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Important Dates
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12/25- Christmas (state holiday)
1/1 - New Year's Day
1/21 - MFPA Conference Call
1/26 - Health Educator Conference Call
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Quote of the Week
"A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours."
- John B. Priestly
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| Health Education Specialist Position | |  Health Education Specialist Position This position coordinates the Women's and Men's Health Section (WMHS) teen pregnancy prevention program (entitled the PREP Program) targeting middle and high school age youth. In addition, this position will coordinate the Rape Prevention Education (RPE) program. The RPE program works with local partners on primary prevention - preventing sexual assault before it occurs. Responsibilities of this position include assessing ongoing program activities to identify education and training needs; planning and coordinating conferences and presentations to provide education, outreach, and networking opportunities; coordinating the development and dissemination of the Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit eligible contractors for program delivery; and monitoring contracted services and budgets to ensure conformance with terms and conditions of individual agreements.
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| WMHS Program Specialist Position | | |
WMHS Program Specialist Position
Are you interested in working in the DPHHS Women's and Men's Health Section? The WMHS is looking for a dynamic person to work as the Title X Family Planning Program Specialist. This position provides support, outreach, training and technical assistance to contractors providing Title X services, as well as those working in Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment. Additional program management responsibilities include development and implementation of program evaluation and data collection systems.
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| 2016 National Reproductive Health Conference | |  2016 National Reproductive Health Conference
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
We look forward to providing you with a conference that aims to present the latest evidence-based health care information at an affordable price.
So mark your calendar, registration to open in early 2016!
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NEW NIHCM WEBINAR VIDEO
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Teen Health:Preventing Pregnancy & Promoting Healthy Youth
NIHCM Foundation hosted a webinar on strategies to improve adolescent health and reduce teen pregnancy, including increasing access to teen-friendly health services and expanding use of effective contraceptive methods, such as long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). A recording of the event is now available. Webinar Presentations:
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Free Webinar:
Establishing an Effective School-Based Peer Mentoring Program | |  Free Webinar:
Establishing an Effective School-Based Peer Mentoring Program
Thursday, January 21 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Register
In honor of National Mentoring Month, the Center for Supportive Schools will continue our Lunch & Learn Webinar Series in January by examining the strategy of school-based peer mentoring. In this webinar, you will explore best practices in school-based peer mentoring and learn specific strategies used in a national peer group mentoring model for middle and high schools known as Peer Group Connection (PGC). You will also hear directly from educators and students who have been impacted by PGC and learn how to bring PGC to your own school. |
| Virtual Round-table: HPV Vaccination, Screening, & Counseling | | 
Virtual Round-table: HPV Vaccination, Screening, & Counseling
Friday, December 18, 2015
1-2pm EST
Join us for a special roundtable webinar that will feature a panel of experts answering your questions on HPV infection, vaccination, screening, and counseling. The panel will also address related clinical conundrums and address undefined screening guidelines for various populations. Register now. ARHP is thrilled to partner with GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality on this free, CME/CE-accredited webinar. Please be sure to submit your questions for our panelists here.
Panelists
Nancy R. Berman, ANP-BC, NCMP
John Davis, PhD, MD
Anne A. Moore, DNP, APN-BC, FAANP
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Describe the natural history of HPV infection
- Discuss available HPV vaccine efficacy and safety
- Discuss HPV screening and vaccination guidelines for various populations
- Counsel parents and patients on vaccination
- Identify barriers to vaccine uptake
The webinar is free; however, registration is required. Click here to register now. CME/CE credits will be available.
Physicians:
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ARHP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
ARHP is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16643, to provide nursing continuing education credits. HPV Vaccination, Screening, & Counseling Roundtable is approved for 1 contact hour.
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New Online Courses
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On-going communication between parents and youth allows for more open and honest discussions about harm-reduction topics of STD, abuse and pregnancy prevention and a broader range of sexuality and relationship topics. This online course covers strategies for how educators can encourage family conversations about healthy sexuality.
Bonus Material:
· Educator's Toolkit with helpful resources for school and community-based educators
· LIVE Chat Question and Answer session with subject matter expert
· Informational Quiz for participants to test their knowledge after viewing all course video modules
Registration Fee: $60 Includes free CEUs (1.2 Nursing; 1.0 CHES; 1.0 Social Work).
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| Comparative Contraception: Reversible and Permanent Options | |  Comparative Contraception: Reversible and Permanent Options
On Demand Sessions:
Expiration Date: September 30, 2017
Are you seeking credit?
*By clicking the webinar with credit link, you confirm that you have read the accreditation information on this page.
This is an internet-based activity that should take one hour to complete. To receive continuing education credit, learners should 1) take the pre-test 2) review the webinar and 3) complete the post-test.
Click here:to review the Q&A session from the June 9th, 2015 webinar presentation.
Click here to review the Q&A session from the July 29th, 2015 webinar presentation.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Describe the benefits, risks, and side effects of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptive methods.
- Identify potential candidates for long-acting reversible and permanent contraception.
- Discuss myths and other potential barriers to the use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraception.
- Describe shared decision making that helps women choose a contraceptive method.
- Identify sources of evidence-based information for patients on long-term and permanent contraception.
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Think Progress
Shocking Maps Show How Bad U.S. Sex Ed Is
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Think Progress: Shocking Maps Show How Bad U.S. Sex Ed Is
By Alex Zielinski, (Article, 12/10/2015)
In fact, a new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that abstinence education far outweighs disease and pregnancy prevention education in most middle and high schools' curriculum. To read the full article, click here. |
| Updated Fact Sheets on Sexual and Reproductive Health | | Updated Fact Sheets on Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Office of Women's Health has updated several fact sheets on sexually transmitted infections within sexual and reproductive health. Fact sheets are available for download in either English or Spanish. |
| The Teaching Transgender Toolkit | |  The Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A Facilitator's Guide to Increasing Knowledge, Reducing Prejudice & Building Skills
Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes: This toolkit is a detailed collection of best practices, lesson plans, and resources for those who wish to facilitate trainings about transgender people, identities, and experiences. |
| Resources to Put Youth and Doctors More At-Ease Talking About Sexual Health | |  Resources to Put Youth and Doctors More At-Ease Talking About Sexual Health
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth: Follow this link to find a few
online resources you can share with young people in your program, or with local clinics and doctors' offices, to help youth and their healthcare providers feel better prepared to talk about sexual and reproductive health.
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Generation Unbound
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Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage
Over half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned. The result is increased poverty and inequality for children. The left argues for more social support for unmarried parents; the right argues for a return to traditional marriage.
In Generation Unbound, Isabel V. Sawhill offers a third approach: change "drifters" into "planners." In a well-written and accessible survey of the impact of family structure on child well-being, Sawhill contrasts "planners," who are delaying parenthood until after they marry, with "drifters," who are having unplanned children early and outside of marriage. These two distinct patterns are contributing to an emerging class divide and threatening social mobility in the United States.
Sawhill draws on insights from the new field of behavioral economics, showing that it is possible, by changing the default, to move from a culture that accepts a high number of unplanned pregnancies to a culture in which adults only have children when they are ready to be a parent.
Presenters: Isabel V. Sawhill, Author and Senior Fellow in Economic Studies,
Who should attend: Researchers, policy makers, press, practitioners, program operators, advocates and others interested in trends related to pregnancy, marriage, and family formation among young adults.
When: Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific
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