DPH Weekly Digest—December 8, 2021
The Purpose of this Digest: For Locals and Tribes to share with each other!
Do you have something to share with your colleagues? If so, you can submit suggestions for content to the Digest crew! If you have a resource, an event, a webinar training, grant, job opportunity, or any other information to share with local health departments and Tribal Nations, simply send an email with the pertinent information (please keep it short) to the DHS DPH Email Digest. Our deadline is Monday noon.
For Your Information
Check Out This Resource for Communicating with People with Disabilities
About 1 in 4, or 61 million, U.S. adults report having some form of disability. Disability is part of the human experience, but sometimes people use words or phrases that are insensitive and do not promote understanding, dignity, and respect for people with disabilities. As we all work towards diversity, equity, and inclusion, here is an easy-to-use CDC resource on how person-first language is the best place to start when talking to a person with a disability.
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December Awareness Campaign: Be an inFLUencer
We are currently in the middle of National Influenza Vaccination Week, which spans December 6 to 12.
Commonly known as the flu, the Influenza virus can be easily spread from person-to-person, with the majority of cases happening in the fall and winter.
The good news is that the flu is preventable by getting your yearly flu shot, washing your hands, covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough, and staying home when you are sick.
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Spotlight on Minority Health
Nominate Delegates to the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee!
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) has extended the recruitment date of primary delegates for the Center for Indigenous and Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee (CIIHE TAC) to January 7, 2022.
The CIIHE TAC will play a role in helping to ensure OMH has tribal input. It is encouraged that tribal leaders or designated tribal representatives submit their nomination letter before the extended deadline.
For more information about CIIHE TAC membership, including eligibility requirements, selection criteria, nomination procedures, and template letters, visit the OMH American Indian/Alaska Native Population Profile page.
See last week's bulletin for the following:
WPHA Health & Racial Equity Forum Series—Health Equity at the State Level (December 21)
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Educational Opportunities
Instructor-Led Courses
Alone and Lonely: The Science, Health Impact, and Movement to Support Older Adults Who are Lonely and Socially Isolated in Wisconsin
Exacerbated by the pandemic, loneliness and social isolation are on the rise in the U.S. and are responsible for physical, emotional, and psychological impacts. In this WPHA sponsored webinar on December 8 at 9 a.m., you will learn more about the issue, the challenges in supporting people who are lonely and socially isolated, and community responses that range from national efforts to a new state initiative that uses a collective impact approach to deploy meaningful responses to the negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness.
The COVID-19 Crisis: Past, Present, and Future
Given the rise and waning of variants and successive waves of infection, together with the rollout of vaccines around the world and some associated hesitancy related to them, now is a good time to take stock of what we've experienced. Join the University of Virginia Miller Center and the APHA from 11 a.m.–12 p.m. on December 14 to hear what we've gotten right and wrong about the virus, and what the future might hold.
Transgender Healthcare Dignity Model and Certification Process
On December 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., this unique program educates health care providers and staff on how to provide the highest quality care from a dignity-first approach for transgender, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and intersex patients. The half-day course covers the eight-unit Dignity Model through a didactic approach and interactive lecture.
Ongoing and On-Demand Opportunities
See the December 1 bulletin for Ongoing and On-Demand Opportunities.
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Older Postings
COVID-19 OSHA Respiratory Protection Program Training Series
The WisCon COVID-19 consultation team at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene will be hosting FREE respiratory protection train-the-trainer sessions for fit testing across the state of Wisconsin. The training agenda includes, proper use of donning and doffing, how to preform a qualitative fit test, medical evaluation, hands on training, and much more!
Cities and Dates:
2022 Model and Innovative Practice Award Applications are Now Open!
Every year, NACCHO’s Model Practices Program nationally honors and recognizes outstanding local public health departments around the country that have implemented programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable outcomes in response to an identified public health need.
This year, NACCHO is also continuing to recognize local public health innovation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Innovative Practice Award. The 2022 Innovative Practice Award will focus on practices that were developed in response to emerging and exacerbated health inequities due to COVID-19 and demonstrate effective community partnerships and collaboration, adaptability and quality improvement, and remarkable innovation. Apply today!
Still not finding what you're looking for? Check last week's bulletin for the following:
- A New Infographic: The Pandemic's Impact on Children: COVID Vaccinations & Mental Health
- Resources About Tuberculosis (TB) for Health Care Personnel Working with the Afghan Refugee Community
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