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10/13-14- MPHA Conference Bozeman
10/14-15- Outreach and Enrollment Summit
10/15- Community Participation Survey/Updated Work plans due
10/22- I&E Committee
10/27- Health Educator Conference Call
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Quote of the Week
Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.
~Elizabeth Lawrence
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| LARCs Continue to Increase in the US | |  Use of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods Continues to Increase in the United States
Increases in These Highly Effective Methods
Seen Across Virtually All Groups of Women
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| Whoops Proof Birth Control | | 
Whoops Proof Birth Control
Improving communications about IUDs and the Implant-the words, the images, and the ideas-can have a significant positive impact on young women's perception of these methods. Groundbreaking new research from the National Campaign and Smart Design, a national leader in human-centered design and innovation, has uncovered nine key insights and opportunities for communicating more effectively with young women about these forms of birth control.
In partnership with Smart Design, the National Campaign has:
*Created a series of ads based on the research that will be pilot tested in communities nationwide.
Given the effectiveness and ease of use, IUDs and the Implant are critical to helping women plan their pregnancies. Why? IUDs and Implants change the default. Once in place, these methods of contraception change the default from having to take constant action to avoid an unplanned pregnancy (such as taking a pill every day) to having to take action to become pregnant (i.e., through removal of the device).
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| Thanks Birth Control | |  Coming Soon: Thanks, Birth Control 2015
On November 10th, join us in saying "Thanks, Birth Control!" Keep tuning in to our e-gram, because we'll be sharing lots of ways you can participate in the 3rd annual celebration.
For now, our Thanks, Birth Control Thunderclap is live and we'd LOVE your support. Go to Thunderclap, connect one of your social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr), and boom! Thunderclap will post the below message on your feed on November 10, 2015 at 12pm ET. |
| How the ACA can Prevent Domestic Violence | | Beyond Awareness: How Provisions in the Affordable Care Act and Best Practices can Prevent Domestic Violence
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, MST
- How has the Affordable Care Act changed access to Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence screening and mental health services?
- How do HIPPA laws impact someone who is dealing with Domestic Violence?
- Is Domestic Violence an exception to enrollment rules under the Affordable Care Act?
- What are some of the best screening and referral practices taking place throughout the country?
Join us for this webinar while we discuss these issues that take us go beyond awareness into practical application!
Speakers will include:
Elsa Ramirez, Regional Outreach Specialist, Office of the Regional Director, US Department of Health and Human Services, Region VIII
Sandy Naatz, Program Specialist Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services Region VIII
Ruth Glenn, Executive Director, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This webinar is hosted by the Region VIII Interagency Women and Children's Health Task Force. Please share this widely with your network.
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| Montana Prematurity Summit | | | Montana Prematurity Summit
This a free conference. We would like to thank Kalispell Regional Healthcare for providing lunch and the March of Dimes for sponsoring the breaks.
Registration available in early September at www.kalispellregional.org. Choose 'About' then choose 'Events'. Click on Montana March of Dimes Prematurity Summit to Register by November 11, 2015
Registration is limited to 100 participants.
We have a block of rooms reserved at Red Lion Kalispell Center Hotel North 20 Main, Kalispell, MT 59901 406-751-5050
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