eDGH University of Washington

Seeking Global Perspectives on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR):
Are you using a community-based participatory research approach in your global health research? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking to interview people about their experiences using this approach in their work. These interviews may be used in our online course Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR): Advancing Equity Through Community Partnerships, developed in partnership with the University of Washington’s Global Cardiovascular Health Program.

We’re especially interested in hearing from practitioners, researchers, and partners who have conducted CBPR outside of the United States, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Your experiences could help shape how we teach the next generation of researchers to design more equitable, community-centered work.

Feel free to comment below or email [email protected] by 19 June to set up a casual meeting with our course designers. THANK YOU!

📢 Site Registration is open now for our courses starting in September!

➕ Leadership and Management in Health
28 September to 6 December 2026
➕ Fundamentals of Implementation Science
21 September to 29 November 2026
➕ Policy Development and Advocacy for Global Health
21 September to 29 November 2026
➕ (New!!) Noncommunicable Diseases in Global Health
28 September to 6 December 2026

🔗 https://forms.edgh.washington.edu/site-registration-form

All are welcome to apply to host a site. Use this opportunity to share our courses with your community! Learn more about the role: https://edgh.washington.edu/site-coordinators/

We hope you will join us for these great courses!

Last August, eDGH helped I-TECH Namibia develop the Nurse-Initiated Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (NIMART) online training. In many communities, access to timely HIV treatment is constrained by a shortage of physicians. NIMART addresses this gap by empowering nurses to take on essential clinical responsibilities—bringing life-saving care closer to where it’s needed most.
Through this program, nurses are equipped to:
✅ Diagnose individuals living with HIV
✅ Initiate and manage antiretroviral therapy (ART)
✅ Conduct and interpret laboratory monitoring
✅ Develop and adjust treatment plans based on patient needs

The course combines eight weeks of structured, theory-based learning with a hands-on practical phase, where participants apply their knowledge in real clinical settings. During this time, they are supported by experienced mentors who guide them in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

Why this matters:
👉 Reduces patient wait times for treatment
👉 Increases health system efficiency
👉 Expands access to HIV services in underserved areas
👉 Helps combat stigma and discrimination through compassionate, informed care

This initiative reflects our commitment to strengthening healthcare systems and empowering frontline providers to make a lasting impact.

🌟 Content Spotlight: Social Styles & Team Building From our course: Transforming Your Leadership and Management Skills

What if the colleague who slows everything down with questions is actually your team's greatest asset?

In Transforming Your Leadership and Management Skills, instructor Rama Murali introduces the Social Styles Model — a framework developed by psychologists David Merrill and Roger Reid that helps leaders understand why their team members think, communicate, and work so differently.

The model identifies four styles:
Analytical — Detail-oriented, data-driven, thorough. They catch what everyone else misses.
Amiable — Empathetic, collaborative, relationship-focused. They hold the team together.
Expressive — Creative, enthusiastic, big-picture thinkers. They bring the energy and the ideas.
Driver — Decisive, results-focused, action-oriented. They get things done.

Here's the insight Rama drives home: the strongest teams aren't made of people who all work the same way. Diverse social styles mean better decisions, fewer blind spots, more innovation — and a team that can actually handle pressure.

As a leader, knowing your team's styles isn't just interesting. It's how you assign work smarter, communicate more effectively, and build a culture where everyone feels valued.

👉 Explore this and more in our course: Transforming Your Leadership and Management Skills https://edgh.washington.edu/courses/transforming-your-leadership-and-management-skills/

Project Spotlight: Occupational Asthma

eDGH partnered with the University of Washington’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health to launch an online course that helps healthcare professionals tackle work-related asthma head-on.

Through real-world scenarios, participants explore the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of occupational asthma—including work-exacerbated, irritant-induced, and sensitizer-induced forms. This evidence-based course equips clinicians to differentiate asthma types, interpret diagnostic tests, and recommend workplace accommodations for better patient outcomes.

✅ Designed for physicians, nurses, NPs, PAs, case managers, and public health professionals in the US.
📚 Practical. Interactive. Impactful.

Curious about our courses but wondering if they’re the right fit for you?

We’ve got you covered! Each course page on our website includes a detailed list of topics and access to a sample module, so you can preview the content before committing.

We hope these resources help you confidently choose the course that best meets your needs.

🔗 Explore our courses and sample modules at www.edgh.washington.edu

Applications are open now for:
Transforming Your Leadership and Management Skills
Redesigning Global Health
Community-Based Participatory Research
Global Mental Health

Ready yourself to stand out!

🛣️ Do you qualify for a learning pathway?

If you’ve completed at least three eDGH professional development courses, you might already be on your way!

▶️ After finishing three courses within a specific content area, you’ll earn a free Letter of Achievement, which will be sent digitally so you can pair it with your three certificates of completion you’ve already received. You can request this letter via eDGH’s website. Together, these credentials showcase your expertise and reflect your commitment to professional growth and mastery in key global health areas.

Upcoming courses that are part of a learning pathway include:

👉 Global Mental Health (Pathway 3: Improving Global Mental Health)

👉 Transforming Your Leadership & Management Skills (Pathway 6: Driving Leadership and Project Success in Global Health)

What’s next?

We’ll be adding new learning pathways soon—including ones featuring our newest courses in Community-Based Participatory Research and Non-Communicable Diseases.

Learn more: https://edgh.washington.edu/courses/learning-pathways/

Explore your progress and see if you qualify!

✨Meet another CBPR course instructor: Angela Spencer PhD, MBA✨
Dr. Angela Spencer is a Research Scientist with the Global Cardiovascular Health Program at the University of Washington. Over the past decade, she has co designed and collaborated on community-based research to control infectious disease in rural Northern Peru. She currently contributes to several studies through the ReciPROcal Innovations to Improve Cardiovascular CARE in Rural America research network and serves as Principal Investigator for ACORNS for Healthy Hearts—a project focused on improving cardiovascular health care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities in rural areas. Her work draws from implementation science, social network analysis, human centered design, and participatory research to improve community health and advance health equity.

We’re excited to have her expertise as part of the CBPR course!
✅ Learn CBPR frameworks and methods
✅ Develop strategies to partner meaningfully with communities
✅ Apply equity-centered approaches to your research

Whether you're a student, researcher, or public health professional, this course will transform how you think about and conduct research. Learn more and apply: https://edgh.washington.edu/courses/community-based-participatory-research/

✨Meet another CBPR course instructor: Lisa Vaughn, PhD, MA, MEd ✨

Lisa M. Vaughn is a social psychologist at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati with 25+ years of experience engaging patients, families, and communities in research.

Her work focuses on:
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
Improving healthcare for Latino and other immigrant families
Stress and resilience related to social and cultural determinants of health
Qualitative and participatory research methods in health and community settings, including emergency departments

Lisa applies participatory research methods such as group level assessment, concept mapping, and photovoice to better understand health disparities affecting immigrant and minority families and vulnerable youth—all with the goal of advancing health equity.

We’re excited to have her expertise as part of the CBPR course!
✅ Learn how to use a CBPR approach in your own work
✅ Explore participatory research methods to engage communities in research
✅ Develop strategies to partner meaningfully with communities
✅ Apply equity-centered approaches to your research

Whether you're a student, researcher, or public health professional, this course will transform how you think about and conduct research. Learn more about this course and apply: https://edgh.washington.edu/courses/community-based-participatory-research/

Rural PRO-CARE Network

Seeing course participants light up our work is everything.

✨We’ve been blown away by the feedback from learners in our new course, Redesigning Global Health. Participants are describing the experience as eye‑opening, impactful, and empowering—and the quotes in shown here say it even better than we can.

✨ This course challenges conventional approaches to global health and centers equity, lived experience, and systems‑level change. Most importantly, it affirms what we already know to be true: our participants are thoughtful, creative, and ready to reimagine what’s possible.

Applications are now open for the next cohort.

If you’re curious about reshaping global health practice—or know someone who is—now’s the time to check it out.

🔗 https://edgh.washington.edu/courses/redesigning-global-health/