The country is recognizing and facing another Ebola outbreak, with vaccine and treatment in question as the disease spreads. We have witnessed quarantine for Andes Hantavirus. We have witnessed misinformation regarding acceptable treatment and vaccines for once-understood, eliminated disease entities. This presentation will give an understanding of how others (medical / nursing/community members) see your work and your practice. This program will also provide results of surveys and research, incorporating new avenues to pass through the many roadblocks you are presently facing in your practice.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe new ways to incorporate health concerns and practices with the community and healthcare professionals in their local hospitals and health facilities.
2. Describe the results of surveys and research that will assist in editing misinformation.

HESPA III Competencies included: 

5.1.1 |Adv| Determine purpose, hypotheses, rationale, and questions.

5.3.5 |Adv| Identify implications of the findings. 

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 1. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126049.

This Community Conversation will focus on the Children, Adolescents, and School Health Community of Practice. This virtual conversation is open to anyone interested in connecting about shared interest, research, and practice in health equity. You will have the opportunity to meet other SOPHE members with similar interests, share more about your own interests and work, and discuss future collaborations. All experience levels are welcome including students, early career professionals, and experienced professionals. 

This Community Conversation will focus on the University Faculty Community of Practice. This virtual conversation is open to anyone interested in connecting about shared interest, research, and practice in health equity. You will have the opportunity to meet other SOPHE members with similar interests, share more about your own interests and work, and discuss future collaborations. All experience levels are welcome including students, early career professionals, and experienced professionals. 

Discover how community partnerships can serve as powerful drivers of lasting health improvements for children, families, and communities. This interactive session explores practical strategies for building trust, fostering collaboration, and translating community voice into meaningful action. Participants will examine real-world examples of community-driven advocacy, cross-sector partnerships, and family-centered engagement approaches that strengthen access to resources, improve health outcomes, and support sustainable change.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze community partnership strategies that engage priority populations, organizations, and stakeholders in collaborative efforts to improve health equity and community health outcomes.
2. Develop an actionable stakeholder engagement plan that incorporates community voice, shared decision-making, and collective impact principles to identify and achieve desired health outcomes.

HESPA III Competencies included: 

2.1.2 |Entry| Facilitate collaborative efforts among stakeholders to sustain engagement.

2.2.2 |Entry| Elicit input from stakeholders regarding desired outcomes.

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126043.

Participants will learn best practices for sustaining workforce development through academic–practice partnerships. Participants will enhance skills in data interpretation, communication, and evidence-based decision-making, thereby improving their capacity to address health inequities. The presentation will demonstrate that by interdisciplinary collaboration, professionals can effectively leverage data modernization efforts to improve population health outcomes and advance health equity.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to identify and select hands-on, interactive activities that provide health practitioners with opportunities to apply data modernization skills.
2. Upon completion of this session, participants will have knowledge of data systems required for data-driven decision making, health literacy, community-informed surveillance, and innovative strategies for health equity

HESPA III Competencies included: 

5.5.3 |Entry| Use appropriate modalities to collect and manage data.

5.3 |Adv| Interpret data.

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126048.

The Art of Being Alone' is a dynamic keynote that takes the audience on a journey through the current loneliness epidemic, how to leverage alone time to fuel creativity and productivity, and offers take home tactics for in-life implementation of change. The conversation touches on keys to leadership, building meaningful relationships, and how to find your pursuit of purpose.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Contextualize the importance of feeling lonely, loneliness amongst our peers, and personal alone time. This provides not only perspective, but empathy through bold and powerful real-world statistics and examples.
2. Implement five new methodologies on how to lean into alone time to explore personal creativity, leadership skills, and their own pursuit of purpose.

HESPA III Competencies included: 

7.6 |Entry| Evaluate communication.

9.5.4 |Entry| Build relationships with other professionals within and outside the profession.

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126042.

Reproductive health is a fundamental component of health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Despite advances in healthcare and public health practice, substantial disparities in reproductive health outcomes persist across populations and communities. Health literacy plays a critical role in shaping individuals' ability to access, understand, evaluate, and use reproductive health information to make informed decisions, yet inequities in education, healthcare access, and social conditions continue to create barriers to optimal reproductive health.

Using a life-course perspective, this keynote will examine how reproductive health literacy influences health outcomes from adolescence through older adulthood and explore the social, structural, and environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health inequities. Drawing on current evidence and public health practice, the presentation will highlight opportunities for health educators to advance reproductive health equity through culturally responsive communication, community engagement,
advocacy, and evidence-based interventions. 

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the role of health literacy in reproductive health promotion and identify strategies to support equitable access to reproductive health information and services across diverse populations and life stages.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors influencing reproductive health outcomes.

2. Communicate evidence-based reproductive health information to diverse audiences.

HESPA III Competencies Include:

1.1.6 |Entry| Examine the factors and determinants that influence the assessment process.

7.1.3 |Entry| Identify credible and evidence-informed sources of information in order to promote factual messages

9.1.4 |Entry| Promote health equity. 

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126022DL.

Indigenous healing knowledge has contributed greatly to modern science and medicine, yet it is seldom acknowledged and celebrated. The Nughejagh project (New-Ha-Jaw) is an Indigenous community-led initiative that aims to improve healthcare delivery systems by bridging the two medicine worlds - the contemporary medicine world and Indigenous traditional healing together to create spaces of care that are holistic and culturally relevant. Join Professor Jessica Ross, founder of the Nughejagh project, as she shares the findings from her research and lived experiences that highlight the importance of cultural protective factors in establishing and maintaining good physical, mental, spiritual, and environmental health.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how Indigenous knowledge, cultural strengths, and community priorities can inform culturally responsive health education in Tribal communities.
2. Identify community-engaged and strengths-based strategies that support the translation of research into meaningful health education practice.
3. Apply lessons from community-based initiatives, such as the Nughejagh Project or Tribal oral health education, to identify opportunities for respectful collaboration and culturally responsive health education within their own professional settings.

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126019DL.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way health educators teach, train, and prepare future professionals. When used thoughtfully, AI can provide learners with realistic practice opportunities that strengthen communication skills, cultural responsiveness, professional preparation, and confidence in addressing complex public health conversations. However, the integration of AI into education also raises important ethical considerations related to accuracy, bias, transparency, environmental sustainability, and professional competency development.

Drawing from prior experiences as Chair of the Health Sciences Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage, this webinar will explore practical and ethical applications of AI in health educator training. Participants will learn how AI-powered simulations and role-playing activities can be used to prepare students for motivational interviewing, professional interactions, and communication with diverse populations, including wide variety of age ranges, vaccine-hesitant individuals, and people with varying health literacy levels. The session will also examine strategies for ensuring AI enhances rather than replaces critical thinking, empathy, and evidence-based health education practice.

Participants should leave this webinar being able to: 

1. Describe ethical considerations associated with the use of artificial intelligence in health educator training.

2. Identify AI-enhanced instructional strategies that support the development of communication and professional preparation skills among health education students and practitioners.

3. Evaluate the opportunities and limitations of AI-generated simulations for supporting professional preparation and workforce readiness among future health educators.

Competencies that will be covered include: 

7.1.2 Identify the assets, needs, values, and characteristics of the audience(s) that affect communication and message design (e.g., literacy levels, culture, cognitive and perceptual abilities).  

7.3.3 Tailor message(s) for the audience(s) (e.g., culturally appropriate, accessible).

9.1 Practice in accordance with established ethical principles.

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID 0126020DL.

AI is rapidly shaping how people access and interpret health information - through chatbots providing health information to AI applications for mass public health messaging. At the same time, public health leaders lack the technical literacy to effectively assess the risks and benefits of AI integration. This workshop seeks to build foundational AI literacy for public health advocates. This webinar will equip participants with practical tools to evaluate AI-generated health information, communicate about AI-related risks and opportunities, and to engage in advocacy conversations about AI governance in public health.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Evaluate AI-powered health information tools using a public health communication and advocacy framework.
2. Identify strategies to advocate for transparency, accountability, and equity in AI-enabled health communication systems.

HESPA III Competencies included: 

4.2.10 |Adv| Identify implications of the results.

6.1.4 |Entry| Identify factors that facilitate and/or hinder advocacy efforts (e.g., potential for partnerships, political readiness, organizational experience, risk). 

Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Activity ID DL0126047.