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Public Health Integration & Engagement Coordination

International Education Peace Volunteers (IEPV) originated as a peacebuilding and conflict-resolution initiative rooted in intercultural dialogue, cultural humility, and behavioral science. The program is IDI-informed and designed to build skills in:

 

  • Cultural humility

  • Intercultural awareness

  • Collaborative negotiation

  • Conflict resolution

  • Community healing

 

From a public health perspective, this work supports violence prevention, addressing both:

  • Hard violence: war, discrimination, structural oppression

  • Soft violence: exclusion, microaggressions, cultural misunderstanding

 

IEPV aligns with core public health goals:

prevent harm, promote well-being, enhance psychological safety, and strengthen social cohesion.

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Current Program Components

  • IDI assessments + debriefs

  • Cultural humility and active listening training

  • Weekly small-group dialogue sessions

  • One-on-one cross-cultural conversations

  • Ongoing reflective writing

  • Multi-tiered lifelong learning & service certification model

Public Health Relevance

Participants and professionals have identified value in:

  • Mental health and emotional well-being

  • Trauma-informed practice

  • Health equity and access

  • Workforce development

  • Community-based prevention of stigma and interpersonal conflict

Goals for Public Health Integration Coordination

  • Highlight and reinforce the program’s public health foundation

  • Communicate IEPV as a public health initiative to wider audiences

  • Attract students, professionals, and public health institutions

  • Create pathways for applied public health learning

  • Demonstrate how dialogue, humility, and peacebuilding support public health outcomes

Tasks for the Public Health Integration Coordination Team

Framing & Messaging

  • Emphasize violence prevention as public health

  • Explain how IEPV addresses cultural and social determinants of health

  • Translate program goals into prevention science and health equity language

  • Create public-health-oriented summaries, visuals, and talking points

Outreach & Engagement

  • Build relationships with public health schools, faculty, and student groups

  • Promote IEPV as a practicum/APEX site

  • Host sessions such as “Peacebuilding as Prevention: A Public Health Approach.”

  • Develop materials for career services and academic advisors

Strategy Development

  • Integrate IEPV into the public health education ecosystem

  • Map work to frameworks like SDOH, trauma-informed care, CDC prevention strategies

  • Explore partnerships with health departments and nonprofits

  • Expand involvement in health equity and community wellness initiatives

Program & Curriculum Development

  • Align dialogue content with public health learning objectives

  • Create public-health-focused tracks (e.g., Dialogue for Health Professionals)

  • Build modules on humility, bias, structural violence, and mental well-being

Impact & Storytelling

  • Collect data and reflections illustrating public health impact

  • Produce case studies, infographics, or impact briefs

  • Highlight outcomes such as reduced isolation and improved empathy

  • Support micro-credentials/badges for public-health-aligned participation

Innovation & Growth

  • Develop a public health fellowship or leadership track

  • Connect with mental health and peacebuilding networks

  • Partner with behavioral health or community wellness organizations

  • Explore CE/CME opportunities for healthcare professionals 

 

Desired Outcomes

  • IEPV’s public health origins and impact are clearly communicated

  • The program is recognized as a valuable training and leadership resource

  • Increased participation from public health students and professionals

  • Expanded reach and deeper relevance across the public health field

  • Continued grounding in the mission of intercultural peacebuilding

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