Hot Topics in PracticeHot Topics in Practice is a monthly webinar forum to discuss issues currently affecting public health practice.

Each month guest speakers from local, state, tribal, and national public health organizations present and take questions from the audience. Hot Topics is moderated by Allene Mares.

Upcoming Session

November 2019

Economic Development for Rural Health
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 12:00 to 1:00 pm (PT)
Slides and slide handout available the morning of the session.

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Previous Sessions

Below you may browse previous Hot Topics webinar sessions. All are available for viewing in PH LearnLink free of charge.

Visually Communicating Public Health Data

November 21, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews strategies and inspiration for using data to tell compelling public health stories.

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A chart formed from a rainbow of colored pencils

Economic Development for Rural Health

October 29, 2019

This one-hour webinar discusses a unique community coalition in Klamath County, Oregon, that is connecting economic improvements to health.

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Oregon high desert skyline

Strengthening Tribal Public Health Partnerships

September 23, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews how non-tribal public health agencies can better collaborate with tribal entities to support community health.

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Comics for Health Promotion

July 23, 2019

This one-hour webinar explores how comics can be used for creative public health messaging.

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Clark County’s 2019 Measles Outbreak: Vaccination Science, Controversy, and Public Trust

June 25, 2019

This one-hour webinar describes how Clark County Public Health in Washington State responded to an outbreak in a community with large populations of unvaccinated children.

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Finding Strength in Small Numbers: Epidemiology in Urban Indian Communities

May 21, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews strategies for working with small data sets to better understand health issues, with examples from urban Indian communities.

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Changing the Narrative About Homelessness

April 30, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews how to address homelessness with new messages and interventions.

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Transitioning to Population Health Services

March 26, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews how a large health department reduced their clinical services to focus more on primary prevention.

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Systems Thinking in Public Health

February 26, 2019

In this one-hour webinar, Mary Kay Chess explores how systems thinking can be used to understand and resolve difficult public health problems.

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A Public Health Approach to the Opioid Crisis

February 26, 2019

This one-hour webinar reviews how public health professionals can take a lead in preventing opioid misuse.

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Cleaner Air For Oregon

December 20, 2018

In this one-hour webinar, David Farrer, MS, PhD, reviews how his Oregon colleagues addressed community concerns after high levels of arsenic and cadmium were detected in a Portland neighborhood.

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Supporting Emotional Wellness in Frontier Areas

November 27, 2018

In this one-hour webinar, Judith LaPan, MS, MBA, discusses how her rural Montana health department adopted an emergency response framework to better support emotional health in their community.

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Building Vaccine Confidence Through Messaging

October 24, 2018

In this one-hour webinar, communications professor Devon Greyson explores ways to help public health professionals and clinical providers speak about vaccinations.

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Smoke-Ready Communities During Severe Wildfires

September 25, 2018

In this one-hour webinar, Sarah Coefield, MS, discusses how the Missoula City-County Health Department supported public health during the 2017 summer wildfire season.

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Healthy Aging in Oregon

August 28, 2018

In this one-hour webinar, Kirsten Aird, MPH, shares Oregon's approach to engaging older populations in addressing health across the lifespan.

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