2026 Session of Health and Risk Communication in Pandemics and Beyond: Strategies for a Systems-Thinking, Community-Centered, and Equity-Driven Approach

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A Global Health Institute on "Health and Risk Communication in Pandemics and Beyond: Strategies for a Systems Thinking, Community-Centered, and Equity-Driven Approach" that brings together professionals and leaders from multiple sectors and disciplines for an international professional development course.
The American University of Rome (AUR), Rome, Italy.
July 6 to July 17, 2026.

The Institute’s curriculum focuses on:
• Systems thinking and community-centered approaches
• Social and behavioral change (SBC) and communication (SBCC)
• Health equity and human rights
• Participatory and multisectoral strategies for health and risk communication
• Timely topics including storytelling, building trust in health and science information, engaging with local communities, collaborative partnerships, arts-based communication, value- and identity-based communication, and addressing misinformation/disinformation.

The Institute features guest lectures and site visits with leading international and national organizations, making it ideal for professionals in public health, communication, healthcare, global health, international development, human rights, medicine, and community development, among other fields.

Registration deadline is May 7, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Register early to secure your spot!

A few partial scholarships are available with an application deadline of March 7, 2026

Target group

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Health, communication, international development, human rights, and community development professionals from a variety of sectors, organizations, and countries, including international organizations, government agencies, foundations, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and others. The course is open to all interested parties and is likely to benefit professionals who work on any kind of health, social, or disease issue/area and/or anyone who intends to work in health and risk communication in the future

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