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Evaluating the Impact of Partnerships and Community Coalitions. Year Developed: 2023. Source: Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Program. Presenter(s): Dena Herman, PhD, MPH, RD. Type: Narrated Slide Presentation. Level: Intermediate. Length: 40 minutes.

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

Self-advocacy in the Healthcare System. Year Developed: 2021. Source: APFED. Presenter(s): Patti DeMuri. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 48 minutes.

Annotation: Have you ever had trouble communicating with a healthcare provider? In this webinar, Founder of Healing Hugs Haven, Patti DeMuri shared how to set the focus of your appointment on your goals and desired outcomes so that you can better work with your doctor to get the right care for you.

Learning Objectives: • Recognize the challenges and barriers to authentic partnership with providers. • Analyze the role of communication in partnership. • Discover how to determine goals and plan for medical appointments.

Leveraging Feedback in Community Engagement. Year Developed: 2019. Source: Switchboard TA. Presenter(s): Brianne Casey, and Rebecca Mulqueen. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 60 minutes.

Annotation: This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States. Facilitated by Brianne Casey, Consultant, Community Development and Refugee Resettlement, this webinar was hosted on June 17, 2019.

Learning Objectives: • Apply relevant community engagement frameworks to your work. • Identify effective strategies for utilizing community feedback. • Implement one or more feedback tool(s) to strengthen your community engagement goals.

2018 DMCHWD Grantee Virtual Meeting: How to Tell Your Program's Story. Year Developed: 2018. Source: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development. Presenter(s): Deborah Klein Walker, EdD. Type: PowerPoint Presentation. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: Self-paced, multiple items..

Annotation: The meeting addressed how to compose and share your program's story from a high-level perspective, emphasizing effectiveness, impact, and interaction with key audiences. It also underscored the value of building and establishing relationships with decision-makers, state agencies, community organizations, and more. To highlight Dr. Klein Walker's presentation, three (3) DMCHWD grantees shared their examples during the webinar. You can view the YouTube recording of the presentation. Their slides and attachments are located on the webpage at the link in this record. The three programs were: * Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH): MCH H.O.P.E.S. (Birmingham, AL) * Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND): Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Cincinnati, OH) * Healthy Tomorrows: Clinic in the Park (Santa Ana, CA) This resource includes the meeting agenda, PowerPoint slides, transcripts, discussion notes, and other materials.

Coaching as a Culture. Year Developed: 2016. Source: GovLoop. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 37 minutes.

Annotation: Many organizations focus on training their leaders in the tactical skills of coaching and mentoring. However, the culture that surrounds and fosters your staff is equally as important to engraining coaching in your organization. This course examines how to build coaching into your agency’s culture and comprises an overview and 5 lessons.

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Continuing Education: GovLoop is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

Understanding Coaching: Learn What It Is and What It Isn't . Year Developed: 2015. Source: GovLoop. Presenter(s): Carol Goldsmith. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 30 minutes.

Annotation: There are many aspects to coaching. You may think know what it is but do you really? First, it’s important to define what a coach is, when to actually apply coaching, how you can be a better coach, and how you can enhance accountability as a coach. The course comprises an overview and introduction, 4 lessons, and a post-course survey.

Learning Objectives: • Discuss the basics of coaching, what it is and isn’t. • Distinguish between coaching and mentoring, coaching and managing, coaching and consulting, and coaching and training. • Articulate the essential components of all coaching interventions- the “4 A’s.”

Continuing Education: GovLoop is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

The Power of Questions. Year Developed: 2015. Source: GovLoop. Presenter(s): Carol Goldsmith. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 15 minutes.

Annotation: You can never ask a dumb question, right? While that saying might stand true, you can always ask a better question after a little preparation. Carol Goldsmith, a renowned career coach, makes certain the daily questions you ask will have outcomes that define goals, clarify thinking, and deepen understanding on your topics of discussion. The course comprises an overview and introduction; lessons on what makes a good coaching question and high-quality coaching questions.

Learning Objectives: • Describe the power of questions, why they are an essential tool in coaching and what constitutes a “high quality coaching session”. • List and describe the types of high quality coaching questions – closed and judgmental vs. curious and open-ended, and wordy vs. elegant. • Discover ten ways to improve your questions and conduct better coaching sessions.

Customer Service in Public Health: Part III. Year Developed: 2015. Source: Michigan Public Health Training Center. Presenter(s): Geneva Williams. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: n.a..

Annotation: Customer service is an inherent element of public health practice across settings. “Customers” not only include patients or clients receiving direct services, but also our partners in other organizations and co-workers within our own agency. This three-part webcast training series demonstrates how public health managers and other professionals can contribute to the development of a culture of customer service within their organization, including a focus on mission, effective communication, and quality improvement processes. This third and final segment features Dr. Geneva Williams, CEO and Founder of New Season Consultants & Collaborators, LLC, who shares insights into quality improvement and measurement of customer service.

Learning Objectives: • Discuss the role of assessment and quality improvement in public health customer service (5.3.2, 5.3.9)

Continuing Education: 1.0 Nursing Contact Hours, 1.0 CHES Category I CECH, Certificate of Completion

Customer Service in Public Health: Part II. Year Developed: 2015. Source: Michigan Public Health Training Center. Presenter(s): Geneva Williams. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: n.a..

Annotation: Customer service is an inherent element of public health practice across settings. “Customers” not only include patients or clients receiving direct services, but also our partners in other organizations and co-workers within our own agency. This three-part webcast training series will demonstrate how public health managers and other professionals can contribute to the development of a culture of customer service within their organization, including a focus on mission, effective communication, and quality improvement processes. In this second part of the series, Dr. Geneva Williams, CEO and Founder of New Season Consultants & Collaborators, LLC, elaborates on strategies for managers to use to encourage customer service in public health settings. This session was originally filmed on July 27, 2015 at the Wayne County Health Department.

Learning Objectives: • Identify strategies to cultivate a culture of customer service

Continuing Education: Pending

Using Good Communication Skills in Public Health Education and Promotion to Overcome Community Language Barriers. Year Developed: 2013. Source: n.a.. Presenter(s): Giovanna Lipow, Marie Cobalt, Yajing Zhang, and Zachary Mckellar. Type: Narrated Slide Presentation. Level: Introductory. Length: 7 minutes.

Annotation: This presentation outlines the importance of good communication skills as a tool for public health educators and barriers related to communication and accessible language. Communication tips are presented to present information in a culturally sensitive manner. Overall recommendations from the presentation include honing oral and written communication skills, developing materials in more than one language, updating your technical communication skills, and incorporating communication as a professional development goal.

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