National Public Health Week 2024

Kick-Off Event: Local Health Department Perspectives

Location: PH 125
Time: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Description: Help us welcome representatives from Dubois and Monroe County Health Departments as they discuss their experiences, challenges, and successes in tackling public health issues in their counties. RSVP now.
Partners: IU Center for Community Engaged Dissemination & Implementation Research; Dubois County Health Department, and Monroe County Health Department. 

National Public Health Week Kick-Off Lunch

Location: PH 125
Time: 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Description:  Join us for lunch as we celebrate the start of National Public Health Week. This year’s theme is “Protecting, Connecting, and Thriving: We Are All Public Health.”

Community Volunteer Opportunity: Assembling Hygiene Kits

Partner: Wheeler Mission

APHA Event: Kick-Off Forum Watch Party

Partner: American Public Health Association (APHA)

Emotional Intelligence Training

Location: PH 125
Time: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Description: Healthy communities start with each one of us. Join us for this important training on emotional intelligence for faculty, students, and staff. Coffee and bagels provided. RSVP now.
Partner: SPH-B Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

APHA Event: Making Spaces Inclusive & Accessible: A Conversation on Intellectual Disability & Equity

Location: PH 125
Time: 2–3 p.m.
Description: Join us for a broadcast of a live APHA conversation that will explore the unique needs and obstacles related to equity for students and members of the workforce living with intellectual disabilities.
Partner: American Public Health Association (APHA)

APHA Event: Early-Career Professionals Panel Watch Party

Location: PH 125
Time: 5–6 p.m.
Description: Hear early-career professionals talk about navigating the transition from public health student to public health professional and what they have learned along the way.
Partner: American Public Health Association (APHA), SPH-B Office of Career Services

Bike to Campus Day

We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to commute by bike on Wednesday, April 3. Share a selfie of you on your bike or a photo of the best view from your ride and tag @IUSPHB with the hashtags #NPHW and #IUSPHB. Could your commute use some improvements? After your ride, voice your concerns and suggest improvements for roadway safety here! Your input matters—together, we can create safer streets and roads for all.
Partner: City of Bloomington Planning and Transportation

Volunteer in the Community

Faculty, staff, and students will volunteer at local organizations. Find your fit at bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org, then share your photos with the hashtags #NPHW and #IUSPHB.

APHA Event: Climate Advocacy Webinar

Location: https://nphw.org/Events/APHA-NPHW-Events
Time: 1–2 p.m.
Description: Live webinar on climate advocacy for public health professionals in collaboration with ecoAmerica and Health Care Without Harm. Free continuing education credits!
Partner: American Public Health Association (APHA)

APHA Event: #NPHWChat on X and Threads

Location: Virtual—on X and Threads
Time: 2–3 p.m.
Description: It's the biggest public health conversation of the year! Join us for an hour of collaboration and conversation with hundreds of public health organizations and leaders.
Partner: American Public Health Association (APHA)

Incorporating AI Into the Classroom: Strategies and Pitfalls

Location: PH 125
Time: 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Description: Faculty and teaching assistants, join us for this workshop session on how to use the latest AI tools to enhance your teaching. Please bring your laptop as this is an interactive session. RSVP now.
Partner: IU Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning

Lunch and Open Office Hour with the Grant Administration Office

Location: PH 125
Time: 12:15–1:15 p.m.
Description: Join the grant administration team for lunch to discuss funding ideas, get expert tips and answers, and learn more about all their office has to offer. RSVP now.
Partner: SPH-B Grant Administration Office

Using Emerging Technologies to Promote Health and Wellness

Location: PH 125
Time: 1:15–2:15 p.m.
Description: SPH-B welcomes Bloomington Parks and Recreation Health and Wellness Coordinator Shelby Drake to discuss how the department uses AI to help plan events, promote programs, and improve guest experiences!  RSVP now.
Partner: City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation 

NPHW 2024 SPH-B Step Challenge Reception and Awards Ceremony

Location: PH 125
Time: 2:15–3 p.m.
Description: Celebrate along with the SPH-B Healthy IU Team as we give out prizes for our step challenge winners. We’ll have light refreshments. RSVP now.
Partner: SPH-B Wellness Coalition, an initiative of Healthy IU

SPH-B Professional Networking and Etiquette Dinner

Location: Federal Room, Indiana Memorial Union
Time: 5:30–8 p.m.
Description: Network with special guests over a fine dining experience. As part of the formal program, etiquette consultant, Brandon Howell, will provide recommendations on how to navigate a dinner interview, networking luncheon, or company party with ease and confidence. In addition to appetizers and a full-course dinner, leave this professional development event understanding table manners, punctuality rules, and all things etiquette. Business professional attire is requested. Registration is limited and a formal RSVP is required by March 24.
Fee: Dinner is complimentary with formal RSVP. Late cancellation or no-show is subject to a Bursar fee for the price of the dinner.
Partner: SPH-B Office of Career Services 

Topical Webinars

Check out either or both of these on-demand webinars:

APHA @ 150 ON-DEMAND: Reproductive Rights and Justice
Leaders discuss the landscape of abortion access and reproductive justice in the wake of the Dobbs decision. Learn what public health can do to protect access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and how we can uphold and support the work that reproductive justice advocates have been doing for decades.

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Cervical Cancer: What can we do to address this global tragedy?
This informative webinar from The Consortium of Universities for Global Health features a panel of public health professionals discussing efforts to stop the fourth-most common cancer among women.

Watch now