Coffee & Connect
Join Flourish & Thrive Labs for monthly virtual networking events designed for professionals working in governmental public health departments across the United States. Whether you're at the local, state, or federal level, Coffee & Connect offers engaging conversations, learning opportunities, and peer collaboration to strengthen the public health workforce through inclusive, accessible virtual public health networking and conversation events.What to Expect
Short Presentation on a Topic Related to Governmental Public Health
Connect with other public health officals through breakout rooms for networking and conversation
Designed to respect busy governmental public health schedules, each session wraps up by :55 after the hour — giving you time to transition to your next commitment without stress.
- Strengthen professional networks across local, state, and federal public health agencies
- Participate in public health workforce events that foster collaboration and innovation
- Gain insights from peer experiences and real-time conversations within the governmental public health space
- Stay informed on public health department challenges, new strategies, and leadership development
- Engage with a vibrant U.S. governmental public health community in a relaxed virtual setting
What’s the Format of Coffee & Connect?
Our Governmental Public Health Coffee & Connect are a casual conversation about a topic focusing on connection. Here’s how a typical conversation goes:
- I. Introductions– We introduce ourselves and give space to those looking for work to do a 45-second intro and those with job postings to provide space for that!
- II. Topic Presentation: The F&T Labs Team will present on this month’s topic. These presentations are short and focused on getting you thinking while also providing something that applies to your work!
- III. Breakout room #1! We want to focus on building connections! You will be put into a breakout room with other practitioners. You will have some questions related to the presentation that you can discuss– or you can network and discuss any topic!
- IV: Breakout room #2: You’ll move into a second breakout room to keep meeting new faces! Again, you can discuss the provided questions or another topic of your choice.
- V: Wrap-up: We wrap it up by the 55-minute mark so you can have a few minutes before your next meeting!
