Briefings

Immigrant Families in America Today: How Fear and Toxic Stress Are Affecting Daily Life, Well-Being, and Health
Learn how new restrictions on immigration and increased immigration enforcement is affecting people at this public briefing.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m. ET, Washington, D.C.

Webinars

Serving CYSHCN in Medicaid Managed Care: Contract Language and the Contracting Process
Recordings are available from an AMCHP webinar that introduced a new tool that can be used alongside the National Standards for Systems of Care for CYSHCN. Title V leaders shared their perspectives on how their CYSHCN programs have been involved in the Medicaid managed care contracting process.
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Introducing the Title V Data Integration Toolkit
Recordings are available from an AMCHP webinar that introduced the Title V Data Integration Toolkit, a collection of resources that aims to assist states as they integrate Title V data into Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems. Title V leaders shared perspectives on their role in the development of this toolkit their experiences with data integration in their states.
The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Stabilizing the Individual Health Insurance Market
A recording is available of this Nov. 14 webinar that analyzed the insurance market and explored options for stabilization from several points of view.
NIHCM Foundation

Policies and Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure
A web forum on the new report 10 Policies to Prevent and Respond to Childhood Lead Exposure, which found that billions in public spending could be saved by preventing and mitigating the effects of lead poisoning.
National Center for Healthy Housing, Trust for America's Health, and the Health Impact Project
Dec. 13, 11:30-1 p.m.

Training the Next Generation of MCH Professionals in Eating Disorders Prevention
This e-module, "Who's Calling Me Fat? or, How Columbia Got Its Obesity Prevention Campaign Back on Track," engages learners in real-world dilemmas, problem solving, and teamwork to tackle high-impact issues in eating disorders prevention. It is designed for a group of at least 10 learners to take part in the e-module together during a set three-week period of instruction.
The Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health
Jan. 8 through Jan. 28, 2018

New Year's Resolutions for Public Health
Panelists will highlight the state-of-play in public health policy, implications of successes and obstacles at the state and federal level over the past year, and look to the future. They will emphasize the need to amplify public health messaging and make the case that sustained and increased public health funding is critical for the country's health and vitality.
American Public Health Association, Prevention Institute, Public Health Institute, and Trust for America's Health
Jan. 9, 4-5 p.m. ET

Fostering Community Partnerships to Advance Health Equity
Discusses why fostering community partnerships is key to advancing health equity, through examples from Alameda County and Kansas City. The webinar will also discuss how NACCHO supports building community alliances to advance equity and will provide resources to help health departments foster community partnerships to advance health equity.
Government Alliance on Race and Equity, the National Collaborative for Health Equity, and the National Association of County and City Health Officers
Jan. 9, 7-8 a.m. ET

Tackling the Opioid Epidemic in the Chickasaw Nation
Highlights the Define Your Direction prescription opioid abuse prevention movement's components, challenges experienced during its development and implementation phases, and successes.
National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
Jan. 25, 3-4 p.m. ET

Championing Transformative Change to Advance Health Equity
Discusses why "transformative change" is essential to advancing health equity through examples from Omaha and Minnesota. The webinar will also discuss how Human Impact Partners and others are building a health equity movement and supporting innovation and will provide to help your health department champion transformative change to advance health equity.
Government Alliance on Race and Equity, the National Collaborative for Health Equity, and the National Association of County and City Health Officers
Feb. 15, 7-8 a.m. ET