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Opportunities in governmental public health webinar

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center is offering an opportunity to learn about careers in governmental public health on Friday, October 16 from 1-2:15 p.m. The presentation is appropriate for students, site supervisors, faculty and HRSA Public Health Training Center personnel.

Interested in exploring mitigation strategies for COVID-19? Want to create policies to help refugees integrate into the community? Aspire to advance health outcomes of underserved populations? Join us for an interactive discussion about this important employment path. Learn about governmental public health from panelists working in public health careers at the local, state, and federal levels who will describe their organization’s mission, how their jobs impact target populations, and their personal journeys into governmental public health.

Location: Online. Information to access the course will be sent upon registration.

Moderator: Elizabeth Van Nostrand, Director and Principal Investigator, Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center

Panelists: Patricia Evans, Chief Learning Officer, DC Health Office of the Director; Deb Koester, Executive Director, West Virginia Local Health Inc.; Megan Lincoln, Public Health Analyst and Project Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce; Lauren Orkis, Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Pennsylvania Department of Health; Dave Walton, Chief of Office of Performance Management, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health

Technology Requirements: This interactive webinar series is presented through the Go to Meeting Internet-based platform. A computer with high-speed internet connection and the ability to download and run this platform is required. Connection information will be provided following registration. Basic functionality, including the use of a feature to type in questions, will be reviewed during the webinar.

We suggest using a headset or webcam with microphone to best engage with the presenter throughout the webinars. Be sure to connect your speaking device to your computer before you enter the virtual webinar room. Trying to connect your speaking device after you enter the room may cause Go to Meeting to not recognize the device and render it unusable.

For more information about this course or assistance with registration, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.

If you require an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact marphtc@pitt.edu by October 8, 2020 at 1 p.m. EST.

How to Register:

  1. Log on to https://lms.marphtc.pitt.edu/ and sign in with your username and password.
  2. Navigate to the Training/Upcoming page and select 10/16/20 Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Governmental Public Health and click the "Enroll" button under Course Registration at the bottom of the page.
  3. After you are successfully enrolled, you will receive an email confirmation that contains important information about this course.

If you do not have an account:

  1. Visit https://lms.marphtc.pitt.edu/login/index.php to create an account.
  2. After you create an account, you will receive an email asking to confirm your account. Click "confirm" in that email message.
  3. After confirming your account, navigate to the Training/Upcoming page and select 10/16/20 Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in Governmental Public Health and click the "Enroll" button under Course Registration at the bottom of the page.
  4. After you are successfully enrolled, you will receive an email confirmation that contains important information about this course.

Registration closing date: 10/15/20, noon