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Course Information

  • Audience: Public health professionals, program managers, community organizations in Maine organizations interested in public health
  • Format: Online Recording
  • Date/Time:
  • Price: Free
  • Length: 3 part series - 30 minutes each
  • Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Certificate of completion
  • Competencies: Policy Development and Program Planning Skills
  • Learning Level: Awareness
  • Companion Trainings: None
  • Supplemental materials: None
  • Pre-requisites: None


About this Webinar

The Maine Public Health Association and NEPHTC are pleased to offer the recordings of a three-part interview series designed to share information to help everyone understand The Why, The What, and The How of public health.


What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify strategies for making  complex public health issues understandable
  • Describe how stories and data together can make a bigger impact than data alone
  • Identify strategies that public health practitioners can use to be more successful in educating and influencing policy makers
  • Explain the differences between lobbying and non-lobbying activities and what is permissible under the law for non-lobbyists in a non-profit organization
  • Decribe how a legislative bill becomes law and where in the process public health practitioners can influence the outcome
  • Explain the purpose and process of rule making and why it's important for public health


Subject Matter Experts


  • Dr. Dora Ann Mills

    Vice President
    Maine Health

  • Jennifer Burns Gray

    Maine Association of Nonprofits

  • Lisa Miller

    Senior Program Officer
    Bingham Program


Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

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