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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T120000
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SUMMARY:November Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:M. Amalia Mendoza\,\nSenior Program Officer\nFoundation for A Healthy Kentucky\nLouisville\, KY \nhealthy-ky.org\n \n\n\n\n\nInvesting in Kentucky’s Future: Community Driven Strategies for Obesity Prevention and Building Resilience in Children\nPresenter:  Amalia Mendoza\, Senior Program Officer; Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky \nTo view the webinar recording: \nThis webinar was recorded and is available for viewing here. CEs will also be available to those who view the archived webinar and complete this evaluation by December 19th. CE certificates will be sent by email within one week of viewing the webinar and completing of the evaluation. \nWebinar description: \nThe Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s Investing in Kentucky’s Future was a six-year initiative designed to reduce the risk that today’s school-aged children will develop chronic diseases as they grow into adults. The initiative was a partnership between the Foundation and seven local health coalitions in Kentucky to support the capacity of cross sector\, community organizations to find local comprehensive\, systemic solutions to complex health issues and improve the health of their children and communities. The communities involved addressed the issues of childhood obesity and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Coalition support and capacity development to address complex health issues;\n2. Community-based approaches to childhood obesity prevention;\n3. Innovative school-based interventions to foster resilience in the school setting. \nRelated links: \n\nFoundation Healthy KY-ACEs\nFoundation Healthy KY-Childhood Obesity Prevention\n\nContinuing Education: \nDisclosure: Information concerning faculty\, speaker and planning committee relationships will be disclosed to the audience from the podium. The presenters have disclosed that no commercial relationships exist. \nAccreditation: \nIn support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Health Education and Research Institute.  CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \nPhysicians: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nNurses: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour  (JA0026-22-20-287) .  Expiration date is 2 years from the course date. \nPharmacy: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit\, participants must complete the sign-in sheet\, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge based activity provides 1 contact hour JA0006133-9999-20-038-L04-P. \nSocial Work: CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing education by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners.  This program has been approved for 1 hour of social work credit. Approval number #490045. \n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/november-webinar-series-3/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T130000
DTSTAMP:20260605T131337
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SUMMARY:November Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Christine Compton\, MPH\,\nPolicy Engagement Manager\nAmerican Heart Association/Voices for Healthy Kids\nCharleston\, WV\nheart.org\n \n\n\n\n\nValue-Based Messages for Health Equity in Public Policy: How to Effectively Communicate with All Policy Makers\nThis webinar has been recorded and can be viewed here. \nPresenter:  Christine Compton\, MPH; Policy Engagement Manager; American Heart Association/Voices for Healthy Kids \nWebinar description: \nThe details and local stories that policy advocates layer in about health equity vary\, but the core messages need to stay the same.  Consistency is a powerful asset in our collective work. If advocates across West Virginia deliver similar messages to decision-makers\, colleagues\, and supporters—the conversation about health equity will begin to shift. A health equity lens should be applied to all policy work to eliminate disparity and create impactful\, measurable results. \nWebinar objectives: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Describe how communications anchored in shared values helps create common ground for policy development around health equity;\n2. Understand how to address race and racism without creating discrimination based on color; and\n3. Understand how to talk about government’s role in addressing health equity. \nRelated Links:  \nHealth Equity Messaging Guide \nContinuing Education: \nDisclosure: Information concerning faculty\, speaker and planning committee relationships will be disclosed to the audience from the podium. The presenters have disclosed that no commercial relationships exist. \nAccreditation: \nIn support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Health Education and Research Institute.  CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \nPhysicians: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nNurses: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour  (JA0026-22-20-286) .  Expiration date is 2 years from the course date. \nPharmacy – The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit\, participants must complete the sign-in sheet\, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge based activity provides 1 contact hour JA0006133-9999-20-037-L04-P. \nSocial Work: CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing education by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners.  This program has been approved for 1 hour of social work credit. Approval number #490045. \nSponsored by: \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/november-webinar-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T130000
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CREATED:20200805T215147Z
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SUMMARY:November Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Soma Stout\, MD\, MS\,\nExecutive Lead\nWell Being in the Worldweintheworld.org \n\n\n\n\nUnleashing Abundance in our Communities\nPresenter:  Somava Saha (Soma Stout)\, MD\, MS\, Founder\, Well-Being and Equity in the World \nTo view the webinar recording: \nThis webinar was recorded and is available for viewing here. \nWebinar description: \nDespite limited resources\, communities around the world have been showing what is possible to do when they bring their resources together across sectors and with people who are most affected by health inequities. By changing their relationships\, approaching the change process differently\, and shifting from a frame of scarcity to one of abundance\, these communities of solutions are achieving breakthrough outcomes in homelessness\, chronic disease outcomes and graduation rates – while bringing their communities together. This session will describe this journey and invite you to play a role in releasing the trapped and untapped potential in all our communities. \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n1. Understand the elements of the Communities of Solutions approach. \n2. Identify strategies to unlock the abundance in our communities. \n3. Describe why growing the leadership of people with lived experience of inequity is an essential pathway to abundance. \n4. Describe the role of the health care system in contributing to and benefiting from the shared abundance of being in the community. \nClick here to access the presentation slides.  \nRelated links: \n\nPathways to Population Health \nWell Being in the Nation Network (WIN)\n\nContinuing Education: \nDisclosure: Information concerning faculty\, speaker and planning committee relationships will be disclosed to the audience from the podium. The presenters have disclosed that no commercial relationships exist. \nAccreditation: \nIn support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Health Education and Research Institute.  CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \nPhysicians: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nNurses: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour  (JA0026-22-20-285) .  Expiration date is 2 years from the course date. \nPharmacy: The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit\, participants must complete the sign-in sheet\, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge based activity provides 1 contact hour JA0006133-9999-20-036-L04-P. \nSocial Work– CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing education by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners.  This program has been approved for 1 hour of social work credit. Approval number #490045. \nSponsored by: \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/november-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Increasing Flu Vaccine Confidence Within African American Communities
DESCRIPTION:If you missed the live webinar…\nAccess the recorded webinar here. \nContinuing education credits for viewing this webinar is closed. \nWebinar Description:\nThere are persistent and rising flu vaccine racial and ethnic disparities\, which are especially dangerous during this pandemic. The webinar will show evidence of disparities and discuss ways in which clinicians\, health systems\, and community organizations can help protect patients. \nObjectives for Session:\nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the evidence for persistent and growing racial and ethnic disparities in flu vaccination.\nExplain the importance of promoting flu vaccination in communities of color\, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nDescribe strategies to implement for promoting flu vaccinations.\n\nSpeakers:\nLaura Lee Hall\, Ph.D.\, is the President of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC)\, a part of the National Minority Quality Forum. SHC leads the quality improvement education and community engagement efforts\, as well as research\, aimed at promoting equity and high-quality care in underserved communities\, partnering with primary care clinics nationwide. Previously Dr. Hall founded the Center for Quality at the American College of Physician and translated registry data into educational programs as the director of Performance Education\, at the American College of Cardiology. She served as the deputy director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill after working as a senior scientific analyst for the U.S. Congress. Dr. Hall received her Ph.D. from the U.S. Naval Medical School and served post-doctoral fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. \nSandra C. Quinn\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Science and Senior Associate Director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity\, in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland. Dr. Quinn is an appointed member of a National Academies of Science\, Engineering\, and Medicine committee on Evidence-Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response. She has published 100+ research articles\, and her immunization-focused research has centered on racial disparities in vaccine uptake\, vaccine acceptance in routine and emergency situations\, and social media misinformation. Dr. Quinn has recently presented research related to minority mistrust and vaccine confidence at the National Vaccine Advisory Committee’s September 2019 meeting and Worldviews 2019\, among many other forums. \nPresentation Slides: \n\nQuinn W.V. 10.15.20\nHall WV 10.15.2020\n\nRelated links: \n\nThe Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity Call for Community-Driven Equity in Vaccination\nThe Importance of Promoting Influenza Immunization in Underserved Communities amidst Disparities and the COVID-19 Pandemic Report\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration:\nRegistration for this webinar is closed. \nCost: Free\nContinuing Education:\n \nAccreditation: \n In support of improving patient care\, this activity has been planned and implemented by WV Immunization Network and CAMC Health Education and Research Institute.  CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)\, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)\, to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. \n  \nPhysicians-The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designate this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nNurses The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour  (JA0026-22-20-284).  The expiration date is 2 years from the course date. \n  Pharmacy – The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit\, participants must complete the sign-in sheet\, attend each session\, and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge-based activity provides 1 contact hour JA0006133-9999-20-035-L06-P. \n\n\nIn Case You Miss it…\nContinuing Education credits will be available for viewing the archived webinar and completing the evaluation until November 15\, 2020. \nAccess the recorded webinar here. \nAccess the evaluation here.
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/increasing-flu-vaccine-confidence-within-african-american-communities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Community Engagement in Planning for Community Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: \n\n\n\nDoug Arbogast\, Rural Tourism Specialist\, West Virginia University Extension Service  Download his slides. \nPeter Butler\, Director\, School of Design and Community Development\, West Virginia University  Download his slides.\n\n\n\nWebinar description: \nThe WVU Rural Tourism Design Team engages community residents in a design process to help create vibrant rural communities which are attractive to residents and small business development. The Team works with communities in to create branding\, develop community plans to promote tourism and recreation in a community. This webinar will describe how the WVU Rural Tourism Design Team can work with your community to improve recreational opportunities and tourism. Outcomes could be a design for community park or trail head\, plans for building or downtown rehabilitation\, playground design or other community infrastructure improvements. \nIf you missed the webinar: \nThe webinar has been recorded and is available for viewing here. *This link is best accessed with Google Chrome or Firefox. \nRelated Links:  \n\nWVU Extension Service’s Community Engagement Lab Intake Form\nElk River Trail Foundation\nMon Forest Towns Project\nMon Forest Towns website\n\nRelated Funding Opportunity: \nClick here for more information about the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease’s grant opportunities. \n. \nThis webinar is a part of the Wild\, Wonderful & Healthy West Virginia (WWHWV) Learning Series. WWHWV is a program of the Center for Rural Health Development.
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/webinar-community-engagement-in-planning-for-community-infrastructure/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T130000
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CREATED:20200608T233448Z
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SUMMARY:Archived Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Webinar: Updates and Tools for Meeting Back To School Immunizations\n \n \n \nThis webinar has been recorded and archived. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to access the link to view the webinar.\n \n \n \nThis webinar provide information about the WV Statewide Immunization Information System (WVSIIS)\, challenges\, and tools available through it. It also provide an overview of medical exemptions and present opportunities for providers to improve vaccination coverage rates.\n \n \n\nOBJECTIVES:\n\nAt the conclusion of this activity\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe the immunization coverage rates among infants\, kindergartners\, and adolescents.\nExplain how the Bureau for Public Health receives\, reviews\, and makes determinations of medical exemptions.\nState the essential Vaccines for Children policies and requirements.\nRecall WVSIIS reporting requirements and benefits.\nIdentify common issues and solutions to challenges of reporting to WVSIIS.\n\nSPEAKERS: \n\nBillie Moore\, BS\,Director of the Division of Immunization Services\nJeffrey Neccuzi\, BS\,Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinator\, Division of Immunization Services\nCarolyn Smith\, ED.D\, MHSc\,Immunization Coordinator\, Division of Immunization Services\n\nBillie Moore  has served as the  Director of the Division of Immunization Services of the Bureau for Public Health since July 2020. As Director\, she manages the completion and submission of all state and federal reporting requirements related to funds management and grant required activities for immunizations for children in West Virginia. She has 18+ years in the Managed Care industry\, most recently with UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia for 12 years as the Director of Marketing. She has held a WV State Health Insurance license since 2003. \nJeff Neccuzi was West Virginia’s first Vaccines for Children (VFC) Coordinator at its inception in October 1994 and became the VFC coordinator again in 2019 after serving 17 years as the Program Manager. Jeff manages vaccine procurement\, provider ordering\, VFC enrollment and provider participation. Jeff has 27 years of experience in Immunization Services which he has used to participate in various workgroups and committees. \nCarolyn Smith is the immunization coordinator of the WV Statewide Immunization Information System (WVSIIS) and\, has served as a Health and Human Resource Specialist for over nine years as a trainer for the WVSIIS. Her duties include providing training to healthcare providers for the WVSIIS to ensure that all immunizations given to children under the age of 18 are entered in the registry and to provide assistance for accomplishing the mission of the immunization program which is to prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases among children\, adolescents\, and adults of West Virginia. Her other responsibilities also include working with healthcare providers in West Virginia in helping them to connect their electronic health systems to the state immunization registry to meet meaningful objectives set forth by the CDC \n  \nIn case you missed it …\nClick here to view the archived webinar.  \nFor more information please contact: \nBarb Thaxton\, Program ManagerWV Immunization NetworkEmail Barb \n 
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/2020disupdatewebinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T080000
DTSTAMP:20260605T131337
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Substance Use Prevention: ICE Collaborative & the Icelandic Prevention Model
DESCRIPTION:Click here to view the archived webinar. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Kristjansson emphasizes the role of community in decreasing the odds of substance use initiation and progression among youth and how Iceland\, his home country\, has altered the state of youth substance use through a collaborative model. \nLearning objectives:\n1. Elucidate how youth substance use is an ecological problem. \n2. Clarify the role of community-based risk and protective factors in youth substance use. \n3. To explain key elements in the Icelandic Model of Primary Substance Use Prevention. \nSpeaker:\nAlfgeir L. Kristjansson\, PhD\, MSc\, Associate Professor\, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences; Director\, PhD Program\, School of Public Health\, West Virginia University.  \nDr. Kristjansson is an Associate Professor of Public Health at West Virginia University. The central focus of his work is on the health\, behavioral development and well-being of children and youth with particular attention to substance use prevention and community health promotion. \nContinuing Education: \nThe Office of Maternal\, Child and Family Health has approved 1.2 contact hours for Nursing through the WV Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses\, License # WV1999-0297 and 1 contact hour of social work through the WV Board of Social Work\, #490089. \nWebinar Recording:\nThe webinar was recorded and archived. The webinar recording can be accessed here.  CEs are no longer available for viewing the archived webinar. \nAdditional Information from the Webinar : \n\nIn the News: ICELAND KNOWS HOW TO STOP TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE BUT THE REST OF THE WORLD ISN’T LISTENING\, The Independant\nBrief historical overview: Prevention Is Possible: A Brief History of the Origin and Dissemination of the Icelandic Prevention Model\, Journal of Health Promotion Practice  \nFive guiding principles: Development and Guiding Principles of the Icelandic Model for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use\, Journal of Health Promotion Practice  \n10 steps to implementation: Implementing the Icelandic Model for Preventing Adolescent Substance Use\, Journal of Health Promotion Practice\n\n 
URL:https://wvruralhealth.org/event/webinar-substance-use-prevention-ice-collaborative-the-icelandic-prevention-model/
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