Pathways to Health

January 30, 2024

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Self-acupressure offers a convenient, discrete, no-cost, evidence-based method to manage stress and fatigue. Read on.

AHEC Scholars is a program for health professions students interested in supplementing their education by gaining additional knowledge and experience in rural and/or underserved urban settings. Visit the AHEC Scholars Resource Hub to learn more about the AHEC Scholars program, expectations, events, and so much more!

The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health conducts two to three week-long courses in AI/AN public health every summer (June/July) and winter (January). The courses are part of the Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Summer and Winter Institute Programs.

Courses are designed to introduce Indigenous health leaders to public health approaches for addressing health disparities in tribal communities. Because Institute scholars may be assessing community health care priorities from a variety of educational or professional backgrounds, we offer our courses on a for-credit or non-credit basis. Contingent on current funding, a limited number of scholarships are available to financially assist with costs involved with attending a course.

The CIH Summer/Winter Institute Scholarship covers the following costs: travel to and from Baltimore, hotel accommodation in a room shared with another Native student, course materials including books, and full credit tuition for one 5-day course. A Bachelor’s degree is required, with a minimum GPA of 2.75.

This series is designed to support interventionists (speech/language, occupational and physical therapists, psychologists and other mental health providers, early intervention providers, preschool teachers and other providers) working with young children (birth through kindergarten) with diagnosis or profiles consistent with autism spectrum disorder. We will discuss strategies from Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBI) such as the Early Start Denver Model and others, plan for the intentional use of these strategies in practice and work through difficult situations. Significant focus will be on supporting families to use these strategies in their daily lives.

Family Engagement Strategies for
Early Autism Intervention

Early intervention providers (ST, OT, PT, DI, ECSE, teachers, paraprofessionals, mental health providers) working with young children (birth through early elementary) who have communication, social interaction, play and/or behavioral concerns, particularly those demonstrating an autism profile

Eight weekly ECHO sessions held virtually
Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30 PM MT
February 21 - April 10

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention:
Improving Blood Lead
Testing and Reporting in Colorado's Children

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Improving Blood Lead Testing and Reporting in Colorado’s Children is a new ECHO series designed to increase blood lead testing and reporting rates of providers across Colorado. This four-session series is designed for primary care providers who serve Medicaid and at-risk patients. Participants will learn about the common sources of lead in Colorado, how to screen patients and care for children with elevated blood lead levels. In addition to didactic teaching, each session offers case study scenarios and in-depth examinations of real-life situations that will be analyzed and discussed.

Primary care providers, nurses and support staff
Four weekly ECHO sessions held virtually

Mondays 12:00 - 1:00 PM MT

February 26 - March 18

2024 CHA Rural Health and Hospitals Conference

Join colleagues from rural hospitals and health systems across the state for the 2024 CHA Rural Health and Hospitals Conference, held Wednesday, March 6 - Thursday, March 7 at The Westin Westminster. CHA has spent the last year engaging rural health leaders in order to tailor this conference to the issues that are top-of-mind, including community engagement, workplace violence reduction, clinical excellence, and more.

Who Should Attend

CEOs and other C-Suite executives, administrators, senior executives, trustees, nursing and physician executives and department heads.

Registration

The early bird registration discount deadline is Friday, Feb. 9. Discounted registration is available for hospital trustees, faculty, and students.

• Teaching 24 semester hours per year (8 courses); teaching includes preparing class and evaluation materials, delivering lectures, grading, and being available for student questions

• Complies with processes and standards associated with accreditation

• Maintains professional competencies and skills required to meet accreditation standards

• Hold office hours

• Collaborate with other faculty teaching common courses

• Aid with development of course materials and course curriculum

• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities

• Maintain knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508.

• Produce and remediate digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards.

• Perform other duties as assigned

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