We’re proud to stand with NIOSH as they launch the Impact Wellbeing Guide! This Guide was developed in partnership with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation to provide hospital leaders with the tools to implement systems-level changes.

Download the full Guide: bit.ly/3vf6CTV

Our latest newsletter is out today! We highlight:

➡️ The new cross-govt. probe of #PE in #healthcare
➡️ A special The Schwartz Center webinar *today* w/ our CEO Wendy Dean
➡️ Monday's designation as #HWWBDay

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Black and Brown folx currently studying and/or are planning to take the EPPP in the next few months, we are organizing a virtual support/study group! Feel free to message me if you’re interested or have more questions!

✨New study:

Despite all of the pain, Black Americans have found ways to remain hopeful & experience joy during COVID-19. Few studies measure positive outcomes w/ Black samples. This gave me an opportunity to tell a different story. Here's what I found🧵
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📢 NEW from yours truly & brilliant folks at TCF (s/o Julie Kashen, Laura Valle-Gutierrez, Anna Bernstein, Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan, MPH, Tara Oakman) on steps we can take to mitigate the ongoing U.S. maternal & infant mental health crises.
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UPDATE: After a week of legal whiplash and threats of prosecution from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, our client Kate Cox has been forced to flee her home state of Texas to get the time-sensitive abortion care needed to protect her health and future fertility.

“We are talking about urgent medical care. Kate is already 20 weeks pregnant. This is why people should not need to beg for healthcare in a court of law.” -Molly Duane, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights

We are proud to have debuted our video made for and shown at #APHA2023 explaining the work our ⚙️Workplace Change Collaborative does as a technical assistance center addressing burnout and moral injury

Patricia (Polly) Pittman Randl Dent, PhD Candice Chen
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Considering getting a PhD with a focus on social determinants of health, community/population health, health/healthcare at the intersections of education, housing, child welfare & carceral systems? Reach out. I’ll be recruiting a doctoral student to begin in the fall of 2024

Spoke with Nicole Wetsman ABC News News about the compounding issues of abortion restrictions and maternity care deserts identified in a new report from March of Dimes -- “There’s not a bright red line between abortion care and the rest of pregnancy care.” abcnews.go.com/Health/abortio…

This is not good.

Watch Kansas City University’s Carlton Abner, DNP, RN-BC, speak with Corey Feist of Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund KCU’s Thrive The program, which helps to reduce burnout for students of #healthcare professions.
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Watch University of Utah Health’s Amy B. Locke, MD, FAAFP, speak with Corey Feist of Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund approaches to improve well-being for health workers at the University of Utah and beyond. youtu.be/_TIbg7Nri4Q

Watch Samuel Merritt University’s Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, discuss with Corey Feist of Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund SMU’s Stronger Together project, which explores ways to reduce among health workers.
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Watch Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality’s Bryan Sexton, PhD, chat with Corey Feist of Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation about how the #LornaBreenLaw helped to fund evidence-based trainings for health workers to reduce burnout. youtu.be/_JPqncYQ6dw

Stress & burnout were top reasons 44% of public health workers were considering leaving their org w/i 5 years. In their new de Beaumont Foundation blog, Randl Dent, PhD & Candice Chen discuss the role of moral injury and strategies for supporting public health workers. ow.ly/jGVG50OcYkY

🚨Webinar today at 1 pm ET! bit.ly/3UBFeaI 🚨

Register to hear experts discuss strategies to help identify & fill shortages in the behavioral health workforce. #MentalHealthWorkforce

Clese Erikson Randl Dent, PhD The Mullan Institute (GWMI) @GWtweet Social Mission Alliance (formerly Beyond Flexner) Blue Cross MA Blue Cross MAFdn