CoVAC Events 2022-2023
We will be adding events on a rolling basis, so please check back often.
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The Trustworthiness Series
Health Literacy Series
Archive of Digital Media Marketing Training Series for College Personnel
Archive of Digital Media Marketing Training Series for Student Ambassadors
Archive of Other Events
2023 Professional Education Series
CoVAC is offering an exciting line-up of professional education to begin in January. Information about the availability of CE credit is forthcoming.
The Trustworthiness Series – The Foundation for Health and Wellbeing on Campus
Significant portions of Gen Z report mistrust of higher education. To be successful in any public health or student wellbeing initiative, campus leaders and health professionals must demonstrate trustworthiness to the community. This series will help participants understand and apply the principles of trustworthiness to their work, and educate campus leaders on the importance of cultivating and protecting students’ trust. Register here: https://education.acha.org/p/trustworthiness
The Importance of Trustworthiness in College Health and Higher Education
January 27, 2023; 12-1 PM ET
Jennifer Bretsch, MS, CPHQ, LSSG, Manager, Health Care Quality and Public Health Initiatives, Director of Programs, AAMC Center for Health Justice, Association of American Medical Colleges
Shannon Calderone, PhD, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Washington State University, College of Education; Rahul Choudaha, PhD, Managing Director of Higher Education, Morning Consult
The 10 Principles of Trustworthiness
February 10, 2023; 12-1:30 PM ET
Philip M. Alberti, PhD, Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice, Association of American Medical College
Applying Principles of Trustworthiness to Peer Education Programs
March 24, 2023; 12-2 PM ET
Jennifer Bretsch, MS, CPHQ, LSSG, Manager, Health Care Quality and Public Health Initiatives, Director of Programs, AAMC Center for Health Justice, Association of American Medical Colleges
Claudia Trevor-Wright, MA, JD, MCHES CoVAC Initiative
Facts or Fakes? Promoting Health Literacy Skills with Your Students
Nearly 40% of Gen Z prefer to get their health information from Tik Tok. This five-part webinar series will provide tools for campus personnel to use when working with students to help them navigate misinformation, disinformation, and the infodemic. Register here: https://education.acha.org/p/facts-or-fakes
Health Literacy 101
January 10, 2023; 12-1 PM ET
Moderator: Tiffany Martinez-Durant, MS, MCHES, UNM Student Health and Counseling Education and Outreach Manager, Member of CoVAC Initiative Standing Review Committee
Speaker: Jennifer Dillaha, MD, Director of the Arkansas Department of Health and the State Health Officer for Arkansas and member of the National Academies Roundtable on Health Literacy
Digital Wellbeing and Mental Health: Helping Me is Helping We
February 21, 2023; 12 – 1 PM ET
Moderator: Keith Anderson, PhD, FACHA, Member of CoVAC Initiative Standing Review Committee
Speaker: Joseph T. Yun, PhD, Artificial Intelligence Architect, Office of the CIO Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Affiliate, Pitt Cyber and The Collaboratory Against Hate University of Pittsburgh
Debunking Fake News
March 7, 2023; 12-1 PM ET
Moderator: Anita Barkin, MSN, DrPH, NP-C, Member of CoVAC Initiative Standing Review Committee
Speakers:
Joel Breakstone, PhD, Director, Stanford History Education Group; Jevin West, PhD, Associate Professor, Co-founder, Center for an Informed Public, Information School, University of Washington
Confronting Misinformation in our Circles of Influence
April 18, 2023; 12-1 PM ET
Moderator: Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, FACHA, Associate Vice Provost for Student Health, Chief Health Officer, USC Student Health, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, CoVAC Initiative Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Speaker: Rafael Campos, MBA, Deputy Director of Public Engagement, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General
Managing the Infodemic: Getting Started
May 9, 2023; 12-1 PM ET
Moderator: Giang T. Nguyen, MD, MPH, MSCE, FAAFP, Associate Provost for Campus Health and Wellbeing, Harvard University, Executive Director, Harvard University Health Services, CoVAC Initiative Advisory Committee Co-Chair
Speakers:
Chris Voegeli, PhD, MPH, Behavioral Scientist and Acting Vaccine Confidence and Demand Lead, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Immunization Services Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ;Tina Purnat, Team Lead for Infodemic Management in the Unit for High Impact Events Preparedness, Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, World Health Organization (WHO)
3. Storytelling
Storytelling is the public health multi-purpose tool. Learning to tell our stories connects us to our deeper professional purpose, enhancing our resilience and boosting morale. It also allows us to build trust with our students, colleagues, and institutional leadership. In addition to highlighting the important work of front-line campus personnel, storytelling is a powerful advocacy tool for sustaining campus health infrastructure for the long term. This series will provide participants with the opportunity to develop their own narrative to advance leadership and advocacy as well as to educate about complex topics. Dates and details to follow.
ARCHIVE Meet Them Where They Are: Digital Media Marketing Training Series
CoVAC partnered with Youth Marketing Connection to offer a series of monthly training opportunities for college personnel to learn best practices in digital media marketing for student audiences. All sessions were recorded and are posted here for viewing.
PAST EVENTS
Building on Your Experience/Lessons Learned
Recorded May 3, 2022
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Recording
Paid Social Media Campaigns
Recorded April 5, 2022
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Recording
Social Media—Introducing New Campaigns (Mid-to-Advanced Level)
Recorded March 8, 2022
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Recording
Social Media—Establishing a Presence (Intro Level)
Recorded February 8, 2022
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Recording
Gen-Z Communication, Behaviors, Overview
Recorded January 11, 2022
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Recording
ARCHIVE - Upping Your Social Game: Digital Media Marketing Training Series for Student Ambassadors
CoVAC partnered with Youth Marketing Connection to offer a series of monthly training opportunities for peer educators to learn best practices in digital media marketing for student audiences. Sessions were recorded and are posted here for viewing.
PAST EVENTS
Lessons Learned
Recorded May 11, 2022
Recording
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Managing Burnout + Staying Organized
Recorded April 13, 2022
Recording
Planning + Executing On-Campus Events
Recorded March 16, 2022
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Recording
Social Media Best Practices
Recorded February 23, 2022
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Conflict De-Escalation
Recorded January 19, 2022
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Recording
Other Past Events
Institutional Level Solutions to Reduce Employee Burnout
Many methods for addressing burnout put the burden on the individual to develop personal resilience. What might be done at the institution/community-level to reduce the conditions that produce burnout in the first place? In this free webinar, you will learn community-level strategies for ameliorating burnout. A faculty researcher and senior administrator panel will discuss how policies, cultural norms and leadership reduce burnout on their campuses, and they will offer suggestions for how you can advance solutions at your institution. This is a collaborative event with ACHA, ACE, and CUPA-HR.
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Public Health Messaging Can be Funny Too!
The Communications team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health balances important public health messages with humor and pop culture trends in their Instagram posts, memes, reels, and more. CoVAC Digital Media Consultant and MPH student Ari Villanueva interviews Nick Moran, Associate Director of Audience Development, in this short video with tips for other campus communicators.
Through Struggle and Perseverance: The Disabled Student Experience on a COVID-19 Campus
Two years have passed since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic and campuses are still working through strategies, resources, and support in response to all that the pandemic has shifted in higher education. Disabled students arguably have faced the most challenges in relation to how they have responded to COVID-19 and managed their academic progress as well as their own health and wellness during the pandemic. And yet, disabled students arguably have persevered the most throughout all of the challenges of the past two years, even highlighting the ways in which COVID-19 illuminated how ableist and disability-unfriendly campuses were prior to the start of the pandemic. This recorded webinar explores the ways in which disabled students have traversed the past two years, supports that may exist on your campus for disabled students, and how you can be a support in their pursuit of health and wellness.
Presenter: Spencer Scruggs, Director of Student Accessibility Services at Trinity University
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Data Highlights of COVID on Campus
In this presentation recorded on January 20,2022, Christine Kukich, MS, Research Analyst at ACHA, and Gary Langer, President, Langer Research Associates, share Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 data highlights from two sources: the ACHA-NCHA and a series of Axios-Ipsos polls.
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