National Nature Assessment Webinar – Understanding the Role of Nature in our Work & Lives

Overview:

On Earth Day 2022, President Biden made nature-based solutions a national priority. In an Executive Order, he made a broad call for action to create nature-based solutions to tackle climate change. A new study, called the National Nature Assessment, was created. Its scope is to assess the status, observed trends, and future projections of America’s lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystems and their benefits, including connections to the economy, public health, equity, climate mitigation and adaptation, and national security.

In this webinar, Dr. Phillip Levin, Ph.D., a Professor of Practice at the University of Washington in the School of Environment and on loan to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as the Director of the first-ever National Nature Assessment will share more about the National Nature Assessments’ recently released prospectus. This document was created from conversations with representatives from over 133 organizations and 40 states in the US. It evaluates how changes in nature impact safety, security, human health and equity.

Learn more and share how nature and climate change is impacting health and well-being in your communities. Find ways that this assessment can be useful in your IVP work.

View the recording HERE

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, email Safe States at info@safestates.org.

Building Equity into Safer States – Webinar Series

Safe States is excited to launch a new webinar series to provide space for deeper exploration of the recently released “Building Equity into Safer States” resource, a tool designed to help injury and violence prevention (IVP) organizations integrate health equity across the core components of a model IVP program. Developed for IVP professionals, funders, advocates, and diverse partners, this resource can be used to enhance and strengthen health equity leadership, partnerships, programs, and more.

This six-part webinar series will provide a space for deeper exploration of the “Building Equity into Safer States” resource, share real-life examples, and discuss the standards and indicators for a model IVP program.

Webinar 1: What Does Health Equity Look Like on the Federal Level?

October 4, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Join health equity officers from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) to learn how NCIPC is incorporating health equity into their organizational structure. Officers will share NCIPC’s Diversity, Equity Belong, Inclusion, Accessibility (DEBIA) strategic plan and investments in implementation efforts.

Learn more by viewing the presentation HERE

View the recording HERE

Webinar 2: Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks

October 16, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Next up in the series, learn about the Global Diversity Equity and Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB) and how they can apply to your IVP efforts. Alan Richter, co-author of the GDEIB, will share information about using this tool to advance health equity. The GDEIB is a free resource for organizations worldwide that provides a strategic planning tool, a set of actions, and measures for progress toward diversity, equity, and inclusion. Organized into 15 categories across 4 groups, these benchmarks can apply to all sectors, sizes, and types of organizations. As referenced in “Building Equity Into Safer States,” the GDEIB can be used to build and sustain a solid, equitable, and stable infrastructure by providing actionable steps that IVP organizations can take to ensure equity is embedded in its goals, core values, leadership, and accountability.

Presenter:
Alan Richter
QED Consulting

Learn more by viewing the presentation HERE

View the recording HERE

Webinar 3: Building Equity Through Data Collection, Analysis and Dissemination

October 23, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

In this webinar, presenters will share and discuss examples of initiatives that strengthen protective factors and reduce risk factors for injury and violence prevention. Participants will explore a tool that helps injury and violence prevention professionals ground resource allocation decisions in community input, scientific literature, and culturally specific strategies. Also considerations on how this tool might be adapted and adopted regularly in resource allocation decision making will be discussed.

Presenters:
Courtney Fultineer
Oregon Health Authority

Stephanie Pustejovsky
Comagine

Learn more by viewing the presentation HERE

View the recording HERE

Webinar 4: Embedding Equity into Hospital-Based Injury and Violence Prevention Programming

November 9, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Hospital-based injury and violence prevention programs have a unique space within the IVP world. Given the diverse populations served, centering programs around equity are crucial to ensuring IVP programs are reaching their target audiences. Embedding Equity into Hospital-Based Injury and Violence Prevention Programming will illustrate how equity has been incorporated into each of the IVP core components at a Level 1 Trauma Center by examining data sources, community partnerships, organizational structure, and identifying challenges and barriers.

Presenter:
Ashley Lamar
Trauma Injury Prevention Specialist
JPS Health Network

REGISTER HERE

Webinar 5: Building Equity in Firearm Injury Prevention Efforts Through Equitable Collaboration and Communication

November 13, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

In this webinar, participants will learn more about working with advocates and the veteran population to develop firearm messaging and policy. There will also be discussion on collaborating with various stakeholders to develop injury and violence prevention (IVP) communication and forming coalitions with firearm injury prevention stakeholders. Lessons learned will be shared related to firearm messaging and policy efforts in Texas.

Presenter:
Dr. Sandra McKay
University of Texas Health Science Center

REGISTER HERE

Webinar 6: Training and Technical Assistance to Build Equity in Your IVP Programs

November 28, 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Doreleena Sammons Hackett from the Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE) will discuss SOPHE’s health equity efforts and share information about the trainings they offer for helping public health practitioners advance health equity. Additionally, you will learn about Safe States’ upcoming trainings, technical assistance, and other learning opportunities to support you in your health equity initiatives.

Discuss SOPHE’s training opportunities
Discuss Safe States health equity training, technical assistance, and other learning opportunities
Review Safe States’ DEI Webpage and INformed – Online Training Center & Resource Hub

REGISTER HERE

Learn more about “Building Equity into Safer States” and access other tools and resources to support your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts here.

The Essential Skills for Partnership Series

Overview

Cross-sector partnerships are essential in addressing and improving the vital conditions of a community. Navigating these partnerships requires a specific set of skills not often taught in traditional public health settings.

Building on a series of previous efforts to support IVP practitioners in strengthening partnerships to advance community injury and violence prevention efforts, Safe States identified a set of “essential skills” necessary for establishing and sustaining these partnerships.

This three-part self-paced training series covers the skills needed to be intentional in your preparation to partner, build and maintain trust with partners, and manage tension and conflict. While each module can be taken independently, the lessons in the series are intended to build on one another. Throughout each lesson, there are skill-building exercises included to help you apply what was covered in the session.

Training Modules

MODULE 1: INTENTIONAL PREPARATION FOR PARTNERSHIPS

Module one of the Essential Skills for Partnership series begins with intentional preparation for successfully establishing partnerships critical for public health efforts. This module will help you think through how you can be intentional in your efforts, providing resources and self-paced exercises for skill building.

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Module One Activities
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Module 1. Activity 1: Strategic Planning for Partnerships
Module 1. Activity 2: Values Clarification
Module 1. Activity 3: Moral Foundations Theory
Module 1. Activity 4: Reducing Jargon
Module 1. Activity 5: Working your Network Module One Slides

MODULE 2: HOW TO BUILD TRUST

Module two of the Essential Skills for Partnership series discusses the importance of and necessary skills for building trust with partners. This module will help you develop strategies for building and maintaining trust among partners, providing resources and self-paced exercises for skill building.

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Module Two Activities
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Module 2. Activity 1: Reflection on Building Trust
Module 2. Activity 2: Transparency about Organizational Culture
Module 2. Activity 3: Red Yellow Green Flags in Partnerships
Module 2. Activity 4: Power Analysis in Partnership
Module Two Slides

MODULE 3: MANAGING TENSION AND CONFLICT

Module Three of the Essential Skills for Partnership series helps you learn to proactively prepare for tension or conflict with partnerships. This module will provide tools and build skills for managing tension and conflict in ways that minimize harm and create opportunities for improved relationships and progress toward outcomes.

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Module Three Activities
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Module 3. Activity 1: Approaches to Tension and Conflict
Module 3. Activity 2: Addressing Historical Harm Module Three Slides

Talk to the Trainer?

Virtual Roundtable Sessions
August 25^th
September 22^nd

Trainer, Deena Fulton, of the Essential Skills for Partnerships training series and IVP professionals debrief on experiences and training. Participants are encouraged to complete at least one of the three modules and corresponding activities before the roundtable.

Additional Resources

Each training module includes a number of resources to support applying the lessons and further learning. Below you can download the full list of resources referenced across all three modules, as well as other key Safe States resources.

Background

Despite strong interest in fostering meaningful collaborations to advance IVP efforts and address systemic issues at the local, state, and national levels, resources to support this work continue to be scarce. In response to this, Safe States Alliance has developed a number of resources on applying SRPF approaches and strengthening cross-sector partnerships. In November 2020, Safe States released “Strengthening Partnerships Between Business and Public Health: A Roadmap to Advancing Community Injury and Violence Prevention” (Roadmap) to provide concrete guidance and tools to support public-private partnerships. The Roadmap is a culmination of work that began in 2017 with the National Safety Council and extended through an expert convening supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and, in partnership with, the United States Surgeon General in August of 2020.

As the literature calling for business and public health partnerships grew, the question of how sectors start building relationships to determine if a partnership is feasible arose. To begin to answer this question and build upon the guidance of the Roadmap, Safe States developed “Preparing to Partner – A Prequel to Strengthening Partnerships between Business and Public Health: A Roadmap to Advancing Injury and Violence Prevention” in October 2022.

The Roadmap compendium builds on previous and ongoing work to support public health leaders with engaging non-traditional partners to address shared risk and protective factors (SRPF). Through a series of assessments, environmental scans, literature reviews, and key informant interviews across projects, Safe States discovered a need for expanding “soft” or “essential” skills, such as message framing and language, relationship development, conflict resolution, shared agenda development, etc., not often taught in traditional public health curriculum.

With financial support through Cooperative Agreement #5 NU17CE924917-05 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Safe States built on earlier activities designed to create meaningful collaboration between public-private partnerships by conducting training activities to equip public health practitioners with the necessary or “essential” skills to engage with non-traditional partners to improve community health.

What’s Working in Community-Led Suicide Prevention?

Overview:

Hear from two suicide prevention experts who are utilizing the Community-Led Suicide Prevention (CLSP) Toolkit. You’ll get a close-up look at how the CLSP Toolkit and CLSP Strategic Planning Worksheet supported efforts of the Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition in Ohio, which is hosted by Mental Health America of Ohio and funded by the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County.

Developed by EDC with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the Safe States Alliance, the CLSP Toolkit is inspired by The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Transforming Communities report and CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action.

The toolkit provides a step-by-step process to help communities create and reach suicide prevention goals. It focuses on seven key elements: 1) Unity, 2) Data, 3) Planning, 4) Fit, 5) Integration, 6) Communication, and 7) Sustainability.

Presenters:
Julie Ebin, Community-Led Suicide Prevention Project Director, EDC

Michelle Vargas, Director, Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition

Abby Boeckman, Epidemiology Supervisor, Franklin County Public Health; Franklin County Suicide Prevention Coalition’s Data and Research Action Team Chair

Learn more by viewing the webinar HERE

Powerpoint slides are HERE

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org.

We Adjusted for Race, Now What?

Overview:

Safe States and the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) have partnered to offer this webinar on anti-racist methods.

Following the presentation, participants will be able to:
* Distinguish between discriminatory and biologic confounding biases in public health research
* Understand the implications of controlling for race in statistical analysis
* Understand the appropriate and inappropriate practice of using race/ethnicity in statistical analysis

Presenter:

Shabbar Ranapurwala, PhD, MPH – Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at UNC Chapel Hill.

Learn more by viewing the webinar here.

**Please note that this video will work on the Firefox browser, but not on Chrome or Edge browsers. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you have questions or encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org.

Changing Broken Systems – Reimagining the Enforcement of Traffic Safety

Overview:

For decades, injury prevention professionals have categorized prevention strategies into what has often been called the “E’s of Prevention,” with “enforcement” being a key component of those strategies. However, heightened news coverage of high-profile deaths of Black people from excessive use of police force have highlighted disparate policing and traffic stops as a public health issue. As a result, many cities are re-imagining the role of law enforcement, what behaviors should merit a traffic stop, and investing in more upstream equitable infrastructure to create safer and more just systems. Change is hard and often met with resistance. Join us on March 3 for a discussion on how to actively engage with law enforcement to collaborate on transformative change.

Presenters:

Join us for a panel discussion featuring presenters from the Safe States Annual Conference 2021 session where it began.

Chief Harold Medlock, Jr.
Retired Chief of Police
Fayetteville, NC Police Department

Ken Barone
Associate Director
Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy
University of Connecticut Department of Public Safety

Leah Shahum
Founder and Director
Vision Zero Network

Facilitator:
Ashley Lamar
Trauma Injury Prevention Specialist
JPS Health Network

Continuing Education:

This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate in Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH).

Training Instructions:

To complete this training, you will need to:

1. Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar

2. Complete the Evaluation

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Leveraging a Systems Thinking Approach for ACEs and Suicide Prevention in a Remote Environment – Part 2

This webinar is brought to you by the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

Description:

In Fall 2020, presenters introduced systems thinking as an effective approach for tackling complex issues such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and suicide, which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the, the ACEs and Suicide Prevention in a Remote Environment (ASPIRE) team has hosted a 6-month Collaborative Learning Institute to provide multi-sector teams intensive training on two systems thinking tools that can be leveraged to build and strengthen partnerships to address shared risk and protective factors (SRPFs) for ACEs and suicide.

During this webinar, presenters will revisit the systems thinking tools introduced in webinar #1, and graduates of the Collaborative Learning Institute will share their experience and how their teams were able to leverage these tools to move forward or reimagine their ACEs and/or suicide prevention initiatives. Presenters will also highlight key considerations and lessons learned to real world application of these tools and facilitating systems thinking work in a virtual environment.

Presenters:

Becky Naumann, PhD Assistant Professor of Epidemiology UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

Kristin Hassmiller Lich, PhD Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Allison Drain, MPA, MSW Prevention Coordinator NC DHHS/NC Problem Gambling Program

Sarah Trejo, MBA Suicide Prevention Coordinator Columbia Health Services

Claire Catt, Executive Director United Way of Columbia County

Moderator:

Siarra Scott, MPH, CHES Project Manager UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

Learning Objectives:

Determine effective methods and tools for facilitating systems thinking in remote environments
Understand why systems thinking approaches can be helpful for establishing or advancing collaborative partnerships
Understand where to go for more resources on systems thinking approaches to strengthen injury prevention practice and research

Critical Conversations on the Intersections of Structural Racism, Youth, and Community Well-being

Overview

The STRYVE Action Council, in partnership with the Safe States Alliance, presents a series of “critical conversations” with national public health experts and youth on how structural racism is impacting the health and safety of young people across the country.

During this series of “critical conversation,” panelists from the STRYVE Action Council, a multidisciplinary consortium of organizations working to build safe, healthy, inclusive, and equitable communities that allow youth from every background to thrive, will explore and discuss the interconnected nature of structural racism and health outcomes.

Session 1 – Unpacking the Impacts of Structural Racism on Youth

June 29, 2020 | 2:00 PM EDT

Access the archived recording here.

During this inaugural “critical conversation,” panelists will discuss the many areas in which structural racism exists and how it adversely impacts the lives of youth. Racism is ubiquitous and exists within all structures that touch the daily lives of youth, including the criminal justice system, educational systems, housing, and the economy. Panelists from organizations representing public health, psychology, community development, and youth engagement will share their perspectives, experiences, and work related to addressing structural racism. Panelists will participate in open dialogue and engage with attendees to discuss opportunities to work toward change.

Presenters

Mighty Fine, MPH, Director of the Center for Public Health Practice and Professional Development at the American Public Health Association (APHA)
Miyah Hull, APA Youth Advisory Board member
Sheila B. Savannah, MA, Managing Director at Prevention Institute
Brian D. Smedley, PhD, Chief of Psychology in the Public Interest and Acting Chief Diversity Officer, American Psychological Association (APA)

Moderator

Dr. Jamila Porter, Director of Programs and Evaluation, Safe States Alliance

Session 2 -Place Matters: The Role of Place in the Health and Safety of Youth

May 11, 2021| 2:00 PM EDT

Access the archived recording here.

During this second critical conversation, a multi-disciplinary panel will discuss the importance of place and associated impacts of structural racism on the lives of youth. Panelists representing pediatric healthcare, city leaders, youth, and community-based organizations will share their perspectives, experiences, and work related to the role that place plays related to the health and safety of youth. Panelists will participate in open dialogue and engage with attendees to discuss opportunities to work toward change. This discussion will embrace a broad definition of place to consider where young people do or do not comfortably live, work, learn, play, and travel.

Presenters

Pooja Tandon, MD, MPH, FAAP, Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Washington
Andrew O. Moore, National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
Matthew Perkins, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Donna Griffin, Mount Vernon Manor
Rikeyah Lindsay, Mount Vernon Manor

Moderator

Mona Mangat, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents Certification webinar

Overview:

Trauma informed professional development is quite popular right now, but what does it really mean to be trained well enough to create systemic change? This webinar will provide a brief overview of how North Central College’s nine credit online graduate certification in Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents was designed to be a steeped in developing change agents. Two working professionals who have completed the program will describe their journey in detail, and how it has equipped them to cultivate opportunities for their workplace and community to become trauma informed. Time will be allocated for discussion at the end of the presentation.

Presenter:

Tammy Wynard, North Central College – Naperville, IL

Emily Engimann, Lincoln Junior High – Naperville IL

Julie Keleghan, Lincoln Junior High – Naperville, IL

View Powerpoint slides & Webinar recording

Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents Certification fact sheet

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Supporting Individuals and Communities Impacted by Suicide Loss – Peer Learning Call

Overview:

This Peer Learning Call is in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). It focuses on providing information about suicide loss and sharing ways to support individuals and communities that have been impacted. We will talk about resources available, including International Survivor of Suicide Loss day, AFSP Loss and Healing programs and materials and other resources. Following the presentation we will have a facilitated discussion around this topic.

Participants will:

1. Be able to identify how a suicide death can impact individuals and communities

2. Understand the unique aspects of suicide loss in terms of individual and community level impact.

3. Learn about AFSP resources that are available for suicide loss survivors.

Presenter:

Dr. Doreen Marshall, Vice President of Mission Engagement at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Moderator:

Shelli Stephens-Stidham, Senior Program Consultant at Safe States Alliance

View Powerpoint slides & Additional Resources

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States

Student Showcase – November 2020

Overview:

Getting started with systems dynamics modeling in falls prevention. We’ve all seen model projections related to COVID-19. Systems Dynamic Modeling can help us understand how systems work and anticipate how changes will affect specific components and the overall system. This understanding impacts policy, management, and health outcomes. Kristi will briefly present her progress of modeling in older adult fall prevention and encourage group discussion in exploring how systems modeling can be applied to injury prevention.

Presenter:

Kristi Ladowski, MPH

Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinator

Stony Brook Trauma Center

Stony Brook, New York

View Powerpoint slides

Additional Resources:

National Peer Learning Team for Systems Thinking group for more info on a national level related to injury prevention: https://seandsw.org/systems-thinking/
The Vensim PLE – Personal Learning Edition version (free of charge): https://vensim.com/free-download/
Stella Architect (free of charge): https://home/customer/www/training.safestates.org/public_html.iseesystems.com/store/products/stella-architect.aspx
Insight maker: https://insightmaker.com
Systems Dynamics – Emerging Perspectives: https://pascalgambardella.com/workshops-and-trainings/system-dynamics/

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

CDC’s Comprehensive Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention

Description:

Join Safe States for a conversation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about comprehensive suicide prevention. CDC will share their new Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan, talk about their new Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program, and share information about other key activities, including recently funded COVID-19 projects. The plan and program take a public health approach to suicide prevention—focusing on using data-driven decision-making and implementation and evaluation using the best available evidence to achieve the greatest impact. Following the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss suicide prevention.

Presenter:
Deborah M. Stone, ScD, MSW, MPH
Behavioral Scientist, Division of Injury Prevention
CDC

Moderator:
Richard Hamburg
Executive Director
Safe States Alliance

Leveraging a Systems Thinking Approach for ACEs & Suicide Prevention in a Remote Environment

This webinar is brought to you by the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

Description:

When determining how to address some of the most pressing population health outcomes such as suicide and ACEs, there is an abundance of evidence that points to utilizing a Shared Risk and Protective Factors (SRPF) approach. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, several of the risk and protective factors for these health outcomes have been exacerbated and, moving forward, will likely require new and innovative approaches to mitigate or prevent worsened health outcomes. Systems Thinking is a well-known approach to tackling complex problems. A Systems Thinking approach can help us see connections between SRPF and a variety of outcomes that are of priority to our partners and stakeholders. During this webinar, systems thinking will be defined, and a variety of systems thinking tools will be introduced that can enable you to progress your prevention and/or response work to meet the evolving needs of your communities in times when we don’t have a blueprint. Presenters will also highlight key considerations when facilitating systems thinking work in a virtual format.

At the conclusion of the webinar, upcoming opportunities for technical assistance for those interested in applying the tools will be described.

Presenters:
Becky Naumann, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center

Kristen Hassmiller Lich, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Jackie Campbell, ROC the Future

Vichi Jagannathan, Rural Opportunity Institute

Learning Objectives:

Describe the Shared Risk and Protective Factor approach
Describe a process for prioritizing SRPFs based on stakeholder priorities
Describe a method that can be used to examine the roles, relationships, and resources available to leverage within a system
Demonstrate principles for effect facilitating systems thinking application in a remotely

Connections Lab Webinar

Overview:

Shared risk and protective factors (SRPFs) – conditions and characteristics that have been linked to multiple health and quality-of-life outcomes – have long been explored by public health professionals. However, efforts to translate this collective knowledge into practical and upstream interventions or “SRPF approaches” have proven complex and challenging for public health practitioners and their many multi-sector partners.

In response, Safe States – in partnership with our members and collaborators – has worked over the last two years to develop the Connections Lab, a new suite of resources that includes:

-The first formal definition of a “SRPF approach.”

-A conceptual model that visualizes how and where SRPF approaches operate.

-Strategies for how to evaluate and engage partners in SRPF approaches.

-Examples of SRPF approaches being implemented in several states.

-Tools & resources for advancing your SRPF efforts and a glossary of related terms.

Presenters:

Jamila Porter, Safe States Alliance
Mariana Garretson, Consultant
Eva Bland, Safe States Alliance
Julie Alonso, Safe States Alliance

Continuing Education:

This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar
View Powerpoint slides: Connecetion Lab Webinar
Create your Certificate of Completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Drowning Prevention – Wading through the COVID-19 impact

Overview:

Recent data from Florida shows that childhood drownings have significantly increased over the same time last year, all involving children 3 and under—consistent with CDC reporting that the number one cause of death of children age 4 and under is drowning. The Florida data indicates a direct tie to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and parental distraction. Today and post-pandemic, we need national action on childhood drowning. Hear from national experts on the new data, the urgent need for federal resources to respond to this crisis, and what states and national organizations are doing and could do with more resources.

Presenters:

Anthony Green, Chief Officer for Advocacy & Network, Safe Kids Worldwide
Scott Fahrney, Chief of Staff, Florida State Alliance of YMCAs
Dr. Linda Quan, Past President, Medical Staff, Seattle Children’s
Elizabeth “Tizzy” Bennett, Director, Com Hlth & Engagement, Seattle Children’s
Laurel Haxton, Specialist-Health Partnerships and Policy, YMCA of the USA

Special Guest:

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23)

Moderator:

Richard Hamburg, Executive Director, Safe States Alliance

Continuing Education:

This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar
View Powerpoint slides: Drowning Prevention – Wading through the COVID-19 impact
Create your Certificate of Completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Implementation, Translation and Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Programs

Overview:

This webinar will provide a detailed discussion on the Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) approach and how lethal means reduction elements were integrated into broader suicide prevention programs in K-12 schools. Following this will be a presentation on the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Program, the outcomes of the program, and implications of the findings.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, participants will:

1.   Describe the importance of integrating lethal means reduction elements into broader suicide prevention programs
2.   Describe the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial (GLSM) Suicide Prevention Program
3.   Examine implications of the GLSM program

Presenters:

1-Kurt Michael, Ph.D. Stanley R. Aeschleman Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Asst. Chairperson, Dept of Psychology, Appalachian State University

2-John Paul (JP) Jameson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology

Appalachian State University

3-David Goldston, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

4-Christine Walrath, PhD Chief Science Officer in Public Health, ICF

Continuing Education:

This self-study training is designated for: Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH).

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar
View Powerpoint slides
Create your Certificate of Completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Understanding and Leveraging the Power of Media for Suicide Prevention

Overview:

This webinar will begin with a detailed discussion on the influence of media (print, digital, and social media) on suicide ideation. Following this will be a presentation by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on their efforts to address suicidal individuals, and how others can help prevent suicide through intervening on social and digital media.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, participants will:

1. Describe media’s reporting of suicide on suicide ideation

2. Describe the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s efforts to address suicidal individuals

3. Demonstrate how practitioners, researchers, and lay people can use the “Support for Suicidal Individuals on Social and Digital Media” toolkit

Presenters:

1. Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, MD, PhD, MMSc Associate Professor and Head, Suicide Research & Mental Health Promotion Center for Public Health Medical University of Vienna, Austria

2. Tom Shukis Network Engagement Coordinator for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

3. Frances Gonzalez Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for Vibrant Emotional Health

Continuing Education:

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded webinar
View Powerpoint slides
Create your Certificate of Completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

You’ve Got a Friend in Media: How Public Health Partnerships with Media Professionals Can Transform Coverage of IVP and Trauma

Overview:

Unintentional injuries and violence are often highly newsworthy, and media coverage has a profound effect on how communities understand and address these issues. Media professionals have demonstrated strength in humanizing story subjects, elevating overlooked public health problems, and pushing elected officials to take action on headlining issues. However, the pressure of deadlines and limited access to/awareness of public health data or effective interventions can result in stories that leave people feeling hopeless, helpless or unaffected. Public health can assist the media in contextualizing injuries and violence and provide evidence-based prevention strategies. Compelling solutions-oriented stories can galvanize community- and systems-level change to address shared risk and protective factors for injury and violence.

The Louisiana Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program (Core SVIPP) and Tulane University’s Violence Prevention Institute hosted a workshop for media professionals on reporting sensitive, complex topics related to violence and trauma. The workshop taught media professionals how to reframe their reporting to illuminate the driving forces behind injury and violence, highlight prevention strategies, and encourage productive public discourse. Preliminary evaluation results showed that the workshop was well-received, and revealed additional opportunities to build effective relationships between public health and media professionals.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, participants will understand:

1. Explain how media coverage of injuries, violence and trauma can help or hurt public health efforts around these issues.

2. Understand how partnerships with media professionals can fit into a shared risk and protective factor approach to preventing and reducing injuries and violence.

3. Assess their agency’s capacity to plan and host a workshop for news media professionals in their community, region or state based on available resources, budget, and time.

Presenters:

Chloe Lake, Health Education & Communications Coordinator, Louisiana Department of Health

Kristen Sanderson, Prevention Initiatives Coordinator, Louisiana Department of Health

Continuing Education:

This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar
View Powerpoint slides: You’ve Got a Friend in Media – SafeStates 2019
Create your Certificate of Completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Suicide Prevention: Introduction To and Application of State and National Data

Overview:

Using state and national data, this webinar will: (1) provide an overview of recent trends in suicide, including populations disproportionately affected; (2) description of data collection processes, and available data for use; and (3) evidence-based approaches to suicide risk assessment, prevention, and safety-planning.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this webinar, participants will understand: (1) recent trends in suicide deaths; (2) changes in trends over time; (3) non-fatal implications of completed suicides; and (4) how to develop and tailoring safety plans for those at risk for suicide.

Presenter information:

Alex Crosby, CDC

Janet Blair, CDC

Rana Bayakly, Georgia Department of Public Health

Dorian A. Lamis, Emory University School of Medicine

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Suicide Prevention Webinar 1

New Recommendations: Strategies to Address Shared Risk and Protective Factors for Driver Safety

OVERVIEW

Given the scarcity of resources and competing issues in the public health injury prevention and traffic safety communities, practitioners can have the biggest impact by collaboratively applying evidence-based strategies to traffic safety challenges that also address shared risk or protective factors. Safe States convened a Behavioral Health Workgroup comprised of key subject matter experts from federal, state, and local agencies, national organizations, and the research community. The Workgroup contributed to the development of recommendations for applying a shared risk and protective factors approach to reduce risky driving behavior, identifying interventions that can address risk and protective factors to prevent motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities, and utilizing data resources to measure the impact of strategies.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of his webinar, participants will be able to:

1-Understand the process involved in collaborating across public health, traffic safety, and research communities

2-Identify key recommendations for: applying the shared risk and protective factors approach to reduce risky driving behavior, identifying interventions that can address these risk and protective factors to prevent motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities, and utilizing data resources to measure the impact of these strategies

3-Apply public health concepts to traffic safety initiatives to reduce motor vehicle-related injuries and fatalities,

4 -Use the new recommendations to apply a shared risk and protective factors approach to driver safety initiatives, with an emphasis on implementing behavior change interventions or strategies in local communities

Presenter:

Ina I. Robinson, Safe States Alliance

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar:
http://media.safestates.org/Strategies_to_Address_SRPF_for_Driver_Safety.mp4

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

*Complete the online evaluation which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.

*Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Applying a Shared Risk & Protective Factor Approach to Injury and Violence Prevention — Evaluating Shared Risk and Protective Factors to Address ACEs, Suicide, and Opioid Misuse – Examples from States

Overview

This is Webinar #2 in a two-part series showcasing examples from states on leveraging and evaluating shared risk and protective factors to address ACEs, suicide, and opioid misue. This interactive webinar features representatives from two states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who share stories and lessons they have learned in their approach to connect work across three priority areas: ACEs, Suicide Prevention, and Opioid Misuse. This webinar provides an introduction to evaluation principles for shared risk and protective factors utilized by states and the CDC.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Participants will learn about how different communities approached evaluation to Shared Risk and Protective Factors.
Participants will better understand what challenges communities experienced when embarking on evaluation efforts with Shared Risk and Protective Factors and what they have learned in this process.

Presenters

Natalie Wilkens, CDC
Ali Maffey, Colorado
Deanna Ferrell, Utah
Allison Whitworth, Utah
Jennifer Woody Collins, Moderator

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.5 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar #2
Webinar #2 Slides
Complete the online evaluation which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Applying a Shared Risk & Protective Factor Public Health Approach to Injury and Violence Prevention — Leveraging Injury Prevention Efforts to Address ACEs, Suicide, and Opioid Misuse – Examples from States

Overview

This is Webinar #1 in a two-part series showcasing examples from states on leveraging and evaluating shared risk and protective factors to address ACEs, suicide, and opioid misue. This interactive webinar features representatives from states and the CDC sharing stories and lessons they have learned in the in their approach to connect work across three priority areas: ACEs, Suicide Prevention, and Opioid Misuse. With a particular emphasis on efforts to address shared risk and protective factors, this webinar provides specific examples of how connections can be used to support work across multiple funding sources in the areas of programming, policy, data, surveillance, and partnerships.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Participants will learn about Shared Risk & Protective Factors and how different communities applied and supported work in addressing them.
Participants will better understand what elements are needed to make working on Shared Risk & Protective Factors successful.

Presenters

Natalie Wilkens, CDC
Travis Vendetti, Rhode Island
Sarah Dinklage, Rhode Island
Michael Bauer, New York
Glynnis Hunt, New York
Ingrid Bou-Saada, North Carolina
Jane Herwehe, Louisiana
Mariana Garretson, Moderator

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.5 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar #1
Webinar #1 Slides
Complete the online evaluation, which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention: Ensure Widespread Adoption

Overview

This is Webinar #4 in a four-part series entitled “Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.” This webinar provides a deeper dive into the Public Health Approach and Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #6 – The ability to disseminate information related to injury and/or violence prevention to the community, other professionals, key policy makers and leaders through diverse communication networks; and Core Competency #7 – The ability to stimulate change related to injury and/or violence prevention through policy, enforcement, advocacy and education.

The series explores the topic of the Public Health Approach and how it can be applied to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention. Data shows that in 2017, the Coast Guard counted 4,291 accidents that involved 658 deaths, 2,629 injuries and approximately $46 million dollars of damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents. State recreational boating safety programs are responsible for the annual implementation of more than 95% of all boating safety expenditures nationwide – including boating law enforcement, boating safety education, public access, aids to navigation and a range of other boating safety services.

The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) is committed to cultivating a boating public that is better prepared to engage in safer boating behavior, in part by assisting state boating safety agencies to become fluent in the public health approach to injury prevention. Nationally, NASBLA brings together state recreational boating safety agencies for standardization and reciprocity in public policy development, communicating strategies, coordination, information sharing, education, and training.

NASBLA partnered with the Safe States Alliance to present the four-part webinar series on the Public Health Approach to Injury Prevention, with a focus on recreational boating injuries. The series is organized by each of the key four steps in the Public Health Approach, with relevant Core Competencies for Injury and Violence Prevention mapped to each of these four steps. These Core Competencies can provide a road map for gaining or strengthening the essential knowledge, skills and behaviors needed to grow professionally, and strengthen the field and practice of injury and violence prevention, including recreational boating injury prevention.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Learn more about Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #6 – Ability to DISSEMINATE INFORMATION related to injury and/or violence prevention to the community, other professionals, key policy makers and leaders through diverse communication networks and Core Competency #7- Ability to STIMULATE CHANGE related to injury and/or violence prevention through policy, enforcement, advocacy and education.
Learn about the Public Health Approach and how it can be applied to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.

Presenters

Elizabeth Bennett, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Tony Gomez, Public Health – Seattle and King County
Ron Sarver, NASBLA

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.5 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar #4
Webinar #4 SlidesWebinar #4 Resource Document
Complete the online evaluation, which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention: Develop & Test Prevention Strategies

Overview

This is Webinar #3 in a four-part series entitled “Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.” This webinar provides a deeper dive into the Public Health Approach and Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #3 – The ability to to design and implement injury and/or violence prevention activities; and Core Competency #4 – The ability evaluate injury and/or violence prevention activities.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Learn about the Public Health Approach and how it can be applied to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.

Learn more about Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #3 – The ability to design and implement injury and/or violence prevention activities and Core Competency #4 – The ability to evaluate injury and/or violence prevention programs.

Presenters

Dr. Jamila Porter, Safe States Alliance
Joe McCullough, Alaska Office of Boating Safety
Kelli Toth, Alaska Office of Boating Safety

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.5 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar #3
Webinar #3 SlidesWebinar #3 Resource Document
Complete the online evaluation which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention: Defining the Problem & Identifying the Causes

Overview

This is Webinar #2 in a four-part series entitled “Applying the Public Health Approach to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.” This webinar provides a deeper dive into the Public Health Approach and Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #1 – The ability to describe and explain injury and/or violence as a major social and health problem; and Core Competency #2 – The ability to access, interpret, use and present injury and/or violence data.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Learn more about Injury and Violence Prevention Core Competency #1 – The ability to describe and explain injury and/or violence as a major social and health problem and Core Competency #2 – The ability to access, interpret, use and present injury and/or violence data and how those can be applied in the disciplines of Public Health and Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.

Learn about the Public Health Approach and how it can be applied to Recreational Boating Injury Prevention.

Presenters

Alan Dellapenna, North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Program
Lt. Seth Wagner, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.5 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar #2
Webinar #2 SlidesWebinar #2 Resource Document
Complete the online evaluation which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Comprehensive Suicide Prevention – It’s More than a Mental Health Concern

Overview

In 2016, nearly 45,000 lives were lost to suicide. A recent report from CDC tells us that suicide rates have increased by more than 30% in half of US states between 1999 and 2016. The report also tells us that according to data from 27 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS, 2015), more than half of people who died by suicide were not known to have a mental health condition; but commonly reported relationship, substance misuse, physical health, job, money, legal or housing stress among other circumstances. To stem the tide of this growing public health problem, a national goal was set to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025. Meeting this goal will require implementation of comprehensive suicide prevention strategies which relies on a public health approach that goes beyond a focus on mental health conditions alone. Suicide prevention includes everyone in communities across the public and private sectors, from government agencies, to people with lived experience, to employers, to healthcare systems and beyond.

Learning Objectives

As a result of participating in this self-study training, participants will:

Learn the latest findings on suicide from CDC scientists, State Health Department leaders in suicide prevention, and experts on suicide among U.S. Veterans.
Have a better understanding of how suicide is more than just a concern in mental health and that it spans across public health, substance abuse, and injury prevention fields as well.

Presenters

Jerry Reed, Education Development Center
Deborah Stone, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sheryll Brown, Private Consultant/Oklahoma State Department of Health – retired
Kimberly Myers, Utah Department of Human Services
Jeffrey Hill, Rhode Island Department of Health

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH). This self-study training is designated for: (1) Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hour, and (2) for professionals with a Certificate of Public Health (CPH) to receive 1.0 CPH Recertification Credit.

Training Instructions

To complete this training, you will need to:

Participate in the training by accessing the recorded webinar and additional resources:
Recorded Webinar
Webinar Slides
Complete the online evaluation which includes questions for you to report CPH or CHES continuing education credits for this training. Please note, you must complete this online evaluation and its CPH and/or CHES questions in order for Safe States to submit your CPH and/or CHES credits to the respective CEU providers.
Create your certificate of completion.

If you encounter any technical difficulties related to this training, please contact the Safe States Alliance at info@safestates.org or (770) 690-9000.

Walking the Line Between Public Health Messages and Lived Experience: Constructive Conversations and Unlikely Alliances

This is Webinar #3 in a three-part series on safe infant sleep entitled “Systems for Safe Sleep: Purposefully Building Programs for Effective Public Health Partnerships.”

This series explores the topic through the lens of the Multi-Sectoral Influences Matrix (M-SIM), a tool that helps broadly scope programs and meaningfully engage the full spectrum of partners and perspectives that are affected by an intervention. The series is presented by the Southeastern and Southwestern Injury Prevention Network and the Safe States Alliance.

In Webinar #3, “Walking the Line Between Public Health Messages and Lived Experience: Constructive Conversations and Unlikely Alliances”, presenters address how safe sleep communication campaigns can cause conflict between public health and other professionals involved in infant and family health (i.e. breastfeeding advocates). Terri Miller from the Georgia Department of Health shares her story about the positive working relationship that developed between public health and maternal and child health in relation to Georgia’s Safe to Sleep Campaign. Linda Smith, co-author of Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family, shares her perspectives on the balance between women and baby’s need for sleep, nourishment, safety, and closeness. Jane Herwehe of the Louisiana Department of Health provides final commentary on the webinar series, connecting each presentation back to the M-SIM.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this webinar, participants will:

– Understand how safe sleep communications campaigns can cause conflict between public health and other professionals involved in infant and family health (i.e. breastfeeding advocates)

– Learn how positive working relationships around safe sleep can be developed between public health and maternal and child health programs

– Understand how components of safe sleep campaigns connect to the M-SIM

Presenters

Terri Miller, Georgia Department of Health, Injury Prevention Program

Linda Smith, author, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine (Dayton, OH)

Jane Herwehe, Louisiana Office of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health

Injury and Violence Prevention: Gaining Momentum in 2016

The Safe States Alliance and the South to Southwest Injury Prevention Network present an inspiring webinar about why the work we do in injury and violence prevention is important, relevant, and exciting. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned veteran, this is a great opportunity to find inspiration and motivation for your work.

Our speaker, Dr. David Hemenway, Professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, and author of the book, While We Were Sleeping: Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention, provides an in-depth overview of how the public health science behind injury prevention has enabled our field to accomplish great things in the past, and help us understand the possibilities for the future. This important presentation will help ground your work in a broader context, and help you understand the wider field of injury prevention.

Innovative Initiatives: Finalists & Winners

The Safe States Alliance Innovative Initiatives Program & Annual Award is a project designed to provide members of the Safe States Alliance with opportunities to celebrate and showcase the successes of their injury and violence prevention programs. An “innovative initiative” is defined as a unique and creative program or activity that has the potential to substantially decrease injuries and violence in a state, city, or community.

Through the Innovative Initiatives program, Safe States members can:

Educate legislators, decision-makers, and the general public about the value of injury and violence prevention programs;
Demonstrate how their resources have been well-invested and well-utilized;
Serve as encouraging and inspiring examples to other states and communities; and
Illustrate that injury and violence prevention programs are not only beneficial, but essential.

“Innovative Initiative of the Year” Award

Annually, Safe States Alliance members are invited to submit “innovative initiatives” that have been implemented by or in conjunction with their organizations and/or programs. Four finalists are selected from the submissions entered, and one finalist is selected by a vote of the full membership of Safe States to receive the “Innovative Initiative of the Year” Award. Nominated programs must be members of Safe States.

The link to this program will take the user to the Innovative Initiatives Program webpage, which includes:

— the Award Winners and Finalists since 2010

— Recording of the annal Innovative Initiatives webinar since 2010

— Presentations from the annual Innovative Initiatives Award Winners and Finalists since 2010

Smart Growth & Community Design Part 1: Preventing Injury & Chronic Disease via Smart Growth Policy

This webinar is the first in a two-part Smart Growth & Community Design series that focuses on the relationship between injury and chronic disease prevention, Smart Growth, and community design.

During this webinar, participants learn about Smart Growth policies and the proactive steps that public health practitioners can take to influence transportation and land-use decisions. Participants also learn additional strategies they can use to ensure that public health is a primary consideration in community design. The featured speaker is Mary Lee, a practicing attorney and expert on housing, land-use, and community economic development. Ms. Lee is the Associate Director for PolicyLink, a non-profit national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity.

Integrating Injury & Violence Prevention with Maternal & Child Health Programs

The theme for three 2009 ASTHO, NACCHO, and Safe States Alliance webcasts is “Integrating Injury & Violence Prevention“. The three webinars are Webinar 1: Integrating Injury & Violence Prevention with Maternal and Child Health Programs: Strategies, Resources, & Opportunities; Webinar 2: Integrating Injury & Violence Prevention with Healthy Aging Initiatives: Experiences & Opportunities; Webinar 3: Integrating Injury & Chronic Disease Prevention: Successes, Challenges, & Lessons Learned.

Webinar 1 describes a variety of programs that exemplify injury/violence prevention (IVP) and maternal and child health (MCH) program integration efforts being implemented at national, state, and local levels. Speakers describe their experiences with cross-program integration, provide strategies on how to successfully integrate programs, and highlight opportunities to initiate integration efforts that meet the program goals of IVP and MCH professionals alike.

Smart Growth & Community Design Part 2: Practical Approaches

This webinar is the second in a two-part Smart Growth & Community Design series that focuses on the relationship between injury and chronic disease prevention, Smart Growth, and community design.

This webcast focuses on the relationship between injury and chronic disease prevention, Smart Growth, and community design. During this webcast, participants learned practical strategies they can use to better collaborate with transportation/land-use planners to implement Smart Growth and community design initiatives. Participants also learned methods they can use to influence transportation/land-use decisions and ensure that public health is a primary consideration in community design.

The video in this self-study may not work properly as appropriate software may no longer be available to support it – causing an error stating “Missing codec – This item was encoded in a format that’s not supported”. Audio and Powerpoint slides are still available and meet the requirements for receiving CHES and CPH credits. If you experience issues, please direct questions to info@safestates.org.

Public Health, Transportation & Land Use: Institutionalizing Partnerships & Practices

A powerful connection exists between community health and transportation and land use decisions. These decisions impact many critical issues, including safety, physical activity, environmental quality, equity, and accessibility. Professionals from all fields are embracing strategic partnerships to ensure that health is fully integrated into transportation and land use policies. However, to guarantee the long-term sustainability of these partnerships, public health agencies must institutionalize the ways in which they collaborate, both internally and with partner organizations.

This two-part workshop will provide examples of how state and local public health departments can facilitate successful and enduring partnerships with transportation and land use agencies. During Part I,hear from diverse presenters and be introduced to new resources that can help professionals forge and sustain cross-agency partnerships. During Part II, listen to roundtable discussions that identify strategies for creating strong, lasting partnerships between public health, transportation, and land use agencies.

Policies to Prevent Bullying in School

The theme for the 2010 ASTHO, NACCHO, & Safe States Alliance webcast series is “Policy Approaches to Injury & Violence Prevention.” The four webinars in this series are Webinar 1: Policies to Prevent Bullying in Schools; Webinar 2: Policies to Promote Injury-Free, Livable Communities; Webinar 3: State & National Policies to Promote Motor Vehicle Safety; Webinar 4: Policy Approaches to Injury Prevention: Successes, Strategies, & the ASTHO Presidential Challenge.

Webinar 1 focuses on bullying. Bullying has long been a serious and complex public health problem. Given the recent increase in media attention to bullying incidents and tragedies nationwide, the need for policies that appropriately and effectively address bullying in schools has become increasingly apparent. This webcast features presentations by professionals and advocates who are actively involved in shaping anti-bullying policies. During this webcast, speakers discuss their experiences with anti-bullying legislation (including legislation related to cyberbullying), describe the process needed to get such policies enacted, and provide insights on how state and local public health professionals can get more involved in the development and implementation of these policies.

Policy Approaches to Injury Prevention: Successes & Strategies

Webinar 4 features three key leaders who are actively involved in national efforts to develop and support injury and violence prevention policies. The webcast offers valuable information about ASTHO’s 2009-2010 Presidential Challenge, which is designed to inspire state health officials to “study the data, assess their state, and consider adopting at least one policy strategy that could lessen the burden of preventable injury and death in their home state.” Participants also learned about past and present policy successes, as well as strategies for furthering these efforts in a variety of injury and violence prevention areas. Finally, participants were provided with updates from NCIPC regarding ongoing policy development activities being spearheaded by states and communities across the country.

Using Policy to Prevent Teen Dating Violence

The theme for the 2011 ASTHO, NACCHO, & Safe States Alliance webcast series is “Special Topics in Violence Prevention.”

Abuse in dating relationships among adolescents is a serious public health problem of growing concern. Victims of teen dating violence are more likely to do poorly in school, engage in substance abuse, and attempt suicide. To effectively address teen dating violence, policies must be implemented to empower and protect adolescents, as well as provide support to families, schools, and others that can assist teens. Public health professionals can play a critical role in addressing teen dating violence by engaging policymakers, building strong partnerships and coalitions, and advocating for comprehensive policies that emphasize education and prevention.

During this webinar, participants learn about existing state policies that universally address teen dating violence, the components of enacted policies, the various roles that state and local entities play in implementing these policies, and how public health professionals can build support for the adoption and enactment of policies through coalitions and collaborations with diverse partners.

The three webinars in this series are: Webinar 1: Using Policy to Prevent Teen Dating Violence; Webinar 2: Exploring the Intersection: Enhancing Active Living through Violence Prevention; Webinar 3: Programs and Partnerships to Prevent Gang-Related Youth Violence

Exploring the Intersection: Enhancing Active Living through Violence Prevention

The theme for the 2011 ASTHO, NACCHO, & Safe States Alliance webcast series is “Special Topics in Violence Prevention.”

Violence and the fear of violence can have far-reaching negative consequences and undermine efforts to improve the health and safety of communities. Perceptions of areas as being violent or unsafe may often prevent adults and children from engaging in a host of healthy activities — ranging from walking to schools and workplaces to utilizing parks and recreational areas. As a result, this lack of physical activity can be a substantial factor in the onset of chronic disease. Research has linked several chronic health conditions to a lack of physical activity, including asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. Violence only serves to exacerbate these conditions as it is a significant barrier that keeps individuals from leading healthy, active lives. Preventing violence is an imperative step in promoting safe and healthy communities and in minimizing the burden of disease. Both violence and chronic disease can be prevented by using a collaborative public health approach.

This webcast will feature presentations that will discuss the unique intersection between chronic disease and violence and provide examples of efforts that successfully address both issues. By utilizing innovative approaches and strategies, public health practitioners and other stakeholders at local, state, and national levels can help communities across the country benefit from integrated efforts to prevent violence and increase active living.

Programs and Partnerships to Prevent Gang-Related Youth Violence

The theme for the 2011 ASTHO, NACCHO, & Safe States Alliance webcast series is “Special Topics in Violence Prevention.”

Gang-related youth violence is a complex public health problem that can be addressed by using innovative, prevention-focused strategies and strong, collaborative partnerships. Acknowledging the impact of firearms on the lethality of gang-related violence, it is critical to explore the public health role in supporting primary and secondary prevention efforts to minimize violence-related firearm deaths and injuries that continue to disproportionately affect youth. This webcast features presentations by professionals and experts that are actively implementing programs in their states and communities to prevent gang-related violence. During this webcast, speakers address the national burden of firearm-related injuries among youth, describe programs currently being implemented to prevent gang-related violence and enhance youth empowerment, and provide insights on how to address the challenges of delivering effective violence prevention programs that utilize a public health approach.

Preventing Youth Sports Concussions: An Overview of Programs, Policy, & Resources

During this webinar, Safe States Alliance, CDC, and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) provide updates and presentations on programs and policies in Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington that have been developed and implemented to prevent concussions in youth sports.

Broadening the Context for Injury & Violence Prevention: A Cliff Analogy and a Gardener’s Tale

Part 1 of this two-part webinar series on Injury, Violence, Health Equity & Social Justice.

An Introduction to Health Equity & Social Justice

Prevention Institute staff Lisa Fujie Parks, MPH, opened the webinar with a brief introduction to health equity and social justice and their importance to public health practice, including injury and violence prevention. Prevention Institute encourages community health and health equity by facilitating a deeper collective understanding of how root causes — such as racism and poverty — shape community environments and norms which, in turn, influence outcomes for health, safety, and health equity. To learn more, download the Prevention Institute’s fact sheet, Links Between Violence and Health Equity.

Broadening the Context for Injury and Violence Prevention: A Cliff Analogy and a Gardener’s Tale

Featured speaker, Dr. Camara Jones, discussed the interconnections between health interventions, the social determinants of health, health inequity, and the mechanisms by which systems of structured inequity affect populations. Through the lens of the injury and violence prevention goals outlined by Healthy People 2020, Dr. Jones discussed how racism adversely impacts health outcomes and unfairly advantages or disadvantages specific individuals and communities. Using her celebrated article Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale as a foundation, she offered perspectives on the relationships between race, ethnicity, social class, and health.

Health Equity & Social Justice: Changing the Narrative to Prevent Injuries & Violence

Part 2 of this two-part webinar series on Injury, Violence, Health Equity & Social Justice.

The second webinar in the 2014-2015 ASTHO-NACCHO-Safe States webinar series examined the social and political systems that generate health inequities, and showed how a local health department is working on these inequities through programs relevant to injury and violence prevention.

The Politics of Health Inequity: Public Narrative and Social Justice

Richard Hofrichter, PhD explored how racism and class exploitation are fundamental causes of health inequity, and how the dominant public narrative obscures imbalances in political power and serves to limit public health-driven solutions to programs and services instead of widespread social changes.

Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: The Alameda County Public Health Department

Katherine Schaff, MPH discussed why the Alameda County Public Health Department (Oakland, CA) is focused on social inequities and health equity, how it promotes health equity through a comprehensive community-centered local policy agenda, and what it took to get there. She provided an overview of ACPHD’s work, including its Place Matters local policy initiative and other concrete examples of working on underlying social inequities.

CPH Cross-Cutting Areas: Systems Thinking

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Trauma Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents Certification webinar

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This webinar is brought to you by the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

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Session 1 – Unpacking the Impacts of Structural Racism on Youth

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This webinar is brought to you by the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

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Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH).

1. Participate in the training by accessing the Recorded Webinar