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10/29-30- MFPA face to face meeting Helena |
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Quote of the Week
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
~ Albert Camus |
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Low Maintenance, High Yields.
Two important developments this week regarding IUDs and implants, low maintenance, highly effective methods of contraception.
Parent Resources.
Speaking of Let's Talk Month,we have more resources for, by, and about parents than you can shake a stick at. Click here for a complete list of parent resources. Too many choices? Perhaps this curated list is more to your liking:
VIDEO: The When, How, and Why
You're Invited.
Join The National Campaign and United Way Worldwide for a webinar, Creating Community Change through Partnerships between United Ways and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs,on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 2 - 3:15 pm EST. This webinar will highlight United Way Worldwide's collective impact model and three community partnerships between local United Ways and teen pregnancy prevention efforts. Throughout the webinar participants will discover ways to integrate and connect teen pregnancy prevention, educational opportunities, and the economic well-being of communities. In addition, you will hear directly from three communities about their partnerships and ways to replicate it in your community.
Click here to register-
Along with the webinar, The National Campaign and United Way Worldwide have released Briefly: United Way Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy to highlight six community partnerships working to reduce teen pregnancy
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| Family Violence Prevention and Services Act | | |
Thursday, October 9th at 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern
TIME CONVERSIONS: 2PM Central / 1PM Mountain / 12PM Pacific / 11AM Alaskan
Please join the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program's commemorative webinar celebrating a 30-year commitment to creating a pathway to safety for all survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Domestic violence affects everyone - women, children and men - and everyone must be part of the solution. For the past three decades, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) has been an integral part of our nation's response to domestic violence by providing funding, oversight, training, and guidance to emergency shelters, crisis hotlines, prevention programs, specialized resource centers, Tribal nations, and a wide-range of Federal partners across the United States. On this multi-media webinar, speakers will reflect on the far-reaching impact of FVPSA funding across the nation and will offer examples of how it has impacted individuals, families, local communities, tribes and services.
Questions?
- Webinar Registration: If you have any technical difficulties registering for this webinar via Adobe Connect, please contact: Alan Price, ACF Management Program Analyst at Alan.Price@acf.hhs.gov.
- Webinar Content: If you have any questions about the content of this webinar, please contact Kenya Fairley, NRCDV Senior Director of Capacity Building and Education at kfairley@nrcdv.org.
- FVPSA Program: If you have any questions about the Administration for Children and Families Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, please contact Shawndell Dawson, FVPSA Senior Program Specialist at Shawndell.Dawson@acf.hhs.gov.
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| TEAMM Training | | |
Training, Education, and Advocacy in Miscarriage Management (TEAMM): Providing Options for Women with Early Pregnancy Loss
Cardea is pleased to announce this conference for all clinical and support staff. We welcome and anticipate participation of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, medical assistants, and all support staff personnel who are interested in learning how to integrate miscarriage management into office-based services. We strongly encourage participants to attend the training with another provider or support-staff member from their clinical site when possible.
The goal of the conference, which is being offered in two locations this fall, is to offer training to those interested in integrating miscarriage management services into their primary care office-based setting. The conference will include a didactic presentation covering all aspects of outpatient miscarriage management, plus a hands-on session using papayas to practice uterine evacuation with a manual vacuum aspirator.
Funded by the Washington State Department of Health since 2008, TEAMM has trained faculty, residents, nurses and staff in community clinics and academic training programs including 14 medical residency sites in Washington State as well as sites in Alaska and Montana. Most of the sites have successfully integrated miscarriage management services into their office-based care. Since then, the project has expanded to train over 860 health professionals in clinic practices, academic institutions and these regional trainings.
Friday, October 31, 2014
8:00 am PST - Registration
8:30 am - 12:30 pm PST - Training
Location
University of Washington
South Campus Center
Seattle, WA
Fees
$50 without continuing education credits $100 with continuing education credits |
| Journal of Women's Health | | Journal of Women's Health is proud to announce the publication of a critical supplement on breast cancer screening and mammography recall. The many misperceptions about breast cancer screening options and risks, the benefits and costs of screening, and the need for new approaches and better education are discussed in this important new series of Open Access articles:
The Charge and the Challenges of Breast Cancer Screening
S.C. Harvey
Understanding Patient Options, Utilization Patterns, and Burdens Associated with Breast Cancer Screening
S.C. Harvey, A. Vegesna, S. Mass, J. Clarke, and A. Skoufalos
The Patient Burden of Screening Mammography Recall
M. Alcusky, L. Philpotts, M. Bonafede, J. Clarke, and A. Skoufalos |
| Viral Hepatitis Summit Toolkit | | |
Region VIII Viral Hepatitis Summit Toolkit
Attached you will find a copy of the Region VIII Viral Hepatitis toolkit. The Post-Summit Regional Priorities and Toolkit offers both federal and non-federal health and human service providers concerned with viral hepatitis suggestions to coordinate efforts and actively improve systems of prevention and care. I do hope that this document will be useful in outlining how prevention, screening, care, and treatment efforts for viral hepatitis can be strengthened so that the infrastructure improves to prioritize this disease for the 3.5 to 5.3 million people estimated to be living with viral hepatitis in the United States.
Your work in our communities is essential to raise awareness about this public health concern and take action to address these issues. I encourage you to share this toolkit, to discuss how to put the suggestions into practice, and to work together with your colleagues and other partners to advance the priority areas that are relevant.
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| Web Seminar: Issues of Missing and Sexually Exploited Children | | |
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Administration of Children and Families Region VIII invites you to participate in a Web seminar.
This webinar will present about missing and exploited children issues and its impact in communities nationwide. Participants will learn in details about these incidents and about programs and resources offered by the National Center. Additionally, the webinar will discuss strategies and ideas to bring prevention resources to local areas. The webinar is offered FREE of charge but registration is required. Please register by following the steps below.
Topic: Issues of Missing and Sexually Exploited Children: What we should know
Host: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Date and Time:Wednesday, October 22, 2014 12:00 pm, Mountain Daylight Time (Denver, GMT-06:00)
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1. Click Here
2. Click "Register".
3. On the registration form, enter your information and then click "Submit".
Once the host approves your registration, you will receive a confirmation email message with instructions on how to join the event.
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You can contact National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at:
webinars@ncmec.org |
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