Category: Events and Webinars

APHA Annual Meeting 2022: International Health Program Highlights

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Events and Webinars, Section Announcements

Hi members!

We are excited to see you in Boston! We’d love to meet you at our booth in the Exhibit Hall, our Open House/Business Meeting on Sunday at 10 AM, or our Networking/Awards Ceremony on Tuesday at 6:30 PM. Below are a few highlighted events from the International Health program.

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Want to talk about your experiences at APHA 2022 and be featured in our upcoming newsletter? Let us know at ihsection.communications@gmail.com 

See you soon!
Jean, Amanda, Chris, and Kinjal

International Health Section Communications Committee

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International Health Program Highlights Community-Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) Working Group Pre-Conference Event – Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era

Saturday, November 5
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration is required. Learn more at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-health-workers-at-the-dawn-of-a-new-era-tickets-395264074487

International Health Section Open House and Business Meeting

Sunday, November 6
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/65409

Global Maternal and Child Health Network Business Meeting

Monday, November 7
6:15 PM – 7:45 PM

https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/66761

International Health Policy and Advocacy Committee Meeting

Monday, November 7
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/66766

International Health Section Awards and Reception

Tuesday, November 8
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Join us for a fun night of networking and a short awards ceremony to recognize outstanding members who have contributed in an important way to global health and our section. https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/66529 

Palestine Health Justice Working Group

Tuesday, November 8
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/66768

International Health Luncheon

November 9
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/66681 

View the entire International Health program here: https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Program/2202

Webinar: “How Does a Society Reclaim Human Flourishing When Faced with a Pandemic?”, 10/20

by ihsection, posted in COVID-19, Events and Webinars

October 20th | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CST

The NDSU Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth and the NDSU Department of Public Health are proud to announce the upcoming webinar, “How Does a Society Reclaim Human Flourishing When Faced with a Pandemic?” 

This virtual panel discussion will explore a number of health and economic questions related to the pandemic. The panel of experts will address issues such as (1) the economic, health, and social costs of the COVID-19 pandemic and policy responses, (2) the difficult balance in addressing economic, health, and social concerns, and (3) the types of policies that are likely to accelerate the return to a society that is physically and mentally healthy, where economic opportunities are growing, and where there is a greater sense of community.

Please go to this web page to register:  

https://www.ndsu.edu/challeyinstitute/events/more_events/

IH Section Webinar 8/20: Insights from Managing a Health Systems Development Program (HSDP) Grant

by ihsection, posted in Events and Webinars, Health Systems, Section Announcements

Dr. Iyabo Obsanjo, the Co-Director for African Development at the College of William and Mary will discuss her involvement with a World Bank-funded Health System Development Project in Ogun State, Nigeria. She’ll share what worked and what didn’t from her perspective as the Commissioner for Health, in addition to describing areas where Health System development funding is lacking.

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Time: 11 AM – 12 PM ET

Register to attend here

This webinar is hosted by the APHA IH Section’s Health Systems Strengthening Group. The objective of the working group is to provide a venue for interested global health professionals to learn about systems sciences, collaborate around research and practice activities, and advocate for increased consideration of system sciences in education, practice, policy and evaluation for strengthening health systems. We welcome interested members (APHA membership is not a prerequisite) with expertise and/or interests in applying systems thinking approaches and methods to strengthen health systems, in both developing and developed countries. 

Find out more about the Health Systems Strengthening Group  

Malaria SBC Evidence Discussion Webinar: Prescriber and Patient Interventions, 8/6

by ihsection, posted in APHA IH Section, Events and Webinars

How can research findings inform and improve social and behavior change (SBC) programs? What questions can SBC practitioners keep in mind to help sift through research, interpret publications, and apply lessons learned? Join Breakthrough ACTION for the third in a series of online guided discussions following a journal club format about malaria SBC evidence on August 6, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (EDT). More information about the article and how you can prepare for and participate in the online discussion is found below.

Featured presenter

Dr. Clare Chandler, Co-director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Antimicrobial Resistance Centre

About the article

In the article Prescriber and patient-oriented behavioural interventions to improve use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Tanzania: facility-based cluster randomised trial, the impact of a health worker training and health worker patient-oriented training were compared with the standard government training on rapid diagnostic tests. This facility-based cluster randomized trial demonstrated that a combination of prescriber and patient behavioral interventions can reduce prescription of antimalarials to patients without malaria to near zero. Small group training with SMS messaging was associated with a significant and sustained improvement in prescriber adherence to rapid diagnostic test results.

Preparing for the discussion

Download and read the article.
Download and use the Discussion Guide, which has questions to consider as you read and to help you follow along during the webinar discussion.

Register to Attend

Webinar and Discussion Series: Malaria Social and Behavior Change Evidence Discussion – Mobilization and Supportive Supervision

by ihsection, posted in Events and Webinars, Noncommunicable Diseases

How can research findings inform and improve social and behavior change (SBC) programs? What questions can SBC practitioners keep in mind to help sift through research, interpret publications, and apply lessons learned? Join Breakthrough ACTION for the second in a series of online guided discussions following a “journal club” format about malaria SBC evidence on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. (EST). More information about the article and how you can prepare for and participate in the online discussion is found below.

Featured presenter

  • Dr. Ashis Das, Public Health Specialist, World Bank

About the article

In the article Strengthening malaria service delivery through supportive supervision and community mobilization in an endemic Indian setting: an evaluation of nested delivery models, the impact of community mobilization and community mobilization combined with supportive supervision were compared with routine government malaria prevention and control activities. This randomized control study found that bothcommunity mobilization and community mobilization combined with supportive supervision improved a number of community preventive and care-seeking behaviors for malaria.

Preparing for the discussion

Download the article and the Discussion Guide, which has questions to guide your reading and to help you follow along during the online discussion.

Click here to register to attend.