It Takes A Village: Building Community-Based Partnerships Across Sectors (On-demand webinar)

Note: This is a recording of a webinar held on [November 1, 2023].

Training Overview
The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is implementing new traffic safety policies that highlight equity through the National Road Safety Strategy and Safe System Approach. But keeping the public safe and healthy requires coordination and collaboration across multiple sectors. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Transportation have successfully worked together to build community partnerships to address health equity and improve road safety. This webinar will review these programs and policies and highlight specific examples from the field to learn how public health agencies in Alabama and Georgia are successfully reaching underserved and at-risk communities through evidence-based traffic safety programming.

This recording is approximately 90 minutes. There are no prerequisites. Participants will need a broadband internet connection (Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred browsers) and computer speakers. For technical support, please contact emoryphtc@emory.edu.

CERTIFICATE:  The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

About the Trainer

Erin Sterling is a Program Analyst and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. She has experience working directly with the community at the YWCA in Manchester, NH, as well as with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Grants and Research where she managed a myriad of Department of Justice Grants, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, and the Violence Against Women Act. Erin holds a BA in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm College and a MA in Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Brentwood, NH with her husband Tom, 3 Children Thomas, Timothy and Ruby and their dog Percy.
 

Amanda Jackson is Alabama’s Regional Program Manager for the Department of Transportation’s, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). She previously worked as a Grant Planner for the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and was Atlanta Regional Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Child Occupant Safety Project. Amanda has a Master of Public Health in Health Behavior from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion from the University of Georgia.

Several state-level partners will also share their experiences, including:

Lisa Dawson, Director, Injury Prevention Program, Georgia Department of Public Health

Lynne Wilman, Unit Chief, Law Enforcement and Traffic Safety Division of Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

Denise Bertaut, State Coordinator, Child Passenger Safety, Alabama Department of Public Health

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.