Hey JHU faculty & staff🗣️

Looking to gain practical knowledge to enhance influence with decisionmakers at all levels of policymaking? Join us for the Advocacy Action Lab on June 6, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Applications are due TODAY!

publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-center/…

'Through an inclusive, consensus-driven process, we can better prepare public health students to engage in policy advocacy.'

Check out this commentary on a recent study that supports the need for the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force (PH-ACT)📝.
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What’s the current state of advocacy instruction in schools and programs of public health? Read this first of its kind study by Glenn E. Schneider and Dr. Yuka Asada to find out and join the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force (PH-ACT) bit.ly/ImprovingAdvoc…

This #EarthDay we're highlighting the Public Health On Call series, 'How to Be a Climate Change Advocate,' where Shelley Hearne chats with leaders about public health's role at the intersection of climate change & advocacy.

Listen to the episodes now👉🏽:
publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/making-an…

If we want to tackle our nation’s most intractable public health problems, we need public health practitioners who know how to engage in policy advocacy. wp.me/p7l72S-a14 bit.ly/3TQYcKz Glenn E. Schneider Horizon Foundation Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy Shelley Hearne UIC School of Public Health

Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy is hosting a one-day Advocacy Action Lab that offers practical insights, knowledge, and skills to enhance influence with decisionmakers at all levels📝.

JHU faculty & staff are eligible to apply.

Applications due in TWO WEEKS, by May 1.
bit.ly/advocacyaction…

What’s the current state of advocacy instruction in schools of public health? Read this first of its kind study to find out & help shape the future of public health advocacy instruction by joining the Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force (PH-ACT).

journals.lww.com/jphmp/fulltext…

Wonderful opportunity for an experienced public health policy practitioner: the Lerner Center for Health Advocacy is hiring a professor/deputy director. Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy apply.interfolio.com/144309

A hub for Extreme Risk Protection Order resources, the National ERPO Resource Center at ERPO.org, serves as a vital tool for law enforcement, policymakers, medical professionals, and citizens—empowering every individual to play a role in preventing gun violence.

That's a wrap on Q1!

As a new month begins, we're reflecting on our strides in public health advocacy during the first three months of 2024.
Let's keep nourishing change together!🍏

#PublicHealth #PublicHealth Advocacy #NationalNutritionMonth

We are proud to again be named the #1 public health school in the nation by our peer schools and programs, as measured by U.S. News & World Report.

Read more details, including this year's rankings of specialty areas within public health >>> publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/johns-hop…

Our director Shelley Hearne was invited to the UK College of Public Health's #NPHW celebration to celebrate & discuss public health.

The university also purchased copies of Hearne's Policy Engagement📖, an intro to policy advocacy and decision-making.

Thank you, Wildcats!

We’re inspired by our Sommer Klag Advocacy Award winners & finalists. They are true advocacy rockstars!💪🏼

Joshua Horwitz, Shannon Frattaroli, Dr. Nadia Akseer, Cassandra Crifasi Harry Barbee, PhD Gigi Gronvall, Melissa Hopkins & others!

Read about their work: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-center/…

#NPHWChat

A6: To achieve #HealthEquity , #PublicHealth will need to reimagine community engagement, promote community involvement in decision making, and co-create solutions.

Explore key recommendations: discover.astho.org/49ly1BB. #NPHW Chat #NPHW

A2 Building Strategic Skills for Better Health: A Primer for Public Health Professionals is an essential resource for implementing and developing the leadership, management, and advocacy skills needed for effective #PublicHealth practice. #NPHW Chat #NPHW  debeaumont.org/books/building…

A2 #PublicHealth students today need cross-cutting skills to succeed in the workforce. Academic organizations and institutions can look to the Strategic Skills for Public Health Practice as guidance for fostering well-rounded professionals. #NPHW Chat #NPHW debeaumont.org/strategic-skil…

A1 #PublicHealth needs advocates — and lobbying isn't a dirty word! Shelley Hearne, Dr Keshia Pollack Porter + Katrina S. Forrest break down how to effect change in Strategic Skills for Public Health Practice: Policy Engagement. From APHA Press + de Beaumont. #NPHW Chat #NPHW debeaumont.org/books/strategi…

A2- The field of public health is full of opportunity! Let’s help students explore a variety of options to find their niche. Join us Thursday for our networking/mentoring webinar to meet other public health professionals across the country! #NPHW Chat #NPHW #PublicHealth

We need to prepare our students to be effective advocates for public health. Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy, de Beaumont Foundation, and others are working to build consensus around the essentials of advocacy instruction.

Learn more➡: bit.ly/PH-ACT

#NPHW Chat #NPHW #PublicHealth