Public Health Training, Research, and Evaluation for the Northwest
Hot Topics in Practice is a monthly webinar forum to discuss issues currently affecting public health practice.
Each month guest speakers from local, state, tribal, and national public health organizations present and take questions from the audience. Hot Topics is moderated by Sue Grinnell.
Below you may browse previous Hot Topics webinar sessions. All are available for viewing in PH LearnLink free of charge.
June 24, 2025. This Hot Topics will examine the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Alaska and highlight the importance of data sovereignty as a pathway toward justice and healing
May 27, 2025. This Hot Topics will explore effective strategies for elevating health disparities in ways that elevate awareness, foster collaboration, and build consensus for change.
April 29, 2025. This Hot Topics will discuss the strategies utilized by Clackamas County to increase childhood immunization rates through improving vaccine access.
February 25, 2025. This Hot Topics will discuss Work Equity Research Center’s study on labor laws and steps you can take to apply legal epidemiology methods to your work.
January 28, 2025. This Hot Topics will discuss Oregon Health Authority’s role in the class action lawsuit against JUUL Labs.
December 17, 2024. This Hot Topics will dive into the Equity Framework for Outbreak Response and Prevention in Healthcare Settings, a resource developed by the Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) at the Public Health Institute in collaboration with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
November 19, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of one local health department’s approach to the syndemic model.
October 29, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of the One Health concept and its applications.
September 24, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of the in-home specimen collection and lab testing program called I Want The Kit (IWTK).
August 27, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of the major health impacts due to climate change and ways to manage it.
July 30, 2024. This Hot Topics will share the basics of Earned Income Tax Credits and provide an overview of their impact on health outcomes.
June 25, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of the impacts climate change has had on rural communities in Alaska.
May 15, 2024. This Hot Topics will explore the personal journeys of four panelists early in their public health careers.
April 30, 2024. This Hot Topics will provide an overview of the MAPP 2.0 framework and how it can be used to mobilize communities.
March 26, 2024. This Hot Topics will discuss generative artificial intelligence (AI).
