1. The participant will understand the mission of PACE and SGET.
2. The participant will understand the leadership breakdown of PACE and SGET and how to operate within the community.
3. The participant will learn how to establish a Local Hub and Spoke PACE Chapter.
4. The participant will understand how to perform community outreach and establish supportive partnerships with local organizations, school districts, and relative entities interested in Public Health Education.
5. The participant will learn how to evaluate, develop, and plan effective training activities to enhance the health and wellness knowledge of a community and workforce within an assigned region.
The Prevention through Active Community Engagement (PACE) program of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS) was strategically developed to standardize community outreach efforts. As a result, from their officer outreach assessments to provide health education and promote healthy lifestyles tailored to the needs of their local communities. The PACE program continues to grow and expand its reach to states across the country forming new chapters. While adding to its list of standardized lesson plans focused on health education to increase the program's scope into more areas of public health, culminating in the release of its first opioid lesson plan to combat the opioid epidemic. PACE became a chartered organization in the Commissioned Corps in 2018, signed by then Surgeon General VADM Adams. The Surgeon General Education Teams (SGET) provide evidence-based education focusing on the Office of the Surgeon General's (OSG) priorities in local communities and are intended to be a force multiplier for OSG health objectives and messaging. SGETs are typically comprised of a Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead, Administrative Officer, Training Officer, Community Engagement Officers Planning Officer, who coordinates team events and activities and a Communications Officer, who manages all media requests, publications, photos, and submissions to social media. The SGET Hub and Spoke Model is comprised of a core leadership team that must include a minimum of two officers a Team Lead, a Deputy Team Lead and may also include a Training Officer. This Leadership team supports Area Leads located within a specific geographic area. Each Area Lead organizes and implements events within their geographic area. This model is highly effective with communities that are remote and sparsely populated. Teams are spread throughout 10 regions throughout the nation. SGETs have their own lesson plans (restricted access) which requires additional training and is based strictly on OSG priorities. SGET leadership positions are appointed by OSG to a three-year term and are expected to participate in a minimum number of events each operational year. References https://community.connect.gov/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1307117641 Key words: USPHS, SGET, PACE, community education, public health education, wellness