State and Local Partnerships to Promote Community Health
Virtual
Thursday, April 03, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are excited to announce the first virtual learning session of the 2025 Getting Further Faster (GFF) Community of Practice (CoP)!
Supported by the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the GFF CoP is designed to connect and support community, public health, and healthcare coalitions and partners working to address non-medical factors that influence chronic disease in their communities, like improving neighborhood design, linking communities with healthcare, increasing access to nutritious food, promoting social connections, and creating tobacco-free environments.
In this virtual learning session, Tennessee state and local health department representatives will discuss their initiatives, barriers, and lessons learned.
Learning objectives:
- Highlight the benefit of establishing partnerships between state and local health agencies and community coalitions to advance health outcomes.
- Explore innovative community-based approaches to improving the built environments in Tennessee.
Speakers:
- John Vick, Director, Office of Primary Prevention, Tennessee Department of Health
- Shannon Velasquez, Built Environment Coordinator, Office of Primary Prevention, Tennessee Department of Health