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The Center for State Policy and Leadership promotes the use of evidence-based policy and practice in the public sector.This Center鈥檚 mission is carried out through research that informs public decisions and understanding; internships, training programs, and applied problem solving that strengthens public leadership; and journalism that educates and engages citizens in public affairs. The Center:
The Center for State Policy and Leadership promotes evidence-based policy and practice in the public sector.
This Center鈥檚 mission is carried out through research that informs public decisions and understanding; internships, training programs, and applied problem solving that strengthens public leadership; and journalism that educates and engages citizens in public affairs. The Center:
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the ability of government and public health officials to effectively communicate complex COVID-19 information to a diverse public audience. At the same time, multiple other common鈥痵ources of information (and misinformation) have caused confusion and mistrust of official messaging. Expert panelists discuss the roles of鈥痯ublic health officials, mainstream and social media, and efforts to counter misinformation throughout the population.
This Community Health Roundtable aired on NPR 缅北禁地 on Dec. 13, 2021.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free public webinar titled 鈥淥vercoming Misinformation during the鈥疌OVID-19 Pandemic: Mainstream and Social Media, Public Health, and Outreach to the General Public and Disadvantaged Populations鈥 at noon Friday via Zoom.
New data offers a glimpse as to how Sangamon County residents are feeling during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield聽published its biennial citizen survey on Tuesday. Similar to its 2019 findings, there was an even split among the 726 survey respondents on whether聽Sangamon County is headed in the right direction.
WHAT: Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the 缅北禁地 Department of Public Health, will explore health equity, not only in definition, but also how equity looks in practice. She will also highlight the state鈥檚 health improvement plan to identify key issues and action steps to address health equity in 缅北禁地 as well as discuss the impacts of COVID-19 related to health care access, health disparities and building trust in 缅北禁地 communities.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield and the 缅北禁地 Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) Speaker Series will discuss 鈥淒ismantling Systemic Racism through Education and Workforce Development Reform鈥 during a Zoom virtual event from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7.
The third session in the speaker series will focus on Pillar II of the Caucus鈥檚 policy pillars, which aims to reform education and workforce development by improving early childhood through adult learning.