Training leaders as effective advocates for solving the world’s greatest public health challenges | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, MD
Joined November 2014
Meet the minds behind Session 3: From Need to Value - How to Persuade Decision Makers! 👥 Learn how to engage decision-makers, navigate nonpartisan settings, and strengthen your advocacy. 📆Thursday, Sept. 29 | 12:00-2:00PM ET Register: lerner.center/44gQPSh
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Your schedule. Your pace. Your advocacy skills. 💻 Advocacy 101 is a 100% virtual, self-guided course covering the fundamentals of policy advocacy and strategies to advance or defend public health priorities. Strengthen your advocacy skills today: lerner.center/4cSlQR9
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We're hiring!💼 The Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy is seeking a Senior Program Officer to oversee its education programs and workforce development activities. Learn more and apply: hiring.jhu.edu/careers/job/1…
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How can research and lived experience drive policy change? Dr. Lilia Cervantes’ work offers a powerful example. Congratulations to Dr. Cervantes, the 2026 Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award recipient! 📰Read more about her work: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-…
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Ready to strengthen your public health advocacy skills? Advocacy 101 introduces public health professionals to the fundamentals of policy advocacy, policymaking, and strategies to advance or defend policy priorities. 📖 Register and start today: lerner.center/4cSlQR9
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There's still time to register for next week's training session!📅 During Session 3: How to Persuade Decision Makers, you'll learn how to engage decision-makers, communicate in nonpartisan settings, and strengthen your advocacy. 🔗 Register today! lerner.center/44gQPSh
Meet the minds behind Session 3: From Need to Value - How to Persuade Decision Makers! 👥 Learn how to engage decision-makers, navigate nonpartisan settings, and strengthen your advocacy. 📆Thursday, Sept. 29 | 12:00-2:00PM ET Register: lerner.center/44gQPSh
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🎉 Congratulations to Lilia Cervantes, MD, MSCS, winner of the 2026 Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award for her work securing kidney-related healthcare coverage for undocumented individuals. Learn more about Dr. Cervantes and the APHA award winners: apha.org/news-and-media/news…
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A strong message can make all the difference. Join Session 3: From Need to Value - How to Persuade Decision Makers to learn how to: 📋 Engage decision-makers 📋 Strengthen your communication 📋 Use media advocacy 📅 Sept. 29 | 12:00-2:00 PM ET lerner.center/44gQPSh
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It's the first day of term! Hear from our newest Bloomberg students about what they are excited for this school year. 💙
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🎉 Mark your calendar! Next week, the Lerner Center is celebrating 5 years! Join us Sept. 15, 12:30–2:30 p.m. at the Gallery/Wall of Wonder for refreshments, conversation & celebration. 🎈RSVP encouraged! lerner.center/4zmcc2V
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✍🏼 Bloomberg School students, we're hiring! The Lerner Center is seeking a Digital Content Writer to create engaging articles and other digital resources focused on public health advocacy. 📅 Apply by 9/17 to be considered. 🔗 JHU SMILE: studentjob.jh.edu/sessmile.c… (job #15995)
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🎉 Mark your calendar! The Lerner Center is celebrating 5 years! Join us Tuesday, September 15 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. at the Gallery/Wall of Wonder for refreshments, conversation & celebration. 🎈RSVP encouraged! lerner.center/4zmcc2V
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What if your next public health policy conversation started with a story? Creating Stories that Drive Policy Change by @JHadvocacy is an experiential training for public health practitioners who want to communicate complex health issues clearly, persuasively & with impact.
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The Lerner Center is turning 5!🎉 Join us Tuesday, September 15, 12:30–2:30 p.m., at the Bloomberg School of Public Health for refreshments, conversation and a celebration of the community building effective advocates. 🎈RSVP: lerner.center/4zmcc2V
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There’s still time to register! ✍🏼 Join us this week for Power Mapping: Actions to Take Before and After Elections and learn how to identify key decision-makers and strategically advance your public health priorities. 🖥️: lerner.center/4vVOBna
🗣️ Join featured speakers for Session 2: Power Mapping – Actions to Take Before and After Elections to learn strategies for identifying key decision makers & building a power map from those experienced in navigating today's political climate.    Register: lerner.center/4vVOBna
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Creating Stories that Drive Policy Change is a multi-module course for public health practitioners built around real-world advocacy practice & ending with a complete story ready for your next legislator or stakeholder conversation. Register now📚: lerner.center/44BdHfL
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Who influences your public health policy priorities? Learn how to identify key decision-makers and build a strategic advocacy plan from @JHadvocacy's "Power Mapping - Actions to Take Before and After Elections." Learn more & register: vist.ly/5deqd August 13 from 12-2p.m. ET
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Next week, learn how to advocate smarter, not harder.💡 Join us for Session 2: Power Mapping – Actions to Take Before Elections to discover how to identify who and what can influence your policy goals. 📅 Thursday, 8/13, 12:00PM ET Register today! lerner.center/4vVOBna
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Public health professionals are being asked to do more with less. Our final two Funding, Politics and Proof training sessions can help. 🗺️ Session 2: Learn power mapping. 📣 Session 3: Build persuasive messages for decision-makers. Register now: lerner.center/4xE320V
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