About this course

This self-study course introduces learners to the fundamental tools of Systems Thinking.

Systems thinking provides a framework for identifying and addressing the underlying causes of complex problems. This approach minimizes responding to problem symptoms and the associated unintended consequences of quick fixes.

This training will provide an overview of key concepts and specific tools for use with a systems thinking approach.

Systems thinking skills were identified as one of the top new skills needed by the public health workers in a recent report “Building Skills For a More Strategic Workforce” from the National Consortium for Public Health Workforce Development.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, you will be able to...

• Define Systems Thinking and describe its application in understanding and resolving complex problems.
• Explain three Systems Thinking tools (the Iceberg, System Archetypes, and Belief/Action/Results (BAR) framework).
• Apply these Systems Thinking tools to an important issue in your workplace.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Julia Ross
  Systems Thinking Consultant Ross & Company, Inc.

Enrollment and Contact Hours

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the module. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

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About this course

An effective onboarding plan helps new employees adjust to their jobs by establishing better relationships, clarifying expectations and objectives, and providing support through feedback, coaching and follow-up. This leads to higher job satisfaction and performance, lower employee stress, greater commitment to the organization, and decreased staff turnover.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, you will be able to...

• Name three ways effective onboarding programs help new employees adjust to their jobs
• List six benefits of an effective onboarding program
• Describe the 4 C’s that every onboarding plan should include
• Design an onboarding plan for new employees that covers day one, week one, and 30/60/90 day check-ins

Subject Matter Expert

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  Brenda Wagenknecht-Ivey, Ph.D. CEO

  PRAXIS Consulting, Inc.

Enrollment and Contact Hours

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the module. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

Having trouble accessing the course? Contact support@nephtc.org

Acknowledgement:

This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP27877 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program”. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Course

Resilience is defined by psychologists as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. This collection of micro-learnings and resources will equip learners with practical actions and tools that can be applied in any environment by changing thoughts and behaviors in times of adversity and trauma.

How to Use this Resource

Select from the below topics as you need learning, are preparing to engage with your community, elected officials and governing boards, or your workforce/ team. Or explore the opportunities for yourself.

• Building Resilience in Communities
• Building Resilience in Organizations
• Building Resilience with Self and Others

What You'll Learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Obtain resilience micro-learnings and resources for use in public health

Collaboration

This resource was developed by the Public Health Learning Network, a consortium of regional Public Health Training Centers, the country’s most comprehensive resource for public health workforce development. Program management and instructional design of this resource was provided by the Midwest Public Health Training Center.

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this course

Behavioral scientist and professor Katy Milkman explores the inner workings of change in her book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. In this course, you’ll learn about behavioral change and explore strategies you can use to achieve your own goals. You’ll also discover what keeps us from changing and how we can overcome these typical barriers to change.  

This course is provided in partnership with the Next Big Idea Club and Articulate 360. 

What you'll learn

After completing the training, you will be able to...

• Describe the value of identifying fresh start times to attempt a change
• Explain why elastic habits are stronger habits
• List 2 examples of “temptation bundling” 
• Distinguish between hard and soft commitments to identify an appropriate strategy for yourself
• Describe how emulating peers can support positive behavior change
  

Subject Matter Expert

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  Katy Milkman

  
  

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Katy Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular behavioral economics podcast Choiceology, and the former president of the international Society for Judgment and Decision Making. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, a research center with the mission of advancing the science of lasting behavior change. Over the course of her career, Katy has worked with or advised dozens of organizations on how to spur positive change, including Google, the U.S. Department of Defense, the American Red Cross, 24 Hour Fitness, Walmart and Morningstar. An award-winning scholar and teacher, Katy writes frequently about behavioral science for major media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Economist. Her bestselling book How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be was named one of the eight best books for healthy living in 2021 by the New York Times, and Katy was also named one the world’s top 50 Management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2021. Katy earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University (summa cum laude), where she studied Operations Research and American Studies, and her PhD from Harvard University where she studied Computer Science and Business.

Enrollment and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

What you'll learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Subject Matter Expert

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  LuAnn Garza,
  Senior Grant Accountant & Financial Specialist, University of New England
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LuAnn Garza is a seasoned Financial Specialist with a proven track record in grant management, financial oversight, and compliance. With over two decades of experience, she specializes in developingproposal budgets, managing complex multi-million-dollar grant portfolios, and ensuring financial integrity for organizations. LuAnn has worked extensively with principal investigators and funding agencies tooptimize financial resources and streamline grant management processes.

Currently serving as a Senior Grant Accountant and Financial Specialist at the University of New England, she oversees a portfolio of federal, state and private awards. Her expertise includes budget forecasting, contract administration, and compliance strategy, ensuring that financial policies align with funder requirements. She also provides leadership in financial reporting, fund carry-over planning, and training initiatives.

Beyond her professional role, LuAnn is an active leader in the nonprofit sector, serving on the board of the Maine Public Health Association. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern Maine and is a Certified Grant Management Specialist through the National Grants Management Association.

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About this Webinar 

Participants will learn how to work within communities to identify public health needs and design a community focused advocacy campaign. The case study used to convey this objective is the Rhode Island statewide Sugary Drinks Tax advocacy campaign to fund the Retail SNAP Incentive Program.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify a community need through coalition building and direct service avenues
• Define the goals of the campaign and communication strategy
• Develop the timeline, activities and deliverables schedule for the campaign
• Evaluate the campaign and disseminate findings across community and political groups

Subject Matter Expert

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  Kerri Connolly,
  Food Access Program Manager

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Kerri Connolly is the Program Manager of the Food Access Division of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute and holds a secondary appointment as Project Director at the Center for Health Equity at Brown University School of Public Health. Kerri is responsible for both the big-­‐picture strategic vision and the day-­‐to-­‐day operations of a policy advocacy campaign to expand SNAP incentives into retail settings through the implementation of sugary drinks tax. She has her six-sigma green belt certification in project management and has 10 years of experience implementing community driven projects and programs. Kerri served in the Peace Corps in the Youth Development & Health Program and as a member of the Monitoring, Reporting & Evaluation Committee. Her strengths lie in developing measurable and sustainable community driven solutions, programs and policy initiatives to community identified public health concerns. Kerri has her BS in Nutrition from Simmons University and is currently pursuing her MPH at Brown University.

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About this Webinar

Join us to learn about Project REACH, a free resource for sharing information about community and health care interventions that could work in your community and/or health care setting. We have created easy-to- understand summaries of different studies and provided links to the full study materials if you want more in-depth information.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of planning and ensuring research is disseminated in multiple ways to reach end users and increase the use of evidence to improve health outcomes.
• Promote awareness of a new project called REACH: Research Evidence for Action for Community Health, which is testing strategies to enhance research dissemination.
• Learn about the methods REACH uses to foster collaborations and increase stakeholder participation in the REACH process.
• Discover opportunities to get involved: provide your input and ideas to help promote the REACH project.

Subject Matter Experts

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  Lisbeth Balligan
  

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Ms. Balligan brings over 15 years of experience in research and public health to provide overall programmatic support to investigators and project staff. Most of her work focuses on T4 research including clinical implementation and population health integration of research findings, including dissemination. Ms. Balligan coordinates activities and facilitates the development and maintenance of partnerships and research collaborations across clinical and community settings Maine by championing a community-engaged approach to research.
In her role on the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network, Ms. Balligan directs the development of regional community engagement research councils across Maine to allow for meaningful participation in evaluation and research among community members and partners, clinical investigators and researchers. In Western Maine, Ms. Balligan recently co-facilitated a project to elevate community voices about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences by developing a public awareness campaign in Western Maine. Ms. Balligan is serving as co- investigator on a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant to build capacity for research dissemination and translation into practice. The study aims to create a robust, sustainable infrastructure for disseminating evidence to organizations and leaders to address the needs of patients and communities in rural Maine.

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  Carrie Sullivan
  

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Carolyn (Carrie) Sullivan is a member of the Research Navigation team at the MaineHealth Institute for Research. Her work focuses primarily on promoting health research in rural communities, particularly Midcoast Maine, as part of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research (NNE-CTR) Network.,
Carrie has a bachelor’s degree in Community Health Education from University of Wisconsin and a Master’s in Public Health Administration from School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her passion and training are in working at the community level to translate research into practice in ways the produce demonstrable improvements in public health. Carrie’s previously worked at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, that National Cancer Institute, and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University before joining Maine Medical Research Institute.

Registration

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About this Webinar

Creating Your Marketing Pitch is one-hour webinar for public health managers and leaders. An “express” version of the Creating Your Marketing Pitch half day workshop, this webinar draws from recent public health case studies to offer practical, actionable advice on creating concise, compelling messaging for programs and projects.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Name the four characteristics of effective messaging
  
• Describe how to formulate a clear, concise, compelling elevator pitch for a program or project
  
• Differentiate between the main message and the 4 – 6 supporting points.
• Assess the value and nature of audience-level messaging

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Michele Levy 
  Marketing Consultant
  ML Brand Strategy Consulting

Registration and Contact Hours

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The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

About this Webinar

The series of three Webinars will provide a progressive look at the art of persuasion in a health conversation. As individuals, we form habits of communication and methods to attempt to influence others. The exploration will include examining beliefs and interpretations of information that impact how we communicate with our clients about their health. It becomes a challenge when evidence-based information is not convincing. This series will look at methods to navigate through emerging and competing influences that impact how patients send and receive information. By engaging others in meaningful conversations about their health we have a chance to influence.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Name two communication mistakes to avoid when talking with clients or communities about behavior change.
• Identify two methods to apply to a health conversation to create a meaningful experience for the client or community.
• Differentiate between ineffective and effective persuasion strategies in health discussions.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Katherine Galasso
  MS, CIF and Member of
  the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, (MINT)
  Primary Instructor
  Katherine Galasso Consulting, LLC
  

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

About this Webinar

The series of three Webinars will provide a progressive look at the art of persuasion in a health conversation. In Session two, we will explore how styles influence the foundation for sending and receiving messages. In the description of each style you will recognize elements of how you think and communicate. Seeing how your style works with another style will explain why some people require more effort than others. We will also offer ways to make minor adjustments to bridge the gaps between styles. By adding awareness and techniques to your health conversations, you will be prepared to handle many types of conversations and strengthen relationships.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define key characteristics of each style and recognize how that impacts relationships.
• Identify minor adjustments one can make to improve engagement with others.
• Identify what each style needs to feel supported.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Katherine Galasso
  MS, CIF and Member of
  the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, (MINT)
  Primary Instructor
  Katherine Galasso Consulting, LLC
  

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

Workplace violence encompasses a range of behaviors that involve acts or threats of violence towards employees occurring within the workplace. These behaviors can include verbal abuse, bullying, harassment, physical assaults, and even the extreme act of homicide. Data reveals that healthcare workers face a significantly higher risk of encountering workplace violence compared to workers in other industries. This alarming statistic indicates that healthcare professionals are five times more likely to experience such incidents. A recent survey conducted by National Nurses United in 2022 further supports this concerning trend, with 40 percent of hospital nurses reporting an upsurge in violent episodes within their workplace. In this session, the speaker will discuss types of violence, risk factors, preventive measures, and de-escalation techniques and tips.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify each of the four major types of inpatient violence
• Discuss strategies to manage each major type of violence
• Employ at least two strategies to manage each major type of violence

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Subject Matter Expert

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  Dr. Jeffrey Fetter
  
  Chief Medical Officer New Hampshire Hospital Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

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Integrating Community Health Workers into a Pharmacy Setting is a worthwhile challenge. This course offers practical advice on how community health workers are utilized in a federally qualified health center. Learn from experts who systematized the CHW role in both pharmacy and primary care.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the community health worker role in medication therapy management program in an urban pharmacy setting
• Identify 4 essential skills for community health workers in the pharmacy setting
• State the target population for community health workers
• Name two outreach settings described in the training

Subject Matter Expert

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  Jerril Varghese, PharmD, RPh
  Clinical Pharmacist,
  Holyoke Health Center, Inc (HHC)

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

At a time when Community Health Workers are increasingly important as a way of reaching vulnerable populations, hear from a leader who directs implementation across multiple programs and settings. Whether your organization already employs community health workers and wants to integrate their practice more effectively, or is considering how to introduce them and define their roles, this webinar will allow you to hear from both nurses and CHWs. Discover how working together has influenced their scopes of work and effectiveness.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the role of the Community Health Worker in comparison to the role of the public health or other nurse
• Describe two models of CHW & nurse collaboration from real cases
• Identify areas for potential improvement in collaborating with CHWs

Subject Matter Expert

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  Abby Charles
  Senior Program Manager Institute for Public Health Innovation

Registration and Contact Hours

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About this Webinar

Over the past 45 years, Maine’s Bottle Bill program has been extremely effective at reducing litter, increasing recycling, creating jobs, funding charities, and reducing costs for municipalities and taxpayers. The Bottle Bill is a critical foundation for Maine’s recycling culture and remains as important and relevant as ever. Maine's legislature recently passed two bills to keep redemption centers in business and modernize the system. The discussions highlighted the special role that redemption centers play in keeping this program going, and the unique job opportunities they provide. Many of the owners do not turn much profit but do the work because they recognize it is environmental and social significance. The new laws will provide opportunity to further strengthen this program, reduce waste, and create more jobs.

What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Explain how the Bottle Bill supports jobs in Maine and what happens to the unclaimed deposits. 
  
• Compare effectiveness of recycling and litter reduction with other types of recycling programs.
• Discuss potential of recently passed and future legislation. 
  
  

Subject Matter Expert

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  Sarah Nichols
  Sustainable Maine Director
  
  

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Sarah is a waste policy expert and leads NRCM’s local and state efforts to reduce waste and litter, encourage reuse, and increase recycling and composting in Maine. Prior to joining NRCM in 2014, she spent several years working to improve recycling programs in rural communities. She earned a master’s degree from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California Santa Barbara, where she specialized in environmental policy, and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire in Environmental & Resource Economics. Sarah is from Bath and resides in Cumberland.

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  Shandra Rubchinuk
  Co-Owner of Jansel Redemption Center

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Shandra has been in Maine for 22 years and lives in Winthrop. She opened a children’s second hand store in order to be at home with her children and saw a need to reduce reuse and recycle. The store has been open for 10 years, children Luke & Aalayah are now 11 & 13. Her partner Jason worked for his uncle for 23 years counting and sorting bottles at a redemption center that was open for 40 years. His uncle finally retired and the two opened JANSEL Redemption center in Jan of 2023. They streamlined the process and are busier than ever.

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  Mike Noel
  Public Affairs Director, TOMRA

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Mike is a corporate sustainability and public affairs expert with working experience across the public, private and civil sectors. At TOMRA, the world’s largest provider of recycling and reuse technology, Mike advises policymakers on packaging and textiles waste management and reuse policies. TOMRA operates in over 40 jurisdictions around the world with refillable and single-use container deposit return systems and EPR policies. The first project of TOMRA’s Reuse venture includes operating a reusable take-out packaging program in Denmark. Mike is the co- author of “Rewarding Recycling: Learnings from the World’s Highest Performing Deposit Systems”. Prior to joining TOMRA, Mike was a Strategy Director at Futerra where he advised multinationals including Google, Target and 3M on their circular economy and climate strategies. Mike studied Marketing and Environmental Policy at Fordham University where he led a successful campaign to establish the University's Sustainable Business program. Mike is based in Connecticut where he is busy trying to get his 5 year old twins to eat their vegetables.

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About this Webinar

This is a demanding moment for our workforce and all of us world-wide which is requiring us to think about new ways of delivering programs and new ways of communicating with our colleagues. Within this context, participants will examine the nature of intergenerational communication in the workplace and consider their ‘leadership presence’ to bring out the best in everyone. The webinar will address such questions as: what kind of environment do we need to create to promote dialog? What skills do we need to do to be effective as employees and managers and why? What strategies can we put into place to align workplace expectations and further strengthen intergenerational communication in our workplace?

We know you are committed to having a vibrant public health system that provides quality health care to our communities. Come to this webinar to explore how intentionality and attentive intergenerational communication can result in a productive work environment, positive outcomes for you and your colleagues, and the communities you serve.

What you'll learn

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify characteristics of different generations in the workforce and reflect on how our perceptions and beliefs affect our attitudes and behaviors
• Construct your vision of a ‘leadership presence’ that creates a positive work environment in an intergenerational workplace
• Outline strategies for fostering a productive workplace
• List action steps for creating a work culture in which multiple generations can thrive in diverse work environments

Subject Matter Expert

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  Sadhana Warty Hall

  Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center
  Dartmouth College

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Sadhana Warty Hall is the Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College. She has designed management and leadership programs that prepare Dartmouth undergraduates for entry into the workforce. Her current workplace encompasses staff from different generations. In 2015, Ms. Hall was the recipient of the Sheila Culbert Distinguished Employee Service Award given by Dartmouth College in recognition of a decade of work during which she built, broadened, and brought academic rigor to experiential learning programs that deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of public policy and strengthen their leadership skills. In 2019, Ms. Hall was one out of 45 individuals worldwide to receive the Endeavour Executive Leadership Award, presented by the Australian government to leading professionals to undertake research and professional development in Australian institutions. Hall has worked for more than 20 years with communities in Asia, Pacific, and the Former Soviet Union to implement programs in health, education, agriculture, and economic development. In the US, Ms. Hall's experience includes working for the NH Department of Health and Human Services. She also served as the director of international relations with the Global Health Council, where she also directed three annual global health conferences with 1,500 participants representing 80 countries. All these experiences have sparked her interest in how we can foster vibrant intergenerational communication in the workplace. Hall holds a B.S. from the University of Delhi, India, a M.A. from the University of Rajasthan, India, and a M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gilling’s School of Public Health.

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Fragility is a term often used to describe countries that are emerging from conflict. The United States, assessed in 2018 to be the country most able to deal with a disaster, has tragically performed the worst of any industrialized country in the COVID pandemic. The speaker will discuss the possible roles and specify policy options for health professionals that can address American fragility. Without public health there will be no public trust. Without public trust, American fragility will not only continue but it will worsen.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define "American fragility"
• Identify 1-3 possible roles health professionals are already playing to address “national fragility”
• Identify 1-3 new ways health professionals can increase their professional engagement to address American fragility
• Identify 1-2 policy options to address American fragility
  

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  Noah Nesin, MD

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Dr. Noah Nesin has been a family doctor in Maine since 1986, first in a private, solo practice and then in FQHCs (Health Access Network in Lincoln and Penobscot Community Health Care, based in Bangor. Dr. Nesin was raised in Howland, Maine, where his father was a family doctor for 39 years. He attended Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency in Duluth, Minnesota. Throughout his career Dr. Nesin has led efforts in evidence based prescribing and in practice transformation to improve efficiency and to use health care resources judiciously. Dr. Nesin has mentored PA, nurse practitioner and medical students, and Family Practice residents throughout his career Dr. Nesin serves as the chair of Maine’s Academic Detailing Advisory Committee, the body which oversees the Maine Independent Clinical Information Service, sits on the Advisory Committee for the Lunder Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine, and on the Community Advisory Committee for Maine Health Access Foundation. He was a co-founder of Maine Quality Counts’ Maine Chronic Pain Collaborative, is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, and is a member of AHRQ’s National Integration Advisory Council, which is currently focused on treatment of substance use disorders across the country. Dr. Nesin is also a member of Maine’s Opioid Clinical Advisory Group and Maine’s Governor has appointed him chair of the newly formed Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board and also appointed him as a member of Maine’s Board of Licensure in Medicine. Dr. Nesin is the current President of the Maine Public Health Association and published a number of papers and opinion pieces related to primary care.

Subject Matter Expert

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  Norbert Goldfield, MD

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Norbert is founder/ CEO of Healing Across the Divides (www.healingdivides.org; HATD), focusing on peace-building through health in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The mission of this organization is to measurably improve the health of marginalized Israelis and Palestinians through community-based interventions. Norbert Goldfield MD is also founder/ CEO of a bipartisan venture incorporated in April 2018, Ask Nurses and Doctors or AND (www.asknursesdoctors.com). The mission of AND is to organize and then link local health professionals with competitive national political candidates who have practical plans for universal quality affordable health coverage for all Americans. Dr. Goldfield has published more than 100 books and articles. His latest book is Peace Building through Women’s Health: Psychoanalytic, Sociopsychological, and Community Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Routledge, Taylor Francis, 2021). He is also a practicing internist at a community health center. Dr. Goldfield has served on a number of local (e.g. Congregation B’Nai Israel; Health Care for All) and national boards (e.g. Bend the Arc). He has taught college courses on a variety of topics including Peace Building Through Health, and the Impact of AIDS on American cities. Prior to February 2018, Dr Goldfield worked for 30 years as medical director for a research group developing tools linking payment for health care services to improved health care outcomes. These tools are in use in many countries in addition to the U.S.

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Measuring the economic costs and benefits of a public health program translates its impact into objective monetary terms and helps make the case for investments that support positive health outcomes. Economic evaluations are unique in their ability to assess the cost-effectiveness of a program by weighing costs and benefits. This presentation will discuss the feasibility of doing an economic evaluation and will present the findings from two programs as examples.

What you'll learn

At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and benefits of economic evaluations.
• Explain economic terms such as return-on-investment, break-even analysis, and quality-adjusted life years.
• Discuss the importance of different perspectives and how to engage stakeholders.

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  Michelle Mitchell

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  Michelle Mitchell is the Founder and Executive Director of Partnerships For Health, where she Mitchell serves as Principal Investigator in all evaluations undertaken. With a business undergraduate and a psychology graduate degree, Michelle navigates both the fiscal and relationship aspects of evaluation oversight. Her career in public health began while working in the rural HIV/AIDS-related clinical trial setting in South Africa. Since then, she has served as the principal investigator for over 85 evaluations that range from formative research on informed consent among vulnerable populations, to efficacy of an asthma home-visiting intervention. During her 20+ years in the field of public health, she has worked with local community organizations, statewide agencies, legislators, health systems, federal programs, and international agencies. In addition, Michelle has presented at many local, national, and international conferences.

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  Clyde Mitchell

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Clyde Mitchell has worked in academia for 27 years, teaching accounting and finance at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in both the United States and South Africa. Originally from Zimbabwe, Dr. Mitchell is currently a professor of Business at the University of Maine Farmington. Before entering academia, Dr. Mitchell worked as an accountant and consultant for Ernst and Young. Dr. Mitchell’s research includes business ethics, environmental accounting and reporting, and more recently economic evaluations and financial analyses in the field of public health.





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About this Webinar

As the public health workforce has suffered documented trauma and stress since 2020, there are many calls for rebuilding a resilient public health workforce. What known and practical leadership principles and techniques can we use as we rebuild? Part 1 of the two-part series will focus on strategies for individual and collective reflection, and explain concepts related to self-awareness and their place in leadership and building leaders. Practical self-reflection questions will be provided as well as examples of methods used by leaders and teams to engage the workforce in self-awareness work.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe concepts related to self-awareness and their place in leadership and building leaders
• Describe why using self-awareness tools for building leaders is valuable in a time of workforce trauma, stress and burnout
• Name two examples of how tools can be used individually or for a team

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  Sadhana W. Hall
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Sadhana Warty Hall’s commitment as both a teacher and practitioner of leadership reflects a deep dedication to justice and empowerment, both locally and globally. She has applied her experience in management and strategic thinking to community development at institutions ranging in location from New Hampshire and Vermont to Tuvalu, Armenia, and Bhutan. As the current Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College, she manages overall operations. She conceptualized the curricula of high-impact co-curricular leadership and mentoring programs and now oversees them. In recognition of her work, Sadhana received Dartmouth College’s Sheila Culbert Distinguished Employee Service Award, the Australia Government’s Endeavor Executive Leadership Award to adapt and implement leadership curricula for Australian Indigenous communities, and acceptance into the Fulbright Specialist Program. Over the past few years, Sadhana has offered workshops and technical assistance to different technical sectors including health, engineering, entrepreneurship, and higher education. She is the co-author of Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory and Practice (2018) and her second book, Leadership Blueprints: Adopt, Adapt, and Adjust was published in July 2021. Hall earned an M.A. in history from the University of Rajasthan, India and completed an M.P.H. in public health from the University of North Carolina in the United States.

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Acknowledgement: This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31685 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.” This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Webinar

As the public health workforce has suffered documented trauma and stress since 2020, there are many calls for rebuilding a resilient public health workforce. What known and practical leadership principles and techniques can we use as we rebuild? Part 2 of the two-part series will focus on strategies for individual and collective reflection, and explain concepts related to principles of team dynamics and organizational development and their place in leadership and building leaders. How can this help us build not just resilient workplaces, but also vibrant, caring, and authentic cultures where our workforces will want to stay?

What you'll learn

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Review key concepts related to team dynamics and organizational development
• Name two examples of how tools have been used to improve workforce team dynamics
• Describe how teams and organizations can use tools to create a vibrant, resilient, and equitable workplace

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Subject Matter Expert

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  Sadhana W. Hall
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Sadhana Warty Hall’s commitment as both a teacher and practitioner of leadership reflects a deep dedication to justice and empowerment, both locally and globally. She has applied her experience in management and strategic thinking to community development at institutions ranging in location from New Hampshire and Vermont to Tuvalu, Armenia, and Bhutan. As the current Deputy Director of the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth College, she manages overall operations. She conceptualized the curricula of high-impact co-curricular leadership and mentoring programs and now oversees them. In recognition of her work, Sadhana received Dartmouth College’s Sheila Culbert Distinguished Employee Service Award, the Australia Government’s Endeavor Executive Leadership Award to adapt and implement leadership curricula for Australian Indigenous communities, and acceptance into the Fulbright Specialist Program. Over the past few years, Sadhana has offered workshops and technical assistance to different technical sectors including health, engineering, entrepreneurship, and higher education. She is the co-author of Teaching Leadership: Bridging Theory and Practice (2018) and her second book, Leadership Blueprints: Adopt, Adapt, and Adjust was published in July 2021. Hall earned an M.A. in history from the University of Rajasthan, India and completed an M.P.H. in public health from the University of North Carolina in the United States.

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