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National Women's Health Week
Part 3 Billing and Sustainability Series
Human Trafficking Webinar
Addressing the Intersection of Trauma
Sexual Violence Against Native Elders
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Prevalene Webinar
HIV Programs and WIC
30 Achievements in Women's Health in 30 Years
Syphilis Cases on the Rise
Cervical Cancer Affects More U.S. Women Than Previously Thought
Life is Short - Smile!
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May 14, 2014

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The very act of believing creates strength of its own.

~ Source Unknown

National Women's Health Week

National Women's Health Week

 

National Women's Health Week is here! For the past 15 years, the Office on Women's Health has been leading this effort. We want women to make their health a priority, and each year we are reaching more women with this important message. Our reach is due in large part to our partners - including many of you. I appreciate your continued support and applaud your commitment to women's health.

 

If you haven't joined the celebration yet, it's not too late! Show your support for National Women's Health Week by doing one or more of the following:

  1. Attend a National Women's Health Week Meetup - an event or activity that promotes women's health - during the month of May. Events range from free health screenings to walking groups.
  2. Pledge to be a well woman and get on the map.
  3. Use our social media toolkit to post our prewritten messages on Facebook and Twitter. On Twitter, use the hashtag #WHW, and ask your followers to join the conversation as well. Dear Colleague,
  4. Use our Facebook cover photos throughout National Women's Health Week.
  5. Update your social media profile pictures. Make the National Women's Health Week logo your profile picture, or add our Twibbon to your existing picture.
  6. Join our National Women's Health Week group board on Pinterest.
  7. Promote our National Women's Health Week infographics and infocards. We'll be releasing new visuals each day this week, so keep returning to our website!

Remember, we know that women often care for everyone else and too often put their own health last. This National Women's Health Week, let's begin to change that! Understand that when you care for yourself, you are better able to care for others. Please visit our website, www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw, for more information - and happy National Women's Health Week! Thank you for all you do to ensure that all women and girls achieve their best possible health.

 

Sincerely,

Nancy C. Lee .D.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health - Women's Health Director,Office on Women's Health

Part 3 Billing and Sustainability Series
Billing and Sustainability Series

Part 1 - Setting Up for Success: Integrating Revenue Cycle Management

Recording now available 

 

Part 2 -Reaching Full Potential: Quality Assurance and Improvement with Visit Documentation
Recording now available

 

Part 3 - Bringing It All Together: Sustaining and Enhancing Billing and Reimbursement Efforts

Thursday, June 26, 2014

 

All webinars will be 90 minutes, presented at 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Central Time
 
Click here to register!
Human Trafficking Webinar
Human Trafficking Webinar
May 22, 2014
3:00-4:30 ET
  

This webinar will raise awareness of federal, state, and local efforts to address human trafficking with a particular focus on sex trafficking. The webinar will provide strategies for providing teen pregnancy prevention programming and social services to youth who are at-risk of being trafficked or have been trafficked. Presentations will explore the background and issues encompassed in trafficking and its

impact on adolescents.

  
To Register Click Here
Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use

 

DATE & TIME: May 29, 2014 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

DURATION: 1 hour and 30 minutes

 

DESCRIPTION: Mental health and substance-use conditions often co-occur. Approximately 8.9 million adults have co-occurring disorders; that is, they have both a mental and substance-use disorder. Only 7.4 percent of individuals receive treatment for both conditions with 55.8 percent receiving no treatment at all. Histories of trauma experiences are also very prevalent for individuals who may have mental health challenges or substance-use conditions. Given the high prevalence for all three issues, integrated trauma-informed approaches are needed. This webinar will provide an overview of current research and evidence-based programming.

  
Click here to register!
Sexual Violence Against Native Elders Webinar
Sexual Violence Against Native Elders

Date: May 14, 2014

Time:1-2:30 PM MDT

Facilitator: Dorma Sahneyah (Program Specialist, NIWRC)

 

  

Unfortunately, sexual abuse/assault is typically the least reported of all mistreatments committed against the elderly. To help us better address this issue and protect our Native elders, this webinar will focus on who sexually assaults elders, risk factors for elders, how elder sexual assault is different, and the signs that elder sexual violence may be occurring.

 

This webinar will feature Hallie Bongar White, Executive Director of the Southwest Center for Law and Policy. Ms. White trains nationally on legal and policy issues related to sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, abuse of persons with disabilities, firearms violence, and abuse of elders in Indian Country. Her numerous publications include the National Tribal Law Enforcement Sexual Assault Model Protocol, the National Tribal Prosecutors Sexual Assault Model Protocol, Sex Offender Registration and Notification in Indian Country, Creative Civil Remedies for Non-Indian Offenders, and Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations, Services, Training, Access and Resources. 
  
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Prevalence Monitoring Toolkit Webinar
Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Prevalence Monitoring Tookit Webinar

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

11:00 - 12:30pm PT
1:00 - 2:30pm CT

2:00 - 3:30pm ET
  

About this webinar

This webinar will introduce the Chlamydia and Gonorrhea (CT/GC) Prevalence Monitoring Toolkit, a resource designed to support administrators and managers of state and local STD and family planning (FP) programs to monitor and evaluate CT/GC screening efforts. The toolkit introduces key indicators for assessing screening efforts, explains how these indicators may be calculated and used, and provides examples of each indicator. The toolkit also includes interactive worksheets to generate annotated charts and data reports.

 

MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

HIV Programs and WIC
  
HIV Programs and Services for Women, Infants, and Children Webinar

Wednesday, May 14th

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MST

 

Click here to Register

 

Webinar Description

Register for this webinar to learn about innovative programs and services around the country aimed at reducing the spread of HIV and supporting Women, Infants, and Children living with the virus. Join in and be inspired to take action in your WIC or MCH program to actively address the HIV epidemic in America. This webinar is jointly sponsored by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service WIC in the Mountain Plains Region and the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in Region VIII, as part of The White House's National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

  
30 Achievements in Women's Health in 30 Years
smiling-woman.jpg30 Achievements in Women's Health in 30 Years
  
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the HHS Coordinating Committee on Women's Health (CCWH). Since its establishment, we have seen significant strides in improving the physical and mental health of women in the United States.

 

To honor this milestone, the Office on Women's Health, with the help of many CCWH members, created an interactive website that highlights 30 achievements in women's health in the last 30 years. These highlights include everything from improvements in breast cancer screening and decreases in smoking rates to improvements in older women's health and addressing sex differences in health - and much in between! 

 

These achievements would not have been possible without all of the hard work and dedication of HHS staff who, in collaboration with our partners, have been dedicated to improving the health of women and girls during these 30 years. Together we have increased access to health care, implemented new programs, developed or funded new treatments and screening techniques, executed key policy changes, approved lifesaving vaccines, issued landmark reports, and much more.

  

Please take a moment to explore and share the 30 Achievements in Women's Health in 30 Years. The PDF version is available here. 

 

Thank you,
Nancy Lee
Syphilis Cases on the Rise
Syphilis cases are on the rise again in U.S.

 

Syphilis rates that reached a low point in 2000 of 2.1 cases per 100,000 people in the U.S. increased to 5.3 cases per 100,000 people in 2013. CDC officials announced Thursday that primary and secondary cases of the sexually transmitted disease jumped from 8,724 in 2005 to 16,663 in 2013. The majority of the cases involved men, as rates among women decreased from 2008 to 2013, according to a study Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters (5/8), Forbes (5/8), Medscape (free registration) (5/8)

  
Cervical Cancer Affects More U.S. Women Than Previously Thought 

Cervical cancer affects more U.S. women than previously thought

 

A previous estimate put the U.S. rate of cervical cancer at 11.7 cases for every 100,000 women, but a study in the journal Cancer found that the overall rate was 18.6 cases per 100,000, after women who had undergone hysterectomies were excluded because they were not at risk. The risk peaks between ages 65 and 69, and the risk is higher among black women, researchers said. MedPage Today (free registration)/The Gupta Guide (5/12), HealthDay News

  
 Life is Short - Smile!

  
 

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