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Saving Lives Where They’re Lived: Street Medicine & Overdose Prevention in Action
Join us for a powerful conversation to hear how street medicine outreach teams are working together to prevent overdose and save lives.

AI in Public Health: Amplifying Our Ability to Meet the Needs in Our Communities
The first in a three-part series, this foundational webinar introduces how AI can enhance public health efforts, with practical guidance on maximizing benefits while minimizing bias and inaccuracies.

From Challenge to Change: Leading Rural Communities Toward Better Health Outcomes
Focusing on chronic disease prevention in rural communities, this Web Forum will highlight the unique role of collaboration and strategic partnerships in improving health outcomes. Discover how cross-sector efforts can address barriers, enhance resources, and create lasting, positive impacts on community well-being.

Creating Safe Space: What Young People Need in Overdose Prevention
For youth facing behavioral health challenges, safety is the foundation for prevention and harm reduction. This Web Forum will explore trauma-responsive approaches to creating welcoming, supportive spaces that build trust and encourage meaningful engagement.
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From the Ground Up: Grassroots Strategies for a Lead-Safe Future
This Web Forum explores the powerful role of grassroots leadership in lead-prevention efforts, highlighting the innovative strategies, partnerships, and community-driven solutions that make local action effective and sustainable.
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Transforming Community Infrastructure: A Systems Approach to Lead-Free Communities
This Web Forum will explore how both government agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) have worked together to build a more coordinated, systems-level response to lead exposure.
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Preparedness: Where Adaptive Leadership Really Matters
This Masterclass will provide an opportunity for individuals throughout the country to learn from leaders in the field of disaster preparedness about best practices in responding to the needs of their communities. Panelists will discuss their local community preparedness and response work, with an emphasis on how adaptive leadership practices have supported their efforts.

Behind the Numbers: Making Sense of Trends in the Drug Supply and Overdose Rates
Have you had trouble making sense of recent trends in the drug supply and overdose rates? You’re not alone. In recent years, countless new synthetic drugs have entered the drug supply, and various theories are posited for changes in overdose death rates.
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Building Narrative Power for Health: Strategies and Tools for This Moment
In this webinar, Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) will share strategies to strengthen narrative power, including how to assess power dynamics and craft compelling, values-driven messages that inspire action.
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Engaging Pharmacists: Opportunities for Overdose Prevention, Treatment and Harm Reduction
Pharmacists play a critical role in overdose prevention. Hear from a community pharmacist, a public health pharmacist, and a state-level advocacy organization on how to effectively engage local pharmacists in your work.
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Empowering Communities: Tools for Building Partnerships between Health Departments and Community Health Workers
Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a vital role in building trust and improving public health. This webinar explores their key roles, training, and scope of work, along with resources from NACHW on hiring, partnerships, and program funding.
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Communicating Now: Strategic Framing for Health Justice
Join Dr. Carmen Nevarez (Public Health Institute) and Dr. Julie Sweetland (FrameWorks Institute) for a candid discussion on reframing conversations about health justice. Learn evidence-based strategies for bridging differences and taking a stand against harmful policies.
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The Power of Connection
The work we do in overdose prevention has always been difficult, but added stressors continue to cause unprecedented levels of toxic stress and burnout. Together we will hear from Brooke Briggance, Program Director at Cypress Resilience Project to learn about “collective care” and “community care” and which stems directly from the brain’s need for healthy connection. During this web forum Brooke will explore what healthy connection looks like, its role in healing and how we can access it to support our well-being.
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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.
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Protecting Our Planet, Securing Your Future: A Career in Environmental Health
Join PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact, in partnership with the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health, for an insightful panel discussion featuring experienced Environmental Health Specialists. Gain valuable insights into the diverse and rewarding career opportunities within the field of Environmental Health.
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Grief and the Holidays
This training, presented by Cypress Resilience Project, will think through why the holidays are difficult for grievers in the public health field, and what measures might be taken to help navigate them while experiencing loss and trauma.
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Mobilizing Strong Partnerships
This interactive session will examine the action steps necessary to mobilizing strong partnerships by deferring to the community and supporting authentic community engagement.
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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.

Public Health Authority and Infrastructure: Opportunities for Support and Accountability
Join PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact and ChangeLab Solutions for an hour-long interactive webinar on public health authority.
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Supporting Strong Partnerships
This interactive session will explore ways to support strong partnerships in both collaborative coalition structures as well as via contractual partnerships.
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Turning Policy into Practice: Implementation Guides for Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction
In this Web Forum, ChangeLab Solutions will introduce 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 will explore 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.

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.

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.

CHWs Working in Diverse Settings - The Hawai'i Exemplar
Do you know about how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can support your work in a clinical or public health care setting? Are you interested in establishing or strengthening a CHW association or program in your state? Do you want to learn about a successful state-wide CHW program model?

2024 COPN Convening: Overdose Prevention Legislation and Policy Solutions in California
How do we translate policy into action to save lives? Join us for this free virtual event to hear from experts in California on recent and forecasted policy and legislation related to overdose prevention, substance use treatment, and harm reduction.

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.

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.

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.

Paths to Public Heath: A Conversation with an Epidemiologist and a Health Educator
Join PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact in conversation with public health experts from diverse backgrounds. Our panel will explain their unique paths into public health, and give in-depth descriptions of their professional experience. You will gain insight into exciting roles within public health and hear expert advice on how you can get there too!
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