Join Us at APHA 2023
Staff from PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact will be presenting four sessions that highlight public health workforce development, environmental health, multi-sector leadership training and partnership building, and creating capacity with mental health first aid. See session details below for more information and join us at APHA 2023.
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Pathways for new professionals: Revitalizing California’s public health workforce
Abstract ID: 534619 Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Session: Health Administration Section Roundtable Session 2: Health Administration and Workforce Management
Session Number: 2162.0 Session Time: 4:30 PM – 6 PM ET Roundtable Time: 4:30 PM – 6 PM ET
Presenter/Authors: Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, Karya Lustig, MA, ISS (Presenter), Amy Max, MPH, Karlene Kuhn, MA (Presenter), Tamnnet Kidanu, MPH (Presenter)
Description: There is a significant public health workforce shortage nationwide, with the workforce shrinking by 15% within the past decade and new professionals facing barriers to entry. PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact (CHLI) has developed workforce pathway programs placing early career professionals in high need and high impact public health roles. This session will explore these innovative approaches to revitalize the public health workforce and build new pathways to careers in public health. Attendees will leave with resources and inspiration to address their local public health workforce challenges.
ADVANCING LEADERSHIP & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Environmental policy, prevention and partnerships: Building lead free communities with the national leadership academy for the public’s health
Abstract ID: 534278 Date: Monday, November 13, 2023
Session: Building Healthy and Resilient Communities
Session Number: 3020.0 Session Time: 8:30 AM – 10 AM ET Presentation Time: 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM ET
Presenter/Authors: Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, Karya Lustig, MA, ISS (Presenter), Lia Randazzo, MPH
Description: Lead poisoning continues to be a major public health issue for many communities, causing permanent and disabling health impacts that disproportionately affect children, communities of color, recent immigrants, and those living in low-income housing. This session will introduce participants to a successful model for improving collaborative efforts focused on lead poisoning prevention within local communities. Presenters will describe how the core features of Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health programming can be adapted for individuals, teams, and organizations across the country focused on lead poisoning prevention.
ADVANCING LEADERSHIP & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Nothing about us without us: Helping local leaders build lead free communities
Abstract ID: 534455 Date: Monday, November 13, 2023
Session: Advancing Environmental Equity to Achieve Healthier, Happier Communities
Session Number: 3112.0 Session Time: 10:30 AM – 12 PM ET Presentation Time: 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Presenter/Authors: Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH (Presenter), Karya Lustig, MA, ISS, Lia Randazzo, MPH (Presenter)
Description: Lead poisoning continues to be a major public health issue for many communities, causing permanent and disabling health impacts that disproportionately affect children, communities of color, recent immigrants, and those living in low-income housing. This session will introduce participants to a successful model for improving collaborative efforts focused on lead poisoning prevention within local communities. Presenters will describe how the core features of Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health programming can be adapted for individuals, teams, and organizations across the country focused on lead poisoning prevention.
OVERDOSE PREVENTION & MENTAL HEALTH
Healing others, healing ourselves: Saving lives with mental health first aid
Abstract ID: 534516 Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Session: Bridging the Gap: Roles of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Mental Health and Substance Use
Session Number: 4253.0 Session Time: 2:30 – 4 PM ET Presentation Time: 2:45 PM – 3 PM ET
Presenter/Authors: Carmen Nevarez, MD MPH, Karya Lustig, MA, ISS, Amy Max, MPH, Veronica Johnson, MPH (Presenter), Lia Randazzo, MPH
Description: Presenters will discuss CHLI’s current initiative to scale MHFA certification and trauma-informed practice trainings across the public health workforce. They will describe specific examples of what this spread and scale looks like in practice, including MHFA trainings for AmeriCorps VISTA members embedded in local communities and an overdose prevention coalition that sponsored MHFA certifications for their local medical providers, educators, and law enforcement. The presenters will also showcase available wellness tools and resources used to bolster nationwide capacity in trauma-informed care and help the workforce address toxic stress and burnout.
