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Annotation: Technology is now an integral part of our every day lives, but are we leveraging it effectively in public health? Join hosts Public Health Institute (PHI) and P2Health to explore innovative approaches to solving public health problems, learn about emerging trends in technology and other innovations to support improved health, hear from startups bosWell and Bloomlife on the solutions they've devised to address health issues, and discover resources and information on technology and innovation.

Learning Objectives: • Explore innovative approaches to solving public health problems. • Learn about emerging trends in technology and other innovations to support improved health. • Hear from startups bosWell and Bloomlife on the solutions they've devised to address health issues. • Discover resources and information on technology and innovation.

Annotation: This 4-part webinar series brings together national experts and local health departments to discuss their work to advance health equity. Each webinar focuses on a set of strategic practices that health departments can take to pursue a wall-to-wall transformation of how they work internally, with communities, and alongside other government agencies.

Annotation: This video describes how Title V agencies are addressing health equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) as a response to their recent five-year needs assessment. It gives specific strategies being conducted by states and jurisdictions. The presenter then provides a conceptual framework for addressing disparities. This framework serves as the structure to discuss several practical tools to use in equity work. The presentation ends with a summary of where to find additional resources.

Learning Objectives: • Identify how Title V agencies are addressing health equity issues as discovered in their needs assessment. • Synthesize common strategies being used in the field related to both health equity and SDOH. • Utilize additional resources through the MCH Navigator.

Annotation: The MCH Essentials Series is a continuously refreshed collection of MCH topics, accessible anytime and from anywhere, covering content that is foundational for effective and equitable leadership across roles and settings. Topics range from MCH history to racial equity to youth empowerment. The MCH Essentials Series is for current and aspiring MCH professionals from all disciplines (including youth and families) and levels of leadership. Content is designed to meet a wide range of knowledge and skill development needs. Each topic presents content via narrated and interactive slide presentations, or AMCHP webinars that have been trimmed or otherwise adapted to support adult learning. Topics cover between 20 to 70 minutes of content and include additional resources.

Learning Objectives: Expand knowledge in the following areas: • Understanding MCH History and Systems for Transformative Leadership • Racially Just and Equitable Leadership • Racism as a Root Cause of Birth Disparities • Cultural Competency • Youth Empowerment • Life Course Perspective • Climate Justice • Evidence and Equity • Using Data to Inform MCH Programs • Return on Investment in MCH

Annotation: Recording of January 11, 2021 webinar where Human Impact Partners and Big Cities Health Coalition discuss their tool to support health departments in addressing equity in COVID-19 response. Featuring Lili Farhang, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners, Heather Jue Northover, Director, Center for Health Equity, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner, City of Minneapolis Health Department.

Learning Objectives: • Reenergize the practice of applying an equity lens in COVID-19 decision making. • Assess how decisions will be experienced by specific communities and ensure these decisions work for the people most impacted. • Learn an approach for engaging with and remaining accountable to communities historically disenfranchised from decision making.

Annotation: This webinar explores (1) a national initiative bringing together public health stakeholders to systematically implement and sustain social determinants of health efforts; (2) an innovative federal model testing whether addressing health-related social needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries improves outcomes; and (3) how a health plan is partnering with social workers to help patients with housing, transportation, utilities and more. In addition to the webinar video, an agenda, speaker biographies, and presentation slides are available. yyy

Annotation: The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS Standards) were developed as a tool to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This history positions the National CLAS Standards as an effective tool for advancing health equity and improving social justice. This webinar focuses on understanding the history of the CLAS Standards and learning how they can be used to advance health equity and social justice by improving access and effectiveness. yyy

Learning Objectives: • Review the history of the National CLAS Standards and their relationship to the Civil Rights Act; • Understand the relevance of civil rights law to behavioral health care practice; • Learn how the CLAS Standards can be used to advance health equity and social justice; • Discuss practical examples of how the CLAS Standards address disparities and improve health equity and social justice.

Annotation: This webinar focuses on providing strategies and guidance that individuals can use to identify and address racism and racial bias. yyy

Learning Objectives: • Understand and contextualize the three levels of racism: internalized, interpersonal and institutionalized/structural racism; • Apply a racial equity lens to collective impact-based health improvement initiatives using six guiding question; • Identify key strategies for designing intentional, action-oriented, and strengths-based approaches to start and sustain an equity-focused organizational culture shift .

Annotation: The Early Childhood Family Network’s (ECFN) vision is to live in a world where all children birth to eight are safe, healthy, and inspired to lifelong learning. Join EFCN for its inaugural webinar series for families and partners dedicated to early childhood social and emotional development. Dr. Alice Farrell presents on effective engagement strategies for counteracting the disparities that many families and children experience and how focusing on the use of best practices in engagement can yield positive family and community connections.

Annotation: A commonly asked question across states is “What strategic steps can we take to advance health equity at our health department?” In response to this need in the field the MCH Navigator in collaboration with the National MCH Workforce Development Center created this learning opportunity to assist MCH professionals in answering that question. Originally a full presentation focused on health equity conducted by the National MCH Workforce Development Center, we have separated it into multiple sections for easier access and the ability for learners to quickly locate specific sections of interest. This resource is formatted to include the following sections: an introduction, 10 individual strategies to achieve health equity, a presentation by Nevillene White of the New York State Department of Health which provides success stories applying health equity strategies in the field, and a short wrap up with additional resources provided. yyy