Hot Topics in Practice

Hot 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.

Previous Sessions

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

All Hands on Deck: How Non-Traditional Partners Evaluated Boating Laws

January 26, 2016

In the January session of Hot Topics in Practice, Marla Peters, MHA, shares her experience working with marine law enforcement officials to evaluate a law change to improve boater safety.

Leading Strategic and Long-Range Planning Efforts

November 10, 2015

In this one-hour webinar, Kurt O’Brien, MHROD reviews the importance of long-range planning, especially in light of health care reform.

Developing Evidence About Public Health Services

October 28, 2015

In this one-hour webinar, Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, FAAN, reviews the importance of collecting standardized data and demonstrates how the information is being used to make the case for public health services.

Evaluating Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies

September 29, 2015

In the September session of Hot Topics in Practice, Donovan Newton, MPA, discusses evaluation results of current injury and violence prevention initiatives.

The “One Health” Approach to Public Health Challenges in the Pacific Northwest

July 14, 2015

In the July session of Hot Topics in Practice, Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH, discusses the “one health” framework for connecting human, animal, and environmental health to address emerging disease challenges.

Ending the Tobacco Epidemic: Past Lessons and Next Steps

June 23, 2015

In the June session of Hot Topics in Practice, Drs. Patrick O’Carroll and Tim McAfee will review past and future strategies for preventing tobacco-related diseases.

Measles Elimination: Successes and Challenges in Alaska

May 19, 2015

In the May session of Hot Topics in Practice, Rosalyn Singleton, MD, MPH, shares how Alaska’s health care providers, public health workers, and policy-makers helped to successfully eliminate endemic measles cases in their state.

Community Health Workers: Public Health and Health Care Collaborating for Health Equity

April 21, 2015

In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, health care leaders provide an overview of the community health worker model and review opportunities for integrating these health professionals into public health and health care delivery systems.

Priority Spokane: Focusing on Educational Attainment to Improve Health

March 17, 2015

In this session of Hot Topics in Practice, leaders from Priority Spokane discuss their unique partnership for educational attainment and health.

Naloxone Distribution for Opioid Overdose Prevention

February 24, 2015

In this session of Hot Topics in Practice, leaders from the front lines of the opioid overdose epidemic will offer collaborative solutions and evidence-based interventions for supporting public health and safety.

Messaging Strategies in the Era of Misinformation

February 2, 2015

This one-hour webinar reviews messaging strategies for hot-button issues like vaccines, climate change and fluoridation.

Data for Addressing Health Disparities

January 13, 2015

In this session of Hot Topics in Practice, Teresa Litton, MPH, discusses ways public health and health care professionals can use data to jointly address health disparities and lead health systems reform in their state.

Health Impact Reviews: A Step Toward Health Equity in All Policies

December 16, 2014

In the December session of Hot Topics in Practice, representatives from the Washington State Board of Health and Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities discuss how they conduct health impact reviews on legislative proposals.

Ebola Preparedness in Washington State

November 18, 2014

In the November session of Hot Topics in Practice, Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH, discusses Ebola preparedness efforts underway in Washington State.

Public Health’s Response to the Oso Mudslide

October 8, 2014

In the October session of Hot Topics in Practice, Gary Goldbaum, MD, MPH, shares how his health district worked with partner agencies in response to the Oso, Washington mudslide.