Job Opportunity - Program Specialist III

Utah State Office of Education has a public recruitment open for the following position:

Title: Program Specialist III

Requisition # 9165

Pay Range: $21.64 - $32.52

Supervisor: Rebecca Donaldson

Closes: Sunday. 07/17/16 11:59 PM Mountain Time                                       

Here is a link to the job bulletin 

In order to be considered for an interview for this position, you will need to apply on-line at https://statejobs.utah.gov.  

The Raising of America: Early Childhood & the Future of Our Nation

The Raising of America

Early Childhood & the Future of Our Nation

Film & Discussion Series

Why do so many children in America from poor, urban neighborhood exhibit sighs of PTSD? How can we help them? How can we improve community conditions?

Join us on Wednesday, July 13 6-8 p.m. at the Salt Lake Community College Center for Arts and Media for a screening and discussion of “Wounded Places”

The third in a four-part series on early childhood and the future of our nation, this event will explore why so many of our children show signs of PTSD and how can we address our “injured” kids in need of healing.

The event is free but space is limited; RSVP is REQUIRED.

Preparing the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

The New Era of Public Health Training: How the Public Health Learning Network is Preparing the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

RSVP Today! Thursday, July 14 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Pacific 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern Finding online training is easy. Finding the right training can be tough. While multiple funders and organizations support online training, these systems and services are not yet fully coordinated. To ensure the nation’s 500,000 public health professionals can respond rapidly to critical and ever-evolving needs, the National Coordinating Center for Public Health Training (NCCPHT) at the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has partnered with 10 Regional Public Health Training Centers (RPHTCs) and 40 local performance sites (LPS). The partnership represents a unified, national network of public health training and educational resources—the Public Health Learning Network (PHLN). This Web Forum will share how the PHLN is building and sustaining a national system for outstanding public health training. It will also feature the Midwestern Public Health Training Center sharing its approach to engaging adult learners, as well as an overview of its recent workforce development activities. Our panelists will: Describe the evolution and future of the public health training delivery system Profile an exemplary public health training course as an example of what the PHLN can do for learners Explore how training centers are working with organizations to bring the best training and resources together for the public health professional You’ll hear their lessons learned and have the opportunity to ask questions.Did you miss the launch of Elevate? The inaugural issue of the PHLN’s new quarterly publication features stories about Zika virus, climate change, violence and injury prevention, and more. Learn how public health training centers are supporting your workforce development. To view the inaugural edition of Elevate and sign up for future editions, please go to Elevate.

4th Annual Pacific Island Heritage Month Kick Off Event

How to use data to improve community health

Looking back at our Culture of Health Prize winners, a powerful lesson emerged: Data helped drive community health decisions. Three ways to put data to good use for your community >

Free Mental Health First Aid classes in Davis County

What is Mental Health First Aid?

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches participants how to help a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The help is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves. 

Action Plan: ALGEE

• A: Assess for risk of suicide or harm
• L: Listen nonjudgmentally
• G: Give reassurance and information 
• E: Encourage appropriate professional help
• E: Encourage self-help and other support strategies.

Time and Place 

July 11th, 8:00 am -12:00 pm AND July 12th, 10 am – 2:00 pm 

To receive a certificate and obtain all the information, BOTH days must be attended in full. 

Sunset City Offices 

1300 N 200 W Sunset, UT (In the Sunset Room) 

Lunch will be provided on the 12th

Registration Information 

To register for the training please email Andrea Hood ahood@utah.gov Or call 801-538-6599.

This training is free and open to the public.

Equity and Empowerment Lens: A Tool to Create Equitable Policies and Programs

You are invited to a webinar hosted by the Federal Interagency Health Equity Team

Multnomah County, Oregon created The Equity and Empowerment Lens (with a racial justice focus) in 2012 to support the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities. The Lens is a quality improvement tool used to improve planning, decision-making and resource allocation leading to more racially equitable policies and programs. Essentially, the lens is a set of principles, reflective questions and processes that focuses at the individual, institutional and systemic levels by:

• Reconstructing and supporting factors that promote health equity;

• Shifting the way we make decisions and think about this work; and

• Healing and transforming our structures, our environments, and ourselves.

• Deconstructing factors that exacerbate health disparities;

This webinar will introduce practitioners interested in the lens to discuss the application and outcomes of this analysis in their work. Application of the equity lens ensures that policies impact community outcomes, and it creates the environment for candid dialogue about the root causes of inequities.

The presenter will discuss: 

1. The role and obligation of government to address not just social environments but also one’s own practices and approaches; 

2. Scenarios/circumstances that initiate conversation about implementing the Equity and Empowerment Lens; 

3. Ways in which the tool has been adapted in various settings to enhance organizational capacity and build accountability.

TOPIC: Equity and Empowerment Lens: A Tool to Create Equitable Policies and Programs 
 

 SPEAKER: 

Ben Duncan, Chief Diversity and Equity Officer and the Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity for Multnomah County, Oregon

DATE: July 21, 2016 

TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST

Register Here¹: http://tinyurl.com/FIHETWEBINAR

Click Here for Full Abstract and Speaker Biographies: http://tinyurl.com/Equity-Empowerment-Lens-Bios