This webinar will describe the intersection between homelessness and housing and public health and health outcomes. It will discuss how housing is a social determinant of health and identify local
Leadership Domain: Health Equity and Social Justice
Human Health Effects of Climate Change
Following a short overview of the causes and mechanisms of climate change, the course reviews current and expected human health impacts, with particular emphasis on impacts in Vermont and the
Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis
This presentation will provide an overview of how Maine’s current incarceration system reflects critical economic determinants of health and how incarceration affects Maine’s economy, community health and safety. It will
Harnessing the Power of Public Health
Join Dr. Chris Chanyasulkit, President-Elect of the American Public Health Association, for her keynote address to Maine Public Health Association’s Annual Conference where she discusses public health’s response to the
Infectious Diseases and Identities: Recognizing and Reducing Stigma in Public Health
This course offers a deep dive into the complex relationships between stigma, identities, and infectious diseases, exploring how language, and societal attitudes have shifted through time. You’ll learn to recognize
Health and Social Equity in Indigenous Communities in Maine
The region called Maine is the ancestral territory of indigenous communities. The COVID 19 pandemic has been triggering for tribal nations. Disease was one of the first weapons used against
Insecure Housing, Homelessness, and Health
This course offers a deep dive into the complex relationships between stigma, identities, and infectious diseases, exploring how language, and societal attitudes have shifted through time. You’ll learn to recognize
Introduction to Ethics for CHWs
Community Health Workers face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Ethical challenges can range in severity and in some cases can be quite complex. This short introduction raises awareness of
Is it time to consider using Human Rights standards to look at Health?
What is the potential paradigm shift of applying human rights standards to your public health practice? At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: – Define human
Bringing Invisible Populations to Light: Methods for an Inclusive Population Health
This program explored the challenges associated with obtaining data about marginalized and hard-to-reach populations. Which populations are ?hidden? from existing public health statistics? What methods and techniques can help us