About this Webinar

About this Webinar

Maine has dozens of state-level plans that influence health from transportation and emergency preparedness to education and chronic disease prevention. But until now, there hasn’t been a single place to find, compare, and understand them all. In this webinar, Gentille Sandy shares the process and product of a practicum project with the Maine Public Health Association that brings these diverse plans together into one centralized, searchable tool. Learn how the resource was built, what it reveals, and how it can support more strategic, coordinated action across Maine’s public health and government landscape.

What you'll learn

• Understand the process used to identify, extract, and organize Maine’s state-level plans.
• Use the completed document to identify key plan elements, including goals, metrics, recommendations, and funding sources
• Recognize how a centralized tool can support alignment, grant writing, advocacy, and cross-sector planning.
• Explore opportunities to build on this resource through collaboration, updates, or further analysis.

• Subject Matter Expert

  Gentille Sandy, RN, 
  Maine Medical Center 

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Gentille Sandy, RN, MPH Candidate, is an emergency department nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland with eight years of clinical experience in pediatrics, gastroenterology, and emergency medicine. Pursuing a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Women, Youth, and Child Health, she brings a systems-thinking approach and a commitment to cross-sector collaboration. Passionate about advancing health equity and supporting vulnerable populations, she aims to leverage her clinical expertise to drive meaningful change in public health policy and practice.


Enrollment and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for the course. If you have any trouble accessing the course, contact support@nephtc.org.

Acknowledgement:  This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
This training was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $400,000 with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS and 0% funded by nongovernment source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.


* Yale School of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice, a New England Public Health Training Center partner, is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. All CHES credit inquiries are managed by YSPH

Registration

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About this Webinar

This course is designed to support public health and healthcare professionals to develop inclusive environments for transgender and gender diverse individuals. We will review current terms and methods for collecting useful and affirming demographic data. We will also discuss the steps taken and strategies used to create an integrated trans health care program in a large FQHC in Rhode Island.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss strategies for collecting accurate and useful demographic data that is gender inclusive
  
• Define trans inclusive language/terminology and opportunities to apply affirming language in current public health and healthcare settings
  
• Identify strategies for creating an integrated trans health care program within a FQHC
• Understand opportunities to support policies to improve health outcomes for transgender and gender diverse individuals

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Jayeson Watts, LICSW
  
  Trans Health Program Director, Thundermist Health Center.

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

About this Webinar

This webinar provides thoughtful instruction about youth across a spectrum of gender and/or sexual identities as an important foundation for today’s schools, health, public health and service providers. This webinar will provide an overview of concepts and appropriate terminology. It will then describe emerging best practices to ensure sound accommodations and equitable access for queer and trans kids.

While the data cited are from to Vermont Youth Risk Behavior survey, the underlying practice and public health implications are applicable to all states and jurisdictions.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Name two actions you can take to ensure equitable access for all queer/trans youth.
• Identify two risk factors and protective factors in the lives of LGBTQ+ youth
• Differentiate between current terminology as it relates to gender and sexuality.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Dana Kaplan (he/him)
  Executive Director
  Outright Vermont
  

Registration and Contact Hours

Select the Enroll button below to register for this webinar. If you have any trouble accessing the webinar, contact trainingmanager@nephtc.org.

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the webinar. Generally 50 – 60 minutes is equivalent to 1 contact hour. Contact hours may be applicable towards continuing education requirements for certain credentials. Check with your credentialing body to verify if the topic meets its continuing education requirements.

About this Webinar

The Transgender Introductory Primer is ideal for a variety of professionals in the helping and health professions, particularly mental health, social service and medical providers. During this training, participants will learn basic terminology and theory, how to ask for pronouns, health disparities facing the transgender community, resiliency factors, gender transition paths and support needs, and targeted best practices. Providers will have an opportunity following the training to list themselves in MaineTransNet's community health database.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand basic terminology and theory as they relate to transgender health.
• Describe health disparities facing the transgender community.
• Identify resiliency factors, gender transition paths and support needs, and targeted best practices for serving the transgender community.
  

This webinar will be recorded and made available within 2 business days of the webinar close. Please log in to view the recording in the section "View a Recording of the Webinar. "

Subject Matter Expert

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  Quinn Gormley

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As the Executive Director of Maine TransNet, Quinn’s work ranges from community building initiatives, expanding health equity and access across the state, suicide prevention, policy advocacy, and violence prevention. Before MTN, Quinn worked in a variety of community organizing settings, including at the Health Equity Alliance managing a rural HIV testing program and building rural LGBTQ+ communities, and with the Maine People’s Alliance working on economic and health justice issues. Throughout her work, Quinn believes in centering the wellness of marginalized communities, and that the root of power and liberation can be found in communities that embrace their diversity and interdependence. She lives with her husband Ezra and their dog Zoe in Auburn, Maine.

Registration

Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.

_{Acknowledgement: This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31685 “Regional Public Health Training Center Program.” This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.}

About this Webinar

This presentation gives a detailed look at the current state of public health for transgender people in Maine. Topics of interest include experiences of sexual, domestic, family, and physical violence; suicide and mental health disparities; and barriers to healthcare access across specialties. This presentation draws upon data from the 2021 Maine Transgender Community Survey, the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, and the 2019 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey. The compounded health disparities of transgender people in Maine with multiple marginalizations are examined. We will use this to discuss health outcomes through the lens of trauma and tobacco use.

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Articulate health disparities impacting transgender people in Maine.
• Describe systemic barriers to accessing healthcare for transgender people in Maine.
• Describe how experiences of multiple marginalizations compound to create increased disparities in health outcomes for transgender people in Maine, including higher use of tobacco products.

This webinar will be recorded and made available within 2 business days of the webinar close. Please log in to view the recording in the section "View a Recording of the Webinar.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  

  Quinn Gormley

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As the Executive Director of Maine TransNet, Quinn’s work ranges from community building initiatives, expanding health equity and access across the state, suicide prevention, policy advocacy, and violence prevention. Before MTN, Quinn worked in a variety of community organizing settings, including at the Health Equity Alliance managing a rural HIV testing program and building rural LGBTQ+ communities, and with the Maine People’s Alliance working on economic and health justice issues. Throughout her work, Quinn believes in centering the wellness of marginalized communities, and that the root of power and liberation can be found in communities that embrace their diversity and interdependence. She lives with her husband Ezra and their dog Zoe in Auburn, Maine.

Registration

Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.

Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.