The Village Effect: How Community Partnerships Drive Lasting Health Improvements
Includes a Live Web Event on 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM (EST)
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- Non-member - $20
- Member - $10
- Student Member - $5
- Student Non-Member - $10
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:
- Analyze community partnership strategies that engage priority populations, organizations, and stakeholders in collaborative efforts to improve health equity and community health outcomes.
- 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.
Crystal Ann Hall, BA, CHW, CFPS
Community Engagement Officer
Black Child Development Institute- Ohio
Crystal Ann Hall is a community health worker, certified family peer support specialist, and Community Engagement Officer for the Black Child Development Institute–Ohio. Her work advances maternal and infant health, early childhood development, family engagement, health equity, and culturally affirming care. Through advocacy, professional training, and coalition-building, Crystal connects families, community organizations, and decision-makers to address barriers and strengthen systems of support. She is committed to ensuring that community voices help shape the policies, partnerships, and solutions that create lasting health improvements for children and families.
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