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The Public Health Youth Champions is a program through the University of Arizona Center for Rural Health ADHS-CDC COVID-19 Initiative. The purpose of this program is to not only educate and expose our youth to the world of public health, but to also empower them to advocate for change. There is a generation of youth that has been disproportionately affected by adverse public health issues in the past decade. From climate change, to gun violence, to COVID-19, we need to prepare our next generation of public health professionals to spread awareness on these issues that they are facing on the frontline.
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Professional Ethics, Personal Values, and Decision Making                        
                    

                

                

                    
This training was created for people working in any discipline wanting to learn more about ethics.  There is another version of this training designed for health professionals with public health examples and case-scenarios: Public Health Ethics.
Ethical dilemmas are persistent in all disciplines. Decision making processes can be very complex, often with conflicts and competing values and interests. In this training, examine ethics and ethical based approaches to decision making. Learn about using ethical frameworks to make decisions confidently and justify decisions with transparency. Explore ways to address ethical challenges respectfully in ways that build trust with all involved.
Learning Objectives:
  • Review foundations and theories of moral philosophy and applied ethics.
  • Define ethics.
  • Examine what is meant by professional ethics (and personal values).
  • Discuss guiding principles of ethical decision making.

Target Audience: Non-public health professionals
Duration:  ~60 minutes
Continuing Education Information: This course is not pre-approved for continuing education credits.  If interested in continuing education credits, please take the version of this training designed for health professionals.

Format:  Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated: 1/2023
Arranged by: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN
Subject Matter Expert:  Linda Axtell-Thompson, DBE, MBA
Narration by: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN
Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Community Connections: The Dangerous Combination of Menthol and Vaping                        
                    

                

                

                    
New research by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts shows that menthol in e-cigarettes can be harmful to respiratory health. The findings come as e-cigarette use is on the rise among Hawaiʻi’s youth, with about one third of all high schoolers being regular users. This session will explore the increasing research evidence, especially longterm toxicological data that emerged only in recent years, has suggested that e-cigarettes are an immediate threat to lung health.
Learning Objectives: 
  • Identify biological risks associated with e-cigarette use and menthol.
  • Define key data used to determine risk associated with e-cigarette use.
  • Identify key public health program and policy solutions to reduce e-cigarette usage.
Target Audience: Substance use counselors, social workers, health educators, registered dietitians and other health professionals.
Duration:  ~2 hours
Continuing Education Information: 2.0 Category 1 Credits for CHES; 2.0 CPEUs for Registered Dietitians, 
CHES Provider number:  99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216
 
Format:  Recorded Webinar
Created/Updated:  Presented live 1/10/2023
Keynote Speaker:  Yi Zuo, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Adjunct Prof. of Pediatrics, JABSOM University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Panel Discussion:  Valerie Saiki, Kauaʻi CTFH Community Coordinator, Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute;Sun Choi, Health Promotions Manager at American Lung Association - Hawai'i Coalition for Tobacco Free-Hawaii Youth Council Member; Joshua Ching, Advocate Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute
Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Episode 21: Active Transportation                        
                    

                

                

                    
Dr. Joey Iuliano from the University of Arizona and Jeffery Rosenhall from the California Department of Public Health discuss the built environment, bike sharing, and active transportation.  
Learning Objectives: 
  • Discuss factors that influence people’s choice for active transportation. 
  • Explain roles health departments can take to support the success of bike-sharing systems and other active transportation initiatives.
  • Recognize opportunities to develop, support, or improve active transportation systems within your work.
Target Audience: Public health professionals
Duration:  33 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 0.5 Category 1 Credits for CHES (no continuing competency credits)
CHES Provider number:  99036
 
Format:  Podcast, Self-Study
Recorded: 12/2022
Guest Bios:
Joey Iuliano is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture’s master’s degree program and has Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Arizona. Before the University of Arizona, Joey attended Purdue University and received a master's in Health and Kinesiology and a bachelor's in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Joey's research interests are how the built environment influences people's transportation choices, specifically when it comes to active transportation, and how this information can be used for better planning. In his spare time, Joey is a competitive cyclist and races across the Southwest for the UA Cycling Team.
Jeffery Rosenhall has been with the CA Department of Public Health since 2004, starting in the Injury and Violence Prevention Branch focusing on injury prevention, violence prevention, active transportation, and creating healthy built environments for all. Jeffery’s current role as a Section Chief includes supervising and leading staff from the healthy aging, vehicle occupant safety, active transportation, and school-health programs within injury prevention. Helping launch the CA State Employee BikeShare program has been one of the most rewarding efforts of his public health career thus far. Jeffery has a master’s degree in Psychology and has studied land use and environmental planning. He helped found the Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen, is a League Certified Instructor and has served on committees and boards in Sacramento’s bicycle advocacy and planning community.
Hosted by:  Allison Root, DrPH, MS, RDN, MCHES®
Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Palliative Care and Hospice: Supporting End of Life Care                        
                    

                

                

                    
What is Palliative Care? Palliative Care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and their loved ones. Palliative Care is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, along with curative treatment. Learn more about how Palliative Care can support individuals with serious illness and where Palliative Care is available in Hawaii. Join Jeannette Koijane MPH and Executive Director of Kökua Mau and Hope Young, Advance Care Planning Coordinator of Kökua Mau as we explore the benefits of Palliative Care.
Learning Objectives: 
  • Participants will be able to define Palliative Care.
  • Participants will understand who may benefit from Palliative Care.
  • Participants will identify how to access Palliative Care and provide resources and materials to providers, patients, and loved ones.
Target Audience: social workers, health educators, dietitians, and other public health professionals
Duration:  90 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.5 Credits for CHES
CHES Provider number:  99036

Recorded Webinar: 11/4/2022
Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Kyah’s EPICourse para el Servicio de Alimentos                        
                    

                

                

                    




Descripción del curso: 

La Kyah Rayne Foundation (KRF) fue lanzada en agosto de 2019 por Lisa Cohen en honor a su hija, Kyah Rayne, quien murió de un shock anafiláctico a la edad de 21 años después de ingerir un maní por error. KRF se dedica a promover la concienciación y la concienciación y la educación sobre alergias alimentarias. Creemos que al aumentar la disponibilidad de autoinyectores de epinefrina y educar a más personas sobre cómo usarlos, podemos salvar más vidas de personas con alergias alimentarias.

Este curso es presentado por KRF, en colaboración con la Universidad e Arizona y el Centro de Capacitación en Salud Pública de la Región Occidental (WRPHTC). Si bien la investigación sobre alergias incluye una amplia gama de alérgenos, como alérgenos animales y ambientales, este programa interactivo de capacitación en línea se centrará principalmente en las alergias alimentarias.
Objetivos de aprendizaje: 
Defina palabras clave, identifique alimentos desencadenantes comunes y reconozca los síntomas de reacciones alérgicas graves y anafilaxia.
Enumere los pasos para administrar un autoinyector de epinefrina (EAI) en una emergencia.
Identificar formas de crear ambientes de cocina seguros y limpios.
Explore ejemplos comunes de contacto cruzado en establecimientos de servicio de alimentos.
Reconocer las responsabilidades de roles cruzados en los establecimientos de servicio de alimentos.
Explique el significado de estas declaraciones:
Epi PRIMERO, Epi RÁPIDO
Reaccionar
Ingrese, intensifique, salve una vida
Audiencia objetiva: Personal de establecimientos de servicio de alimentos.
Duración: 10-15 minutos
Información de educación continua: 
Número de proveedor de CHES: ; Número de proveedor de CPEU: 
Formato: Formación basada en web, Autoaprendizaje
Creado: Octubre 2022
Autor(es): Kyah Rayne Foundation
Divulgaciones: Los planificadores, revisores y autores no tienen conflictos de intereses declarados


                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Social Determinants of Health                        
                    

                

                

                    


Being healthy is about more than seeing a doctor or personal health behaviors. Access to clinical care actually accounts for only 10-20% of a person's overall health. The rest is shaped by external conditions - where they live and work, how much money
    they make, or their position in the community. Explore the social determinants of health and their impact on health outcomes in this short course. 




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




Learning Objectives: 




  • Define the social determinants of health;
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  • Give examples of ways social determinants of health contribute to disparities in health outcomes;
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  • Identify strategies to improve systems and policies that affect social determinants of health. 
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Target Audience: Public health professionals, health department staff, clinicians
Duration:  60 minutes


Continuing Education Information: 1.0 Category 1 CHES Credits, 1.0 Continuing Competency Credits


CHES Provider number:  99036
 
Format:  Web-based Training, Self-Study


Created/Updated: October 2022






Authors: Abigail Stoica, MPH and Caitlin Meyer Krause, MPH


Narration by: Erich Healy


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

                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Mental Health Mini-Talks: Hispanic/Latinx Mental Health                        
                    

                

                

                    
In Arizona, almost one third of the population is Latinx or Hispanic. Mental health and mental illness are often stigmatized topics for the Latinx/Hispanic communities, compounding the existing institutional and systemic barriers that already impede access to mental health services. This iteration of our Mental Health Mini-Talks will help identify factors that impact Latinx mental health and will address ways health professionals can support this population. This session will feature Denise Rodriguez, PhD, DBSM; Karina Duenas, MSW; Anna Carolina Ortiz, MPH; Francisco Moreno, MD.
Target Audience: Allied Health Professionals, General Public Health Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Others
Recorded Date: November 17, 2022 at 12PM (MST)
Duration: ~ 1 hour and 45 minutes
Continuing Education Information: 1.75 CECH for CHES
Speakers:
Denise Rodriguez, PhD, DBSM
Karina Duenas, MSW
Anna Carolina Ortiz, MPH
Francisco Moreno, MD
                

            

        

    

    
                
            
        

            

                

                                
                        

                                                
                            Trauma-Informed Care for Undocumented Immigrants                        
                    

                

                

                    
It is estimated that over 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States; over 2.5 million of those immigrants live in California, Arizona, or Nevada. Because many are involved in essential work but do not qualify for most state or federal relief, undocumented immigrants have largely been left to fend for themselves while facing increased economic and health risks.
This course will describe the health status of the undocumented population in the United States and discuss the need for Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) when planning and providing services. It will outline the Trauma-Informed Care model as a way to approach undocumented clients that are facing trauma.
Learning Objectives:
  • Define undocumented immigrants and families as a vulnerable population needing specific strategies for care and support.
  • Discuss the model of Trauma-Informed Care as it applies to care of immigrants.
  • Identify specific interventions to improve the health of undocumented immigrants and their families.
  • Create a community model of care for undocumented immigrants that connects the immigrants population to resources on a local and state level that promote their health and wellness.
Target Audience:  Allied Health Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Nurses, Public Health Professionals, Registered Dietitians
 
Duration:  ~ 1.25 hours
Continuing Education Information:  1.25 Category 1 CHES credits, 1.25 Continuing Competency Credits
CHES Provider number:  99036
Format:  Web-based Training, Self-Study
Created/Updated:  October 2022
Authors: Patrick Goodman, MC, Priscila Ruedas, BS, Dulce Rodriguez, BS
Subject Matter Expert: Patrick Goodman, MC
Narration by: Dulce Rodriguez, BS
Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
                

            

        

    
                    

                    
                

        


                    
            




		

	

		
		
	        
        
	

	
	        

            

            

                

                    
                    
                    
                

                
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