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4/26- Health Education Conference Call
5/4- National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
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
Each moment of the year has its own beauty, a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| Healthy Teen Parent Coordinator Position | |  Healthy Teen Parent Coordinator
This position is responsible for the development and management of projects which fulfill the goals and requirements of the Montana Healthy Teen Parent Project. In general, this position is responsible for administering grant funded local health, prevention, and intervention programs throughout the state, including responsibility for individualized program planning, management, and evaluation. The position is also responsible for coordinating outreach, training, and related function in support of ongoing program operations and activities.
Job: Project/Program Management
Salary: $38,001.60 - 47,507.20 Yearly
Travel: No
Primary Location: Helena
Agency: Department of Public Health & Human Services
Posting Date: Apr 15, 2016, 11:32:07 AM
Closing Date (based on your computer's time zone): May 6, 2016, 11:59:00 PM
Required Application Materials: Resume, References
Contact Name: Department of Public Health and Human Services | Contact Email: hhshumanresources@mt.gov | Contact Phone: 406-444-3136
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| Fewer U.S. Teens Are Receiving Formal Sex Education Now Than in the Past | |  Fewer U.S. Teens Are Receiving Formal Sex Education Now Than in the Past
Many Teens Do Not Get Even the Most Basic Information in Schools Many U.S. teens are not receiving formal sex education, and fewer teens now than in the past are being exposed to important and timely information about a range of sex education topics, according to "Changes in Adolescents' Receipt of Sex Education, 2006-2013" by Laura Lindberg, principal research scientist at the Guttmacher Institute, et al.
Dr. Lindberg and colleagues analyzed data on 15-19-year-olds from the 2006-2010 and 2011-2013 rounds of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Survey for Family Growth. Between the two survey periods, the proportion of teens who reported receiving formal education about birth control decreased from 70% to 60% among females and from 61% to 55% among males. Overall, in 2011-2013, 43% of adolescent females and 57% of adolescent males did not receive information about birth control before they had sex for the first time.
In addition to reductions in formal instruction about birth control methods among both genders, there were reductions between survey periods in the proportions of young women who reported receiving formal sex education on other topics as well:
- The study found declines in the proportion of young women who received formal instruction about how to say no to sex at all (from 89% to 82%), and of those taught how to say no to sex before first having sex (78% to 70%).
- At the same time, there was an increase in the share of young women receiving instruction only about how to say no to sex and not about birth control (from 22% to 28%).
- The proportions of young women taught about STDs and HIV/AIDS also declined (from 94% to 90% and from 89% to 86%, respectively), although it remains high.
"Changes in Adolescents' Receipt of Sex Education, 2006-2013" by Laura Lindberg, Heather Boonstra and Isaac Maddow-Zimet of the Guttmacher Institute is available online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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| National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy | | |
 It's ALMOST That Time of Year!
In the coming days, we will be sharing resources, tips, ideas, and ways for you to support this year's National Day on May 4th and all month long (check our National Day event page for the latest!) but here are a few ideas to get you started: - Take the National Day quiz! Beginning May 1 and throughout the month of May visit www.StayTeen.org to take the Quiz. Then share your results and encourage everyone you know to take it, too.
- Use our sample social media language-or write your own! Tag everything with #StayTeen and follow the conversation all month long.
- Host a Twitter chat to get your community talking about teen pregnancy and the importance of reminding teens to enjoy their teen years. Use #StayTeen to organize the chat.
Download our Get Involved Guide right now for tons of ways to support this year's National Day throughout the month of May. And don't forget to check out our National Day event page frequently. More resources and tools will be added throughout the month of April.
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| Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: an Introspective Look | |
 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: an Introspective Look
Thursday, April 28, 2016
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
DESCRIPTION:
April is Minority Health Month! NACDD is committed to advancing health by raising awareness about the health disparities that affect racial and ethnic minorities living in priority populations. Not only is health equity a strategic priority for the Association, but also, the NACDD Board President initiated a challenge for the Association, to meaningfully and comprehensively address health equity in every area of practice. NACDD staff, consultants, and members were challenged to take an introspective look at the blind spots they possess and understand how those blind spots may alter the way they engage in their work by creating unintended barriers to achieving health equity.
Additionally, the NACDD Health Equity Council will present tools and resources developed for state health department staff to assist with the integration of health equity concepts and theory into public health practice.
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Invitation to Present at MPHA Conference
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 2016 MPHA/MEHA Annual Conference and Meeting Invitation to Present - Now Open
The Montana Public Health Association Invitation to Present is now open for its annual meeting and conference to be held September 27-18, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Inn, Billings, Montana.
We encourage you to submit an application to present in all areas of public health as well as presentations that focus on the Annual Meeting theme. Click here to submit an application. Applications will be accepted through May 31, 2016. Lora Wier
Executive Director
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| Health in the 406 | | 
Focus on STDs: April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month
- In 2015, 833 cases of Gonorrhea were reported in Montana; an increase of over 90% from the 433 cases reported in 2014.
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| Title X 340B Recertification Webinar | |  Title X 340B Recertification Webinar
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) is required to recertify all participating covered entities enrolled in the 340B Program annually to ensure all covered entities are appropriately listed on the 340B database and that all covered entities remain compliant with the 340B Program requirements.
To help covered entities with recertification the OPA will hold a webinar on April 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM EST. Please see the detail information regarding the webinar below:
Meeting Name: HRSA, OPA 340B Drug Pricing Program Recertification
When: April 27, 2016, 1:00PM - 2:00 PM Eastern time
Conference Number(s): 888-787-0207
Participant Code: 7814467
In addition to the webinar, OPA suggests the following steps to ensure a smooth recertification: Visit the 340B Program database and verify that your covered entities information is correct and that the listed sites remain eligible to participate in 340B. It is the covered entities responsibility to keep its 340B database record up-to-date, this includes contract pharmacies. The database record should reflect the covered entities current information. If your covered entity's record is incorrect, please update it prior to the recertification process by submitting an online change request to OPA.
Questions regarding registration, change requests, or recertification may be directed to the 340B Prime Vendor Program at 1-888-340-2787, or by sending an e-mail to ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com.
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