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Training

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HEALTH EQUITY ACADEMY

Engaging the Community and Partners to Build Capacity to Prevent Problem Gambling

November 7, 2024
1:30 pm
– 3:30 pm EST
2 Contact Hours

 Track

Description

This training focuses on addressing problem gambling as a preventable public health issue through community-led approaches. Historically, problem gambling efforts have been disconnected from initiatives grounded in equity and social justice. Therefore, partnerships and collaborations are essential to secure the resources needed to achieve shared goals.

Effective community-led initiatives work by collaborating with and building upon the strengths, resilience, and leadership of disproportionately impacted communities. In community-led development, local members come together to identify important goals, create and implement plans, and foster collaborative relationships within the community and with external partners, all while leveraging local strengths and leadership.

This training will define the key elements of a community-led approach and explore strategies to engage those most affected by problem gambling. Participants will learn how to develop partnerships and create an action plan with community partners to achieve shared goals.

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Define the key components of a community-led approach.
  • Explain the importance of a strength-based approach by recognizing and building on community strengths, resilience, and leadership.
  • Identify strategies to engage populations historically oppressed or most affected by problem gambling in community settings.
  • Explore potential partnerships and collaborations that can be leveraged for resources, both human and financial, to achieve shared goals.
  • Identify common data sources for indicators related to problem gambling, as well as barriers and gaps in available data, particularly regarding problem and underage gambling. Participants will also learn how to access data to identify disparities and populations at disproportionate risk.
  • Develop a collaborative action plan to address problem gambling.

Trainer

Contact Hours

2

Track and Competency Level

Problem Gambling
, Intermediate