Live Webinar on July 17, 2:00 pm: Opioids are a medication class used to manage pain; however, their efficacy is matched by a significant level of risk to the patient (e.g., Dowell et al., 2022). The opioid "crisis" (e.g., Keefe et al., 2022) has been used to refer to the significant increase in the use of both prescribed and illicit opioids and the negative consequences resulting from this increased use. This study will situate opioid prescribing within the risk communication context by assessing the strategies physicians use to manage the risks presented to their patients by opioid medications. Constructs from the extended parallel process model (Witte, 1992) will be used to guide interviews with up to 40 physicians about which opioid-related risks they choose to communicate to patients and the extent to which they view themselves as risk communicators as related to prescribing opioids.

Live webinar on July 23, 2:00 pm: Participants will learn how to use a professional development planning template to implement standards-based health education aligned with the National Health Education Standards (NHES), 3rd edition. This train-the-trainer session equips participants with the knowledge and resources needed to support the dissemination of the NHES and promote effective, standards-based instruction.

Live webinar on August 14, 2:00 pm: Discover how AI can support or challenge equity in health! Many health systems and tools, often developed without input from marginalized communities, create barriers that limit fair access to care and essential services. As AI technology spreads, there’s a risk of unintentionally reinforcing these inequities—especially for those already underserved. Join this session to uncover how AI affects health education and learn practical steps to ensure these tools promote fairness and inclusivity. You'll leave with three key strategies to assess AI tools critically, ensuring they help break down barriers and advance health equity across all communities. Let’s shape a future where AI drives positive change, not division!

Live webinar on August 26, 2:00 pm EST. Discover Brave Talk, a free, expert-developed curriculum from The Jed Foundation (JED), used in over 230 U.S. colleges and 30 countries to help young people engage in supportive mental health conversations. This webinar introduces Brave Talk’s content, access instructions, and facilitation tips. Participants will leave with Brave Talk materials and practical, scalable tools to foster connection, reduce stigma, and guide young people toward help.

Live webinar on September 10, 2:00 pm: This webinar offers an essential overview of what to expect on the ground at the 2025 SOPHE Advocacy Summit: Finding Common Ground – Pathways to a Healthier Nation. Designed to equip both new and returning attendees, this session will walk through the day-to-day flow of the Summit.

Live webinar on October 8th, 2:00 pm: Develop future black women leaders in the Health Education profession by providing the mentee with guidance in understanding their leadership style with a holistic approach in providing a safe space to discuss beauty and self-care tips. This approach can also be practical using the Transtheoretical Model of Change, which is geared towards trust building with community programming and addresses every area of the Social Ecological Model.

Live Webinar on October 20, 2:00 pm: In this presentation, participants will have the opportunity to learn about AI bias and discover ethical complexities associated with utilizing AI in public health data and information sharing.

Live webinar on October 21 at 2:00 pm EST. Schools of Public Health have a vital role in cultivating self-directed learning skills in their students. At UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, all students in an MPH core course on health promotion and behavioral sciences (HPBS) were asked to complete the 60-item Andragogy in Practice Inventory (API) during the last week of course enrollment.