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Pathways to Health
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August 15, 2023
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Did you know?
Short-term exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone pollution can cause symptoms, such as:
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Coughing.
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Eye, nose, and throat irritation.
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Chest pains.
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Breathing difficulty.
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More frequent asthma attacks.
Long-term exposure is linked to a variety of poor health outcomes, including lung and cardiovascular disease and premature death. Learn more.
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Indigenous Milk Medicine
The focus is on increasing support and resources, promoting healing and wellness, and providing stories and sharing knowledge around Native breastfeeding and lactation.
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Indigenous Lacation Stories
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Restoring Indigenous Breastfeeding In My Family Lineage. Read here.
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Indigenous Milk Medicine Week: Celebrating with Sarah-Anne. Read here.
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Rematriating Milk Medicine: Indigenous Breastfeeding Rates on the Rise. Read here.
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Native American Women DO Breastfeed by Camie Jae Goldhammer. Read here.
Stay Tuned!
SWCAHEC April & Chelsie are soon to be certified lactation counselors in the Fall 2023. Let’s connect: [email protected] & chelsie[email protected]
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This ECHO series offers providers and other staff working in health care and public health settings an opportunity to navigate, normalize and validate worries, stressors and experiences related to various health care environments. Participants will develop an awareness of the manifestations of stress along a continuum. With this framework, each session will provide helpful, tangible tools in a psychoeducational, didactic format to increase capacity, mitigate burnout, elevate connectedness and mindfulness, and promote self-efficacy and quality patient care.
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WHEN THIS ECHO MEETS
This series meets twice monthly on Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:00 PM MT
START DATE
9/14/2023
This twice monthly series is for health care providers, educators and anyone who works with young people and wants to share and discuss reproductive health topics. This ongoing series allows participants to share de-identified situations and cases for peer-to-peer and specialist consultation. Cases or topics can be submitted up to three days in advance. Participants who register can attend sessions at any time.
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Perinatal Mental Health:
An Interdisciplinary Approach
This ECHO series supports clinicians who care for pregnant patients in the evaluation and treatment of common mental health conditions and substance use disorders presenting in the perinatal period. Facilitated by a multidisciplinary team including obstetrician gynecologists, perinatal psychiatrists and psychologists, each session will include a brief presentation by an expert followed by interactive Q&A and discussion. Participants will gain confidence and knowledge in addressing the perinatal mental health needs of their patients while building connections with their peers.
Friday, September 15 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM MT
Clinicians who care for pregnant patients in Colorado and surrounding areas
One ECHO session held virtually
Friday, September 15
from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM MT
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Motivational Interviewing: Intermediate Skills (Summer 2023)
This course builds on the fundamental motivational interviewing concepts learned in Basic Motivational Interviewing. In this course, you will expand your skills related to using OARS (open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections and summaries). You will build confidence working with resistant clients and learn how to best integrate MI skills into your work setting.
This virtual course includes both online coursework (reading, videos, assignments) as well as weekly Live Learning Sessions via Zoom web conferencing. The live sessions will be highly interactive and include both large and small group practice.
Time commitment: 2-3 hours per week (1-2 hours homework and 1 hour Live Learning Session)
Live Learning Sessions:
9 am - 10 am MST on Wednesdays
August 16
August 23
August 30
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Seeking Program Director
Job Description for a licensed Mental Health Provider (LPC, LSW, MFT, LCSW/CSW, PSY)
Benefits: Professional development, holidays, sick leave, PTO, Benefits stipend
Office hours: Mon-Thurs. 9:00 am–5 pm, with room for flexibility
Location: Durango, Colorado
Salary: $53,040 - $57,720 depending upon licensing and experience FLSA
Status: 0.75 FTE, Exempt – 30 hours per week
The Program Director will have the opportunity to oversee a combination of pyschosocial, outreach, and education programs, provide screening and brief intervention, and also help shape this non-profit's approach to addressing cancer-related health disparities. Details here.
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Healthcare Job Opportunities in SW Colorado
Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango, Click HERE
Pagosa Springs Medical Center, Pagosa Springs, Click HERE
Southwest Health System, Cortez, Click HERE
Axis Health System, Durango, Cortez, Pagosa Springs,
Click HERE
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