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Important Dates
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7/26- Health Education Conference Call
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Quote of the Week
"Promise me you'll remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think."
~ A.A. Milne
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Zika in the News
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Twist in Zika Outbreak: New York Case Shows Women Can Spread It to Men
The first case of female-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus has been documented in New York City, raising the prospect that the disease could spread more widely beyond the countries where it is already endemic and largely transmitted by mosquitoes.
For months, there has been growing concern about the dangers of sexual transmission, but until now the virus has been thought to pass only from men to women or between two men.
"This represents the first reported occurrence of female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus,"
Zika Virus Case in Utah Baffles Health Officials
In another puzzling twist to the Zika epidemic, the Utah Department of Health on Monday reported the diagnosis of a new case of the virus that did not appear to have been contracted through either of the known sources of transmission: a mosquito bite or sexual contact. |
| DelBene Introduces bill to protect women's privacy at work | |  Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced the Birth Control Privacy Act (H.R. 5746) to ensure women's personal medical decisions about contraception are not disclosed to their employers - preventing serious exposures of personal health data and protecting the financial security of millions of women and their families.
"If a woman stops filling her prescription for birth control, her boss shouldn't be the first to know," DelBene said. "A woman's decisions about contraception and family planning are nobody's business but her own. If employers can identify when a woman decides to stop using contraception that can mean lost jobs, missed opportunities for advancement and diminished financial stability. Congress should put safeguards in place to ensure women's privacy is protected in workplace wellness programs." |
| Using Evidence and Evaluation to Improve Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs | |  The HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program today released findings from implementing and evaluating teen pregnancy prevention programs.
"Preventing teen pregnancy is critical to ensuring that young people reach their educational and life goals," said Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., acting assistant secretary for health. "By investing in rigorous evaluation and releasing its findings, the Office of Adolescent Health is making significant advancements in the field of teen pregnancy prevention - ensuring that these programs are both effective and efficient."
Since 2010, the OAH TPP Program has reached nearly half a million youth in 39 states and the District of Columbia, established over 3,800 community partnerships, and trained more than 6,100 program facilitators.
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| Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies | | |
 Thu, Jul 28, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
The Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies (Competencies) outline recent advances in knowledge and practice skills public health professionals need to include people with disabilities in the core public health functions - Assessment, Policy Development and Assurance.
Hear presentation from Association of University Centers on Disabilities representatives Shannon Haworth, MA, Senior Program Manager, Disability and Public Health (bio), and Adriane Griffen, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, Senior Director, Public Health and Leadership (bio) on actions taken from concept to national release.
The new Competencies reflect national effort to advance health equity for all. Please join us to learn more on the new competencies, resources (e-learning modules, etc.) and what you can do to support health of people with disabilities.
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Title X Orientation:
Program Requirements for
Title X Funded Family Planning Projects
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In April 2014, the Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, released the Revised Title X Program Guidelines that included the Title X Program Requirements and the Providing Quality Family Planning Services Recommendations of CDC and OPA.
This self-paced online course is designed as a brief overview of the Program Requirements for Title X funded family planning projects. It features helpful links, useful resources, and interactive questions to help all staff, new and experienced, better understand the requirements for projects that receive Title X funding
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