OPIOID CRISIS:

- understand how the epidemic is growing and therefore the need for public health intervention

- better understand current interventions that are being used to fill the practice gap

- identify and advocate for strategic policy measures that would help create structural support for accessing substance abuse treatment

BUILDING HEALTH EQUITY:

-think critically about the current schools of thought and factions within the women’s health movement and postulate potential solutions that would unite health advocates during a crucial political moment.  

-understand current legislative actions that are affecting women’s health

INTERSECTIONS OF WOMEN’S HEALTH:

-recognize and address health disparities among women and marginalized communities.

-recognize intersectionality of healthcare

-identify system level healthcare changes that can be made to support access to care for women

SEX ED:

-understand the current political forces that currently shape sex education at the school level and for healthcare providers to identify how direct patient care could help ensure discussions about medically accurate, unbiased sex education

-understand important facets of comprehensive sex education

-understand how other states have implemented comprehensive sex education legislation

-engage in discussions about sexual health with patients

MATERNAL HEALTH:

-understand the local and national issues in the maternal health crisis

- understand how racial disparities and unconscious bias are intertwined with the maternal health crisis

- understand best practices that can improve and potentially eradicate the current maternal health crisis

ADVOCACY

-successfully lobby local, state, and federal elected officials on pertinent women's health issues related to proposed policy measures that would impact patient outcomes.