Vermont Public Health Association

Curious how AI can be harnessed by public health practitioners? Check out this article by the American Journal of Public Health: "The Way Forward to Embrace AI in Pubic Health."

For those of you in and around Montpelier, VT, VtPHA is hosting an in-person gathering of public health champions on December 5, 2024. Check out the event listing for more details. Hope to see you there!

Many thanks to our fantastic speakers at last night's Public Health Career Panel. Wonderful to hear from recent public health graduates about their new public health careers, their motivations, and their desire to connect with more students and early career professionals in Vermont. Young Professionals Public Health Career Network anyone? Again, thank you to: christel tonoki with Steps to End Domestic Violence Julia Pencek with Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Geneva Cote with Vermont Department of Health Lanie Billings with Northern Vermont Area Health Education Center

Join us this afternoon to learn more about careers for recent graduates in public health! 4:30-5:30pm 11/14. Zoom: Meeting ID: 878 4290 5238 Passcode: 149186

A thoughtful piece on how public health professionals should engage with a public that is increasingly skeptical of science, experts, and institutions.

We've been looking for some analysis/informed reflection on possible administrative picks of the incoming administration and what comes next for public health. Appreciate the insights in this article from Your Local Epidemiologist. https://lnkd.in/eAB9rU4f Some constructive ideas for how to navigate this shifting environment from the article include: - Building bridges instead of manning the barricades by finding common ground, which requires active engagement and humility. (It always helps me focus on one fact: No one wants to die. Then I move from there.) - Recognizing what you say matters. That is, if you want people to hear you. Through literally the words we use, the framing, and the approach. - Communicate with empathy, as anger and shame will only drive people further away. - Listening (not simply hearing) so we can respond better to the needs on the ground. Americans need their questions answered, not to be told what to believe. - Making strategic choices about which battles to fight, at what time, and at what level of government. Political capital is as scarce as financial resources—and needs to be allocated carefully.

VtPHA is pleased to announce the first in a series of three public health career panels that we will be hosting this academic year.?Each panel will include four to five public health professionals excited to share the story of their career path and answer questions from the audience. Our first panel is this Thursday, November 14, from 4:30pm-5:30pm on Zoom (see below for details). Our panelists will include: christel tonoki, Legal Advocate at?Steps to End Domestic Violence Julia Pencek, Research Associate at?Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) Geneva Cote, Chronic Disease Specialist at?Vermont Department of Health Lanie Billings, Health Careers Program Director at?Northern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) To join the meeting, please use the Zoom link below. The presentations and discussion will be recorded and made available for anyone that cannot attend. Zoom Meeting Details:? Link:?https://lnkd.in/e-m68AXA Meeting ID: 878 4290 5238 Passcode: 149186 Hope to see you there!

If you're at American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting (#APHA2024), be sure to come by room M101A at 2:30pm today. We've got a great session planned - Mobilizing a Public Health Campaign. Speakers will include Sarah Burd-Sharps from Everytown for Gun Safety, Christina P. from the University of Kansas, Saraniya Tharmarajah from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and our very own Daniel Olson. Many thanks to Maine Public Health Association's Executive Director Rebecca Boulos for making this session a reality. Looking forward to it!

Great energy here at the kick-off of American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting. Packed house listening to Georges Benjamin. #APHA2024

Headed to American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting? We are too! If you'd like to meet up to discuss public health in Vermont, let us know in the comments. And... don't miss our Executive Director (Daniel Olson) Monday, 2:30-4:00 in Room M101A. Dan will be discussing VT's new public health caucus in the session titled: Mobilizing a Public Health Campaign. #APHA2024