About this Webinar

Following the previous presentation on surveillance we will dive into real systems and show how to access data to answer questions. Participants will practice accessing data to monitor health and detect health problems in the population. Participants, using computers, will use CDC WONDER and sentinel surveillance to assess health trends. We will discuss the newest data source-- medical records for public health.

What you'll learn

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

• Access existing morbidity and mortality datasets, including CDC WONDER and notifiable disease information.
• Review sources of data, such as sentinel surveillance.
• Describe how health records are being used for public health.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Gib Parris, MD
  

Gib trained in laboratory medicine, pathology, and epidemiology and spent 20 years at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the CDC, he worked on environmental health problems, improving mortality data, assisting state health departments with public health assessment activities, and improving national and state health information systems. After retiring from CDC, he has worked as a consultant on various population-health information-related projects, most recently on the Reportable Condition Knowledge Management system, which is identifying and evaluating potential cases of reportable conditions using data from electronic health records.

• 
  Sharon McDonnell, BSN, MD, MPH
  

Sharon received her BSN at the University of Florida and MD from the University of California, San Diego. After training in Family Medicine, she went to Pakistan/Afghanistan to work with NGOs and then WHO. She joined the US CDC as an EIS Officer and is board certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. She has worked in the state health departments in Florida and Vermont. After CDC She was on Faculty at Dartmouth Medical School and has continued to do work in International Disease Surveillance and Response and Epidemiology Training. She worked in Liberia for 2 years for the Ebola response with IRC and CSTE/CDC. Currently she teaches epidemiology with the University of New Hampshire and consults with the Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the Maine Medical Center. She helps co-found the Yarmouth Community Coronavirus Task Force in Yarmouth Maine.

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar introduces public health surveillance concepts and principles, including various surveillance systems and how they are used in tracking diseases and other public health threats.

What you'll learn

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

• Define public health surveillance.
• Describe various methods for conducting infectious disease surveillance.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Jennifer Gunderman, MPH
  

Jennifer Gunderman, MPH, serves as the Director of the Maine Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), and is a member of the MPHA board of directors. She has a Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology from Emory University and is a DrPH candidate at the University of South Florida.

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar will cover the components of the public health system, including roles of government and non-governmental agencies, and differences in authorities and accountability across public health system entities. An overview of Maine’s unique public health system will be presented, and information about ways attendees can be involved will be provided.

What you'll learn

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

• Identify the components of the public health system.
• Discuss how the components of the public health system work together.
• Describe differences in authority and accountability between governmental and non-governmental entities in the public health system.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Alfred May, MPH
  

Alfred May, MPH, serves as the Maine CDC’s Downeast Public Health District Liaison. He has a Master of Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health.

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar will cover the various entities in the US and Maine who have public health roles, including responsibilities related to social determinants of health. The ten essential public health services will be used as a framework to further explore various organizations’ responsibilities.

What you'll learn

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

• Identify Maine governmental and non-governmental entities who have public health responsibilities.
• Identify who has major roles in each of the ten essential public health services.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Nancy Birkhimer, MPH
  

Nancy Birkhimer, MPH, has worked for Maine CDC for 20 years and is currently the manager for Accreditation and Performance Improvement at Maine CDC. She has a Master of Public Health from Boston University in international health and epidemiology. She serves as the Maine CDC Liaison for the Maine Public Health Association’s Board of Directors.

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar will provide an overview of the role of the role of Neurologic Music Therapy and interdisciplinary partnerships for successful client impact in RI. The early intervention model will be used to discuss replicable options for programming as well as roles and responsibilities for each organization/provider.

Music is innate and preferred by the majority of the population.  Evidence based music therapy interventions engage multiple regions of the brain to elicit positive health and behavioral health change.  Hands in Harmony strives to increase impact through the formation of social groups to increase education and awareness and target the community at large. 

What you'll learn

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

• Describe role of music therapy in an interdisciplinary program model
• Discuss opportunities that might exist in your current position for interdisciplinary opportunities
• Discuss opportunities for sustainability for arts-based programs in healthcare
• Discuss roles and responsibilities of each organization (facility, state, arts-based organization) in a successful interdisciplinary collaboration

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  

  Nicole O’Malley MA, MT-BC, LPMT, NMT/F

  Executive Director/President
  Neurologic Music Therapist
  Hands in Harmony
  Music Therapy Faculty-University of Rhode Island

Nicole O'Malley, Executive Director and Licensed Neurologic Music Therapist founded Hands in Harmony in 2003 after receiving her BM in Music Therapy from Anna Maria College. She completed training in Neurologic Music Therapy in 2007 and her Fellowship in Neurologic Music Therapy in 2016. Nicole received her MA in music therapy through Berklee college of music focusing on researching the neurobiology of the role of music in the stress and relaxation response.  Nicole received level 1 NICU training in 2017.  She serves as the chair of the Government Relations Committee for the New England Region American Music Therapy Association and chair of the music therapy task force of Rhode Island throughout the passing of the music therapy licensure in RI.  She is music therapy faculty at URI and is passionate about interdisciplinary opportunities, increasing impact through population health, and data collection. 

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar will provide an introduction to music therapy.  The Hands in Harmony population wheel will be paired with infographics to provide an overview on the impact of evidence based music therapy interventions to address health outcomes as well as how to integrate music/music therapy in population health.

What you'll learn

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

• Describe the role of music therapy in health and behavioral health
• Discuss lessons learned from the Hands in Harmony Story in developing self-sustaining arts-based services to increase accessibility to music therapy at the state level
• Explore and discuss the role of music in addressing social health determinants applicable to populations in the Hands in Harmony population wheel
• Integrate one applicable approach to increase the impact of music in your personal and/or professional life

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  

  Nicole O’Malley MA, MT-BC, LPMT, NMT/F

  Executive Director/President
  Neurologic Music Therapist
  Hands in Harmony
  Music Therapy Faculty-University of Rhode Island

Nicole O'Malley, Executive Director and Licensed Neurologic Music Therapist founded Hands in Harmony in 2003 after receiving her BM in Music Therapy from Anna Maria College. She completed training in Neurologic Music Therapy in 2007 and her Fellowship in Neurologic Music Therapy in 2016. Nicole received her MA in music therapy through Berklee college of music focusing on researching the neurobiology of the role of music in the stress and relaxation response.  Nicole received level 1 NICU training in 2017.  She serves as the chair of the Government Relations Committee for the New England Region American Music Therapy Association and chair of the music therapy task force of Rhode Island throughout the passing of the music therapy licensure in RI.  She is music therapy faculty at URI and is passionate about interdisciplinary opportunities, increasing impact through population health, and data collection. 

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_{* 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}

About this Webinar

This webinar will provide a brief overview of Motivational Interviewing (MI) for community health workers and others who work with populations requiring chronic care. If you are curious about what is MI and how this style of conversation can influence chronic care. Learn the basic structure, mindset and history of MI.

About this Webinar

This webinar will provide practical tips and strategies for improved threat awareness and self-protection during field work, focused on workplace violence risk. Quick, effective stress management techniques, such as specialized breathing will also be provided. These tools can aid in increasing awareness and safety as well as de-escalation.

What you'll learn

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

• List 2 strategies for improved hazard awareness in the field
• List 2 strategies for maintaining your personal safety in the field
• List 2 self-practice techniques for stress management

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Hilary Hackbart
  

Hilary Hackbart works for the MA Department of Labor Standards in the Workplace Safety and Health for Public Sector Employees program. She has worked extensively on the development of occupational health and safety management systems, has conducted hundreds of on-site workplace health and safety assessments, and has trained thousands of workers on a wide range of health and safety topics, including workplace violence prevention. She holds a BA in Biochemistry from Harvard University, and an MS in Hazardous Materials Management from Tufts University.

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About this webinar

This webinar will highlight the City of Providence, Rhode Island’s efforts to integrate health into public policies across sectors. Examples will include working in collaboration with Providence public schools to address chronic absenteeism, working with fire stations and first responders to mitigate harms from opiate dependence, and working with the public works department.

What you'll learn

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

• Understand innovative strategies to work across sectors to address public health problems with innovative public sector partnerships.
• To gain new understanding of novel strategies to mitigate the public health harms of opiate dependence by training firefighters and first responders in recovery coaching.
• To understand how to reduce chronic absenteeism by working with public works departments to enhance snow removal in winter months.
• To understand how to reduce chronic absenteeism by providing menstrual hygiene products in public schools.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Ellen Cynar
  Director of City Providence Healthy Communities Office

Ellen Cynar is the Healthy Communities Office Director for the City of Providence. She joined the office in January 2013. Ms. Cynar has worked in a wide variety of public and private settings as well as health education and promotion positions. Her public health interests include nutrition and food policy.

Ms. Cynar directs the City’s efforts on substance abuse prevention, and promotion of healthy eating, active living, and mental health initiatives. In this role, she provides leadership and advises on health and prevention issues, environmental policy changes, and public education efforts.

Ms. Cynar received a MS in Nutrition and Food Policy from Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition, a MPH in Global Health from Tufts University’s School of Medicine, and a BS in International Affairs from Lewis and Clark College. She lives in Providence, RI with her husband and two children.

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About this Webinar

Using a trauma informed approach is often described as moving away from asking the question “what is wrong with you?” to asking “what happened to you?” This training series will support participants in understanding the prevalence of trauma and it’s impact on the health and well being of survivors when it is not recognized and treated. It will also provide information on how they can support survivors by providing empowering interventions that support resilience. The concept of vicarious trauma will also be addressed.

What you'll learn

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

• Describe the ways in which trauma manifests in adult as adaptations for survival.
  
• describe the 3 brief interventions that they can use to support individuals to support healing from trauma and build resilience.
  
• Participants will be able to identify 3 signs of burnout/vicarious trauma in themselves and others.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Kristal Cleaver, LICSW
  Director of Community Education,
  Clinical & Support Options, Inc.

Kristal Cleaver is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who has had the privilege of watching resilience in action in lives of the children and adults she has worked with over the last 15 years. Throughout her career Kristal has strived to integrate a trauma informed philosophy into her work. In her current role as CSO’s Director of Community Education she trains and consults with schools, government agencies, and non-profits to help them establish trauma awareness and responsiveness within their organizations.

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About this Webinar

Using a trauma informed approach is often described as moving away from asking the question “what is wrong with you?” to asking “what happened to you?” This training series will support participants in understanding the prevalence of trauma and it’s impact on the health and well being of survivors when it is not recognized and treated. It will also provide information on how they can support survivors by providing empowering interventions that support resilience. The concept of vicarious trauma will also be addressed.

About this Webinar

See the highlights of a joint NEPHTC (Public Health) Advisory Committee, SHIELD (School Health) Advisory Committee meeting in which met with community partners to learn and consider “How Do We Train for Health Equity?” Leading the training was Jacques Colon, Health Equity Coordinator of the Tacoma-Pierce Health Department in Washington. Jacques provides an overview of health equity and gives examples from TPHD’s work in training and implementing health equity in programs and functions.

What you'll learn

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

• Explain the difference between Health Disparity and Health Inequity
• Identify a resource that can help a health department define its health equity needs
• Describe Tacoma Pierce Health Department’s consultative approach to supporting health equity in programs

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Jacques Colon
  Health Equity Coordinator,
  Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Jacques Colon has served as the for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for the past three years, where he leads their Health Equity Initiative. This role includes leading the health department’s internal 10-person Health Equity Implementation Team, which is charged with improving the structures, processes, and practices of the health department in order to eliminate health inequities in Pierce County, WA.

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About this Webinar

The Maine Public Health Association and NEPHTC are pleased to offer the recordings of a three-part interview series designed to share information to help everyone understand The Why, The What, and The How of public health.

What you'll learn

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

• Identify strategies for making  complex public health issues understandable
• Describe how stories and data together can make a bigger impact than data alone
• Identify strategies that public health practitioners can use to be more successful in educating and influencing policy makers
• Explain the differences between lobbying and non-lobbying activities and what is permissible under the law for non-lobbyists in a non-profit organization
• Decribe how a legislative bill becomes law and where in the process public health practitioners can influence the outcome
• Explain the purpose and process of rule making and why it's important for public health

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Dr. Dora Ann Mills
  Vice President
  Maine Health
• 
  Jennifer Burns Gray
  Maine Association of Nonprofits
• 
  Lisa Miller
  Senior Program Officer
  Bingham Program

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About this Webinar

What can you do as a non-profit or public health official?  What are the legal sources of lobbying restrictions?  What is the difference between advocacy, direct lobbying, and grassroots lobbying?

What you'll learn

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

• Identify the legal sources of lobbying restrictions.
• Define and describe advocacy, direct lobbying, and grassroots lobbying and the difference between these terms.
• Describe federal lobbying restrictions and the impact these restrictions have on public health officials and advocates in non-profits.
• Describe New Hampshire laws relative to lobbying and advocacy.

Subject Matter Expert

• Kerri McGowan Lowrey, JD, MPH
  Deputy Director
• James (Jim) Monahan
  Vice President
  The Dupont Group

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About this Webinar

The Webinar will focus on developing participants' skills to communicate complex health information in ways people can understand. Clear and simple health messages & materials help all audiences and members of your community (especially those with limited literacy skills) read, understand, and act on health information. Participants will take an audience-centered approach to assessment and creating materials and messages that are readable, actionable and culturally relevant. We will pay close attention to what plain language writing and design look like and how to apply plain language writing and design principles in practice. Although not required, participants may work on a health communication project of their own during the applied activities.

What you'll learn

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

• Recognize health literacy, language and culture as potential barriers to communicating public health messages.
• Use health literacy tools and techniques to assess the readability and actionability of materials & messages.
• Apply plain language principles to public health materials & messages to enhance ease of use for all readers.

Subject Matter Expert

• 
  Sabrina Kurtz-Rossi, M.Ed.
  Assistant Professor, Director
  Tufts Health Literacy Leadership Institute
  

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About this Webinar

This webinar is for clinical and administrative staff who can help move their organization into becoming more culturally effective. This webinar will provide an overview of available tools and suggested uses.

What you'll learn

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

• Describe the elements of the framework for culturally effective organizations
  
• Identify action steps for your organization to become more culturally effective
  
• Reflect on how you can be an agent of change in your work setting.

Subject Matter Expert

• Paula Smith, MBA, EdD(c)
   Director
  Southern New Hampshire AHEC
  

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About this Course

Resilience is defined by psychologists as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress. This collection of micro-learnings and resources will equip learners with practical actions and tools that can be applied in any environment by changing thoughts and behaviors in times of adversity and trauma.

How to Use this Resource

Select from the below topics as you need learning, are preparing to engage with your community, elected officials and governing boards, or your workforce/ team. Or explore the opportunities for yourself.

• Building Resilience in Communities
• Building Resilience in Organizations
• Building Resilience with Self and Others

What You'll Learn

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

• Obtain resilience micro-learnings and resources for use in public health

Collaboration

This resource was developed by the Public Health Learning Network, a consortium of regional Public Health Training Centers, the country’s most comprehensive resource for public health workforce development. Program management and instructional design of this resource was provided by the Midwest Public Health Training Center.

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_{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.}

_{* 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}

About this course

The world's health needs are changing - evolving day to day, sometimes even hour to hour. It is the role of public health to investigate pressing challenges and to develop meaningful interventions that improve conditions affecting population health. Through this course created by PHX, and adapted by NEPHTC, local board of health officials in Massachusetts have the opportunity to gain foundational knowledge in public health in order to be more effective health and wellness leaders in their community.

What you'll learn

After completing this course, you will be able to...

• Explain the differences between health and public health
• Understand how data is collected and used in practice
• Advocate effectively for change
• Detail the laws and policies related to your daily practice
• Determine root causes of public health issues, and use a public health approach to address them

Enrollment and Contact Hours

The Certificate of Completion will include the length of the module. 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.

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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 UB6HP27877 “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.