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HCA/DBHR will provide this Washington Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training (SAPST) based upon a national curriculum developed by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).

Series Training Dates:

• Session 1: Monday, August 29 - 9am - 3:30pm
• Session 2: Tuesday, August 30 - 9am - 3:30pm
• Session 3: Tuesday, September 6 - 9am - 3:30pm
• Session 4: Wednesday, September 7 - 9am - 3:30pm

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

• Define behavioral health and its relationship to substance misuse.
• Describe the Strategic Prevention Framework, SAMHSA’s five-step planning model.
• Identify the needs of vulnerable populations in order to improve cultural competency and more effectively address behavioral health disparities.
• Discuss effective approaches to collaborating across sectors to sustain prevention outcomes.

TRAINING CONTENT:

• Introduction to Substance Abuse Prevention: Understanding the Basics
  • Basic terminology and facts
  • History of substance use and prevention in the U.S.
  • Addiction and the brain
  • Effects and health risks of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
• Setting the Foundation: From Theory to Practice
  • Behavioral health
  • Institute of Medicine’s Continuum of Care
  • Public health approach
  • Risk and protective factors
  • Developmental perspective
• Application: SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework
  • Assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  • Cultural competence, sustainability

In September, the Center for Communities that Care is offering a virtual Guiding Good Choices training for Spanish speaking facilitators. This is an exciting opportunity, please share far and wide.

En septiembre, ofreceremos una capacitación virtual para facilitadores/as del programa Guiando Buenas Decisiones (Guiding Good Choices) en español. ¡Por favor compartan esta oportunidad con sus contactos!

In September, the Center for Communities that Care is offering a virtual Guiding Good Choices training for Spanish speaking facilitators. This is an exciting opportunity, please share far and wide.

En septiembre, ofreceremos una capacitación virtual para facilitadores/as del programa Guiando Buenas Decisiones (Guiding Good Choices) en español. ¡Por favor compartan esta oportunidad con sus contactos!

The 2-day conference will have national keynote speakers, breakout sessions along the spectrum of behavioral health, and networking opportunities for everyone. It will also give you an opportunity to learn more about NLBHA and the National Hispanic and Latino Addiction and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers.

Special Charity JTR Scholarship event in Tribute to Vicente Fernandez and Selena commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month on the evening of Friday, September 16th!

For more information on registration, CEs, call for proposal, sponsorship, exhibitor and advertising, visit: https://nlbhconference.com/

Washington State Health Care Authority

CADCA Boot Camp

September 12-15, 2022

9:00AM-4:00PM PT

Training Description

•  The SPF Core Essentials training focuses on enhancing participant skills required to build strong coalitions and implement the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF), including community assessment, logic models, comprehensive strategies, coalition evaluation and coalition capacity building. Participants will learn and gain skills critical for coalitions to plan, implement and evaluate their coalition’s community-change efforts to reduce substance misuse. 

Training Objectives

•  Determine the coalition’s role in using the Strategic Prevention Framework to achieve community-level change.
• Clarify the SPF Process including logic models and action planning efforts required to achieve positive community level outcomes.
• Provide a “big picture” & “road map” for the coalition’s prevention efforts
• Establish objectives for strategies targeting the coalition logic model
• Engage in a discussion about the level of effort required to achieve desired change.
• Move the coalition to “action” by identify specific tasks to be completed by coalition members and partners

The 19th in a series of conferences on preventing and reducing alcohol-related problems using public policy strategies.

The alcohol policy conferences are a series that, from its outset in 1981, has been a forum for researchers, community practitioners, and public officials to meet and exchange findings, explore evidence-based solutions, and consider adoption of policies aimed at minimizing risks associated with alcohol use. The conferences have been organized by governmental, non-governmental and private organizations over the years. AP19 is coordinated by the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance, a national coalition of local and state organizations translating alcohol policy research into public health practice and independent of commercial interests. Conference organizers can be reached by email at apconference@alcoholpolicy.org.

Visit this link for more information: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArXKfgFgraKNsV-bxo-CGq0Dh3-6MEsIaq6cKojET6heQJGdP88-~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg

ABOUT: HRSA/IEA - Seattle (Region 10) in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Health, International Community Health Services, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, Northwest R​egional Primary Care Association, Washington Association for Community Health, and Washington Commission on African American Affairs will host a three-day Health Equity Conference virtually and in Tacoma, WA to provide a forum whereby attendees can explore health equity through the lens of social determinants of health, and imagine new possibilities for the future of public health and primary care in Region 10.​

EVENT OBJECTIVES:

1. Expand knowledge of diverse, cultural perspectives to shift understanding of our progress towards achieving health equity.

2. Identify systemic and structural gaps in public health programming and health care access, delivery, and utilization.

3. Create and incubate solutions to barriers and gaps in public health and primary care delivery systems and structures.

4. Develop recommendations to resolve health inequities and inequalities in order to achieve health equity for individuals and communities.

EVENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By participating in this event, participants will:

1. Network with key influencers in local public health and primary, behavioral, and oral care

2. Improve communication and awareness for working with diverse communities

3. Explore new, grass-roots ideas that advance policy and current systems thinking

4. Visualize health equity through data and mapping

5. Learn the basics of community-capacity building and how to fundamentally change health outcomes in your local area.

TARGETS: This conference is well suited for a multi-disciplinary audience to include personnel and faculty from Academia, Community-based Organizations, Students, Public Health Practitioners, Health Care Administrators, Primary Care Providers, Care Coordinators, Nurses, Social Workers, Health Educators, and State, Local, and Tribal health agency officials and staff.

Theme: Latino Behavioral Health Equity: ¡Juntos Podemos!

This year's in-person conference will be an opportunity to gather together to share our collective expertise, knowledge, and skills and to amplify the vital work being done by, with, and for Latino communities.

Learn more and register!

The Native Center for Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa has partnered with the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's Native American Research Center for Health to offer a unique intensive training opportunity for Native students and behavioral health professionals serving Indigenous populations. 

The Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment for American Indians and Alaska Native track examines the need for culturally appropriate research to guide interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental health, substance use and suicide concerns in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

This intensive research-focused experience requires completing a one-week (virtual) class September 19-23, 2022 (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pacific). After completing the week-long session, interested students can apply to receive additional training and support via monthly web meetings (October 2022 to May 2023). 

Students in the extended training will receive support from a Native research mentor to complete a capstone project (either solo or in pairs), and present results to the group at the final video meeting in May 2023. Students who complete a capstone project will receive a completion certificate. Students who attend only the week course will receive a course participation certificate. (Max enrollment for the extended training: 8) 

Culturally Informed: Presentations identify risks contributing to the development of problems, culturally driven prevention strategies, and effective treatments and outline indigenous research methods, including tribally driven participatory research and implementation science.

Content: Course content includes discussions of special populations (e.g., Native veterans and individuals who identify as Native LGBTQ+/Two Spirit), historical trauma and trauma-informed care, indigenous methods for problem assessment and culturally appropriate interventions, discussion of research supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute of Health, and services and evaluation provided by the Indian Health Service and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

 CannAct: equity youth prevention, safety, and public health

Formerly National Public Health-Marijuana Summit

The 5th Annual CannAct Conference brings people together to discuss the new and changing legal retail and medical marijuana landscape in our communities. The conference focus is policy, system and environmental change at the local and state levels. We have a new name this year with an increased area of focus!

National and local experts will lead discussions for those who currently have legalized retail and medical marijuana and for those who want to be prepared for when it comes.

This conference is intended for:

• local/state policy makers
• local/state public health professionals
• Youth prevention professionals
• Prevention professionals 
• Education professionals
• Equity advocates
• Public safety professionals
• tobacco prevention professionals
• state/local health communications professionals
• state/local/academic public health surveillance professionals
• public health/tobacco program partners
• child and maternal health advocates
• public health advocates
• social justice advocates
• Those interested in getting it right from the start

Registration is $100-$235.

“Connection & New Beginnings”

Description:

Prevent Coalition and the Rural Network are hosting this in-person gathering of rural prevention professionals, educators, and passionate volunteers. The Rural Prevention Conference will bring together and engage people focused on issues of great importance to rural communities. 

Experience two days of learning, networking, and solution building. Get an overview or take a deep dive into all aspects of rural prevention with an opportunity to share, learn, and discover new strategies to better engage rural communities and partner with them more effectively. This conference is designed for community leaders, residents, and professionals who seek to create a stronger Washington State.

Save the Date:

Thursday September 22, 2022 from 12 – 4 p.m.
and Friday September 23, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Yakima Convention Center
10 N 8th St, Yakima, WA 98901

Objectives:

By the end of this 1.5 day event, participants will have:

• Connected with prevention peers across rural Washington,
• Strategized around rural network action plan and advancing prevention efforts in rural Washington,
• Learned latest science, data analysis, and equity initiatives in the substance misuse prevention field.

Registration:

• Registration: Click here to register
• Event Website: Click here to visit event website
• Flyer: Click here to download.

Details:

• Where: In-Person - Yakima Convention Center, 10 N 8th St, Yakima, WA 98901
• When: Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 12 – 4 p.m. & Friday, September 23, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Other:
  • Keynote speaker and breakout session topics will be shared closer to the event. 
  • A draft agenda is provided on the event website. 
  • Lunch is provided on Thursday September 22; Breakfast and a to-go lunch are provided on Friday September 23. 
  • ​This event is eligible for 7 clock hours through PDEnroller, if needed. Certificates provided upon request. 
  • Holiday Inn and Red Lion Hotel have offered government rate to guests. Visit the conference website for information on booking through our program code.

For more information email the team at preventcoalition@esd112.org.

The National Tribal Health Conference explores health policy and its impact on Tribes, advances Tribal capacity to expand policy work, and serves as a forum to discuss policy and political work in the arenas of Tribal health care, public, behavioral, and environmental health.

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) will be holding a Tribal Harm Reduction Seminar on September 29, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., following the National Tribal Health Conference. 

The NIHB Tribal Harm Reduction Seminar brings together Tribal leaders and health care professionals, subject matter experts, and speakers with lived experience with substance use in Indian Country to discuss challenges and successes in Tribal harm reduction policy and programs. This is a no-cost event with limited seating. Please register to reserve a seat!

Thursday, September 29, 12 pm - 5 p.m. and Friday, September 30,  8 am - 1 p.m.

This 2-half day virtual conference will explore the intersectionality of substance use disorders, mental health, and social justice. The event is designed to empower individuals and teams who want to advance health equity and support diversity and inclusion in behavioral health care.

The conference is an opportunity to connect with others and join in a meaningful conversation about healing racial trauma, dismantling racism, combating systemic racism and social injustices through the lens of mental health and substance use issues.
After the conference, using key concepts from the presentations and panel discussions a “Call to Action” series will be created to provide ongoing training and learning collaboratives for behavioral health care providers and organizations who are interested in making real change.