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SUMMARY:Reimagining Communication: Navigating Language Shifts While Centering Community Needs
DESCRIPTION:This webinar explored how current shifts impact language associated with human services and community initiatives. Presenters discussed: \n\nWhy language matters for trust\, funding\, and community engagement\nAlternative language and framing strategies (e.g.\, community priorities\, shared benefit)\nStrategies for engaging communities using asset-based and strengths-focused language\nTips for writing grants\, program descriptions\, and outreach materials\nMaintaining integrity and a community-focused mission while adapting to external constraints\n    \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n			\n																\n																			Thursday\, March 19\, 2026\n															\n			\n																\n																			4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT\n															\n			\n																\n																			Virtual\n															\n	\n\n\n\n        \n                        \n                                                WATCH THE WEBINAR                                                                    \n                \n            \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n        Speakers    \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n                    \n                                    Natalie Burke                            \n                        \n            President & CEO CommonHealth ACTION        \n        \n            \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Natalie Burke is a nationally recognized speaker\, organizational strategist\, and public health leader. She is president and CEO of CommonHealth ACTION\, where she sets the organization’s vision and leads strategy\, partnerships\, and program design to produce health. With more than 20 years of leadership experience\, Natalie has advised healthcare systems\, public health agencies\, nonprofits\, and philanthropic foundations on community engagement and institutional governance. A Harvard‑certified executive leadership coach\, she works with C‑level leaders across sectors to help them navigate complexity. Previously\, she led the national Turning Point Initiative at the National Association of County and City Health Officials\, supporting public health collaboratives in 41 communities nationwide.     \n\n        \n                        \n        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n                    \n\n        \n                \n        \n    \n    \n        \n                    \n                                    Rodney Washington\, Ph.D.                            \n                        \n            Co-Investigator\nNAACFRC        \n        \n            \n    \n        \n        \n                    \n                    \n\n        \n        Rodney Washington\, Ph.D.\, is a visiting professor of early childhood education at Jackson State University and a co-investigator for NAACFRC. His work focuses on community-engaged research\, program evaluation\, and practical strategies to improve health across early childhood education and public health systems.
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