In this episode, Dr. Patricia Haynes and Dr. Nicole Yuan focus on the topics of mental health, connection, and resilience during a pandemic.
Join Dr. Mary Koss and Dr. Elise Lopez to learn more about the issues facing college students on closed campuses, specifically in regards to alcohol consumption and sexual assault. Their recent article is available at https://msmagazine.com/2020/04/09/college-students-are-still-being-raped-during-the-covid-19-shutdown-how-prevention-and-response-mechanisms-must-adapt/
Learning Objectives:
Summarize current research on sexual assault among college students
Describe the risk of sexual assault and coercion among college students during campus and state closures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Discuss ideas for new public health education programs for liquor stores and other places selling alcohol
Duration: 33 min.
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Provider Number: 99036
Date Released: 6/2020
Dr. Keith Joiner and Dr. Joe Gerald join us in this episode to discuss a variety of topics related to COVID-19, including the emergence of zoonotic diseases, the use of modeling in the pandemic, and the economic impact on hospitals and healthcare.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the emergence of zoonotic disease
Discuss the importance of forecast modeling and various models used for COVID-19
Discuss the economic impact COVID-19 has had on hospitals and the healthcare system
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Provider number: 99036
Date released: 6/2020
Duration: 29 min
In this episode, Dr. Stephen Rains and Dr. Laura Gronewold have a conversation about effective communication and messaging strategies during a crisis, the impact of the media narrative on public response and mental health, and the intersection between American values and culture with health messaging.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss messaging and methods the popular media has used to influence the actions of the public during pandemic.
Discuss the intersection between American values and culture with health messaging
Compare approaches the media versus public health professionals take to educate the public about COVID-19
Recommend effective communication strategies and messaging guidelines to educate the public while responding to a pandemic.
Introduce the AZCOVIDTXT program
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Provider number: 99036
Date released: 5/2020
Dr. Brenda Hogue and Dr. Bert Jacobs from Arizona State University discuss their work to develop SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in this episode of "Keeping Up with Public Health: Pandemic Response."
Learning Objectives:
Describe a realistic timeline for the creation of vaccinations
Identify and discuss various vaccine platforms
Discuss immune responses to vaccines
Discuss vaccinating individuals against COVID-19
Duration: 22 min.
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 CECH for CHES
CHES Provider number: 99036
Date released: May 2020
Listen in on a conversation between Dr. Kacey Ernst, Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich, and Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya as they discuss the different types and purposes of tests for COVID-19, how testing effects the surveillance of and response strategies for the disease, and the need for caution with the use of therapeutic interventions.
Learning Objectives:
1.Explain FDA regulations related to test, antiviral, and vaccine development.
2.Describe a realistic timeline for the creation of rapid tests, antivirals, and vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2.
3.Identify strategies for the prioritization of testing and/or vaccinating people for SARS-CoV-2.
4.Identify strategies for protecting and continuing public health services for vulnerable populations until a vaccine is developed.
Continuing Education: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Provider number: 99036
Release Date: 5/2020
Join Dr. Kelly Reynolds and Dr. Jonathan Sexton again in Season 2 of "Keeping Up with Public Health" to discuss precautions that should be taken in in the realm of hygiene, PPE, and decontaminating surfaces during the coronavirus pandemic. They will summarize research findings about the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces and through air, explain appropriate use and etiquette for using PPE, and apply these protocols to programs carrying out essential services.
Learning Objectives:
1.Summarize research findings about the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces and through air.
2.Explain the appropriate use and etiquette for using PPE in homes vs. essential businesses vs. health care.
3.Apply proper hygiene and PPE utilization protocols to public health programs carrying out services.
Continuing Education: 0.5 CECH for CHES
Almost all activities in the workplace take place in the context of relationships. Relationships are built and maintained, bettered or worsened, through communication. Interpersonal communication skills are core competencies for those who are in charge to accomplish the work of the organization. This training will focus on communication and relationships between supervisors and supervisees in behavioral health organizations. Participants will learn components of, and tools for, effective communication to help support successful relationships in the workplace.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify appropriate active listening techniques to use in the workplace
- Discuss the importance of communication in building and maintaining relationships among supervisors and supervisees in behavioral health organizations
- Identify and use effective conflict management techniques in the workplace
- Discuss cultural and generational differences at work and identify techniques to improve cooperation and understanding across cultures and generations
Target Audience: Managers and Supervisors
Duration: ~ 45 min
Continuing Education Information: 0.75 Category 1 Credits for CHES, 0.75 Continuing Competency Credits
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: July 2020
Author(s)/ Presenter(s): Michael Dues, PhD, Mary Brown, PhD, Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH
Arranged by: Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH; Instructional Specialist
Stigma is an intense human experience. Stigma causes suffering and worsens health. This training focuses on recognizing and challenging stigma. In the first section, we explain what stigma is, how it feels, and how to recognize it. In the second section, we explore the ways stigma is entangled in the practices and assumptions of healthcare professionals, often unwittingly. In our final section, we identify ways that health professionals can help recognize and reduce stigma to improve patient outcomes and improve population health.
Learning Objectives:
Identify different forms of stigma and explain why they emerge and persist.
Explore the personal experience of stigma and evaluate your own stigmatizing attitudes.
Recognize the signs and impacts of stigma in health care and public settings.
Identify solutions to reducing stigma.
Target Audience: Public Health Professionals
Duration: 1.5 hours
Continuing Education Information: 1.5 Category 1 Credits for CHES, 1.5 Continuing Competency Credits
CHES Provider number: 99036
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interestFormat: Web-based training, Self Study
Originally Created: 6/2020
Authors: Alexandra Brewis-Slade, PhD; Amber Wutich, PhDAlexandra Brewis, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and President’s Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. She founded the Center for Global Health at Arizona State University in 2006, is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and has served as president of the Human Biology Association. Particularly concerned with how culture, health, and human biology collide, she has conducted field research across the globe, addressing such topics as infertility, depression, malnutrition, obesity, and stigma.
Amber Wutich, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and President’s Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, where she directs the Center for Global Health. Concerned with the cultural institutions that make us sick and keep us well, her research focuses on basic human challenges like water insecurity, food insecurity, and anxiety. Wutich was selected as Carnegie CASE Arizona Professor of the Year in 2014, in recognition of an outstanding career as a university educator.
Their most recent book together is “Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019).
Arranged by: Allison Root, MS, RD; Instructional Specialist
This presentation will discuss crisis intervention, emotional intelligence and how to work with patients in crisis.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn what crisis intervention means and how it is applied within our community
- Identify and learn some coping skills to put into your toolbox
- Learn how to communicate during a crisis
- Define emotional intelligence and identify aspects of it within themselves
- Discuss aspects of emotional intelligence within themselves and others
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Dietitians, Social Workers, General Public Health Staff
Duration: 90 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.5 CECH for CHES, 1.5 CPEU for RDs, 1.5 CNEs for RNs
This educational activity is jointly provided by the Western Region Public Health Training Center and the University of Arizona Continuing Nursing Education.
University of Arizona Continuing Professional Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Continuing Nursing Education Group, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CHES Provider number: 99036
CPEU Provider number: 21216
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interestFormat: Recorded Webinar
Originally Recorded: 5/2020
Presenter: Anisa Wiseman, NAMI Hawaii