Join the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials​ (ASTHO) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for a panel discussion on Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 2-3:30pm EDT. This 90-minute 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 AHD 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, MLIS, AHIP

Director, Workforce Development, PHF

Casie Higginbotham, MS, CPH, MCHES

Academic Health Department Director, Tennessee Department of Health

Jen Ricci, MPH

Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) Scholar Program Manager, RIDOH Academic Institute

Erika Gutiérrez Martínez, MBA, SHRM-SCP, CTCM, CHW, CPM

Assistant Director of Public Health, City of Laredo Public Health Department (TX)

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The AHD Learning Community brings together public health and population health professionals to learn about AHD partnerships. Learning Community members share knowledge and experiences related to AHD partnerships and learn from each other through webinars and meetings, peer discussion, expert technical assistance, and resources and tools. The AHD Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. Visit the AHD Learning Community webpage or contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org​ for more information.

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