Exchange: Public Health and the Environment
If healing and protecting not only people, but the world we
all live in gives you hope, Exchange: Public Health and the Environment is
for you. Discover how our panelists saw the forest for the trees through
their public health education and careers.
**Instructions to access the course will be provided
after you register.**
Target Audience
This session is primarily intended for students
participating in a MAR-PHTC Field Placement or Collaborative Project, but all
are welcome.
Panelists
- Tina Ndoh, PhD, Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Associate Dean for Practice, Director of the Center for Public Health Practice, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
- Leah Schinasi, MSPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Length: 70 minutes
Continuing Education Credits
Continuing
education credits are not offered for this course.
Technology
Requirements
This course is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A
computer with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and
run this platform is required.
For more information about this course or for assistance
with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was created in March 2025.
Exchange: Public Health Careers, Emerging Latino Communities
Everyone wants to feel a sense of identity
and belonging. This
recorded panel discussion helps
you feel the connection. Exchange
panelists each detail the path taken through education, experience, and
employment, leading to their current positions working with Latino communities
in public health.
**Instructions
to access the recording will be provided after you register.**
Target Audience
This panel recording is primarily intended for students participating in
a MAR-PHTC Field Placement or Collaborative Project.
Panelists
- Patricia I. Documét, MD, DrPH, Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center and Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
- Camilo Ruiz, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
- Lisa M. Vaughn, PhD, Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Technology
Requirements
This
recording is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer
with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this
platform is required.
For more information about this course or for assistance with
registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This recording was created in November2023.
Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities at Community Health Centers
Thinking about your
employment options after graduation? Interested in working with at-risk
populations? Consider community health centers (CHC)—organizations that meet the public health needs of vulnerable
populations in medically underserved areas— and join us for an
interactive discussion about this overlooked employment path. Learn about CHCs
from agency personnel who will describe their organization’s mission and target
population as well as the journey to their current position.
**Information to access the recording will be provided after you register.**
Target
Audience
This presentation is appropriate for
students, site supervisors, faculty, and HRSA Public Health Training Center
personnel.
Panelists
Cindi
Christ, Chief Operating Officer, Pennsylvania Association of
Community Health Centers
Bernadette Ramirez, Clinical Recruitment Specialist, Virginia Community
Healthcare Association
Megan Loucks,
Director of Quality Improvement, DC Primary Care Association
Technology Requirements
This video is presented through the VImeo
internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection and the
ability to download and run this platform is required.
Length: 1 hour
Level
This training is
appropriate for those with no, basic, or intermediate levels of experience with
community health centers.
Creation Date: This training was created
2/12/20.
For more information about
this course or assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Consulting and More
Get behind-the-scenes insights on today’s trends in the field of public health. Craft your own public health career vision with guidance from experts. Join us to learn about the path to public health consulting.
**Instructions to access the recording will be provided after you register.**
Target
Audience
This
presentation is appropriate for students, site supervisors, faculty, and HRSA
Public Health Training Center personnel.
Technology
Requirements
This
recorded webinar is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A
computer with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and
run this platform is required.
For more information about this course or assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Governmental Public Health
Interested in exploring mitigation strategies for COVID-19? Want to create policies to help refugees integrate into the community? Aspire to advance health outcomes of underserved populations? Join us for an interactive discussion about this important employment path. Learn about governmental public health from panelists working in public health careers at the local, state, and federal levels who will describe their organization’s mission, how their jobs impact target populations, and their personal journeys into governmental public health.
**Instructions to access the recording will be provided after you register.**
Target
Audience
This
presentation is appropriate for students, site supervisors, faculty, and HRSA
Public Health Training Center personnel.
Panelists
Patricia
Evans, Chief Learning Officer, DC Health Office of the Director
Deb
Koester, Executive Director, West Virginia Local Health Inc.
Megan
Lincoln, Public Health Analyst and Project Officer, Health Resources and
Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce
Lauren Orkis, Viral
Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Dave
Walton, Chief of Office of Performance Management, Delaware Department of
Health and Social Services Division of Public Health
Technology
Requirements
This
recorded webinar is presented through the Vimeo Internet-based platform. A
computer with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and
run this platform is required.
Creation Date: This training was created 10/16/20.
For
more information about this course or assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Jumpstart Your Career! Public Health Practica
In this recorded webinar, practicum site supervisors and students from Drexel University, Johns Hopkins, the University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University Schools of Public Health talk about their practicum experiences. The panel provides tips identifying rewarding practica through the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center and discusses how to leverage a practicum into a career.
**Instructions to access the recording will be provided after you register.**Target
Audience
This
presentation is appropriate for students, site supervisors, faculty, and HRSA
Public Health Training Center personnel.
Panelists
Alyssa Cawley, MPH, Account Manager, TechChange
Mary Conroy, MPH candidate, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
Elizabeth Hassett, MPH candidate, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Paul R. Hyland, MBA, MPA, Director, Office of Medical Marijuana,
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Alexa J. Meinhardt, MPH, Preparedness Epidemiologist, Delaware
Department of Health and Social Services
Tierra M. Pritchett, EdD, Director Legislative and Regulatory
Affairs, Health Partners Plans
Taylor Robinson, MPH candidate, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Technology Requirements
This recorded webinar is presented through the
Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection
and the ability to download and run this platform is required.
Creation Date: This training was recorded 1/29/21.
For more information about this course or assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Public Health Careers—Explore the 10 Essential Services Session 1: Assessment Function
**Instructions to
access the course will be provided after you register.**
Target
Audience
This video is appropriate
for anyone interested in the 10 Essential Public
Health Services but is primarily intended for graduate students participating
in an EXPO Field Placement or Collaborative Project.
Panelists
Todd M. Bear, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of
Public Health
Jason D. Flatt, PhD, MPH,
Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health
Emma Hosman MPH, CHES, CPH, Logistics Coordinator, Philadelphia
Department of Public Health Division of Disease Control
Kristen J. Mertz, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist,
Allegheny County Health Department
Technology Requirements
This video is presented through the
Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection
and the ability to download and run this platform is required.
For more information about
this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was recorded October 22, 2021.
Public Health Careers—Explore the 10 Essential Services Session 2: Policy Development Function
**Instructions to
access the course will be provided after you register.**
Target
Audience
This video is appropriate
for anyone interested in the 10 Essential Public
Health Services but is primarily intended for graduate students participating
in an EXPO Field Placement or Collaborative Project.
Panelists
Alexandra
Bhatti, JD, MPH,
Director, U.S. Vaccine Public Policy, Merck
Molly Jacobs,
MPH, Project Manager,
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts
Geoffrey
Mwaungulu, Jr., JD, MPH,
Director for Public Health Law and Policy, National Association of County and
City Health Officials
Technology Requirements
This video is presented through the
Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection
and the ability to download and run this platform is required.
For more information about
this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was recorded January 28, 2022.
Public Health Careers—Explore the 10 Essential Services Session 3: Assurance Function
Are you eager to nurture our public health
ecosystems for
optimal outcomes for everyone? To
harvest top-quality health systems, we need professionals to constantly check
that health-promoting processes are accomplished correctly and
inclusively. It’s all about getting it
right and then doing it even better!
Target
Audience
This video is appropriate
for anyone interested in the 10 Essential Public
Health Services but is primarily intended for graduate students participating
in an EXPO Field Placement or Collaborative Project.
Panelists
Lora
Ann Bray,
Manager of Community Partnerships, Education, and Training, Center
for Health Equity, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Stephanie
L. Creasy, MPH,
Research Coordinator, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of
Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Annie
Nagy, MA, MPH,
Workforce Development and Training Manager, Allegheny County Health
Department
Lycia
Neumann, PhD, MPA,
Senior Research and Evaluation Scientist, Highmark Wholecare; Research and
Evaluation Strategic Coordinator, Instituto Oncoguia
Sharon
Elizabeth Ross, PhD,
Assistant Professor of Health and Human Development, University of
Pittsburgh; Director, Latino Family Health Lab
Technology Requirements
This video is presented through the
Vimeo Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection
and the ability to download and run this platform is required.
For more information about
this course or for assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
Creation Date: This training was recorded March 25, 2022.