Page 9 - 2018 Member Information Guide Final

New events and networking opportunities:
• Enhanced opportunities to interact with peers at the annual invitational Chronic Disease Academy.
• New positions on our Councils, Committees, and Workgroups are available.
• Apply for the opportunity to participate on any of the 5 NACDD Generate, Educate Activate Respond (G.E.A.R.) Groups.
New leadership opportunities:
• Join the following councils or committees
• A Leadership Pro le series on our website
spotlighting our Members and the innovative
ways they are leading teams and programs
• Member spotlights and kudos in our
monthly newsletter; Impact Brief
Recently added professional development tools on our website, chronicdisease.org:
• Health Equity Toolkit - created to assist departments with addressing institutional bias internally and within programs.Visit our website to download the toolkit at http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/ www.chronicdisease.org/resource/resmgr/Gillan’s_ les/Health_Equity_4_17_E1.pdf
• “Learn, Lead, and Thrive” leadership development podcasts - prepared as part of our 2016 President’s Challenge, these podcasts cover topics such as succession planning, job crafting, leading through change and much more.
• Chronic Disease Competencies for Practitioners - The most current competencies NACDD recommends for practitioners interested in promotion, planning and policy.
• A Writing Guide for communicating clearly and effectively about chronic disease.
• And much, much more!