Supporting
WORKERS ON THE FRONTLINES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the people working on the frontlines of public health need a team in their corner more than ever. As a proud member of the Region 2 Public Health Training Center (R2PHTC), the Rutgers Center for Public Health Workforce Development provides a variety of support and training opportunities for public health professionals in New Jersey and beyond. The R2PHTC has been funded in varied iterations through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for over twenty years. In partnership with R2PHTC’s coordinating office, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Center provided educational opportunties in the form of 12 webinars, each of which addressed timely and relevant public health issues such as climate change and mental health, COVID-19 racial disparities, COVID-19 vaccination topics, infection control in childcare settings, stress and burnout among public health professionals. In total, over 1,100 participated in these sessions, with more than 2,000 additional YouTube viewers. Each session offered public health, health education and nursing continuing education credits.
EMPOWERING PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION
After witnessing widespread misinformation and mistrust of public health leaders during the pandemic, it was essential to highlight the critical role public health professionals must play in countering that misinformation. To help provide skills needed to do this, the Center hosted its 27th Annual Public Health Symposium, ‘Takin’ it to the Streets: Authentic Communication for Strengthening Trust in Public Health. With a powerhouse panel of experts on board, participants learned creative ways that the principles of communications and marketing can be used to combat mistrust in science. More than 450 participants attended the Symposium.
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