WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
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SESSION 1: ORIENTATION
Define social drivers of health, disaster preparedness, and health justice.
Learn about Adverse Childhood/Community Experiences and build your foundation for understanding the meaning of Community Resilience.
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SESSION 2: RACIAL JUSTICE
Examine historical and present-day racist traumas and their connection to health outcomes.
Learn from local and national partners about building coalitions for racial justice.
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SESSION 3: COVID-19 AND DISABILITY JUSTICE
Examine the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated health disparities, especially for children.
Learn from families of patients with disabilities and complex medical needs and reflect upon how different individuals, families, and communities experienced the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SESSION 4: IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE HEALTH
Explore the root causes of migration.
Understanding the link between immigration and physical/mental health outcomes.
Learn from mutual aid and health services organizations in the D.C area.
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SESSION 5: FOOD JUSTICE
Description Explore how you interact with the food system.
Learn about the pandemic's impact on food insecurity.
Learn from local front-line agencies working to achieve food justice.goes here
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SESSION 6: ENVIRONMENTAL AND HOUSING JUSTICE
Connect the dots between environmental health and physical/emotional health.
Learn about the work of local environmental and housing justice organizations.
Explore how to make your community resilient to different environmental disasters.es here
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SESSION 7: MENTAL HEALTH
Identify barriers and solutions to mental health care accessibility.
Explore child and adolescent mental health outcomes and services.
Define self-care and identify personal resilience factors.
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SESSION 8: VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Explore the root causes of community violence.
Learn from neighborhood and hospital-based violence intervention programs.
Participate in Stop the Bleed and de-escalation training.
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SESSION 9: HARM REDUCTION
Understand the bio-psycho-social model of substance use disorders.
Explore harm reduction and participate in Naloxone training while practicing public health communication skills.
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SESSION 10: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Learn about sexual and reproductive justice.
Learn about adolescent health outcomes, rights, and resources.
Interact with community partners while learning about sexual and reproductive health, healthy relationships, and consent.
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VIDEO PROJECT
Put your skills and education on video - share your wisdom with the broader community!
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GRADUATION
Celebrate your growth and achievements alongside our institutional and community stakeholders