Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy

How do you advocate for public health when funding is scarce?🏛️   Join our free webinar, Making the Case for Public Health Investment 101, to hear real-world advocacy tips from experts in the field on how to advance policy.   Register: lerner.center/4dwQrDI

@jhadvocacy is proud to introduce the MacKenzie Advocacy Fellowship .📚 Created in honor of Dean Emeritus Ellen MacKenzie, the fellowship supports Bloomberg School DrPH students committed to advocacy & policy impact. Apply by June 15: lerner.center/4wbB7EZ

Lerner Center director Shelley Hearne sat down with @HealthyAmerica1's President and CEO J. Nadine Gracia to discuss TFAH’s early days, how crises shaped its all-hazards advocacy, and the origins of the Ready or Not report. 📺Watch the full episode: youtu.be/XYPhq22LuME?si…

Registration is open for the 2026 Policy Action Institute 📝 Join public health leaders, including our center’s Shelley Hearne and Tesfa Alexander, for hands-on workshops designed to strengthen advocacy skills & navigate policy challenges. Register now: lerner.center/PAI2026TW

"Effective policy change depends on restoring trust..." 💭 Lerner Center Director Shelley Hearne reflects on how strengthening advocacy skills and rebuilding trust can shape the future of public health in a new @ThePHF guest blog. Read the full piece: phf.org/a-stronger-fut…

📢📰 HAPPENING TODAY Join us today at 12pm in room E9519 for The Career Connection: Spring into Public Health Advocacy.💐 See the flyer below for more details, and RSVP to join us: lerner.center/4rctiuU See you later!

The deadline to submit nominations for the Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award has been extended through April 29!⏰ This award highlights notable progress in the nominee’s area of expertise through impactful advocacy work. 🔗Submit a nomination: lerner.center/3LPeoMI

What to expect from our Career Connection event on April 2: 🌷Insightful lightning talks from several “career guides” 🌷The opportunity to engage and connect with speakers and other attendees 🌷Lunch! Learn more & RSVP: lerner.center/4rctiuU

🚨 LAST DAY TO APPLY!🚨     Join us on June 11, 2026, for an impactful day of hands-on workshops and expert-led discussions to help you build your advocacy skillset.     Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity. Learn more and apply today 🔗: lerner.center/45HwczZ

Learn from experts shaping public health policy 💪🏽 The 2026 Advocacy Action Lab features guest speakers sharing real-world insights and strategies to tackle today’s biggest health challenges. Apply by this Friday, April 10: lerner.center/45HwczZ

We are proud to again be recognized by our peer schools and programs as the #1 public health school in the nation, as reported by @USNews. We are grateful to partner closely with our peers on our shared commitment to improving health for people everywhere. publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/johns-hop…

It’s National Public Health Week! 🎉⚕️ This year’s theme, Ready. Set. Action!, reminds us that progress starts with informed, collective efforts. Sharpen your skills today by checking out our resources on public health advocacy: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-center/… #NPHW @PublicHealth

🎥 Hear how impactful last year’s Advocacy Action Lab was directly from attendees.   Ready to strengthen your advocacy toolkit alongside peers and experts in a hands-on, collaborative setting?   Apply by this Friday, April 10 to join us this year: lerner.center/45HwczZ

FAQs about our Advocacy Achievement Award📝: ❓ Who: Open to academic faculty from accredited schools/programs of public health ❓ What: (1) $30,000 Advocacy Achievement Award ❓ When: The deadline to submit a nomination is Monday, 4/20. Learn more: lerner.center/3LPeoMI

Step up your advocacy game at our 2026 Advocacy Action Lab 📚 Created at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, this is a chance to learn the skills necessary to tackle your biggest policy concerns.  Apply today: lerner.center/45IVqhn P.S. Government employees receive 30% off 🪙

Meet our Career Guides! 📝 On April 21, several public health professionals will be speaking on their experience in the industry, the path they took to achieve career success, and more. Learn more & RSVP to attend today💐: lerner.center/4rctiuU

🚨Don't miss your chance: tomorrow is the last day to register for Advocacy 101: Getting Started with Policy Engagement! Join us to strengthen your understanding of when, where, & how to engage in policy advocacy. 🔗Register before tomorrow's deadline: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Registration for Advocacy 101 closes this week! 🚨 This skill-building course introduces the fundamentals of public health advocacy and strategies to advance or defend policy priorities. 🔗Register soon to secure your spot: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Behind every policy win is informed, strategic advocacy💡.   Our Advocacy 101 training introduces public health professionals to policy advocacy and how to engage effectively to advance or defend public health priorities.   Register by next week, 3/20! lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Calling all @JohnsHopkinsSPH students🧐 It’s time for our spring career event! Join us for The Career Connection: Spring into Public Health Advocacy on Tuesday, April 21 from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.💐 RSVP today: lerner.center/4rctiuU