Pathways to Academic Health Department Partnerships: Successes and Best Practices
Thursday, May 01, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for an engaging panel discussion. This webinar will examine barriers, facilitators of success, and best or promising practices for academic health department (AHD) partnerships involving minority-serving institutions. Panelists from state and local health departments will share about their AHD partnerships and highlight successes in working with minority-serving institutions to improve health.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the foundations of Academic Health Department partnerships
- Demonstrate how AHD partnerships with minority-serving institutions contribute to health initiatives
- Identify strategies for developing AHD partnerships that strengthen the public health workforce
Featured Speakers:
- Kathleen Amos, Director, Workforce Development, PHF
- Casie Higginbotham, Academic Health Department, Director, Tennessee Department of Health
- Jen Ricci, Rhode Island Department of Health Scholar Program Manager, RIDOH Academic Institute
- Erika Gutiérrez Martínez, Assistant Director of Public Health, City of Laredo Public Health Department