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The Collective for Health Equity and Well-Being

Cooperative Extension’s Collective for Health Equity and Well-Being is a community of Extension personnel and their partners united by their shared commitment to advancing health equity and well-being. Members work together to support the implementation of Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being (2021) to ensure that all people can be as healthy as they can be.

Toolkit and Workshop for Building Confidence as a Trusted Messenger!

Getting to the Heart and Mind of the Matter:
A Toolkit and Workshops for Building Confidence in
Being a Trusted Messenger of Health Information
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Attention all Extension professionals and community partners involved in health-related work! Enhance your communication skills and gain new tools that will help you be a trusted messenger of health information in your community! Join the Washington State team for a three-part workshop series: Getting to the Heart and Mind of the Matter: A Toolkit and Workshops for Building Confidence in Being a Trusted Messenger of Health Information.

The interactive and engaging workshops will help you close the gap between health education and desired outcomes. You'll learn how to communicate confidently with anyone about adult vaccinations, critically assess emerging data and counter media misinformation, and optimize campaign messages for key audiences.

The workshop series is scheduled to take place on June 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2023, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm Eastern time. The three sessions will cover the following topics: Motivational Interviewing, Science Media Literacy, and Neuromarketing. While attending all three sessions is recommended for optimal learning and understanding of the material, participants who are unable to attend all sessions can review the recorded sessions as a complete package.

Presented by the Washington State EXCITE team, experts on communication, engagement and Extension, will include Erica Weintraub Austin, Paul Bolls, Nicole O’Donnell, Anya Sheftel, Zena Edwards, Bruce Austin, Shawn Domgaard, Di Mu, Pamela Rose, and Courtney Payne.

Register now to enhance your communication skills and be a trusted messenger of health information in your community!

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