Events and Webinars - IPHI Staging

D.C. Outreach Workers’ Conference 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018February 22, 2023 by Kady Pecorella

On July 24 and 25, 2018, IPHI, DCPCA, DC Health, and La Clinica del Pueblo worked together to organize the 1st Annual DC Outreach Workers’ Conference. The 2-day event brought CHWs, outreach workers, and stakeholders together to participate in workshops and get up-to-date information on the state of public health in DC.

The presentations and training topics included:

National CHW Policy
Health & Immigration
HIV in DC
Chronic Disease Self-Management
Mental Health & Trauma-Informed Care
The Opioid Epidemic & the Role for CHWs
Naloxone Training
CHW Sustainability: CHW Advocacy
Love, Sex, and Spirituality
The CHW Professional Association of DC

We look forward to connecting with CHWs monthly at our continuing education sessions and CHWPADC meeting and to working with other stakeholders to continue moving CHW sustainability forward in D.C.

Check out photos from the day: HERE.

Why Equity Matters: Creating Healthy Communities

Posted on April 19, 2018February 22, 2023 by Julia Groenfeldt

Thursday, April 26, 2018 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EDT

Join the Institute for Public Health Innovation for a 1-hour webinar to explore health equity and why equity matters. The webinar will highlight data related to health equity in the Virginia, DC, and Maryland region. It will also provide an overview of the 1-day, in-person workshop that IPHI will conduct on May 31, 2018 that provides tools that professionals and grassroots leaders can use to promote improved health for all residents of their communities.

Learning Objectives: In our communities, there are groups who systematically experience higher rates of disease and mortality across many physical and mental health conditions. These inequities prevent individuals, families, and communities from enjoying long, productive lives and reaching their full potential.

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

explain key terms such as equity and population health;
recognize why equity matters in their work; and
describe how implementing an equity lens can help families and communities meet their full potential.

To register for this course, please click on the link below:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GnwspX4xQnyna1HA6Jn5TA

Upcoming Event on October 20th – “A CANDIDate Conversation: Food, Farms, and the Future of Prince George’s”

Posted on October 11, 2017February 22, 2023 by Julia Groenfeldt

EVENT

Title: “A CANDIDate Conversation: Food, Farms, and the Future of Prince George’s”
Date: Friday, October 20, 2017, from noon to 4:30 p.m.
Location: 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie, MD 20715, USA
Url: View event in Google Calendar

DESCRIPTION

Join the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council and partners during the afternoon of Friday, October 20th, for the annual Bowie State University Food Day Symposium, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living: Using Food to Fight Diabetes, as we discuss the importance of farms and food for our health, and how our County Council candidates plan to improve both!

Register for the full Food Day Symposium, Healthy Living: Using Food to Fight Diabetes (9:00-4:30, including breakfast and lunch!) here: https://www.bowiestate.edu/academics-research/colleges/college-arts-sciences/departments/natural-sciences/food-day/

Upcoming Webinar on 09/19/2017: Building Healthy Economies Through Healthy Communities

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Julia Groenfeldt

FREE WEBINAR

Building Healthy Economies Through Healthy Communities: How Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Policies and Practices Promote Economic Development

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September 19, 2017, 2:00-3:00 PM (ET)

Register today at: http://bit.ly/2ulNH5i

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Hosted by: The HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign and the Institute for Public Health Innovation

Join us for this webinar to learn how healthy eating and active living (HEAL) policies and practices can improve a community’s health and livability and promote economic development. Municipal leaders from the HEAL Cities and Towns Campaign will share how HEAL policies and practices can boost tourism, increase property values, and attract new business.

Speakers:

Pete Eshelman, Director of Outdoor Branding, Roanoke Regional Partnership, Roanoke, VA
Micah Runner, Director of Economic Development, Stockton, CA
Jenny Willoughby, Sustainability Manager, Department of Public Works, Frederick, MD

ABOUT THE HEAL CITIES & TOWNS CAMPAIGN:

The Campaign provides free technical assistance to local government leaders to help them create healthy, prosperous communities by adopting policies and practices that improve their communities’ physical activity and food environments. HEAL is a project of the Institute for Public Health Innovation, in partnership with the Maryland and Virginia Municipal Leagues, and funded by Kaiser Permanente.

QUESTIONS?: Contact Julia Groenfeldt at Jgroenfeldt@institutephi.org.

Upcoming Event on Why Place Matters: Unveiling the Dan River Region’s First Health Equity Report

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Julia Groenfeldt

On July 11, the Danville Regional Foundation will release the Dan River Region’s first Health Equity Report. The report will display data on the Dan River Region’s health outcomes determined by access to physical, economic, and social opportunities. The Report will be unveiled accompanied by speaker Natalie S. Burke, President and CEO of CommonHealth ACTION. The Event, Why Place Matters: Unveiling the Dan River Region’s First Health Equity Report, will be presented by the Danville Regional Foundation Speaker Series in partnership with The Health Collaborative.

The Event will be held on July 11 at 7:30 AM at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. The breakfast is free and open to the public. Register by visiting the Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce at http://www.dpchamber.org/events/details/id/280/category/chamber-events/drf-speaker-series-unveiling-the-health- or by calling the Chamber at 434.836.6990.

HEAL Campaign will Recognize Cities and Towns at Annual Maryland Municipal League Conference

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Julia Groenfeldt

IPHI’s HEAL Cities & Towns staff will take part in the Maryland Municipal League’s 2017 annual conference in Ocean City, MD, June 25-28^th. HEAL will exhibit at the conference and also provide a mobile learning experience that will teach conference attendees how to hold a walking meeting, present a session describing how healthy eating and active living policies and practices can promote senior health, host a reception for HEAL Cities and Towns representatives, and, along with the MML President, present awards and certificates to HEAL Cities and Towns to recognize their HEAL accomplishments.

Follow the HEAL Cities & Town’s Campaign on Twitter to receive updates from the conference. For more information on the MML and annual conference, visit the MML website.

Baltimore City CHW Forum

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Kady Pecorella

On June 21, 2017 IPHI collaborated with the Baltimore City Health Department, and Baltimore Area Health Education Center (BAHEC) to co-sponsor the Baltimore City Chapter of the Maryland Statewide CHW Network’s first citywide CHW Forum at the Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum.

More than 120 CHWs, CHW allies, and supporters attended. Throughout the day speakers addressed a range of issue including:

CHWs Helping Patients with Hypertension & Diabetes
Tobacco Use and Heart Disease – A Historical Perspective on Tobacco Use and African Americans
Motivational Interviewing
Community Health Workers Association – Baltimore Chapter Presentation

It was a great day to recognize the hard work CHWs contribute to fighting disease and health disparities in Baltimore.

2017 DC CHW Forum

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Kady Pecorella

On May 12, 2017 IPHI co-hosted a CHW forum with DC Primary Care Association. CHWs, stakeholders, and CHW employers in DC heard from several speakers about CHW sustainability in DC.

The meeting featured presentations by DCPCA on CHWs and the Affordable Care Act, a presentation by the Massachusetts Health Department on CHW Certification and on a new Health Home model called “My Health GPS” that integrates CHWs as part of certain clinical teams in DC. In addition, several DC-based CHWs provided first-hand accounts of how their meaningful work impact lives every day. These presentations and speakers all contributed to achieving the following 3 aims for the Forum:

Build awareness of the impact of the potential changes to the ACA on DC Medicaid and Medicare patients.
Reinforce the role of CHWs in facilitating access to care and effective utilization of care among Medicaid and Medicare patients.
Identify potential policies and strategies to sustain CHWs within a transitioning care environment.

Meeting on March 29: Community Health Workers Advancing Virginia’s Public Health

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Kady Pecorella

The Institute for Public Health Innovation and the Virginia Association of Health Plans are holding a meeting prior to the start of the Population Health Summit to discuss the role of the CHW in Virginia’s health systems. This breakfast meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9AM – 11AM at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Discussion and presentations at this meeting will focus on the following objectives: Increase awareness and understanding about the role of the CHW; Identify benefits of CHWs to support population health in a transitioning health landscape; Learn from health care and hospital systems leading the effort to integrate CHW; and Discuss strategies to finance and sustain CHWs in health care settings.

Registration for this event ends March 22, 2017.

The event is possible with funding from Community Foundation of Richmond, Danville Regional Foundation, PATH Foundation, Potomac Health Foundation, Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, Williamsburg Health Foundation, The National Network for Public Health Institutes, Consumer Health Foundation, and Community Foundation for the National Capital Region.

Upcoming Forum on March 28: Community Health Workers and Population Health in Virginia

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Kady Pecorella

The Institute for Public Health Innovation, with support from the National Network of Public Health Institutes, will host a forum on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM EST titled, “A Forum on Community Health Workers and Population Health in Virginia: A convening of leaders to discuss the progress of the CHW workforce to advance Virginia’s health, reduce cost, and improve quality” at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

When effectively integrated into health and social service systems and teams, CHWs have been proven to improve health outcomes, reduce costs and enhance the quality of health services. This Forum convenes leaders that impact population health to strengthen efforts to integrate CHWs to improve access to care and health equity.

Sessions throughout the day will enable attendees to: Increase awareness and understanding about the role of the CHW; Learn about national opportunities and efforts to finance and grow the workforce; Reflect on the work of the CHW Advisory Group and CHW Association over the past year and identify a clear vision for next steps for CHW workforce development; Review best practices to involve community health workers in clinical and community-based practices.

Attendees will include community health workers and their beneficiaries, and representatives from the health care delivery, legislative and policy, research and academic, community-based, public health, and social service sectors.

Registration for this event ends March 22, 2017.