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9/8- Front Desk Billing Call
9/14-15- MFPA Meeting (Helena)
9/27-28- MPHA Conference (Billings)
10/5-6- Glendive Program Review
10/5- Health Education Workplan Due
10/12-13- Kalispell Program Review
10/25- Health Education Conference Call
10/30- Megamemo Due
10/30- Cost Analysis Due
11/4- Community Participation Survey Results Due
11/19- MFPA Conference Call
11/30- Revised Health Education Workplan due
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"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it."
- Albert Einstein
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September Webinars
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Combined Hormonal Contraceptives & Migraine
Presented by Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP, CCD and Anne H. Calhoun, MD, FAHS
- Diagnosis migraines and describe their epidemiology
- Describe some of the neurologic consequences to declines in estrogen concentration
- Explain the controversy regarding stroke risk and migraine with aura, and how these risks are altered with different CHCs
- Counsel women with migraines on their contraceptive options
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9/8
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Comparative Contraception Webinar Series: Permanent Contraception
Presented by Jamila Perritt, MD, MPH, FACOG
- Describe the benefits, risks, and side effects of permanent contraceptive methods
- Identify potential candidates for permanent contraception
- Discuss myths and other potential barriers to the use of permanent contraception
- Describe coercive history of permanent sterilization in the US
- Describe shared decision making and informed consent strategies that help patients fully understand permanent contraception
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9/14
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HPV Prevention & Treatment in Special Populations: HPV in Male Patients
Presented by Craig Roberts, PA-C, MS
- Identify the burden of HPV infections and its effect on the male population paying special attention to HPV through the lens of intersectionality
- Describe the relationship between HPV and cancer, and how that relationship is modulated in men
- Explain the potential benefits of preventative care including vaccinations and anal pap smears, discuss guidelines and recommendations for each
- Apply techniques and tips to counsel male patients on updated HPV screening guidelines and preventative measures
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9/19
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Osteoporosis & the Female Patient: Pre-menopause
Presented by Cheryl Lambing, MD
- List the risk factors for osteoporosis
- Describe the factors that affect peak bone mass (PBM)
- Review the effects of hormonal contraception on BMD
- Discuss osteoporosis prevention strategies with patients
- Screen appropriate patients for osteoporosis
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| LGBTQ Civil Rights Postcard | |  LGBTQ Civil Rights
Information on LGBTQ discrimination and how to assist individuals regarding housing, health/human services, education and employment.
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| A New Look for Think Cultural Health! | | A New Look for Think Cultural Health!
HHS Office of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce the launch of Think Cultural Health's newly redesigned website! Please visit www.ThinkCulturalHealth.hhs.gov and check out the new site. The Think Cultural Health website now includes designs that feature a simpler layout and brighter colors. It's also mobile ready and can be accessed anytime from your cell phone, tablet and lap top and desk top computers.
Our goal is to offer engaging and practical tools to increase public awareness and understanding of culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) that are available to all. The new Think Cultural Health website design makes it easier for anyone to browse the latest resources and find information that will help individuals and organizations deliver respectful, understandable, and effective services to all. Start exploring today!
- The National CLAS Standards section features an explanation of CLAS, a printable list of the Standards, the comprehensive technical assistance document called The Blueprint, and more.
- The Education section features e-learning programs designed for disaster personnel, nurses, oral health professionals, physicians, community health workers, and more.
- The Resources section features a searchable library of 500+ online resources, recorded presentations, educational video units on CLAS, and more.
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| FPAR 2015 Now Available | |  FPAR 2015 Now Available Today, the Office of Population Affairs, which oversees the Title X family planning program, released the 2015 Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR). As expected, the data show that the lack of additional investment following years of funding cuts correlate to a continued loss of patients served by the Title X program - a reality that is particularly troubling as the network, without increased resources, responds to the emerging public health threat as a result of the Zika virus.
According to the report, in 2015, Title X grants went to 91 agencies that supported a network of 3,951 service sites, down from 4,127 in 2014. Fifty-one percent of the grantees were state and local health departments and 49% were nonprofit family planning and community health agencies. The program served approximately 4 million patients, 66% of which had family incomes at or below the federal poverty level, which was $11,770 annually for an individual in 2015.
NFPRHA issued a press statement on the report today and will revise all infographics and state-specific fact sheets based on the updated data in the coming weeks |
| National Campaign Highlights | |  Boosting Mobility.
A new paper from the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, a project of the Urban Institute and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, identifies13 building blocks for developing effective strategies to promote mobility from poverty. Building block number one is reducing teen and unplanned pregnancy and increasing stable relationships. Read more.
The Beat Goes On.
From 2007 to 2015, the U.S. teen birth rate declined 46%, according to new data from the CDC. Yep, that happened. Since peaking in 1991, teen births have declined just over 60%. Happily, there have been significant declines among all racial/ethnic groups. For example, the Hispanic teen birth rate declined 54% over just the past five years. Not so happily great disparities still remain. |
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