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WMHS Health Education Specialist Position
Montana Family Planning Training
Cervical Health Awareness Month
HPV and Cervical Cancer
Capacity Building Assistance Learning Collaborative
Understanding Women's Sexuality
State Profiles for Women's Health
Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage
Billing for Sexual Health Services
Clinic Revenue Projections Tool
Upcoming Webinar
Contraceptive Method Risk
Female Condom Reimbursement
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Life is Short - Smile!
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January 13, 2016
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"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
̃Walt Whitman
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.

For more information click here.
  
Montana Family Planning Training

It's Cervical Health Awareness Month                             
It's Cervical Health Awareness Month
                             
Learn more about the connections between cervical cancer and HPV by watching our free on-demand webinar, Applying Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines to Clinical Practice, and earn CME/CE credit.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the natural history of human papillomavirus and the development of cervical cancer.
  • Understand the difference between transient and persistent infection.
  • Explain the rationale for an extended screening interval for cervical cancer.
  • Describe the elements of an annual Well Woman visit that does not include an annual Pap test.
  • Apply knowledge of cervical cancer screening to the management of various test results.
  • Explain how the Affordable Care Act may increase opportunities for women to receive screening for cervical cancer.
HPV and Cervical Cancer Clinical Proceedings                             

HPV and Cervical Cancer Clinical Proceedings   

                          

Download this peer-reviewed, CME/CE-accredited clinical monograph on HPV and Cervical Cancer to learn how to guide your patients to the appropriate type of and timing for screening tests.

Free CME/CE credit will be available. To receive your free continuing education credit, please complete the post-test.
CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES  FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS 
                            
Enhancing HIV Prevention & Care Continuum (Part I):Approaches for Linkage-to-Care & Patient Retention

Learning Objectives:
  • Discuss the HIV Care Continuum
  • Identify Barriers to Linking and Retaining patients to care
  • Priorities for enhancing HIV Continuum
  • Review of national retention initiatives and performance measurement strategies
  • Discuss high-impact tools for improving patient retention
  •  Discuss strategies for the effective coordination of retention activities
Target Audience:
  • Clinicians
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Health Workers/Educators
  • Clinic/Hospital Project Staff
  •  Clinic/Hospital Administration
Speakers
Jillian Casey, MPH Senior Manager, Prevention, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)
Teresa Evering, MD, MS Attending Physician, Rockefeller University Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Investigation, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC)

January 14th, 2016 12:00PM EST 

Join Webcast - This link will go live 30min prior to the event time of 12pm EST, Jan. 17th.
 
 

The session will be facilitated virtually via the Blackboard Collaborate Application.

  

If you encounter any difficulty with the Blackboard platform, please contact our support team at 1-212-382-0699 ext. 243.

Understanding Women's Sexuality at Mid Life and Beyond

Understanding Women's Sexuality at Mid Life and Beyond

                             

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST

Register here!

 

Sex and sexuality are human needs that evolve and change over the lifecycle and are contributing factors to our quality of life and sense of wellbeing. The need for intimacy is ageless and there is an abundance of research showing the benefits of sexual activity in later years for women. However, the topic of intimacy and aging is one that is often overlooked when working with women in midlife and beyond. This webinar will inform public health professionals of how important intimacy and expressing sexuality is for older individuals, as well as how best to share this information with clients and patients. Presenters include:

 

  • Ilene Warner-Maron, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Terri Clark, ActionAIDS
State Profiles for Women's Health                             
smiling-woman.jpg State Profiles for Women's Health   
                             
The Kaiser Family Foundation: This interactive map and data dashboard offers the latest national and state-specific information on women's health in the United States. Just hover over a state in the map to see key facts on demographics, health coverage and access to care, sexual health, and pregnancy. Click on a state to see a dashboard of charts with more comprehensive data. The profiles draw from multiple sources, including the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Census Bureau. 
Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without Marriage
Generation Unbound: 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
The Brookings Institute
 
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: Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

Duration: 60 minutes 

Cost:Free!

  
Essential Components of Billing for Sexual Health Services                             

Essential Components of Billing for Sexual Health Services   

                             

This tool will help you identify 14 essential components that your clinic should put in place before it starts billing.

  
  
Clinic Revenue Projections Tool                             
Clinic Revenue Projections Tool    
 
This Excel workbook is designed to assist clinics with estimating potential revenue from third-party billing.
  
  
Upcoming Webinar                            
Upcoming Webinar            

Lissa Singer, a certified ICD-10 coder, will present "An Overview of ICD-10 Coding for STD Services" on Wednesday, February 24, at 2:00 pm ET.
 
Don't miss this opportunity! 
  
  
Addressing Myths + Concerns About Contraceptive Method Risk
Addressing Myths + Concerns About Contraceptive Method Risk
                      

Monday, January 25, 2016
12:00 - 1:00 PM (PST)

LIVE WEBINAR

Register Now

Presenter:

Anita Nelson, MD, Medical Director, California Family Health Council Research Center; Chief of Women's Health Care Education Programs, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA

Overview:

Contraceptive method choice is affected by a variety of factors. Women may have concerns about contraceptive safety that may be fueled by the media, myths that are shared anecdotally or advertisements seeking to recruit plaintiffs in legal cases. This session will explore how to utilize and implement a client-centered approach when discussing contraceptive safety and risk - both real and perceived - during a patient visit. Participants will learn how to differentiate between side effects and health risks that are attributable to contraceptive methods and compare contraceptive risks to those that may occur in daily life.

What Will You Learn?

After attending this training, participants will be able to:
  • Describe women's concerns over time about the safety and side effects of different methods of contraception
  • Explain why women may believe that there are serious health risks related to contraceptive use
  • Discuss how you can approach a patient who only wants to use methods that they view as "natural"
  • Quantify the known health risks attributable to contraception compared to risks in daily life
  • Describe the nocebo effect
Who Should Attend?
  • Physicians
  • Clinicians
  • Nurses
  • Family Planning Staff
  • Medical Assistants
  • Health Educators + Counselors
 
FREE Continuing Educationwill be provided for CME, Nursing, Social Work and CHES
 
Register Now
 
Female Condom Reimbursement                             
New educational materials on female condom reimbursement
 
NFPRHA and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) are pleased to release two new resources on the female condom intended to inform providers and patients that the female condom is reimbursable with a prescription.  
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all new insurance plans (both individual and employer-sponsored) are required to cover all FDA-approved methods of contraception, sterilization, and related education and counseling without cost-sharing, including the female condom. The contraceptive coverage requirement presents an opportunity to educate providers and patients on how to reduce cost barriers to the female condom through reimbursement. 
The following materials are available to download and print to NFPRHA members:
  • Female condom billing fact sheet - intended for providers, this fact sheet provides information on how to seek reimbursement for the female condom and includes billing codes and a sample prescription.
  • Female condom palm card - educates patients on how to obtain the female condom without cost-sharing and includes information to help them discuss the process with pharmacists and providers.
In addition, hard copy materials will be available at NFPRHA's Winter Meeting, happening now, and National Conference in April. Limited materials can also be requested.

For more information or to request materials, please contact Melissa Kleder, Manager, Health Care Delivery, at [email protected]
National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid Awareness Week

Birth defects are common, costly, and critical conditions that affect one in every 33 U.S. newborns annually (1). Women can reduce their risk of having a baby born with a birth defect by making healthy choices and adopting healthy habits before and during pregnancy.

Health care providers can encourage parents-to-be to make a PACT for birth defects prevention by taking the following steps: Planning ahead for pregnancy; Avoiding harmful substances like chemicals in the home or workplace (2); Choosing a healthy lifestyle, including eating a healthy diet (3); and Talking with their health care provider before and during pregnancy, particularly about medication use. Additional information about medication use in pregnancy is available at CDC's Treating for Two initiative website (http://www.cdc.gov/treatingfortwo).

CDC encourages health care providers to become active participants in National Birth Defects Prevention Month by joining the nationwide effort to raise awareness of birth defects, their causes, and their impact. Additional information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/prevention-month.html.

January 10-16, 2016, is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. CDC urges all women of childbearing age who can become pregnant to get 400 �g of folic acid every day to help reduce the risk for neural tube defects. Health care providers should encourage women of childbearing age to consume folic acid in fortified foods or supplements, or a combination of the two, in addition to a diet rich in folate. Additional information about folic acid is available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/index.html.
  
  
  Life is Short - Smile!
               
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