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Introducing the New Tuesday Topics Format
The Minnesota
Department of Health (MDH) Family Home Visiting (FHV) program is pleased to
introduce you to the new Tuesday Topics format. The design for this format was
influenced by feedback MDH received during a fall 2016 survey of readers. This
improved version of the FHV e-bulletin includes an interactive table of
contents at left. Click on a section heading in the table of contents, and you
will automatically be directed to that section of the e-bulletin. When you are
finished reviewing the information in that section, simply click the “back to
top” button and you will be returned to the beginning of the e-bulletin. The
Links section that previously appeared in the e-bulletin is now gone. All links
to important documents and webpages are embedded within the postings. For your
convenience, an archive of the last month’s mailings has also been added at the
end of the e-bulletin. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the
new format. We hope you find the information in it useful and the new design
more user-friendly. All questions and comments about Tuesday Topics are welcome
at health.fhv@state.mn.us.
Changes to the
Evaluation Work Group SharePoint Site
We
are updating the Evaluation Work Group SharePoint Site to include additional
resources for grantees. The home page is
now a general Family Home Visiting site (see
screen shot), and the Evaluation Work Group page has been made a
subsite. Once you navigate to the
Evaluation Work Group subsite, everything will look exactly the same. While under development, you can access the
Evaluation Work Group materials by clicking on either of the links circled in
red below. If you have difficulty
navigating to the work group site, please contact Blair Olson, blair.h.olson@state.mn.us.
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Registration Continues for Healthy Families America Community of Practice
The theme of this year’s Healthy Families America (HFA) Community of Practice (CoP) event is, “Making a Difference: Our HFA Family Working Together.” All staff (home visitors, parent visitors, supervisors, and program managers) working in affiliated, accredited or HFA-like programs in Minnesota are invited to attend. To register for this CoP click here.
FHV Evaluation Work Group
The FHV Evaluation Work Group met on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Please click on the links to access the agenda, slides, and minutes from the meeting. Immunization questions were also discussed during the meeting: immunization questions draft. If you have questions about the materials or the Evaluation Work Group, or if you are interested in participating in the Evaluation Work Group meetings, please contact Ginny Zawistowski, virginia.zawistowski@state.mn.us. Participation in the Evaluation Work Group is open to all.
Association of Maternal and Child Health
Programs (AMCHP) Annual Conference
March 4-7, 2017 – Kansas City, MO
The theme
of the 2017 AMCHP conference is, “Engagement with Intention: Inclusivity,
Diversity and Non-Traditional Partnerships.” This conference offers attendees
the opportunity to connect and network with more than 800 public health
officials who share an interest in maternal and child health. Visit this link for more
information.
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GGK Training Registration Openings
Registration slots are available for the
following Growing Great Kids (GGK) trainings in Minnesota. Priority
registration is being given to HFA-affiliated or accredited program staff who
require curriculum training within six-months of hire and/or site affiliation/accreditation.
If you are not HFA-affiliated or accredited, please e-mail health.fhv@state.mn.us
to be placed on the wait list. Click this link for more
information and to register for one of these GGK trainings:
- March 20-24, 2017 in Willmar,
MN (Registration for this class has closed, but 2 slots remain. Email health.fhv@state.mn.us to
register.)
- May 8-12, 2017 in Fergus Falls,
MN
- June 19-23, 2017 in Two
Harbors, MN
- October 2-6, 2017 in
Bloomington, MN
- November 13-17, 2017 in Waite
Park, MN
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Intro to Motivational Interviewing: A
Counseling Approach that Fits with Native Values
April 5-7, 2017 – Onamia, MN
For this three-day
training, much of the focus will be on meaningful connections and uses of Motivational
Interviewing (MI) in a way that appreciates and supports the Native cultural
value system. MI, developed by William Miller, Ph.D. and Stephen Rollnick.
Ph.D. in the 1980s, is an evidence-based practice that holds a key to unlocking
clients’ own unique intrinsic motivations to make significant changes in their
lives. It has been shown to be an effective approach to treatment in many
fields including substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, diabetes
management and other healthcare areas, juvenile justice, corrections and
workforce counseling. A $225 fee applies to attend this training. Click this link for more information and to register.
Health Barriers to Learning: The Prevalence and
Educational Consequences in Disadvantaged Children
This
report, prepared by the Children’s Health Fund, “describes the Health Barriers
to Learning (HBL) and the supporting evidence base for their impact on academic
success. It also describes the disproportionate prevalence of HBLs in
disadvantaged children, the extent of unmet need for services for identification,
management and treatment, and each HBL’s impact on learning.” Read the full report at
this link.
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