HAVING WHAT MATTERS – AND BEING FULLY ENGAGED
By Carolyn Flynn / Sage Editor on Friday, June 7, 2013
On the Radio: Celebrating fathers; Exploring the impact of women’s health on boys and men
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org
June 14, 2013 – 8am MST, 10am EST
Celebrating fathers; Exploring the impact of women’s health on boys and men
Listen to the promo here –KUNM promo 6.14.13
This month we have a special show focused on celebrating fathers and exploring the role of women’s health in the lives of boys and men.
Guests include:
Dr. Laura Markham, clinical psychologist turned parenting coach and author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting.
Enrique Cardiel, public health expert, father and grandfather.
New Mexico Selected to Join Network on Improving Birth Outcomes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 23, 2013
Contact: David Morgan (575) 528-5197
(Santa Fe) – The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that New Mexico and three other states have been selected to participate in its Learning Network on Improving Birth Outcomes.
The Learning Network is designed to assist states in developing, implementing and aligning their key policies and initiatives on improving birth outcomes as measured by the incidence of preterm births and infant mortality.
The NGA will schedule in-state sessions and convene a networking conference for selected states to engage in open dialogue, share lessons learned and further their respective planning processes.
“This unique opportunity allows us to explore new ways to better care for babies born in New Mexico while working to reduce newborn hospitalization costs for parents,” said Governor Susana Martinez.
New Mexico will join Hawaii, Indiana, and West Virginia to participate in this learning network. The first round of state selections, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana and Michigan, were selected in the network’s first round last December.
The Department of Public Health has established a five-member core team that includes:
Ms. Retta Ward, M.P.H., NM Cabinet Secretary of Health.
Dr. Janis Gonzales, Acting Family Health Bureau Chief. (Team lead)
Dr. Anne Foster, M.D., M.P.H., Medicaid Medical Director.
Dr. Ron Reid, Ph.D., March of Dimes, State Director of Program Services and Government Affairs.
James William Ross, M.A., M.P.H., Cabinet Director, Office of the Governor
This team will work with the NGA to establish a statewide coalition of state and local agencies to improve birth outcomes, especially within the state’s high risk communities. Representation from the Certified Nurse Midwifery Board and University of New Mexico Hospital will be included in ongoing discussions.
“Participation in the learning network will help New Mexico overcome a recent challenge among state and territorial health officers to reduce preterm births by 8 percent by 2014,” said Department of Health Cabinet Secretary, Retta Ward, MPH. “The focus of our participation will be to align existing programs and to help our state meet that goal.”
The Learning Network initiative is part of the Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health Services (AIM). AIM is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
To learn more about NGA’s health division, please visitwww.nga.org/cms/center/health.
The SLAMM Plan: Social Media in Five Steps
Collective Action Strategies, LLC developed a five step planning process that can assist organizations and projects to integrate a social media strategy into their current work and communications plans.
The five steps are:
•Strategy: Develop objectives, think about your target, be clear about your capacity, and identify your tools.
•Listen: Spend some time searching and observing; go to various sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and “listen” to what’s going on.
•Act: Now it’s time to be social; experiment with different sites and tools, interact and engage, create your networks, and begin inviting friends and followers to your pages.
•Measure: Track how you’re doing; have you met your objectives?
•Modify: Revise, change and improve your strategy – this is an ongoing process!
On the Radio: Women, Work and Motherhood
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org
May 10, 2013 – 8am MST, 10am EST
Women, Work and Motherhood
Listen to the promo here – PromoWHT51013
Is there adequate support for new moms and families of newborns? If research tells us that time to bond with the baby is a determinant of the child’s health and development, why are there so few social supports and policies to adequately accomplish this? Is there a safety net for moms? Do moms really have a choice about whether they will return to paid work?
Guests include:
Elsa Walsh, former Washington Post reporter
Pat Stephens, Program Director Many Mothers
Maggie Ryan, new mom of twin girls and recipient of home visiting services
New! Equal Pay Guides Released
| From the US DOL Women’s Bureau: To meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce, the Women’s Bureau just released its guides on Equal Pay A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights and An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay in four additional languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and French. |
The first guide: A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights educates employees about their rights under the existing equal pay laws with detailed answers to questions such as: “What are my equal pay and compensation rights under federal law?” The guide also supplies helpful tips and resources if you feel you are experiencing compensation discrimination.
The second guide: An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay breaks down the five major federal laws addressing equal pay and compensation. It also highlights tips for employers to review pay practices and where to go for help.
Radio show to focus on health and safety for pregnant women and babies
Friday, March 8th 8am MST
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org
Listen to the promo here: wht kunm 3.6.13
I’ll be talking about health and safety for children and families with John McPhee, the Childhood Injury Prevention Coordinator, the SAFE KIDS New Mexico Coalition Coordinator and the Consumer Product Safety Commission Designee for the New Mexico Department of Health for the past 16 years.
More information about healthy products: http://www.ewg.org
Tune in this Friday, March 8th at 8am on KUNM 89.9fm or online at www.kunm.org.
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Women’s Health Today is about women for everyone. How does being a woman determine your health and well being? Does health and other policy adequately address systemic problems and root causes of ill health? Women’s Health Today looks at health from a woman-centered perspective, examining the biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting the health and well-being of women and families.
Radio show to focus on sex and gender medicine and the differences that matter
Friday, February 8th 8am MST
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org
February 8th Women’s Health Today promo
I’ll be talking about sex and gender medicine, and the differences between men and women that matter. All of this becomes extremely important when we try to find answers about the differences between medical illness in men and women that will help all people achieve better health.
I’ll be talking to Dr. Marjorie Jenkins, Executive Director of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
More information about sex and gender medicine: http://www.knowthedifferences.com
Tune in this Friday, February 8th at 8am on KUNM 89.9fm or online at www.kunm.org.
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Women’s Health Today is about women for everyone. How does being a woman determine your health and well being? Does health and other policy adequately address systemic problems and root causes of ill health? Women’s Health Today looks at health from a woman-centered perspective, examining the biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting the health and well-being of women and families.
Program Planning in Public Health – New Courses Announced
Program Planning in Public Health
• Obtain practical skills that you can use immediately to plan programs.
March 18, 2013 9am-4pm
April 29, 2013 9am-4pm
These courses will be held at the NMSU Albuquerque campus,
4501 Indian School NE
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Course description: Build on the knowledge and skills acquired in Introduction to Public Health. The activities and case studies will focus on public health problems related to chronic diseases. You will obtain practical skills and tools that you can use immediately as part of the program planning process. We will focus on how to develop planning models, including hands-on work with national websites.
Course pre-requisites: Have completed Introduction to Public Health or be able to do the following:
- Identify prominent events in the history of the public health profession.
- Identify the health status of populations and their related determinants of health and illness.
- Recognize the role of cultural, social, and behavioral factors in the accessibility, availability, acceptability and delivery of public health services.
- Describe the local, state, and federal public health and health care system.
Course objectives:
- Evaluate variables that measure public health conditions.
- Describe the characteristics of a population-based health problem (e.g. equity, social determinants, environment, etc.).
- Describe the scientific evidence related to a public health issue, concern, or intervention.
- Recognize community linkages and relationships among multiple factors (or determinants) affecting health.
Target audience: Those who have completed the Introduction to Public Health course.
Questions? email info@collectiveactionstrategies.com
Interested in a different course?
See Introduction to Public Health course here.
See Assessment in Public Health here.
Presented by the New Mexico Public Health Learning Collaborative