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Annotation: This webinar provides attendees with a roadmap for understanding the science of trust, including strategies that can both develop, nurture, and repair trust between families and professionals. It outlines how researchers have documented new, ongoing, and growing conflict between families of students with disabilities and the professionals who serve them. The presenter explains that the majority of these challenges begin with a lack of trust, that has either never existed in the partnership or deteriorated as a result of a breakdown in communication, incompatible goals, and/or misunderstanding between parties. The webinar reinforces that trust is one of the most commonly mentioned partnership barriers discussed in the literature. Despite this acknowledgment of trust, the science of understanding, developing and nurturing trust is rarely defined, or described in a way that supports conflict prevention or resolution between families and professionals.

Learning Objectives: • Define trust for the family-professional partnership. • Understand the importance of trust. • Identify the barriers to trust. • Describe the relationship between trust and conflict. • Apply strategies used to develop and nurture trust.

Annotation: This video showcases a diverse panel of experts discussing the importance of evidence-based policy making. Topics discussed in this video are scaling in the public sector, actionable evidence, obligations of researchers, and more. This video also includes a discussion of a book that argues that scaling represents the next frontiers in evidence-based policymaking as well as ways to address scaling in research endeavors.

Learning Objectives: • Define scaling. • Explain the importance of the use of evidence in policy making. • Identify how to address the issue of scaling in research, funding, and program implementation endeavors.

Annotation: Public health was not a profession until the early 20th century following the movement to institutionalize and link health education to medical training. Historically, the concepts of health are rooted in the cultural perceptions surrounding health predominant for the period. Archeological evidence gives us an indication of how these concepts of health evolved over time and impacted the practice of maintaining the health of the population, even affecting how we think of health in the current age. This course will give an overview of the historical record of cultures and how they affected health practices and how these cultural beliefs impacted current public health practices. Additionally, the course will examine the institutionalization of public health in the United States. This course will consist of two modules. Module one will examine the historical foundation of health beliefs and perceptions up to the 18th century and the emergence of modern thought. Module two will examine how social reform influenced the practice of public health in England and how these beliefs were then transformed into modern public health practice. Finally, module two will describe the institutionalization of public health in the United States.

Learning Objectives: Module 1. Historical Foundations of Health Beliefs Up to the 18th Century • To examine the cultural and religious origins of public health beliefs and behaviors • To provide selected archeological evidence to verify how public health concepts evolved and impacted the maintenance of health within populations • To demonstrate the health impact of the crusades and pilgrimages to the Holy Land through a discussion of epidemics of leprosy and syphilis • To illustrate the basis for medical practices in antiquity that by today’s standards seem bizarre • To provide specific illustrations (e.g. days of quarantine) of how religious beliefs influence health codes and behaviors Module 2. Foundations of Public Health in the Modern Era • To illustrate the emergence of public health as a profession through the linkage of health education and medical training • To discuss influential legislation such as the Hill-Burton Act and their affect on modern medical practice • To demonstrate the relationship between state and local health agencies and the important roles played by each • To illustrate the positive influence of public health practice on morbidity and mortality as regards the nation’s health • To outline and discuss the three critical functions of public health as proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Annotation: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a second pandemic of stress, anxiety and fear. As public health workers, your work has a unique level of stress during this time. We are best able to maintain our mental health through these difficult times if we stay aware of the effects of stress, take steps to stay mentally healthy, and maintain connections with others. This webinar offers information on awareness, self-care and connection with others so public health workers can develop a plan for maintaining their mental health. Presenters discuss common issues such as coping with fear, anxiety and loss; changing work demands; navigating family relationships; and coping with an uncertain future as the pandemic continues. The course contains two modules: a content module and a resources and evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

Learning Objectives: • Explain the impact of stress and anxiety during traumatic events. • Discuss the importance of staying socially connected during social distancing. • Identify two coping mechanisms for navigating an uncertain future during a pandemic.

Annotation: This interactive presentation reviews two systems tools: 1) the 5 R's method,and 2) system support mapping. Both tools represent a systems thinking framework; the presenters also shows how the frameworks can be used in a maternal and child health setting.

Learning Objectives: • Use systems thinking to clarify and strengthen your system in the time of COVID-19. • Practice using two system mapping metrics to guide conversations across stakeholders.

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.

Annotation: This webinar will help you learn about what it takes to be a successful public health leader, including the importance of both technical and adaptive leadership skills.

Learning Objectives: • Define leadership • Explain why adaptive leadership is important for public health • Define the difference between social marketing and community engagement • Discuss some basic concepts of extreme leadership

Annotation: This session is part of a three-webinar series offered by the SOC Leadership Learning Community on unique aspects for leadership in this challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since most leaders are now functioning in virtual environments, the presenter discusses considerations and specific strategies for achieving objectives using remote teams. The topics covered include assuring effective communication, achieving alignment on strategies assuring attention towards focused action maintaining clarity, and giving people hope, among others. Participants leave with information about what leaders should pay attention and what they should do when their teams are not on site and in-person interaction is not possible.

Annotation: This webinar introduces systems thinking and shows how a better understanding of systems can help public health professionals accomplish their objectives, structure their work, and form partnerships within and outside their organization.

Learning Objectives: • Learn and define the interconnected components of a system. • Explore different examples that illustrate a systems perspective. • Examine a toolbox of systems mapping resources.

Annotation: Outreach and engagement are critical components to establishing better outcomes for youth and young adults of transition age. During this webinar recording, the Young Adult Services and Supports Learning Community (YASS) explored best practices and lessons experienced by the Florida Healthy Transitions team.

Learning Objectives: • Review best practices in outreach, communication and engagement. • Describe the Florida Healthy Transition team’s outreach to engage Y/YAs in behavioral health services and supports. • Provide examples from Florida HT of lessons learned around the integration of youth and young adult (Y/YA) voice. • Offer specific strategies for replication.