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Aligning Perspective to Eliminate Health Inequity - Faith and Public Health Collaboration
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Manjusha Saxena, MPH
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MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sophie Naji, BS
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MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Mark Hunter
,
Illinois Department of Public Health, Rockford, IL
Devangna Kapadia, MS MPH
,
MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Shirley Fleming, RN, CNM, MSN, MDiv, DrPH
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University of Illinois Office of Community Engagement and Neighborhood Health Partnership, Chicago, IL
Kirsten Peachey, MSW, MDiv, DMin
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The Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation, Advocate Health Care, Park Ridge, IL
Kyle Auman
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Winnebago County Health Department, Rockford, IL
Melissa Martin
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MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice, UIC School of Public Health, Chicago, IL
The Institute for Faith and Public Leadership was created to foster and enhance the partnerships between faith entities and public health institutions and enhance their collective capacity to address health inequities rooted in complex social problems such as racism and poverty. The MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice at University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and The Center for Faith and Community Health Transformation developed the Institute for Faith and Public Health Leadership 3 years ago. This presentation will highlight the following: how the Institute curriculum seeks to create and strengthen partnership between faith and public health institutions; show the impact of the institute since its inception 3 years ago; and highlight the Winnebago County Health Department’s initiative - “Dare to Hope” and “Dare to Change”– that addresses how disbanded families lead to health inequity in a community. These two projects are the products of this health department's participation in the Institute for 3 years .
Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Learning Objectives:
Describe the Institute for Faith and Public Health Leadership and why it was developed.
Discuss how this Institute builds capacity and fosters cohesion among faith and public health workforce.
Discuss the impact of Years 1-3 of the Institute through evaluation data.
Describe and discuss the “Dare to Hope” and “Dare to Change” initiative Winnebago County Health Department developed and implemented as a result of participating in the Institute for 3 years.
Keyword(s): Health Disparities/Inequities, Partnerships
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a program manager for the MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice at University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health and managed the Institute for Faith and Public Health Leadership for the past 3 years. I have ten years of experience in developing public health training initiatives.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
