Teacher Externships still available. Every year the Inland Coalition scours the Inland Empire to find the best opportunities for our health pathway teachers to gain hands-on experience to enhance their classroom instruction. The externship is just 20 hours and you will be asked to put together a portfolio (for a sample of a great portfolio, see the HOSA portfolio) of your experience. We honor our teacher externs with a certificate of completion and an opportunity to share their experience with other teachers. Here are some of the externship sites available. We also have a spot offered by AMR starting on December 8 for a SB county pathway teacher. To get hooked up with one of these opportunities, contact Carol Allbaugh.

Can you believe it's almost Thanksgiving?? Yes, it's less than five weeks away and as we find opportunities for your classroom to help the less fortunate we will post them in the Weekly Update. Here is one from Lestonnace Free Clinic in San Bernardino who is providing Free turkey dinners to 15,000 people in four counties. To volunteer email: arodriguez@lestsonnacfreeclinic.org with the subject line: Turkey Giveaway Helping Hands. Indicate who you are and when you are available to volunteer at the San Bernardino clinic.

Resource highlight: The California School-based Health Alliance are the movers and shakers for the development of healthcare programs based where kids are - in school. They have announced new wins in Sacramento with the signing of several crucial bills to provide health care to undocumented children and increase school-based clinic hours and services.  For more about their work visit: www.schoolhealthcenters.org.

OSHPD Song-Brown Application opening soon.  If you are planning to apply for the first time this year, we encourage you to register in the system now to avoid any delays in initiating an application. 

Free Webinar on the Use of Multi-Criteria for the Associate Degree Nursing Programs. Saddleback College is hosting this seminar on October 29th from 3 - 4 PM. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid. Sometimes first aid isn't CPR or a bandaid - sometimes it's you. This training teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to young people showing signs of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. It is free and you can schedule a training at your school or agency. For details click here. 

Upcoming CEU training seminar. Community Partners and DBH staff might be interested in the Behavioral Health Needs of Women Veterans Training on October 28. See flyer for more information.

Save the Date. The next CHPC/CHWA quarterly meeting is December 16 in Los Angeles. Click here to view the announcement. 

Free seminar on social media conduct. Loma Linda University is providing a special talk on social media and professional conduct entitled "They loved your resume, but then they saw your social media..." Learn what to avoid and how to prevent your social media from hindering your employment opportunities. For details see flyer. 

Soroptomist Live Your Dream Award. This award has disbursed more than 30 million to thousands of woman who have overcome poverty, violence and other life challenges and are pursuing their dream. Eligibility requirements are included in the application and a  reference form  are also provided. 

Part-time Internship Opportunity. If you are interested in global health/human rights in Afghanistan then check out this opportunity to work in Women's reproductive health. 

Breathmobile serves area schools. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, are helping kids with allergies and asthma with a mobile asthma clinic called the Breathmobile. Staffed with a physician and health care professionals the unit is fully equipped to see and treat kids on site free of charge. These mobile clinics rotate to various schools every six weeks. Know when the breathmobile will be at your school. We have included an English/Spanish flyer on the program as well as the unit's schedules for October.

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