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Sarah Auer •
Reminder: Mentorship Program Evaluation —
This is a friendly reminder to please complete the 2020-2021 Mentorship Program Evaluation if you have not already. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and critical for enhancing the program for future cohorts. You should have received an email with the link to the survey in Qualtrics from Sarah...
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Sarah Auer •
The Key to Landing Your Next Job? Storytelling. —
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Check out this article on the importance of storytelling throughout the entire job hunt process - from personalizing your resume to writing cover letters and going through interviews.
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Sarah Auer •
Discussion: Virtual Conferences —
Have you presented at a virtual conference before? Are you planning to present at one in the future? Share your experiences presenting in the virtual format in the thread below, including any tips or tricks you learned along the way or questions you may have as you prepare.
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Symone Richardson •
Mentor-Mentee Highlights —
We wanted to add a message board for you all to highlight things that your mentor and mentee pairs have worked on together, things mentors have helped mentees with, and discuss any professional or personal growth you’ve achieved through the program. Please share your own highlights in the comments.
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Symone Richardson •
Ying Zhang - Virtual Mentor Panel —
1. What was your first leadership role and how did you obtain it?
My first job after graduate school was Epidemiology Surveillance Coordinator at Nebraska state health department. This was also my first leadership role, where I supervise a few data analysts. Before obtaining this job, I w...
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Symone Richardson •
Sandra Pena - Virtual Mentor Panel —
1. What was your first leadership role and how did you obtain it?
In my previous role, my supervisor vacated her position. Since we were a smaller agency, this departure left a large void within our program (infectious respiratory diseases). In the absence of having a supervisor, the work did...
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Symone Richardson •
Krystal Mason - Virtual Mentor Panel —
1. What was your first leadership role and how did you obtain it?
I took on the role of Project Committee Coordinator for an international non-government organization, Peace Brigades International. This is a human rights organization that I worked for first as a volunteer field officer and...
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Symone Richardson •
Jon Rosenberg - Virtual Mentor Panel —
1. What was your first leadership role and how did you obtain it?
I was chief of an occupational health section in the California Department of Public Health from about 1985-1990, as a result of multiple leadership changes. However, my first true leadership role was chief of the CDPH HAI...
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Symone Richardson •
Job Hunt Tips & Tricks —
Please use this discussion thread to provide advice, best practices, articles, and/or personal anecdotes about job hunting for fellow mentorship program participants.
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Symone Richardson •
Job Board —
Please use this discussion thread to post current or upcoming public health positions for fellow mentorship program participants to consider.
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Symone Richardson •
Key Public Health Knowledge —
The public health field is constantly innovating and evolving so it is important to have a diverse toolbelt . Please share some public health skills, data software, and/or topics you think are most important to know or learn!
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Symone Richardson •
Discussion: Companies Can - and Should - Help Employees Pay Student Loans —
[Companies can and should help employees pay student loans.PDF]
With national student debt reaching almost $2 trillion, many Americans are looking for additional ways to get help pay back their loans. According to this Harvard Business Review article, financial instability is commonly cited as th...
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Jenna Webb •
Mentee Networking —
Hi! During our call today, we talked about having a place for the mentee's to network! I thought I would start a discussion page. :)
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Jessica Arrazola •
Making Connections —
In our mid-way evaluation and our check in calls, we have heard the need to help connect the cohort of mentors and mentees together beyond your assigned mentor/mentee. Please post your requests and offers for expertise or guidance in this discussion post. For example, a mentee may want to conne...
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Symone Richardson •
Discussion: What factors are impacting the vaccine rollout and distribution? —
The vaccine rollout has offered new hope in seeing light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel for many Americans. However, there have been conflicting timelines around when most Americans will be vaccinated. Currently, one factor contributing to vaccination delays is the winter weather stor...
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Symone Richardson •
Leading Equity: Changing the Narrative through Public Health Leadership - webinar series —
ASTHO will be offering a 4-part webinar series called Leading Equity: Changing the Narrative Through Public Health Leadership every Friday in March! The webinar series will feature keynote presentations from nationally recognized thought leaders, followed by breakout discussions led by state hea...
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Symone Richardson •
Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce —
The Region IV Public Health Training Center is holding a webinar, Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 2:00pm EST.
From Region IV: The Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit fo...
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Symone Richardson •
Discussion: What are the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health? —
As we approach the 1-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions continue to arise concerning mental health. Stress about becoming infected, separation from loved ones, and financial insecurity are some of the factors contributing to poor mental health, not only in the United States but worldwi...
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Symone Richardson •
Mentor and Mentee Halfway Check-in Calls —
Hello everyone! This is a reminder to provide your availability for your group halfway check-in call. The halfway check-in is for mentors and mentees to chat among themselves and discuss aspects of the program thus far. Please complete the Doodle poll for your group based on your availability by ...
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Symone Richardson •
Upcoming Region V Public Health Trainings —
The Region V Public Health Training Center is offering live trainings over the next couple weeks. Please see below:
Policing as a Public Health Issue - Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 4:00pm EST
From Region V: There are many health and health equity concerns associated with police and policing. M...
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Symone Richardson •
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Supply and Logistics Messaging —
The Public Health Communications Collaborative will be hosting a webinar, "COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Supply and Logistics Messaging", on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST.
From the PHCC: The Public Health Communications Collaborative presents its third webinar, COVID-19 Vaccine Dist...
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Symone Richardson •
Spatial Analysis Workgroup Webinar: Esri ArcGIS Insights —
CSTE's Spatial Analysis Workgroup is happy to announce an upcoming webinar for the month of December! Please join us on Tuesday, December 15th at 1:00pm EST to learn more about Esri ArcGIS Insights from Mr. Warren Roberts.
DESCRIPTION:
Esri ArcGIS Insights is a powerful analysis made intuiti...
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Symone Richardson •
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Legal Issues and Challenges —
The Network for Public Health Law will be hosting a webinar, "COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Legal Issues and Challenges", tomorrow December 10th at 2pm EST.
From the Network: As the nation awaits the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, local and state health officials are making plans to distribute ...
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Symone Richardson •
Discussion: Is ROWE the future of work? —
What if you could work from home, never track your hours, and only be evaluated based on what you produce? That's the idea behind a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) which takes Daniel Pink's focus on autonomy to the max.
Extra Extra! Related Resources post is a Huffington Post article that ...
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Symone Richardson •
Exposure Notification Learning Session Webinar —
The National Network of Public Health Institutes will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, December 10th from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET called: Exposure Notification Learning Session!
From the National Network of Public Health Institutes: This webinar takes a deep dive on learning more about the new...
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Symone Richardson •
Webinar: COVID-19: Experiences from Public Health – Seattle & King County’s current EIS officer, Thursday, November 19 —
The CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and the CDC American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Coalition is hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 1pm ET.
From CDC: Dr. Temet, the EIS officer assigned to Public Health in Seattle & King County discussions his journey ...
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Symone Richardson •
2020 Syndromic Surveillance Symposium —
[2020 Syndromic Surveillance Symposium Final Packet - Block Schedule Agenda Logistics Info_final.docx]
CSTE, in collaboration with CDC's National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP), will host a Syndromic Surveillance Symposium virtually November 17-19, 2020! The event will provide an engaging ...
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Symone Richardson •
Election 2020: Public Health Legal Reforms and Projections —
The Network for Public Health Law is offering a webinar, "Election 2020: Public Health Legal Reforms and Projections", on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 2pm ET.
From the Network:[Image] As the nation absorbs and assesses the results of the most widely-voted national election in U.S. history, publi...
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Symone Richardson •
Data on Purpose: Democracy, Civil Society, and Digital Technology —
Stanford Social Innovation Review is back with their Data on Purpose conference! The Data on Purpose conference, Democracy, Civil Society, and Digital Technology will take place online February 17-18, 2021.
From SSIR:
Stanford Social Innovation Review is pleased to announce the return of our a...
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Symone Richardson •
NACCHO Epidemiology Workgroup Announcements —
The Epidemiology Workgroup from NACCHO has shared two resources:
1. If you are considering applying for a Model Practice or Innovative Practice award through NACCHO, the informational webinar for 2021 will be on Thursday, November 5th at 2 PM ET. You can register here!
2. Webinar: Reverse the C...
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Symone Richardson •
Q&A on Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration —
The Network for Public Health Law has partnered with All In Data for Community Health on a series of webinars focused on racial equity and data integration. Click here to read the transcript of the Q&A from the Webinar Talk-Back: Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration with Sallie Milam, Deputy...
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