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Novel Approaches to Public Health: Tech and Innovation for Supporting Public Health. Year Developed: 2017-2018. Source: Public Health Institute. Presenter(s): Sue Grinnell and others. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: Series, various lengths.
Annotation: Technology is now an integral part of our every day lives, but are we leveraging it effectively in public health? Join hosts Public Health Institute (PHI) and P2Health to explore innovative approaches to solving public health problems, learn about emerging trends in technology and other innovations to support improved health, hear from startups bosWell and Bloomlife on the solutions they've devised to address health issues, and discover resources and information on technology and innovation.
Learning Objectives: • Explore innovative approaches to solving public health problems. • Learn about emerging trends in technology and other innovations to support improved health. • Hear from startups bosWell and Bloomlife on the solutions they've devised to address health issues. • Discover resources and information on technology and innovation.
Moving the Needle on Maternal Health: Updates on Federal and State Initiatives. Year Developed: 2023. Source: National Association of Medicaid Directors. Presenter(s): William Callaghan, MD, MPH; Elliot Main, MD; Kimberly Sherman, MPH. Type: Podcast. Level: Intermediate. Length: 60 minutes.
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
Maternal Health in Crisis: Ensuring Nationwide Access to Maternity Care Providers. Year Developed: 2017. Source: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and NIHCM Foundation. Presenter(s): Ashlyn Christianson, Katy Kozhimannil PhD, Mallory Schwarz. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: 90 minutes.
Annotation: Nearly half of all U.S. counties lack a practicing OB-GYN, and the shortage is expected to grow, with projections showing as many as 8,800 fewer OB-GYNs practicing than will be needed in 2020. Maternity workforce shortages and maldistribution are of particular concern for the Medicaid program, which covers about half of all births in the U.S. Meanwhile, American women are dying from pregnancy-related complications at a higher rate than in any other developed country—a problem that’s exacerbated by limited access to providers.
Learning Objectives: • Understand the dynamics behind maternity workforce challenges, particularly in rural and other underserved areas; • Learn an example of a public-private collaboration to connect Medicaid mothers-to-be with prenatal care and resources like transportation to doctor visits; • Describe how financial incentives can be used to encourage medical professionals to specialize in maternal health and to work in underserved areas.
MCH-Medicaid Coordination Training Brief. Year Developed: 2016. Source: MCH Navigator. Presenter(s): John Richards, MA AITP. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Intermediate. Length: Series; various lengths.
Annotation: This training brief includes links to learning opportunities gathered by the MCH Navigator and access to an online toolkit developed by NCEMCH to assist the Title V workforce in approaching coordination between state Title V (MCH) and Title XIX (Medicaid) programs.
Building Evidence to Improve the Structure, Governance and Funding of Local Public Health Through Practice-Based Research Networks . Year Developed: 2015. Source: n.a.. Presenter(s): Justeen Hyde and Jennifer Kertanis. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: 50 minutes.
Annotation: Are there better ways to organize, finance and deliver local public health services? Join us for a presentation of “real world” studies of local health departments in states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, two states with highly decentralized public health systems, that explore just that question. Learn about how practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are bringing together researchers and practitioners across the nation to identify strategies that work to maximize population health impact, and cost effectiveness of public health systems.
Learning Objectives: • Describe the primary objectives of Public Health Systems and Services Research. • List at least three reasons why local health departments should be interested in the work of PBRNs. • Recognize how findings from CT and MA PBRN studies could be used to impact. • Recall how local health departments can learn more about PBRN research or participate in PBRN studies.
Continuing Education: NEPHTC Certificate
Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals. Year Developed: 2014. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Presenter(s): Cynthia Baur, PhD, Julie Gazmararian, PhD, MPH. Type: Online Course. Level: Intermediate. Length: Self-paced.
Annotation: The purpose of this public health literacy web-based training program is to educate public health professionals about public health literacy and their role in providing health information and services and promoting public health literacy. This web-based course uses a 508-compliant template, knowledge checks, evaluation, CE and other credits, include glossary and resources tabs, scenario-based interactions and video clips.
Learning Objectives: • Define and describe public health literacy. • List factors that influence public health literacy. • Identify who is affected by public health literacy. • Recognize the consequences of limited public health literacy. • Determine who are the stakeholders in public health literacy. • Recognize the role of public health literacy in meeting core public health services. • Apply lessons learned to improve public health literacy.
Special Instructions: Registration is required. To access this content, you first need to create an account or if you already have an account at Train.org, use the login.
Continuing Education: CME, CNE, CEU, CECH, and ACPE offered
A Public Health with Impact: The Path to What Works. Year Developed: 2014 est.. Source: National Association of County and City Health Officials. Presenter(s): Brandie Adams-Piphus, MPH. Type: Podcast. Level: Introductory. Length: 12 minutes.
Annotation: Brandie Adams-Piphus, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst, describes the role of the health department in advancing evidence-based public health and helpful resources. This podcast increases local health officials' awareness of their role in using evidence-based public health practice to prevent chronic disease and keep people healthier.
Learning Objectives: • Define evidence-based public health and the role of the LHO in evidence-based public health. • Describe how NACCHO’s Framework for Evidence-Based Decision Making and Planning can help you carry out your role in evidence-based public health. • Utilize tools and resources that can help you put NACCHO’s Framework for Evidence-Based Decision Making and Planning into practice.
Telehealth Series: Telehealth Technology: What you Need to Know to Get Started; Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Telehealth; and Reaching Out Across the Miles: The Role of Telehealth in Maternal and Child Health. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: National MCH Workforce Development Center. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: n.a.. Level: Introductory. Length: n.a..
Annotation: This series contains three videos: Telehealth Technology: What you Need to Know to Get Started; Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Telehealth; and Reaching Out Across the Miles: The Role of Telehealth in Maternal and Child Health. These videos provide a high-level overview about the uses of telehealth and technical considerations when beginning a telehealth program; explore legal and regulatory issues to consider in the development of any telehealth program; and provide an overview of the current use of telehealth in Title V programs as well as a more in-depth look at innovative uses of telehealth in the following areas relevant to maternal and child health: newborn metabolic screening, services for children & youth with special health care needs, newborn hearing screening, high risk delivery, and dental services.
MCH Financing Lecture. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Presenter(s): Katharine E. Witgert, MPH, National Academy for State Health Policy. Type: Video. Level: Intermediate. Length: Introduction (3 min., 2 sec.), Medicaid (18 min., 21 sec.), CHIP (8 min., 56 sec.), Health Insurance Marketplaces (8 min. 6 sec.), Conclusion (4 min., 2 sec.).
Annotation: This lecture series focuses on maternal and child health (MCH) financing and public insurance programs. Topics include three public insurance programs: Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, and health insurance marketplaces. The series provides background; an overview of program eligibility, costs, covered services, implications for MCH populations, and financing. [Funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
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