Webinars

Our monthly webinars provide data, tools and strategies to build equity into policy and practice. Join host Ericka Burroughs-Girardi and equity experts from across the country to learn about ways to improve health and well-being in your community. Watch live and join the interactive discussion after each webinar. Webinars are also available on demand.


August 24, 2017 3pm EDT

Creating Pathways to Opportunity for Youth and Young Adults

How communities support young people in their transitions into adulthood is an important indicator of societal well-being. Nationwide nearly 5 million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 are considered “disconnected,” meaning not in school or the workforce. The overall rate of disconnection is 12 percent—or nearly 1 in 8 youth—and even higher in rural counties, as well as among African...

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July 18, 2017 3pm EDT

Student Mobility: What Happens When Students Frequently Change Schools?

What happens when students frequently change schools during the school year? How fast do their records get transferred? Are lesson plans still same? How many days do they miss? High mobility often means students have a harder time staying on track with their academic achievement and engaging with teachers and peers. Join us to learn about how organizations and communities across the country...

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April 18, 2017 3pm EDT

Advancing Health Equity Through Strategic Partnerships

What does it look like for a community to advance health equity? How do communities strengthen relationships and build capacity to create a culture of health? Join us for a discussion with the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership, anchored in Birmingham, Alabama, where they have made health equity a priority. Members from the Partnership will share how they strategically engaged local...

March 14, 2017 3pm EDT

How to Craft a Quick and Persuasive Message: The 27-9-3 Rule

Do you want to know how to effectively engage listeners in less than 10 seconds? Do you want to strengthen your persuasive messaging to both connect and inspire your audience to get involved and take action? The 27-9-3 Rule (from M+R Strategic Services) describes a process for creating powerful, succinct messages—no more than 27 words, delivered in nine seconds, containing just three (or...

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February 07, 2017 3pm EST

The Power of Storytelling: Giving Life to Voices and Data

How can we use storytelling and data to empower community members, shape community vision, and make our work come alive to the people we want to influence? When personal stories from community members are blended with data and statistics, the combination can be a powerful tool for change in a community. Join us as we learn how a 'Living Storybook’ portrays community member voices, personal...

January 24, 2017 3pm EST

Evaluating Impact Effectively & Efficiently

Has your partnership struggled with identifying expertise and funding to measure impact? You are not alone. While evaluating your efforts is an important step in the community health improvement process, it can be challenging to evaluate effectively and efficiently. LiveWell Greenville (LWG), a multisector partnership in South Carolina, has made evaluation one of its core activities...

July 26, 2016 3pm EDT

Let’s rap about Health Gaps: CHR&R data & tools to keep us talking

How many people could be living longer, healthier lives if they had the opportunities of those in the best performing counties of your state? This brief, 20 minute webinar short will focus on data and tools to understand the size and nature of health gaps, and to help continue a conversation about how to close them. The Health Gaps Reports and an accompanying Discussion Guide will be featured...

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June 28, 2016 3pm EDT

What Works for Health 101

This 20 minute webinar will explore What Works for Health (WWFH), an online resource that provides communities with information to help select and implement evidence-informed strategies (i.e., policies, programs, systems and environmental changes) that can help improve health behaviors, clinical care, the physical environment, and the social & economic factors that affect health....

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May 03, 2016 3pm EDT

Rankings in Action: Exploring A Community’s Innovative Social Service Model

The United Way of Central Ohio has discovered an innovative approach to deliver social services. The Pathways Community HUB is a social service integration approach with the potential to leverage a community-based care coordination strategy alongside emerging initiatives like Patient-Centered Medical Homes, Accountable Care Organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and others intended to...