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Vermont’s Paid Family Leave Coalition

 

Vermont’s Paid Family Leave Coalition

How can states advance paid family leave policies to support children and parents?

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Course Information

  • Audience: This event is open to public health professionals, the healthcare workforce, community representatives concerned with perinatal health, and university or graduate level students.
  • Format: Webinar
  • Date/Time: April 28th, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
  • Price: Free
  • Length: 1 hour
  • Credential(s) eligible for contact
    If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the post-test and evaluation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course. NEPHTC is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. 
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  • Competencies:  Policy Development/Program Planning Skills
  • Learning Level: Awareness    
  • Companion Trainings: None  
  • Supplemental materials: None  
  • Pre-requisites: None
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About this Webinar

The Vermont Paid Leave Coalition is a community of over 80 businesses, non-profits, and everyday Vermonters working to ensure no one has to choose between making a living and caring for themselves or their loved ones. During this webinar, the presenter will give an overview of the Vermont Paid Leave Coalition’s work to date, as well as share data on Vermonters’ access to paid leave and the impact that such access has on health outcomes as well as on financial well-being.

 


Learning Objectives

  • Explain what a paid family leave program entails.

  • Describe how children, families, and communities benefit from paid family leave

  • Explain the role of diverse stakeholder coalitions in shaping and informing legislative initiatives

  • Describe common challenges that policy proposals, such as paid family leave, may encounter during the legislative process and approaches to navigating them

Subject Matter Expert(s)

  • Gretchen Elias

Gretchen Elias currently serves as Coalition Manager for the Vermont Paid Leave Coalition, a statewide public education and advocacy campaign to advance a universal, equitable paid leave program. She has been an active member of the coalition since 2017, first as a representative for perinatal families in her role as Executive Director of Good Beginnings of Central Vermont (2017-23) and then as an individual advocate (2023-24). The coalition’s membership includes over 80 businesses, nonprofits, and individuals from across the state, with leadership provided by a Steering Committee consisting of Voices for Vermont’s Children, the American Heart Association, AARP of Vermont, the Vermont Foodbank, the Vermont Network, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and the Vermont Commission on Women. Research shows that families who have access to paid leave are healthier, more economically secure, and less likely to require taxpayer-funded public assistance resources. Yet paid leave remains a critical, unmet need for the majority of Vermonters.

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Acknowledgement:  This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and
            0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
    

    


    


        
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    Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
        
    
    
    

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