Webinars, events, trainings

March 2023

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trainings and events

ACT for Public Health is hosting a new biweekly forum to explain and interpret the impact of federal action on state and local public health practice. Upcoming dates are June 11 and 25, and July 9, all at 2pm ET

What Does H5N1 Have to Do With the Cost of Eggs? (NASEM): June 3, 1–2:30pm ET

Federal Budget Legislation Update and Impact to Local Governments (National League of Cities): June 3, 4pm ET

Age-Friendly Public Health Systems Training: Mental Health and Substance Use Among Older Adults (Trust for America’s Health): June 18, 3pm ET

International Refugee and Migration Health Conference (Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers): June 27–29, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enhancing Care and Services for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders to Reduce Health Disparities (NASEM): July 1–2, 11am–4pm ET, virtual

NACCHO360: July 14–18, 2025, Anaheim, CA. Note the 2025 conference will not have virtual or livestream options.

National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media (NPHIC): July 28–30, Atlanta

PHIG annual recipient convening (PHIG Partners): Aug. 18–21, St. Louis

National Conference on Tobacco or Health: Aug. 26–28, Chicago

2025 Urban Health Symposium (Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative): Sept. 4–5, Philadelphia

21st International Street Medicine Symposium (Street Medicine Institute): Sept. 9–12, Hilo, Hawaii

State of Black Health: A Call for Health Justice (Center for Black Health & Equity): Sept. 15–18, Charlotte

2025 Public Health Law Conference (Network for Public Health Law): Sept. 16–18, Seattle

2025 HAVI conference (The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention): Oct. 7–9, Kansas City, Mo

Challenging Norms: Uplifting Equity and Justice to Transform the Landscape of Health Sciences Education (Institute for Advancing Health Sciences Education & NYC DOHMH): Oct. 21-22 (virtual) and 24 (in-person), NYC

American Public Health Association meeting: Nov. 2–5, Washington DC

International Drug Policy Reform Conference (Drug Policy Alliance): Nov. 12–15, Detroit

Recordings of the Consortium for Workforce Research in Public Health 2025 webinar series

Webinar #1: Jan. 21 – Watch recording

  • Evaluating a minimum data set to characterize the PHN workforce
  • Distribution of LHD nurses and nurse leaders relative to local demographics: does distribution match local needs?

Webinar #2: Feb. 5 – Watch recording

  • Insights about the implications of civil service requirements on workforce recruitment
  • nnovative workforce development strategies to address recruitment and public health partnerships

Webinar #3: Feb. 20, 2pm ET – Watch recording

  • Using Staffing Up estimates to compare predicted workforce need to desired workforce need
  • Who should deliver the foundational public health services?

Webinar #4: Mar. 12, 2pm ET – Watch recording

  • Implementation of an evidence-based public health workforce loan repayment program as a recruitment incentive for local, state, tribal, and territorial governmental public health departments
  • Distinguishing characteristics of public health occupations compared with existing standard occupational classification codes

Trainings

Data science and informatics (Public Health Foundation/TRAIN)

How to think like a modeler (University of Texas Center for Health Communication): First in a series of trainings to help public health professionals better understand and use infectious disease modeling

Video course: Understanding tribal treaties and reserved rights (US Department of the Interior): CDC recommends all CDC-funded partner staff working with tribal communities should complete these modules.

Recently updated: Introduction to public health practice (CDC)

National League of Cities has two free, self-guided, online courses designed to help city leaders outside of public health to better understand your work: Wastewater capacity building (available Jan. 30–Apr. 4); Governing cities for health equity and wellbeing 101 (available Feb. 13–Mar. 6)

Online training: Taking action to protect public health authority (Public Health & Equity Resource Navigator)

CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics has a collection of online courses in its Learning Library.

WHO has regularly updated courses on infodemic management 

Exploring the Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, and the Law (ChangeLab Solutions/CDC): Watch part 1 & part 2 on TRAIN