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Childhood Obesity Programs: Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions

The overall aim of this presentation is to allow the public health practitioner to choose those prevention methods and settings specific to Childhood Obesity Prevention which are most appropriate to their target audience using evidence-based methods.

Learning Objectives:

  • Summarize the rising prevalence of childhood obesity, particularly among at-risk populations, such as ethnic and minority groups.
  • Identify the various factors that result in childhood obesity, with an emphasis on environmental factors.
  • Describe why from a public health standpoint the major goal is prevention as opposed to treatment of childhood obesity.
  • Examine which settings are most effective for childhood obesity prevention programs, and apply this knowledge critically to your specific target population given their needs and resources.
  • Discuss why a settings-based approach which uses multiple settings is more effective than a single settings approach.
  • Explain the benefits of using evidence-based approaches to obesity prevention in children.

Target Audience:  Dietitians, Educators/ Trainers, Policy/ Planner, General Public Health Staff, Public Health

Duration: ~ 45 minutes

Continuing Education Information:  1.0 CECH for CHES

Format: Web-based Training, Self-study

Created/Updated: 10/4/16

Presenter(s): Brian Mangum

Healthy Diné Nation Initiative: Empowering Our Communities 

Denisa Livingston and Danny Simpson provide information on the background, process, and future of the Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014, the elimination of 5% tax on healthy foods, the Community Development Projects Fund Management Plan, and the Healthy Diné Community Wellness Development Project Guideline and Distribution Policy.
Learning Objectives:
This presentation was created to portray a case study in public health policy, particularly for tribes considering implementing a junk food tax as a method of addressing obesity and diabetes disparities.
  • Understand the development of the Healthy Diné Nation Act
  • Identify outreach strategies used by the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance 
  • Distinguish approved uses of the revenue raised by the Healthy Diné Nation Act 
Duration: 33
minutes 
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Food System Workers, Policy Advocates and Policy Makers
Format: web based/self study
Created/updated: 11/22/2017
Author and Presenter: Denisa Livingston and Danny Simpson



                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Community-Based Planning & Evaluation for Wellness                        
                    

                

                

                    
Tristan Reader introduces strategies for involving this community when planning public health projects and programs, and shares the experiences of Tohono O'odham Community Action in creating a common vision, formulating effective strategies, and providing evaluative standards for a healthy Tohono O'odham community.


Learning Objectives:




  • Understand the role a community can play in planning public health projects and programs
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  • Determine strategies for involving a community involving a community in the planning process
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  • Identify activities for formulating a community vision for health
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Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Food System Workers, General Public Health Workforce
Duration: 30 minutes





Format: web based/self study


Created/updated: 10/27/2017


Author and Presenter: Tristan Reader

                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Leadership Training: Succession Planning                        
                    

                

                

                    
Succession
planning is an important component to have as part of an organization’s
strategic plan. This training offers a model and best practices on how to
implement elements of succession planning systematically.



Learning Objectives:



1.   
Distinguish between
replacement planning vs succession planning



2.   
Describe the
leadership pipeline model and its components 



3.   
Identify best
practices in developing a leadership pipeline



4.   
Discuss the elements
of implementing a succession planning program 



Target Audience: Public
health staff



Duration: 1
hour (self-paced)



Continuing Education
Information: N/A



Format: Self-paced



Created: 10/26/17



Partners:
Arizona
Local Health Officers Association



Author(s): John
Wiesman, DrPH, MPH



Presenter(s): John
Wiesman, DrPH, MPH

                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Improving Your Practice and Advocacy for Cultural Competency through the Skills-based ASCN Model                        
                    

                

                

                    
This webinar has been designed as an inter-professional training for
all healthcare providers. Nurses, pharmacists, and doctors, both in practice
and in training, as well as PA’s, MA's, front desk staff, receptionists, and
other staff can benefit from learning about improving cultural competency
skills and practices though identifying and removing potential roadblocks to
care experienced by patients from different population groups. This webinar
focuses on the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
standards of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of
Minority Health (OMH), health disparities, and a skills-based approach to
culturally competent care: the ASCN model (Ask, Share, Compare and Negotiate).



 



Learning Objectives:



  • Describe the ASCN (Ask, Share, Compare, and Negotiate) model
and how this skills-based approach to culturally competent care can be applied
to your clinical setting.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with the Culturally and
Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards of the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health and how they impact
the ethical responsibilities of medical service providers.
  • Define “health disparities” and how they disproportionately
affect ethnic and racial minority populations in the United States.
  • Recognize that “ethnicity,” “race,” and “culture” are fluid
categories that overlap and also include other aspects of identity that can
include religion, sexual orientation, gender, class, etc.



 



Target Audience:  Allied Health
Professionals, Dietitians, Mental Health Professionals, Nurses, Physicians and
Other Clinicians, Case Manager



 



Duration:  ~ 1 hour



 



Continuing Education Information: 
1.0 CECH for CHES

CHES Provider number: 99036

Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.




Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study



 



Created/Updated:  May 8, 2017



 



Presenter(s):  John Bormanis,
PhD, Randa M. Kutob, MD, MPH
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Community Food Sovereignty Assessments                        
                    

                

                

                    
Vicky Karhu introduces how to conduct a Community Food Sovereignty Assessment as a way to realize and document the food and diet-related health story of a community through a community-driven and participatory process of information gathering. The assessment is a conversation-starter, a program planning tool, a fundraising tool, and a way to bring attention to the inter-relationships between a community's food, public health, and future food security. The information can reveal disparities and public concerns, community assets, and economic and health profiles. The results will provide direction for community health and wellness program planning with a focus on the food sources, habits,and needs of community members who will be served by future programs.
Learning Objectives:
This presentation was created to assist tribes working to strengthen their food sovereignty. After watching the presentation, learners will be able to:
  • Understand the concept of food sovereignty and how it relates to health.
  • Describe the basic seven steps for conducting a Community Food Sovereignty Assessment.
  • Determine ways to use the data from a Community Food Sovereignty assessment to improve and strengthen public health and local food systems.
Target Audience: Community Health Workers, Food System Workers, Policy Advocates and Policy Makers
Duration: 30 minutes
Format: web based/self study
Created/updated: 10/27/2017
Author and Presenter: Vicky Karhu
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Communication Skills for Successful Healthcare Team Relationships                        
                    

                

                

                    
This webinar will review communication and group dynamic issues that
can impact the working relationship within health care teams. Participants will
learn tools and resources to help improve communication and group interactions
to help support successful health care teams.



 



Learning Objectives:



  • Recognize and understand the importance of communication and
relationship development in the development of, and ongoing work of a health
care team.
  • Identify communication strategies for participants to use to foster
better communication within their own health care team.
  • Understand the theory of group dynamics and how it applies to health
care teams.
  • Recognize the characteristics of an effective and an ineffective team
and identify strategies to move a team from ineffective to effective.



 



Target Audience:  Dietitians,
Environmental Health Professionals, Nurses, Physicians and Other Clinicians,
Social Workers, Public Health.



 



Duration:  ~ 1 hour



 



Continuing Education Information: 
1.0 CECH for CHES

CHES Provider number: 99036

Disclosures:  The planners,
reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest
Format: Web-based Training, Self-Study



 



Created/Updated:  6/22/1017



 



Author(s):  Cathy Frey, (CVHN)
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Leadership Training: Communication and Negotiation Strategies                        
                    

                

                

                    


Good
negotiation skills are important tools and solutions to “sticky” problems in
professional communication.  Negotiation
is at the core of conflict resolution and mediation. This training offers tools
of how to become skilled in ways of communication and negotiation, with a focus
on consultative negotiation.





Learning
Objectives:




    1.   

    Discuss the four components
of negotiation 




    2.   

    Review the stages of
negotiation




    3.   

    Explore the
assumptions and expectations when negotiating 




    4.   

    Examine an
application of negotiating 



Target Audience: Public
health leadership



Duration: 1
hour (self-paced)



Continuing Education Information: N/A




Format: Self-paced



Created: 10/24/17



Partners:
Arizona
Local Health Officers Association



Author(s): Elizabeth
Kent, JD



Presenter(s): Elizabeth
Kent, JD

                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Refugee Nutritional Challenges and Strategies to Overcome Them                        
                    

                

                

                    
This course helps public health workers and/or volunteers to identify
common nutritional challenges refugees experience upon resettlement. Strategies
to address various challenges including difficulty navigating a new food
environment, lack of food safety knowledge, food preparation difficulties, and
nutrition knowledge deficit will be addressed.  The importance of
conducting a needs assessment and various assessment tools will be discussed.



 



Learning Objectives:



  • Learn common nutritional challenges refugees face upon resettlement.
  • Recognize difficulties refugees encounter upon arrival to a new food
environment.
  • Apply strategies to help refugees overcome common nutrition challenges.



 Target Audience:  Allied Health
Professionals, Dietitians, Social Workers, General Public Health Staff, Public
Health, Healthcare



 



Duration: ~ 20 minutes



 



Continuing Education Information: 
N/A



 



Format:  Web-based training,
Self-Study



 



Created/Updated:  3/17/2016



 



Authors:  Abigail Manuel, BS,
DTR;  Ghaidaa Kobeissi, BS
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Helping Hands for the Homeless: Information about Food Assistance Programs Dedicated to the Homeless                        
                    

                

                

                    
Provides an overview of homelessness and food insecurity,
discussing the benefits and barriers associated with creating a food program
for the homeless.  Various food programs in the United States are
highlighted as examples, and resources for starting food programs for the
homeless are provided.


Course Objectives:



  • Identify the correct definition of homelessness
  • List some of the most prominent causes of homelessness
  • Describe the link between homelessness and food insecurity
  • Summarize the possible benefits of creating a food program for the
homeless
  • Explain the barriers that are associated with creating a food
program for the homeless
  • Compare and contrast varying examples of food programs for
the homeless that are well established within Southern Arizona as well as on a
national level



 



Target Audience: 
Dietitians, Social Workers, Case Managers



 



Duration:  ~ 30 min.



 



Continuing Education Information:  0.5 CECH for CHES



 



Format:  Web-based
Training, Self-study



 



Created/Updated:  6/22/16
Authors/Presenters:
  • Lauren Kemmer, BS
  • 
Jennie Altman, BS

                

            

        

    
                    

                    
                

        


                    
            




		

	

		
		
	        
        
	

	
	        

            

            

                

                    
                    
                    
                

                
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