Speaker: Forrest Batz, PharmD, Retired Faculty, Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Learning Outcomes
Compare national, state and local Hawai‘i youth vaping rates.
Educate health professionals on the top three reasons why youth use electronic smoking devices (ESDs).
Educate the public on the health implications in youth vaping.
Address the youth vaping epidemic with health professionals and community leaders.
Discuss potential health impacts of vaping and recent changes in ESD technology that increase the vulnerability of youth to ESD use and nicotine addiction.
Continuing Education: This training is approved for 1.5 hrs for CHES/MCHES, 1.5 CPEUs for RD/RDN/DTR
Use of opioids such as heroin, morphine, and prescription pain relievers has expanded to levels of dependency in many individuals. Several factors contribute to the breadth and complexity of this urgent problem: severe chronic pain, greater use of prescriptions, aggressive marketing by pharmaceutical companies, among others.
Excess weight gain during pregnancy and excess weight retained after pregnancy can contribute to lifelong development of obesity and increasing cycles of obesity and diabetes in mothers and children.
The purpose of this online short course is to provide students with a brief history of dental health for children, to address key issues in dental health for the maternal and child health population, and to connect MCH public health professionals with available disease preventive services.
