he Global Boardroom returns for its third edition to discuss the practical steps governments, business and finance can take to build a resilient, sustainable recovery, more than a year into a crisis that has crippled the global economy and fundamentally changed the way we live, work and communicate.As COVID-19 continues to spread, how effective will the vaccination programmes be and to what extent have they brought forward the timing of a recovery? What impact will the new US administration have on domestic and global affairs?

oin us for our follow up conversation to the webinar Why and How Peer Services Improve Health and Wellness of People with Mental Illness, as we answer your questions related to the benefits of peer support services, research findings on peer services, practical guidelines on setting up peer support programs, and how COVID-19 health challenges have affected peer support services among people with SMI.

For many healthcare organizations, COVID-19 forced a shift to telehealth that happened in a matter of days. But now, as patients and clinicians alike have become more comfortable with the technology, it is clearly becoming a standard of care that is here to stay.  Join this webinar to gain best practices for implementing telehealth consistently and effectively beyond the pandemic era, and hear how expert perspectives from both payer and provider leaders on how the technology will play a permanent role in patient care well into the future. Join this webinar to learn:

While health systems continue to face financial pressures, clinicians are also continuously working to improve the level of care they provide to their patients. This can often result in an impasse when it comes to determining what new medical equipment should be purchased or replaced. In this session we will explore ways in which clinicians and administration can work together to identify needed capital resources.

n recent months, our nation has received a glimpse into how deep health disparities run. Issues like employment, access to care and housing and food insecurity have taken center stage for underserved populations. Modern Healthcare’s Social Determinants of Health Symposium provides you new knowledge and in-depth insights for improving the health your community.​Hear from dozens of experts and learn:​

CUGH’s annual conference is a must attend event on the global health calendar. A wide range of medical and non-medical disciplines are represented throughout the pre-conference satellite sessions in March (most are free to attend) and the March 12-14th conference. Attendees will be inspired and challenged and learn new skills, gain new contacts and find ways we can improve the health of people and the planet.

A new presidential administration and freshmen class in Congress provides the global health community an important opportunity to assert the value of global health to the US and the world.  To achieve this, CUGH will be hosting a virtual Global Health Day on Capitol Hill, February 25th, 2021. This online event will allow participants to engage their Congresspersons on the value of US leadership and investments in global health. We will focus on members from committees that are responsible for funding US global health programs.

A new administration under President-elect Joe Biden will take office on January 20th, 2021. This will mark a significant departure from the last 4 years in global health policy direction for the United States. This moment is also an opportunity to provide the new administration with ideas as to what these policies should be. We will be sharing these ideas with them. To that end we are seeking guidance from our members and the broader global health community in identifying these global health policy priorities. This is an extraordinary moment to build forward better.

10 December 2020, 13:00–14:00 CET (12:00–13:00 GMT), Copenhagen, DenmarkLoneliness is a major public health issue, and one that has been brought into stark relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although frequently associated with older people, surveys consistently show that some of the highest levels of loneliness exist among young people. For many, loneliness is experienced during periods of transition that are commonly heralded as key markers of independence – such as when they first move away from the family home to discover the new world of work or higher education.

DescriptionIn a “too much information era,” local public health and advocacy stories are often lost in a sea of multi-million dollar advertising campaigns, national news, and even disinformation efforts. This webinar will teach you how to rise above the noise and implement media advocacy effectively. At its best, media advocacy can inspire engagement, frame the narrative, drive change, and transform communities.The Institute for Public Health Strategies will share the components of effective media advocacy through various real-world campaigns. Participants will learn: