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Rural Health Equity: Exploring Disparities and Solutions

People living in rural communities face multiple health disparities compared to their urban counterparts. Barriers may exist for accessing healthcare, there may be limited economic opportunities, and people may not be able to access the resources they need to prevent and treat health problems. Learn more about specific health concerns in rural communities and strategies and approaches for building upon the existing resilience and strengths of rural communities for improving health. 

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training participants will be able to:

  1. Summarize health disparities faced by rural communities.
  2. Identify barriers that contribute to health disparities in rural communities.
  3. Describe innovative projects and programs to improve rural health.

Format:  web-based, self-paced

Duration:  75 minutes

Author: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including health department managers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: 3/2024

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

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.25  total Category I continuing education contact hours, 1.25 continuing competency credits. WRPHTC provider number 99036.
  • Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.25 contact hours for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.

Accreditation Statements


The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 2025.
 

The Western Region Public Health Training Center (WRPHTC) is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Spaces

The LGBTQ+ population faces disproportionate health risks related to marginalization and discrimination, which may be further intensified with a hostile political climate. LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces are needed to help decrease existing disparities and work towards health equity. Explore ways to improve LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the workplace, virtual environments, and when designing and implementing surveys. Discover tools and resources for responding and taking action.

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

    • Discuss how trends in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation can affect population health.
    • Summarize benefits of LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces.
    • Examine workplace policies for LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
    • Describe components of LGBTQ+ inclusive virtual spaces.
    • Recognize when it is appropriate to include sexual orientation/gender identity questions in a survey.

Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "save and exit" as needed).

Duration:  ~90 minutes

Arranged by: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN

Subject Matter Experts: Uma Nair, PhD, Associate Professor, University of South Florida; Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Arizona College of Nursing

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: 7/2024

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

CE Available: 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 2025.

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Credits apply to:

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5  total Category I continuing education contact hours (1.0 Advanced level, 1.5 continuing competency credits). WRPHTC provider number 99036.
  • Continuing Nursing Education (CNE): 1.5  credits
  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits: 1.5 credits
  • Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.5 contact hours for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.

Accreditation Statements


The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 2025.
 

The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.



Engaging people with disabilities and their families: Strategies for communication and support

Increase your skills for supporting people with disabilities to live healthy and inclusive lives. Complete interactive scenarios highlighting the importance of culturally responsive communication, and challenging you to think critically about ways to support independence and quality in healthcare and community navigation. Review barriers that exist for people with disabilities to receiving healthcare and other services. Explore how policies may affect people with disabilities and consider ways to advocate for people with disabilities. Comprehensive resources provided.

Si el español es su idioma preferido, puede tomar la versión en español de este curso aquí.

Learning Objectives: 

                 By the end of this training learners will be able to:

  • Describe the tenets of self-advocacy, inclusion, and respect important to people with disabilities.
  • Practice culturally responsive and inclusive communication for people with disabilities.
  • Discuss policies related to healthcare and disability rights.
  • Identify resources for people with disabilities and their support networks.

Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "save and exit" as needed).

Duration:  ~90 minutes

Arranged by: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN

Subject Matter Experts: Barbara Brent, MS, Community Systems Change Liaison; Celina Urquidez, MPH  Clinic and Education Coordinator from the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities.

Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.

Published: 3/2024

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

CE Available: 

  • Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5  total Category I continuing education contact hours, 1.5 continuing competency credits. WRPHTC provider number 99036.
  • Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.5 contact hours for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.

Accreditation Statements


The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 

The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Pima County Human Centered Design

The Pima County Health Department is continually looking to improve the way we work, both internally and externally. We partnered with Human Centered Design (HCD) expert Elham Ali, MPH, PMP to train members of our Advancing Health Literacy team and to facilitate a Design Sprint for the program’s evaluation and a re-design of the user experience in our clinic setting.  

Human-Centered Design is a process and set of tools that can help us improve the way we make decisions, interact with the community, and design methods to make a healthy Pima County.  Every One. Every Where. Every Day. 

NOTE: The videos in this course are best viewed in Google Chrome. If you are having difficulty viewing try a different browser.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn the fundamentals of Human-Centered Design
  • Ability to identify and apply the five (5) phases of Design Sprints to a project of their choosing.

Target Audience: Public Health Administrative Professionals

Duration:  90 minutes

Continuing Education Information: None

Format:  Web-based on-demand

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

Towards a Healthy Workplace Culture: Management Strategies and Tools

Build on your knowledge of a healthy and fair workplace culture and learn strategies to make improvements. This course will prepare you to take steps towards improving workplace culture through assessment and management of psychosocial factors key to a healthy workplace culture: psychological safety, meaning and purpose, inclusive leadership, autonomy, flexibility, and fairness.

Start with our foundational training on "Creating a Healthy and Fair Workplace Culture”.

Examples of evidence-based interventions and evaluation strategies will be featured in this course.  We will conclude with a test of competency and leave you with numerous useful resources for continued learning.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Identify major psychosocial factors and their impact on employee health and engagement
  • Plan and conduct a psychosocial risk assessment
  • Evaluate healthy culture interventions and measure outcomes

Target Audience: Public health professionals, Mental health professionals, Program Managers

Duration:  45 minutes

Continuing Education Information: 0.75 Category 1 Credits for CHES (0.5 advanced level), 0.75 continuing competency credits 

CHES Provider number:  99036

Created/Updated: February 2024
 

Format:  Self-paced course

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

Creating a Healthy and Fair Workplace Culture

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark in many ways, not least on the way we work and on workplace culture. Employee wellbeing has become a business priority as employees are re-evaluating their work arrangements and purpose in life. It is not clear yet what long-term impact these significant changes will have on the health and wellbeing of employees. Published studies, survey, and assessments so far have produced varying findings.

Did you know? According to Gartner research in 2021, only 18% of employees indicate they work in a fair work environment.

This course will help you get ready to address the changes in working arrangements and create a healthy and fair workplace culture.  It will feature many examples of programs and strategies, and also several corporate case studies. We will conclude with a test of competency and leave you with numerous useful resources for continued learning. 

To continue learning more on this topic, after the completion of this training, enroll in "Towards a Healthy Workplace Culture: Management Strategies and Tools”.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the significance of wellbeing strategies to address the future workplace challenges
  • Describe key characteristics of a healthy and fair workplace culture
  • Apply leadership strategies and practices for better wellbeing

Target Audience: Public health professionals, Mental health professionals, Program Managers

Duration:  60 minutes

Continuing Education Information: 1.0 Category 1 Credits for CHES, 1.0 continuing competency (0.5 advanced level)

CHES Provider number:  99036

Date of Publication: 10/2023
 

Format:  Self-paced course

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

La identificación de sobredosis de opioides

Más de 5 personas al día mueren por sobredosis en Arizona. La naloxona es un medicamento que salva vidas y reverse una sobredosis. Este entrenamiento está diseñado para que los trabajadores de salud comunitarios aprendan a reconocer una sobredosis y administrar naloxona. 

Los objetivos de este entrenamiento son:

1. Considerar las cuestiones contextuales asociadas con el mal uso de opioides.

2. Identificar las causas y consecuencias con el mal uso de opioides.

3. Reconocer la relevancia del estigma y el lenguaje de primera persona.

4. Desarrollar estrategias para identificar si alguien está sufriendo una sobredosis.

5. Aplicar los pasos para administrar naloxona.

Target Audience: Duration:  60 minutes

Format:  Recorded Presentation (6/23/2023)

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

Overdose recognition and naloxone administration training

More than 5 people a day die from an overdose in Arizona. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that has the potential to reverse an overdose. Lena Cameron, BS and Bianca SantaMaria, MPH lead this training for community health workers to learn how to recognize an overdose and administer naloxone. 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Define terms such as "adverse childhood experiences," Trauma," Substance Use Disorder," "Naloxone," and others.
  2. Summarize the current opioid epidemic in Arizona.
  3. Identify the relationship between trauma and substance use.
  4. Recognize signs of an opioid overdose.
  5. Show ability to respond to an opioid overdose using naloxone.
  6. Identify aftercare next steps, including where to refer to resources.
  7. Define risk reduction messages and resources to share with clients and communities.

Target Audience: Duration:  20 minutes

Format:  Recorded Presentation (5/11/2023)

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

Opioid Stewardship Programs: An Organizational Strategy for Addressing Pain and Addiction

Opioid Stewardship Programs have the potential to respond to pain and addiction throughout an entire organization. Yet, only a small percentage of hospitals have implemented them. This training provides an organizational view of implementing OSPs into rural healthcare organizations.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Review the relevance for OSP implementation in rural settings. 

  2. Examine the evidence for the 11 Opioid Stewardship Program strategies. 

  3. Evaluate the feasibility for implementation in rural healthcare settings. 

Target Audience: Duration:  60 minutes

Format:  Recorded Presentation 

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

A New Era of Treatment for Substance Use/Opioid Use Disorder

The adverse consequences of pain and opioids are significant. In order to respond to people with opioid use disorder (OUD) increased access to care is necessary. Dr. Grant walks through evidence-based policies, programs, and pharmaceutical options for treating people with OUD. 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Identify the continuum of services for responding to chronic and the inherent interplay between pain, and SUD in rural settings (e.g., dependence vs. addiction).  

  2. Examine recent guidance for opioid prescribing, regulatory changes, and requirements for offering medications to treat substance use/opioid use disorder.  

  3. Apply latest information about SUD/OUD treatment through case study. 

Target Audience: Duration:  60 minutes

Format:  Recorded Presentation

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

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