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Important Dates
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4/7- I&E Committee
4/26- Health Education Conference Call
5/11-12 MFPA in-person meeting
5/16-17- Havre Program Review
5/18-19- Great Falls Program Review
5/31- OPA Sustainability Survey Due
6/14-15- Helena Program Review
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Quote of the Week
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
~Sir Winston Chuchill
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| Healthy Moms/Happy Babies Webinar | |
 Healthy Moms/Happy Babies Webinar
Date: Friday, April 8th, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time / 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Central Standard Time / 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain Standard Time / 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Standard Time / 10:00 am - 11:30 am Alaska Standard Time / 9:00 am - 10:30 am Hawaii Standard Time
** Please note that the listed times reflect the same time in different time zones. The webinar will be held only once.
Webinar Description: Futures Without Violence is delighted to annouce a new adolescent focused module for its recent 2nd edition of Healthy Moms Happy Babies (HMHB): A Train the Trainer Curriculum on Domestic Violence and Reproductive Coercion. While the new module is part of a home visitation curriculum, it can support any program working with young mothers that hopes to help promote conversations about healthy and safe relationships and ones that are not, how abuse can affect health including substance abuse risks, and provides simple safety planning and hotline referrals. In addition to supportin providers' conversations about relationships, the safety card also functions as an empowerment tool for teens.
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| Gender-Based Violence + STIs | |
 Gender-Based Violence + STIs:
Intersections and Implications for Providing Quality Clinical Care
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PST)
FREE LIVE WEBINAR
Overview:
Women and girls who are victims of gender-based violence are four times more likely to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. This webinar will outline the intersection of intimate partner violence and STI/HIV transmission and describe how providers, particularly those in reproductive health settings, can respond to violence and support the safety of their patients through the use of evidence-based educational resources and harm reduction strategies. This approach can include tools such as a new safety card entitled "Sex, Relationships and Getting Tested: Taking control of your health" which was designed for health care settings to help patients recognize how their intimate relationship(s) may impact their health and relative risk of becoming infected with STIs or HIV.
Register now.
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| CDC Funding Announcement for Teen Dating and Youth Violence Prevention | |  CDC Funding Announcement for Teen Dating and Youth Violence Prevention
The purpose of this funding announcement is to support local health departments with high-levels of capacity and readiness to prevent teen dating violence and youth violence to expand existing prevention efforts to address shared risk and protective factors. Funded health departments will:
- Implement a multifaceted primary prevention approach using two prevention strategies based on the best available evidence that address shared risk and protective factors of teen dating violence and youth violence: one at the individual or relationship level and one at the community level of the social ecological model.
- Enhance any existing city or county jurisdiction violence prevention strategic plan to integrate teen dating violence and youth violence prevention.
- Develop and implement a process and outcome evaluation plan.
- Develop and initiate a sustainability plan.
The burden of teen dating and youth violence
Dating and youth violence are significant public health issues that have serious short- and long-term effects. CDC's 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey found approximately 10% of high school students reported physical victimization and 10% reported sexual victimization from a dating partner in the 12 months before they were surveyed. Homicide is the third leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 years, and approximately 550,000 young people were treated in emergency departments for nonfatal physical assault-related injuries in 2013.
Learn More
- This funding opportunity announcement can be found at www.grants.gov. Potential applicants should read the entire announcement for details regarding applicant eligibility and application submission and review procedures.
- Applications due: June 6, 2016
- Go to CDC's web pages for additional information on teen dating violence and youth violence prevention.
- A pre-application teleconference call will be conducted on Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Time, to address prospective applicants' questions. Interested parties may call the Toll-Free Number: Conference Line: 1-877-703-2364: use passcode 4007515 when prompted.
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| CDC Learning Connection | |  CDC Learning Connection
CDC Learning Connection helps you locate learning products and resources from across the public health community. Features include:
Coming Soon: CDC Learning Connection's new and improved website is going live on April 1, 2016, just in time for National Public Health Week! |
Nominations for ICCW
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 Nominations for ICCW
Do you know or work with an individual who is a leader, and makes a difference in the lives of others every day?
The ICCW (Montana's Interagency Committee for Change by Women) is accepting nominations for the 2016 Excellence in Leadership Awards! These awards honor Montanans in their efforts to promote full participation by women working in government, public, private, or nonprofit sectors.
You are invited to nominate an individual who has become a leader, recognizes the value of women in the workplace, and actively encourages women to move forward and upward. To nominate someone, please fill out the nomination packet posted online at: http://hr.mt.gov/iccw.
Awards are given in three categories
- State Government - service in executive, legislative, or judicial branches.
- Public Sector - local, nonprofit, tribal, or federal governments
- Private Sector - business, entrepreneur, executive management or other areas.
The postmark deadline for submissions is April 8, 2016 and the electronic submission (email or fax) deadline is April 13, 2016. The award recipients will be chosen by a selection panel. Winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Helena at the State Capitol on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 2:30 PM.
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| High School Girls Using LARCs Are Less Likely to Also Use Condoms | |  High School Girls Using LARCs Are Less Likely to Also Use Condoms A new study has revealed that high school girls using long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) were less likely to also be using condoms than girls who used oral contraceptives. The study examined data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey and included 2,288 sexually active girls. Less than 2% used a LARC while 22.4% used oral contraceptives, 40.8% used condoms, and 15.7% used no contraception. When compared to girls using oral contraceptives, those using a LARC were 60% less likely to also use a condom. The study shows a need for better messaging around dual protection among adolescents so those who choose a LARC method are not putting themselves at risk for an STI. This study was published in JAMA Pediatrics. |
| New Study Examines Sexual Practices of MSM and Risk of STIs | |  New Study Examines Sexual Practices of MSM and Risk of STIs Rates of STIs are rising among men who have sex with men, yet little research has been done on the sexual practices that are associated with STIs, outside of anal sex. In a recent study, researchers surveyed 235 men at an STD clinic who reported having sex with a man in the past year. Among the 235 men, 35% tested positive for an STI and 17% had HIV. Behaviors associated with being HIV positive were fisting (5 times more likely to be HIV positive) and enema use (4 times more likely). Men who reported fisting, enema use, and use of penetrative sex toys were all significantly more likely to be infected with chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis than men who did not report engaging in those behaviors. This study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, can help inform prevention messages around these other sexual behaviors. |
OPA Discusses Zika Response
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 Join OPA to discuss the Title X network's response to Zika on April 7, 2016, at 3:30 pm ET
The Zika virus may be transmitted locally within the United States as early as this summer. As you know, Zika has potentially devastating effects on children born to women who are infected during pregnancy. Title X providers will play a critically important role in helping to control the spread of the virus, and in helping women and men protect themselves.
OPA will hold a webinar on April 7, 2016, at 3:30 pm ET with Title X Service Grantees to discuss current plans to support Title X providers' ability to respond to Zika. There will also be a discussion period to answer your questions about Zika, and hear your thoughts about how the Title X program can best respond.
You can join this webinar online by entering conference number: PW7748837 and passcode: 6418722. You can also dial into this webinar by calling 1-877-960-9069 and entering passcode: 6418722.
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| Resources for STD Awareness Month | | Resources for STD Awareness Month
This month is STD Awareness Month and the CDC has resources available to help individuals, health care providers, and organizations spread the word. The theme of the month is Talk. Test. Treat. to illustrate the need for communication, screening and testing, and treatment. Resources available include sample social media for each of the four weeks in April, videos and podcasts, resources for providers, fact sheets in different languages, infographics, and banners and buttons. On April 14th, a Thunderclap is scheduled. To sign up, click here
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| Great Beginnings, Great Families Conference Save the Date | | Please Save the Date for the 4th Annual Great Beginnings, Great Families Conference.
When: August 23-25, 2016
Where: Radisson Colonial Hotel, Helena
Who Should Attend: Nurses working with young children and families, early childhood professionals, social workers and home visitors
Registration coming soon!
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| STD TAC Accounts Receivable Webinar | |
 STD TAC Accounts Receivable Webinar Debbie Sullivan, MBA, PT, a consultant with over 20 years of health care management experience will present "Show Me the Money: Improving Accounts Receivable Management." This webinar will cover how to develop and use key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor accounts receivable. Ms. Sullivan will present a case study that will highlight how to identify and use KPIs for addressing problems in the revenue cycle.
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 2pm ET.
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| Health in the 406 | |  Health in the 406 - Focus on Public Health, April 4-10 is National Public Health Week |
| Meeting the Needs of Survivors of Trafficking | | |
Meeting the Needs of Survivors of Trafficking
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Noon to 1:00 PM
Last year, St. Joseph Healthcare and Hope Rising, a branch of the St. Andre Home, partnered to meet the complex health and social needs of survivors of human trafficking in Maine. Since that time, the developers of the partnership have learned important lessons about what to expect, and how to succeed, when partnering to meet the needs of complex, susceptible populations. Please join us to hear their insights.
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| Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program Update | |
 Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program Update
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently released its updated standards for the Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition Program. A lack of coordinated care between specialists and primary care physicians can lead to inefficiency, poor health outcomes, and lower patient satisfaction. The NCQA PCSP Recognition Program facilitates team-based care by improving collaboration with primary care physicians and recognizing specialists who streamline and improve health care delivery. The 2016 standards clarify requirements for communication and coordination with primary care, as well as expectations for care reminders and managing self-referred patients.
Learn more about the 2016 PCSP Recognition standards and how they differ from the 2013 standards by attending an NCQA-sponsored free webinar on April 28, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET.
Melissa Kleder is a Health Care Delivery Director who oversees NFPRHA's PCMH and PCSP recognition work.
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| ARHP Continuing Education | |  Continuing Education
Clinical Resources
Patient Resources
For more resources, visit us at arhp.org or follow us on Twitter at @ARHP_ORG. |
| Title X Sustainability Assessment Data Collection 2016 | | Title X Sustainability Assessment Data Collection 2016
Title X Service Sites,
OPA thanks you for all who could participate in the Sutatinability Survey webinar last week. They received a lot of great questions and feedback.
Services sites asked for more time to complete the assessment. As a result, they have extended the due date to May 31st to give you plenty of time to gather information and not be rushed to complete this.
A couple of reminders:
- While there needs to be a survey for each services site, sub-recipients and satellite clinics should work together to complete the survey
- WMHS is working with Ahlers to provide the requested FPAR and chlamydia screening data for you to enter into the survey
What will be reported? All activities that relate to sustainability that occur at a Title X service site should be reported. OPA will be asking services sites to report data on five priority areas: - Enrollment activities (including Plan First)
- Primary care
- Electronic Health Records (EHR) system
- Quality improvement
- Revenue
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National Title X Reproductive Health Conference
July 25-27, 2016
Chicago, IL
Registration is OPEN
Registration for one of the largest Title X conferences in the nation is now open!
Highlights include...
- Low conference fees: $140-$239
- Up to 22.50 CEs for under $200 for Title X!
- Pre-Conference skills-building workshops including: IUD Placement Training, GYN Procedures, Male Services and more.
- Current hot topics from national speakers and family planning experts
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