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Annotation: Sections 1 & 2: Do you want to join or become more involved in a committee or council, but are not sure where to begin or which group would be a good fit for you? Do you wonder what the different functions are of decision-making groups and what the members' roles are within these groups? Serving on Groups is a nationally recognized leadership tool that empowers parents to actively and fully participate in decision-making groups. Section 3: The most effective groups use processes to guide their work, and a clear process sets the direction toward the group's goals. So many times, we are on committees or in meetings but don't know what is supposed to happen or how to fully participate. Sections 4 & 5: Are you a member of a committee or council that needs to be more efficient? What makes a committee or council effective? How can group dynamics improve? Section 6: So many times, we are on committees or in meetings but don't know what the process is or how to fully participate, especially when it comes to data. This introductory webinar on data is based on the Serving on Groups that Make Decisions Guidebook resource. The highlight of the revised Guidebook is a section entitled Understanding Data as Information. We live in a world with more available data than ever before. In education, using data is a powerful tool to determine if schools’ efforts are working and if students are meeting their goals. This section provides eight steps to assist you and other group members in making well-informed data-based decisions to improve the experiences of children. It also contains numerous resources for you to access and explore relevant data for your family and community. Sections 7 & 8: Do you want to be more involved in a decision-making group but are not sure where to begin? Are you tired of feeling like the token representative instead of an active member of a decision-making group?

Annotation: In this Medicaid Leadership Exchange podcast, staff from New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia Medicaid, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, discuss ways states are working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes, specifically the significant disparity experienced by black women. Learn how data dashboards, mandatory perinatal assessments, expansion of coverage to include home visiting and doulas, and shared messaging to the community are showing promising outcomes. The conversation is moderated by Gretchen Hammer, senior strategic advisor to the National Association of Medicaid Directors, with insights from Mark Larson, senior vice president of leadership and capacity building, Center for Health Care Strategies.

Special Instructions: DataSpeak uses a number of different technologies. To get the most out of the information, please review the technical requirements at http://hrsa.gov/archive/mchb/dataspeak/techreq/index.html

Annotation: Numeracy literacy is not only a problem for individuals receiving health information but also for those providing information that contain numbers. This class is a basic introduction for anyone who wants to understand how to communicate health information that involves numeracy. The purpose of this class is to understand risk and benefits from a layman’s perspective and to understand that the communication of numbers must be clear and easy to understand. In this 1.5 hour class, participants will also be introduced to several NLM and NIH tools that will help in the development of educational materials. Audience is anyone providing health information to the general public, including healthcare instructors, public and medical librarians, patient educators.

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: • Understand their role in risk communication and health numeracy. • Understand risk and benefit statistics from a layman’s perspective. • Understand that the communication of numbers must be clear and easy to understand. • Understand that numeracy is a key component of health literacy and shared decision making in managing one’s health.

Continuing Education: This class is eligible for Consumer Health Information Specialization continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association.

Annotation: This panel will discuss what inclusive research is, how to conduct it, and what issues and challenges exist about engaging in it. “Inclusive research” has its history as a participatory research method designed to ensure people closest to the issue or problem under study are authentically engaged in the research process rather than simply being “research subjects.” While community-based participatory research has begun to take on greater prominence in the criminal justice realm, such efforts are largely confined to qualitative research inquiries. This panel makes the case that inclusive research can and should apply to a wider array of research questions and methods and that employing it can yield more accurate and policy-relevant evidence. Panelists will also engage in a “myth busting” discussion to address possible challenges to conducting inclusive research and how to overcome them.

Learning Objectives: • Outline what inclusive research is. • Illustrate how to use inclusive research. • Express how to overcome barriers.

Annotation: Collaboration and partnership are key strategies that help form the foundation of MCH work. Title V often serves as the convener of partners, community organizations, and families. Understanding the elements of successful collaborative efforts and the impact of partnerships and community coalitions is critical to document effectiveness of collaborative efforts. Dena Herman, PhD, MPH, RD, Professor, California State University, Northridge Adjunct; Associate Professor/Director, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, presents a focused review of the types of collaboration measurements, from qualitative and quantitative to an analysis of frameworks and theories and social networks. This learning opportunity was originally presented for the Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Program at their Learning and Networking Call (December 2023).

Learning Objectives: • Understand the components of collaboration • Describe the elements of successful collaborative efforts • Learn how to use different types of collaboration measurement tools

Annotation: This course provides a holistic approach to planning and evaluating education and outreach programs. It helps program practitioners use and apply logic models – a framework and way of thinking to help us improve our work and be accountable for results. You will learn what a logic model is and how to use one for planning, implementation, evaluation or communicating about your program. This course has 7 sections. It starts with a basic, simple concept and adds to it over the various sections to provide a thorough foundation in the use of logic models. Each section contains resources and activities.

Learning Objectives: • Describe how a logic model can be used for program planning, implementation and evaluation. • Illustrate the relationship between logic model components: Inputs, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impact or Goal. • Construct a logic model given program information.

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Continuing Education: 1 hour

Annotation: This webinar includes a panel discussion that examines some of the new tools and solutions emerging to confront these problems head on, as well as the policy moves needed to ensure better outcomes for all mothers and babies.

Learning Objectives: • Discuss racial inequities that are also impacting infant mortality rates • Explore social determinants of health • Learn methodologies to improve health outcomes

Annotation: Denise Hoffman (Principal Researcher, Mathematica) and Laura Erickson (Social Science Analyst, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation) present on Improving Accessibility to Health Care with Equitable Communication. Dr. Kentrell Liddell (Founder and Board President, Test-Taking Solution Foundation) presents on Lived Experiences & Front-Line Findings: A Jackson, Mississippi Community Perspective of Health Equity. Lindsey Galli (Vice President of Programs, PFCCpartners) and Naomi Williams (Patient Family Engagement Specialist, PFCCpartners) present on Unlocking Diversity in Patient Family Engagement for Equity: An Inclusive Environment for All. Dr. Hoangmai H. Pham (President and CEO, Institute for Exceptional Care) and Dr. Teal Benevides (Associate Professor, Augusta University) present on Standardization Does Not Equal Equity: Supporting Health Outcomes That Matter Most to People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. Moderator: Mackenzie Marshall (Senior Federal Relations Associate, Families USA)

Learning Objectives: • Review accessibility and language access. • Identify tips on engaging diverse groups of external partners. • Apply the findings from a project in Jackson, Mississippi that addresses community perspective of health equity. • Construct an approach to address literacy. • Discover the Funfetti approach to partnership. • Characterize implications for policy and practice.

Annotation: Highlights how a family-centered approach to POSC helps states, Tribes, and communities meet the provisions of the 2016 amendments to the CAPTA POSC.

Learning Objectives: • Characterize the essential elements of a family-centered approach. • Summarize Michigan’s collaborative systems efforts across home visiting, substance use disorder treatment, healthcare and child welfare to enhance a family-centered approach to plans of safe care. • Interpret data to understand needs and inform progress. • Recognize equitable access to family-centered services. • Describe stigma.

Annotation: This seven-minute video is a basic introduction to the history, purpose, and administration of the Title V Block Grant. It has been developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Learning Objectives: • Learn about the history of Title V of the Social Security Act and how it was transformed into the Block Grant. • Trace the development over time of programs and priorities of the Title V Block Grant.