Overdose Prevention & Outreach with LGBTQ+ Communities
Join us to hear panelists discuss how to best go about overdose prevention, harm reduction, and outreach with LGBTQ+ populations.
Policy Applied: Addressing Nutrition through Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care
Get an overview of a new report from the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School and DC Greens entitled, Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care: A Policy Toolkit and Resource Library. Then hear from a panel of experts on their experiences in navigating these opportunities on the ground.
End of the X-Waiver: A New Frontier in Addiction Treatment
The recent elimination of the X-Waiver, a burdensome requirement for clinicians to prescribe addiction treatment, is now gone ... what’s next? Dr. Roneet Lev, an emergency and addiction physician, will join us to break down this new legislative move.