Trainings & Webinars

Temple University 2017 Summer Institute on Community Inclusion: The State-of-the-Science: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go?
July 24-25, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA

The 2017 Summer Institute is designed for a broad audience:  researchers and research users, mental health service recipients and their families, direct service practitioners and their supervisors, state and county mental health administrators, peer specialists and peer-run programs – all have the opportunity to learn more about the ‘next generation’ of community mental health services and supports. Click here for more information.

Child Care Administrative Data Analysis Center (CCADAC) Webinar – Using Administrative Data to Address Policy: Relevant Research Questions in Early Care and Education
June 20, 2017 – 2:00-3:30 PM EDT

The purposes of this webinar are to: Share resources to support the use of administrative data in research and foster a discussion among researchers who have or are interested in using early care and education administrative data in their work. Click here for more information.

Institute for Public Health and Medicine Webinar – Of the People, By the People, for the People: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to Promote Cardiovascular Health among African-Americans
12:00-1:00 PM CST

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American Society on Aging (ASA) Webinar – Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse in Later Life: What You Can Do to Support Older Victims
June 13, 2017 – 10:00-11:00 AM PT

As the population ages, reports of abuse in later life are rising. In many cases, the abuser is an intimate partner, adult child or other family member or caregiver of the older victim. This session will address how to identify and effectively respond to domestic violence and sexual abuse in later life. Participants will hear from older survivors as we explore indicators and dynamics of abuse in later life, and they will learn about practical strategies and resources to address safety needs and to enhance the quality life of older victims. Click here for more information.

Who’s Leading the Leading Health Indicators? Webinar: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
May 18, 2017 – 12:00 PM EDT

Join us to learn about progress made toward achieving the Healthy People 2020 Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Leading Health Indicators. You’ll also hear about Cradle Cincinnati’s work to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth rates by focusing on spacing between pregnancies, reducing tobacco use during pregnancy, and promoting safe sleep practices. Click here for more information.

National Public Health Week Forum Webcast – Working Across Sectors to Create the Healthiest Nation
April 3, 2017 – 1:00 PM EDT

National Public Health Week is a time to promote the benefits of healthy, vibrant communities. NPHW shines a spotlight on public health, highlighting how far we have come as well as acknowledging how much more we need to do to make healthy living easier where people live, learn, work and play.And NPHW gives us an opportunity to showcase the amazing work being done by partners throughout the country. Click here for more information.  

Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) Cultural Competency Resource Guide Webinar Series – Human Trafficking and Criminal Behavior Across Minority Populations

April 27, 2017 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

The focus of the webinar will be responding to human trafficking victimization of marginalized, masked, and missed minority populations through a cultural competency lens. Click here for more information.

Northeast Medical Services (NEMS) Webinar – Increasing Access and Caring for an Aging Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) Population
March 3, 2017 – 4:00-5:00 PM EST

Nationally, there is a growing number of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) older adults (those age 50 plus). Recent data from AARP shows that this population face a unique set of challenges including: poverty, lack of health insurance coverage, limited English proficiency, isolation and lack of transportation. Health centers have a unique opportunity to address these obstacles to increase access and improve care for the aging AA&NHPI population. Join us to learn more about the challenges and opportunities for national organizations and health centers in serving the aging AA&NHPI population. Click here for more information.

Social Work Day at the Thirteenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry – Qualitative Inquiry in the Public Sphere
May 18, 2017 – Urbana, IL

Social Work Day is the great social work get-together. Social workers from throughout the world come together to share ideas and draw energy from each other. All methods and topics are welcome. We are particularly interested in papers that expand thinking on how social work qualitative research contributes to social justice, social care, and social change. These are topics that fit the theme of the main conference, which is “Qualitative Inquiry in the Public Sphere.” Click here for more information. 

HRSA Webinar – Health and Other Discrimination Protections for the LGBTQ Community
January 1, 2017 – 1:00-2:30 PM EST

This webinar will address health care, housing, and employment protections for members of the LGBTQ community, featuring the following information about protections and remedies available in response to discrimination based on LGBTQ status: nondiscrimination laws; information about how to file a complaint; examples of positive outcomes for LGBTQ individuals resulting from these protections. Click here for more information.

ICPSR Webinar – Archiving Data with ADDEP (the Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and research)
December 1, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST

Archive director Amy Pienta describes the steps to successfully archive research with the Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy and research (ADDEP) at ICPSR. The webinar shares best practices to assist researchers in the preparation of their data for use by their own project team and the research community, reviewing the deposit form and guidelines, data access options, and viewing a brief demonstration of the resources available through the ADDEP website. Click here for more information.

ICPSR Webinar – An Introduction to Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS)
November 17, 2016 – 3:00-4:00 PM EST

Earlier this year, ICPSR announced the launch of its Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS) project and its website www.civicleads.org. CivicLEADS provides infrastructure for researchers to share and access high-quality datasets which can be used to study civic education and involvement. These data are of particular interest to researchers in the areas of political science, sociology, education, and psychology/human development. As part of our work connecting researchers from multiple disciplines with curated data, ICPSR will host a webinar to introduce researchers and students to the CivicLEADS project, website, and data tools. We will include a live demonstration of the website and its use in discovering datasets, variables, and publications related to civic learning, engagement, and action. Click here for more information.

Healthy Native Youth Webinar – Offering Engaging, Relevant, Effective Health Resources
November 22, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EST

HealthyNativeYouth.org is a new one-stop-shop for educators and health advocates who want to expand learning opportunities for American Indian/Alaska Native youth. The site was designed for tribal health educators, teachers, and parents – providing the training and tools needed to access and deliver effective, age-appropriate programs. This webinar will share tips for navigating the Healthy Native Youth website, highlight a few of the health curricula available on the site, and will encourage participants to submit their own programs for inclusion on the site. Click here for more information.

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Webinar – Achieving Racial Equity through Workforce & Organizational Change

December 2, 2016 – 3:00-4:30 PM EST

In the 9th installment of our Mind the Gap webinar series, presenters will share workforce and organizational strategies to achieve racial equity in child welfare. Click here for more information. 

Catalyst Center Webinar – Beyond Checklists: Care Planning for Children with Special Health Care Needs
November 9, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST

What does it take to create and implement an effective, family-centered plan of care for a child with special health care needs? Our expert speakers will discuss their approaches to the process of care planning in two very different settings-Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a small private practice in Vermont. Click here for more information.

Health Equity Initiative Webinar – Racism? Or Barriers to Health Equity? Communicating Health Equity
Deadline: November 16, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

Dr. Dwayne Proctor of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will share what the Foundation has discovered about communicating health equity to diverse audiences. Attendees will hear and be invited to comment on framing message to engage broad and diverse constituencies. Click here for more information.

Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar: Access to Green Spaces
September 26, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

There is growing evidence that green spaces such as parks, greenways, and gardens around homes, schools, and workplaces have mental and physical health benefits. This webinar features discussion about this latest research and what it means for environmental public health. Click here for more information.

Justice Center Webinar – Police-Mental Health Collaboration Programs, a Different Way of Policing
September 28, 2016 – 2:00-3:30 PM EDT

This webinar will provide an overview of PMHC programs-collaborative partnerships among law enforcement agencies, mental health providers, and other community-based entities-and will feature two Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) grantees whose programs effectively respond to people with mental illnesses. Click here for more information.

Rural Health Research Gateway Webinar – Ups and Downs: Trends in Rural Children’s Access to Care
October 13, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

This webinar will present findings from a study based on the National Surveys of Children’s Health. For many groups of rural children, access to care rose between 2003 and 2007, but dipped slightly in 2011-2012. Click here for more information.

Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse Webinar – Multidimensional Poverty in America
September 20, 2016 – 3:00-4:00 PM EDT


This webinar will focus on examining multidimensional poverty in America through the lens of race/ethnicity and potential policy implications. Click here for more information.

Office of Minority Health Webinar – Hepatitis in Communities of Color: Strategies and Best Practices to Engage Consumers in Underserved Communities
September 29, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

This meeting will bring together leaders in federal, private, and communities to discuss best practices in engaging and educating African-American, African, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Asian Pacific Islanders and Native American communities about hepatitis. Click here for more information. 

Everyday Feminism Webinar – Healing from Toxic Whiteness to Better Fight for Racial Justice
September 15, 2016 – 5:00-6:30 PST

Learn the underlying reasons why many white folks feel emotional resistance to addressing systemic racism and get the tools to free themselves from toxic whiteness and develop anti-racist white identities. Click here for more information.

OJJDP Webinar – Event Information: Understanding Trauma in the Context of Juvenile Justice Systems
September 16, 2016, 3:30-4:30 PM EDT

Nearly all youth who enter the juvenile justice system have experienced trauma – often as a result of exposure to violence. Building practitioner skills to understand the impact of trauma on youth and to structure systems that support youth is critical for successful outcomes. This webinar will define trauma and traumatic stress reactions, identify how routine juvenile justice practices can function as triggers for youth, provide real life examples of youth behavior resulting from experiences of trauma, and offer strategies for the juvenile justice system to address traumatic stress reactions. Click here for more information.

National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Webinar –

SHEC’s Cultural Competency Resource Guide Spotlight Webinar Series:

Hispanic/Latino Population
October 13, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) released its Cultural Competency Resource Guide in fall 2015.  This guide is comprised of resources, trainers, institutions and publications about cultural and linguistic competency. The focus of this webinar will be the Community Engagement and Cultural Diversity Program at the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the services it provides to bring cultural and linguistic assistance to the Hispanic/Latino community in Florida. Click here for more information.

The National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA) Webinar – Achieving Health Equity: One Policy at a Time
September 22, 2016 – 3:00-4:00 PM EDT

Public policies within and outside the health sector have a significant impact on population health and health inequities. Given its role in ensuring population health and eliminating health inequities, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) initiated efforts to apply a health equity lens to proposed state legislation. This webinar will discuss how the department used policy and administrative levers to make this change. Click here for more information.

National Minority Mental Health Month Webinar – Men and Behavioral Health Equity
July 27, 2016 – 4:00-5:30 PM EDT

This webinar will highlight community efforts to address men and behavioral health equity. We know that it can be a challenge for men to address mental health issues but it is increasingly important to consider the mental health, especially for men and boys from community of color. This webinar will explore efforts underway in the federal government and out in communities to address and improve behavioral health outcomes for men and boys. Click here for more information.

Catalyst Center Webinar – Coordinating Care for Children in Families with Complex Social and Health Needs: Research and Practice
July 27, 2016 – 1:30-2:30 PM EDT

The lives of children and youth with chronic or complex medical conditions often are complicated by psychosocial issues and family problems such as poverty, poor parental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, and homelessness. These children with “social complexity” are among the most frequent and highest-cost users of health care services, and their social vulnerability presents a challenge to providing high-quality care. Health care providers are increasingly being called upon to address these issues, yet resources to support them are in short supply. Click here for more information.

The Early Childhood Data Collaborative Webinar – Coordinating Early Childhood Data Policies: Opportunities for States
July 19, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

This webinar will have experts highlight and discuss strategies for states to best utilize and coordinate opportunities from the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Proposed Head Start Standards, and Every Student Succeeds Act to promote increased integration and use of data to support decisions around early childhood policies. Click here for more information.

NIHCM Foundation Webinar – Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Primary Care: Bridging Gaps in Access
July 18, 2016 – 3:00-4:30 PM ET

Primary care is on the front lines facing behavioral health disorders that have reached crisis proportions, yet studies show primary care providers often lack the time and resources to treat mental health and substance use disorders. This webinar will explore ways to bridge the gap between primary care and behavioral health care. Click here for more information.


Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Webinar – Domestic Violence: A Pathway for Girls into the Justice System

July 25, 2016 – 3:00-4:00 PM ET

In many jurisdictions, simple assault, much of which is home-based, is the most common offense among girls arrested and detained. This webinar will put this issue into the larger contexts of girls in the juvenile justice system and of laws and practices designed to address domestic violence among adults. The presenters will also discuss promising laws and practices to prevent all youth from entering the justice system for in-home assault and to divert them out of the system once arrested. Click here for more information.

Office of Minority Health Webinar – Innovative Strategies for Addressing Hep C in Indian Country

June 24, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Panelists will discuss issues of hepatitis health disparities and health equity in Indian Country, including: Tribal efforts to implement syringe exchanges and telemedicine; the need for opioid substitution therapy and specialty providers; screening efforts in jails; the concept of elimination as the ultimate goal in tribal communities. Click here for more information.

PEPH Webinar: Climate Change and Health
June 30, 2016 – 12:00-1:00 PM EDT

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Population Council Webinar – Building Evidence to Guide PrEP Introduction for Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk of HIV
June 1, 2016 – 9:00-10:15 AM EDT

The Population Council conducts implementation science research and builds partner capacity to reach adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) as part of DREAMS, a visionary 10-country initiative to reduce their vulnerability to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a powerful HIV prevention tool. But while momentum is building to make PrEP available to older adolescent girls and young women at risk of HIV, the best approaches to introducing PrEP to at-risk AGYW are not clear-cut; they require careful consideration of a host of behavioral, sociocultural, structural, and ethical factors. In this webinar, Population Council researchers will present a framework for building evidence to guide the introduction of PrEP to AGYW in DREAMS countries, and to identify key populations and research domains to gather information at various stages of PrEP roll out. Click here for more information.

22nd National Health Equity Research Webcast – Political Power, Policy, and Health Equity
June 7, 2016 – 1:30-4:00 PM EDT

Speakers will discuss importance of policy for advancing health equity, importance of political power for policy development & implementation, and factors that influence distribution of political power such as: public relations, media and lobbying, partisan voter redistricting, voter disqualification, accessibility of polling times & places, handling of absentee and provisional ballots; and vote counting irregularities. Click here for more information.


HRSA Webinar – Addressing the Behavioral Health Needs of Trans* Patients
June 13, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

This HRSA webinar aims will focus on ways to address the behavioral health needs of transgender and gender non-conforming patients in a culturally appropriate manner and will feature promising practices of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grantees. Additionally, the HHS Office for Civil Rights will discuss the proposed nondiscrimination rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Click here for more information. Click here to register. 

NDEP Webinar – Innovations in diabetes screening and interventions for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
May 4, 2016 – 4:00-5:00 PM EDT

In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, this webinar will discuss diabetes in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). Click here for more information.

ICPSR Webinar – Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study: Understanding the Data

May 10, 2016 – 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

The PATH Study is a collaboration between the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a household-based, nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study of 46,000 adults and youth (12-17 years old) in the United States. The study was launched in 2011 to inform FDA’s regulatory activities under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that was signed into law in 2009. This webinar will describe the background of the study, describe how to find and access the data through ICPSR, and discuss future data collections. Click here for more information.

University of Washington Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy Webinar – Keeping the Faith while Keeping it Real:  Exploring more feasible and efficient ways of measuring treatment fidelity
April 7, 2016  

Clinical research has shown that evidence based practices work when there is documented fidelity.  However, measuring fidelity outside of clinical research studies presents many challenges.  This presentation will explore simpler and efficient approaches to measuring fidelity to evidence based practices in the “real world”. Click here for more information.

Catalyst Center Webinar: Take Action on Care Coordination

April 13, 2016 – 1:30-2:30 PM EDT

Effective care coordination ranks high on the priority list of families of children with special health care needs, yet it remains an elusive goal for most. This webinar will feature a parent’s perspective, along with real-life examples from a provider and a payer on how to develop effective local care coordination systems. The webinar is designed as a first step in building a national movement to promote care coordination policies and payment options that better serve children, families, and care providers. Click here for more information.

University of Michigan Web-Based Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research
June 6-29, 2016 – Ann Arbor, MI

The Certificate in Mixed Methods Research is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields interested in: ways to integrate various types of qualitative and quantitative research methods; commonly used statistical methods and procedures; popular qualitative methods used in the health and social sciences; approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Click here for more information.

Boston Univeristy Cathy Shine Lecture 2016 – Barely Covered: Underinsurance and Its Impact on Access to Care
March 23, 2016 – 12:00-1:00 PM EDT

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Gero-Ed Webinar – What Works? Innovations in Aging Programs

March 9, 2016 – 2:00-3:00 PM EST 

Attracting and recruiting students to gerontological social work can be a challenge, especially given the stereotypes many students have of working with older adults. In this webinar, faculty from three diverse gero social work programs will share their innovations for keeping their programs current and appealing. Participants will learn tips and takeaways that they can adapt to enhance their own programs and recruit students, such as offering interdepartmental courses, developing a continuum of study, and even renaming a gero concentration to make it more appealing. Click here for more information.

University of Michigan School of Social Work Web-Based Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research
June 6 – June 30, 2016

This certificate program is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, public health, nursing, psychology, and other applied professions. Participants will learn ways to integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods; commonly used data analysis procedures; and approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Click here for more information.

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) Summer Research Institute
June 13-17, 2016
Application Deadline: March 31, 2016

The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) sponsors a Summer Research Institute (SRI) as an online distance learning experience in the secondary analysis of child abuse and neglect data. Participants are selected on a competitive basis and represent a wide variety of disciplines (e.g.social work, psychology, sociology, medicine, public health, nursing). The primary goals of the Institute are to increase utilization of NDACAN’s holdings and to facilitate a secondary analysis project from which child abuse and neglect researchers can publish. In addition, the Institute provides child abuse and neglect researchers an opportunity for networking and collaborating with each other. Click here for more information. 

 

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Webinar – The National Landscape: Public Health Strategies for Effectively Preventing Violence

March 2, 2016, 2:00-3:30 PM EST

This webinar will provide an overview of the public health approach to violence prevention. Click here for more information.

 

UNC Minority Health Conference Keynote Webcast – In Solidarity: The Role of Public Health in Social Justice
February 26, 2016, 2:00-3:30 PM EST 

The UNC Minority Health Conference is the nation’s largest and longest running student-lead health conference. If you are unable to attend in person, we welcome you to join us for this year’s William T. Small Jr. Keynote Webcast. The webcast will consist of a streaming of the recorded morning keynote address followed by a live Q&A session with the keynote speaker, Dr. Crystallee Crain. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) Webinar – Who’s Involved in the Child Welfare System and Why?

February 10, 2016, 1:00 – 2:00pm CST 
In this webinar, Kristen Shook Slack and Christopher Wildeman will examine the likelihood of a child becoming involved in the child welfare system and discuss the relationship between child maltreatment, poverty, economic hardship, and other risk factors. Click here to register.

IOM Roundtable on Population Health Improvement – Framing the Dialogue on Race and Ethnicity to Advance Health Equity: A Workshop
February 4, 2016 – Washington, DC

There are several areas of public health where the evidence for improving the underlying factors that shape poor health outcomes of vulnerable populations is robust, but is not effectively communicated and translated to inform the public and decision makers at various levels of government and in the private sector. This workshop will explore different strategies for framing the dialogue on equity and inequity among racial and ethnic groups to advance population health equity. Click here for more information.

IRP Webinar – Who’s Involved in the Child Welfare System and Why?
Feburary 10, 2016, 1:00-2:00 PM CST

In this webinar, Kristen Shook Slack and Christopher Wildeman will examine the likelihood of a child becoming involved in the child welfare system and discuss the relationship between child maltreatment, poverty, economic hardship, and other risk factors. Click here for more information.

DOCTORAL STUDENT OPPORTUNITY

Fragile Families Data Workshop
June 15-17, 2016 – New York, NY

The Columbia Population Research Center is now accepting applications for the Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop to be held June 15-17, 2016, at Columbia University in New York City.
The workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing. Click here for more information.

HRSA Webinar – Mortality and Life Expectancy in Rural America
January 28, 2016, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

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NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Lecture Series – Cultural Neuroscience: Closing the Gap in Population Mental Health Disparities
January 8, 2016, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Mental health disorders pose a significant global financial burden in treatment annually. A key challenge facing global mental health is to understand the etiology and treatment of mental health disparities, including the mechanisms of population disparities in mental health. Cultural neuroscience is a research field that examines the cultural, environmental and genetic factors that shape psychological and neural processes underlying behavior. Recent advances in cultural neuroscience demonstrate the relevance of culture in modulating brain and behavior. This talk will provide an overview of advances in cultural neuroscience, with discussion of the implications of this research for closing the gap in population mental health disparities. Click here for more information.

 

2016 START National Training Institute – It Takes a Village: The Value of Community Networks
March 14-16, 2016 – Atlanta, GA

In order to effectively support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions, professionals across disciplines must work collaboratively.  

The START National Training Institute will feature nationally recognized keynote speakers and presenters, networking opportunities, interactive sessions, and panel discussions that will provide information for practice change to improve the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and behavioral health needs. Click here for more information. 

Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine Webinar – Reducing Inequities by Focusing on the Social Determinants of Mental Health
December 17, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM CST

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Women & Aging Webinar Series: Women & Caregiving

December 2, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

Family caregivers are a growing population, largely compromised of women. Not only is it important to understand the needs of these women, it is also beneficial to understand the competing demands on their lives. This webinar will provide public health professionals with better understanding of the complex needs of caregivers and the value to understanding how best to communicate with them. Click here for more information.

American Public Health Association (APHA) 2015 Annual Meeting Highlight – Camara Jones Talks Health and Racism

APHA President-Elect Camara Jones talks at APHA 2015 about her plans for her upcoming year as president and about her initiatives for battling racism in public health. Click here for more information.

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps Webinar – Housing and Health – What’s the Connection and What Can You Do About It?

November 17, 2015, 3:00-4:00 PM EST

In this webinar we will explore why housing matters to our health and what our Rankings data tells us about housing in your community. We’ll also explore some of the strategies from What Works for Health that communities can use to improve housing. Click here for more information.

Rural Assistance Center Webinar – NACRHHS Policy Briefs on Telehealth and Intimate Partner Violence

November 5, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Following the Fall 2014 meeting in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services sent two policy briefs to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. One policy brief covered the use of telehealth in rural areas and how this technology aligns with the emerging focus on value in healthcare and the second covered the impact of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on families and communities in rural areas. Click here for more information.
 

27th Annual J. Warren Perry Lecture – Maternal and Child Health: The “New” Population Health
November 6, 2015, 3:30-4:45 PM – Buffalo, NY (live stream available)

The School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) at the University at Buffalo will host its 27th annual J. Warren Perry Lecture on Friday, Nov. 6. This year’s distinguished lecturer is Dean Donna Petersen (South Florida). Click here for more information. 

Office of Minority Health (OMH) Webinar – Getting to Know the Federal Government and Funding Opportunities

November 5, 2015, 3:30-5:00 PM EST

A federal funders panel reveals best practices in responding to federal funding announcements. Opportunities for federal funding are identified. Click here for more information.

PerformWell Webinar – Develop a Culture of Continuous Learning in Your Organization

October 20, 2015, 3:00-4:30 PM EDT

Every organization has a culture that includes its philosophies for interacting with the people they serve. These philosophies reflect an understanding of what they are doing well and what they can improve upon. An organization’s ability to demonstrate impact, and to deliver the outcomes that they set out to achieve, is what defines them. This webinar will review several ways to ensure that continuous learning becomes part of your organization’s culture. Click here for more information. 
 

American Society on Aging Online Gerontology Course – Health and Wellness in an Aging Society

October 19-November 20, 2015

During the five-week course, USC faculty members will discuss the common health issues faced by seniors, public health in an aging world, and the strategies for caring for older adults with various health challenges. Modules will cover demography, chronic diseases, self-care management, dementia and mental health issues, and medication management. Click here for more information. 

Health Equity Initiative Webinar – Addressing Health Disparities: Population Health and the Value Proposition

October 21, 2015, 1:00-2:30 PM EDT

Achieving health equity in clinical settings requires collaborative efforts among different stakeholders, communities, and professional sectors that contribute to efficient health systems, so that together we can successfully implement best practices that increase equity in quality of care. This webinar is designed to provide a common understanding about best practices to address health disparities as well as diverse perspectives about how participants can work within their institutions to catalyze action around health disparities. Click here for more information. 
 

Office of Minority Health (OMH) Webinar – Getting to Know the Federal Government and Funding Opportunities

November 5, 2015, 3:30-5:00 PM EST

A federal funders panel reveals best practices in responding to federal funding announcements. Opportunities for federal funding are identified. Click here for more information.

Coalition to Promote Research Congressional Briefing – NIH Priority Setting: How Peer Review Assists the NIH in Selecting the Best Science

September 22, 2015, 10:00-11:00 AM EDT

Thousands of scientists each year submit applications to the NIH requesting funding for their scientific proposals. Briefing speakers will provide an overview of the NIH peer review process. Clickhere for more information.

National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Regional Policy Forums

September 17 – October 15, 2015

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2015, NHMA has scheduled seven fall forums across our regions between September and October. The forums will include an update on Hispanic health issues such as: environmental health, health disparities, HIV/AIDS, women’s health and health access to care for immigrants and the underserved communities. Click here for more information.

National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) Online Book Club Series

September 16, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

“Being poor isn’t a crime – it just feels like it.” That’s one of the chapter titles in the hard-hitting and brutally honest Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America by Linda Tirado. The author will lead a discussion of her book and what it means to be poor in America as part of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) Online Book Club series. Click here for more information.

HCUP Webinar – Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Database Overview

September 16, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

This one-hour session will introduce health services and policy researchers to the HCUP databases and related resources that can enhance their research studies by providing a general overview of the HCUP databases. Click here for more information.
 

Webinar Recording Available – Mental Health Disparities Research at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Cross-Cutting Aspects of the NIMH Strategic Plan

This webinar presents exemplary studies that represent the four NIMH Strategic Objectives (SO) of the revised NIMH Strategic Plan for Research. The goal of this webinar is to bring recognition to the unique and compelling needs to reduce and eliminate mental health disparities in communities across the country. NIMH-funded researchers who have investigated disparities under each SO category will present their preliminary findings. Click here to listen to the recording.

NIMH Webinar Series for Early Stage Investigators – Building a Competitive Research Program: What Early Stage Investigators Need to Know About the NIMH and NIH Grants Process

September 8, 2015, 8:00-10:30 AM EDT

Increasing knowledge and capacity to apply for research funding will result in increased ability of investigators to successfully lead research projects resulting in improved capacity for mental health research. This webinar will (1) introduce investigators to the NIMH; (2) highlight current research areas and areas of special interest to the Institute; (3) demystify the NIH application and review process. Topics will include the NIMH Strategic Plan, the Research Domain Categorization Project (RDoC), finding funding opportunities, the art of the concept paper, submitting your research grant application, what happens to your application once submitted to the NIH, what you can do to enhance the quality of your application, resources for early career investigators, and how to find NIMH staff that can help you navigate the process. Click here for more information.

 

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Webinar – Violence Against Indian Women National Baseline Study (NBS)

September 16, 2015, 3:00-4:30 PM ET

The National Baseline Study (NBS) on Violence Against Indian Women (VAIW) is part of the National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Program of Research Examining Violence Against American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) women living in Indian communities and Alaskan villages. This webinar will look at the goals, tasks, methodologies and benefits of this study. Click here for more information.

APHA Webinar Series

The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation – Webinar #3, Unequal Treatment: Disparities in Access, Quality and Care

August 25, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

The Affordable Care Act has led to expansions in health insurance coverage. But racial and ethnic minorities still are more likely to have unequal access, receive poorer quality care and have worse health outcomes. These health disparities threaten our nation’s health. Presenters will talk about how the levels of racism play out within the health care system, unconscious bias in health care and what’s being done to address those inequities to improve the public’s health. Click here for more information. 

NIMH Webinar – Mental Health Disparities Research at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Cross-Cutting Aspects of the NIMH Strategic Plan

August 26, 2015, 3:00-5:00 PM EDT

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is excited to announce a webinar presenting exemplary studies that represent the four NIMH Strategic Objectives (SO) of the revised NIMH Strategic Plan for Research. The goal of this webinar is to bring recognition to the unique and compelling needs to reduce and eliminate mental health disparities in communities across the country. NIMH-funded researchers who have investigated disparities under each SO category will present their preliminary findings. Click here for more information. 

Child Care Search and Decision-Making with Hispanic Families: New Findings and New Horizons
August 11, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT

The webinar will feature two researchers, Colleen Vesely (George Mason University) and Yoonsook Ha (Boston University), both whom have conducted research efforts studying the child care search and decision-making issues within Hispanic and/or immigrant populations. Their presentations will use their respective research efforts as illustrative examples to stimulate an interactive discussion about a range of conceptual and methodological issues related to building a research agenda that is responsive to the needs of the growing population of Hispanic children and families served by publicly funded ECE programs. Click here for more information.

National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives Congressional Briefing – Preventing Violence: Evidence-Based Programs and Policies to Promote Positive Youth Development

July 22, 2015 – Washington, DC

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives will host a briefing with nationally recognized experts on violence prevention and positive youth development. The meeting will focus on individual-level and environmental factors that influence development and increase propensity for youth violence.  Strategies will then be discussed for short-term and longer range reduction in violence.  These strategies can save taxpayer dollars while strengthening individuals, families, and communities. There will be discussion about Youth PROMISE Act (YPA) legislation for helping youth to develop into healthy and successful adults. Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott will present on this bipartisan prevention-related legislation. Click here for more information.

National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Webinar Recording – Improving Data Infrastructure to Recognize Hispanic Diversity in the United States

This recent webinar from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families reviewed which large-scale surveys include recommended elements to measure diversity among Latinos in the United States, and discussed implications for program and policy. Click here for more information.

Catalyst Center Webinar – Navigating the Affordable Care Act-Help for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs

July 20, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

This summer, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The ADA opened doors for people with disabilities to access businesses, employment, transportation and more. Medicaid, which provides health coverage to almost 70 million low income and disabled Americans, turns 50. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)-the “new kid”-had its 5th birthday in March. In those 5 short years, the ACA has opened new doors to health insurance coverage and benefits. 

Join us for a free webinar where experts from the Catalyst Center and the National Center for Medical Home Implementation will share information, based on recently developed fact sheets, on how the following ACA provisions can help families raising children with special health care needs. Click here for more information.

21st National Health Equity Research Webcast

June 2, 2015, 1:30 – 4:00 PM EDT

Click here to register.

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health National Health Equity Research Webcast – Advancing a Community-Based Model for Violence Prevention

June 2, 2015, 1:30-4:00 PM EDT

The annual live webcast is an interdisciplinary effort that builds on the expertise and support of UNC campus partners, community agencies, researchers and practitioners in health and education fields. The webcast appeals to organizations and individuals in North Carolina and across the nation with a focus on health equity, educational achievement and economic stabilization in all areas within our society. In 2015 the webcast explores a critical aspect of violence prevention – community-led action. Our speakers represent a broad diversity of perspectives and experiences on this topic. Click here for more information.

Office of Minority Health Webcast – 30 Years of Advancing Health Equity; The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America

Webcast Available until July 27, 2015

The Health Equity Summit was an observance of National Minority Health Month and the 30th anniversary of the landmark 1985 HHS Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health (Heckler Report), which was the first comprehensive study of the health status of racial and ethnic minorities conducted by the U.S. government and elevated minority health onto the national stage. The Summit was hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill (Washington, DC). Click herefor more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar – The Changing Geography of Poverty

May 20, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT

 This webinar will examine how, in the last several decades, there have been dramatic shifts in the geography of poverty in U.S. metropolitan areas. Today, the suburban rings of most metropolitan areas are home to more poor persons and families than the cities of those metro areas. At the same time, poverty remains a significant challenge for cities. Click here for more information. Click hereto register. 

Foundation Center Webinar – Creating a Competitive Letter of Inquiry

June 3, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

More and more, funders are asking for a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) as the first step in the proposal process. The LOI is like a mini-proposal – except you only have one-to-three pages (depending on the funder’s guidelines) to get your message across. The foundation will use your LOI to decide whether your project or program is a good funding fit for them, and only then will they invite you to submit a full proposal. Join us to learn how to overcome the challenges of writing LOIs that are both compelling and concise. Click here for more information and to register.

Social Solutions Webinar – Becoming Evidence-Based: A Step-by-Step Approach

May 12, 2015, 3:00-4:30 PM EDT

In this webinar, we will discuss the process of becoming evidence-based, with a focus on child and youth-serving organizations. What steps must your program go through to reach the point at which independent evaluations can be done to assess whether the program works? How do you make sure it can produce sustainable results over time? Click here for more information and to register.

National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) Webinar Series: Part 1 of 2
May 8, 2015, 2:30 – 4:00 PM EDT

OPRE (Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation at the Administration for Children & Families, in the Department of Heath and Human Services) is sponsoring two webinars to orient researchers to the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) and its ongoing release of data files and documentation. The NSECE data are the first nationally-representative data in more than 20 years to describe the supply of and demand for early care and education in the U.S. This first webinar will present an overview of the NSECE study design, including types of research questions supported by the data and the interrelationships between the four surveys that comprise the NSECE. We will discuss the sampling approach and achieved sample size for each component survey. Finally, we will review the plan for NSECE data files, including currently available documentation and the expected timeline for availability of additional data files. Click here for more information.

ICPSR Webinar – Online Analysis of SAMHSA Public-Use Data with Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA)

April 23, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

This webinar will provide an introduction to SAMHDA’s online analysis system (SDA). Attendees will obtain a basic understanding of SDA’s interface, analytic functions, and available help resources. Examples of variable recoding and computation, crosstabulation, comparison of means, and regression will be demonstrated using SAMHSA public-use data. Click here for more information.

PerformWell Webinar – The Performance Imperative: Living Up to the Promise of the Social Sector

April 16, 2015, 3:00 – 4:30 PM, EDT

In the past year, a group of leaders has come together around the mission to inspire, motivate, and support nonprofit and public sector leaders to build great organizations for greater societal impact. Convened by Leap of Reason author Mario Morino, this group of “Leap Ambassadors” has collaboratively created the Performance Imperative, which offers a definition of high performance and lays out seven pillars of high-performance organizations. Hear how nonprofits, foundations, and public agencies can use the Performance Imperative as their North Star to guide them on a journey of continuous improvement to achieve better, more sustainable outcomes for communities, children, adults and families. Click here for more information.

Partnerships to Advance Quality Services (PAQS) Training & Implementation Opportunity

August 17- 20, 2015 – Chicago, IL

Social work faculty/scholars and social service agency partners are invited to participate in 3.5 days of free training that focus on both performance measurement and quality improvement in social service agencies. The final day will be devoted to developing improvement projects tailored to agency programs. Click here for more information.

Columbia University School of Social Work Presentation/Webcast – Criminal Justice Involvement & HIV Related Risk

April 9-10, 2015 – New York, NY

Kim Blankenship is a professor and Chair of the department of Sociology, Director of the Center on Health, Risk and Society, and Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences at American University. Click here for more information.

White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

May 12, 2015 – Washington, DC

Held during Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, this Summit will be an unprecedented and historic all-day convening of senior federal officials and community leaders. The day will include conversations with federal officials and AAPI leaders, performances by distinguished AAPI artists, and interactive sessions on diverse issues including economic growth, education, health care, civil rights, and immigration. Click here for more information.

Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research

June 1 – July 1, 2015

Application deadline: May 18, 2015

 The Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research (MMR) at the University of Michigan School of Social Work (UM-SSW) is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields. Participants will learn ways to integrate various types of research methods; commonly used data analysis procedures; and approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Special emphasis on: critiquing theoretical foundations of research, forming research questions, applying mixed methods techniques, conducting statistical analysis, and interpreting research reports. Click here for more information.

Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute

June 8-12, 2015 – College Park, MD

Application Deadline: April 6, 2015

This training will bring together an interdisciplinary group of underrepresented minority scholars with research interests in intersectionality. An important challenge we face as qualitative methods scholars is to appropriately match methods to empirical questions and issues, and not universally advocate for any single method approach for all problems. To do so, we must build on our skills and knowledge to navigate important research questions within our disciplines. IQRMI is designed to enhance practical and theoretical skills for intersectional researchers who apply qualitative methods in their work. Click here for more information.

Michigan State University Dyadic Data Analysis Workshop

July 13-17, 2015 – East Lansing, MI

The workshop will focus on analyses for data in which both members of a dyad are measured on the same set of variables. Topics to be addressed include the measurement of nonindependence, the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, the analysis of distinguishable and indistinguishable dyads, and the analysis of over-time dyadic data (e.g., dyadic growth curve models). The software package used in the workshop will be SPSS. Although the workshop does not require any prior knowledge or experience with multilevel modeling, participants are expected to have a working knowledge of multiple regression and analysis of variance, as well as SPSS. Click here for more information.

National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Webinar – Building an Equitable Health Care Delivery System: Federal and State Strategies

April 2, 2015, 3:30-4:30 PM EDT

Federal and state policymakers are increasingly focused on addressing health disparities as part of their approach to improving health, improving health care quality, and reducing costs. This webinar will discuss aligning payment models, creating new partnerships, and building infrastructure and data systems to achieve health equity. Speakers from Ohio and Louisiana will describe their states’ health equity initiatives and federal programs they are leveraging. An official from the CMS Office of Minority Health will describe federal resources to help states advance health equity and opportunities for alignment of federal and state activities. Click here for more information.

UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research Mental Health Seminar Series -Mental Health, Financial Stability, and Reducing Homelessness in Military Veterans

April 14, 2015, 9:00-10:30 AM EDT

The speaker will be Eric Elbogen, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Click here for more information.

Gero-Ed Webinar – Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Opportunities for Social Workers

March 31, 2015, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

After this webinar, participants will be able to: understand the role for social workers in augmenting the patient’s primary care encounter; learn the key components of care coordination and how social work fits into it; learn what is needed to prepare masters level social work students to work in PCMHs. Click here for more information and to register.

Wayne State University Institute on Gerontology Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research

June 8-10, 2015 – Detroit, MI

Application Deadline: April 10, 2015

This workshop aims to identify and train early stage career scientists of diverse backgrounds who are committed to conducting African American aging research and to improve the quality and quantity of research conducted with older African Americans. Click here for more information.

Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research

June 1 – July 1, 2015 – Application deadline: May 18, 2015

The Online Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research (MMR) at the University of Michigan School of Social Work (UM-SSW) is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields. Participants will learn ways to integrate various types of research methods; commonly used data analysis procedures; and approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Special emphasis on: critiquing theoretical foundations of research, forming research questions, applying mixed methods techniques, conducting statistical analysis, and interpreting research reports. Click here for more information.

University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Webinar – Promoting Positive Child Development In Young Latino Children of Immigrants Involved with Child Protective Services

February 27, 2015, 12:30-2:00 PM CST

Among children who come to the attention of child protective services today, maltreated infants and toddlers are at the greatest risk of developmental delay and the largest age group entering foster care. Early intervention services can mitigate the negative effects of abuse and neglect and support children in healthy development. When compared to other racial/ethnic groups, Latino children tend to experience a disproportionate burden of developmental risk factors. Among Latinos, children of immigrants are particularly vulnerable to developmental risk given factors such as poorer health, diminished access to health insurance, and lower reported quality of health care when compared to children of U.S.-born parents. This free webinar focuses on promoting positive development in young Latino children of immigrants, one of the fastest growing racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. and in the U.S. child welfare system. The webinar will highlight promising practices for working collaboratively across child welfare and early intervention systems and with vulnerable Latino families. Click here for more information.

Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop 2015

June 17-19, 2015 – New York, NY

Deadline: March 1, 2015

The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing. The workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the study. Click here for more information.

SUNY Albany Webinar: Confronting Health Disparities in African American Communities

February 19, 2015, 9:00-10:00 AM EST

African Americans live sicker and die younger than any other ethnic group in the nation.  African Americans have the largest death rates from heart disease and stroke compared with other racial and ethnic populations.  This program focuses on the reality of African-American health disparity-why it exists and the impact of environment, income and other determinants of health on the incidence of diabetes, obesity and heart disease within African American communities, and what can be done about it. Click here for more information. Click here to register.

Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign Webinar – Outreach and Enrollment Strategies in Latino Communities

January 29, 2015 – 2:00-3:30 PM EST

A vast majority of uninsured Latino children, an estimated 1.7 million, are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but not enrolled. Closing the coverage gap for these children requires unique, culturally-competent outreach strategies to connect eligible families with health coverage. Click here for more information.

Columbia University Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop 2015

June 17-19, 2015 – New York, NY

Deadline: March 1, 2015

The Columbia Population Research Center is now accepting applications for the Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop 2015 to be held June 17th – 19th, 2015, at the Columbia School of Social Work in New York City. The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study is a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing. The workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the study. The 2015 workshop will include special sections on the newly available genetic data in the Fragile Families Study, and the use of Fragile Families in examining gene-environment interactions in the child development and adult wellbeing. Click here for more information.

Dialogue4Health Webinar – Expanding the Boundaries: Health Equity and Public Health Practice

January 8, 2015, 11:30 AM-1:00PM PST

This webinar will focus on: why public health should focus on the underlying social inequalities that create health inequities; the importance of creating an organizational culture that supports confronting those underlying causes; approaches to working with communities to integrate social equity issues into public health; and strategies for engaging agencies and organizations outside of the traditional public health sector in this work. Click here for more information.

Northwestern University Institute for Public Health and Medicine Webinar – Minority Stress Theory

January 8, 2015 – 12:00-1:00 PM CST

Click here for more information and to register.

The ARC Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Webinar – How Much Alcohol Can a Woman Drink During Pregnancy And Be Sure To Not Harm Her Baby?  Why The Answer Is None

January 14, 2015, 2:00-3:00 PM EST

Dr. Sandra Kelly will discuss the evidence showing that alcohol during development is harmful to the developing fetus with particular emphasis on the brain. She will discuss the many interacting factors such as improper nutrition, stress, and genetics that can interact with alcohol to increase the likelihood of altered brain function. We will also explore the different types of damage that can result from exposure to alcohol during the different trimesters of fetal development. Click here for more information and to register.

Perform Well Webinar – Reframing the Human Services to Gain Public Support for Effective Programs

January 15, 2015 3:00-4:30 PM EST

Why do human services agencies not have public support to deliver quality, efficient, evidence-based services? Join us to learn how we – the human services sector – are telling the wrong “story,” and find out how you can join a movement to change public perceptions about what matters most. Click here for more information.

HRSA Training – Behavioral Health Resources for American Indian/Alaskan Native Veterans

December 1, 2014 – Seattle, WA

This training will provide an overview of Federal, State, and Local Programs and Services to address behavioral health in AI/AN Veterans, specific activities underway in HHS Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA) and across the nation to address the needs of AI/AN Veterans, and discussion of how Federal, State, and/or Local programs and stakeholders can work together to improve outcomes for AI/AN Veterans. Click here for more information.

The Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) Research Roundtable

December 4, 2014 – Philadelphia, PA

The purpose of the meeting is for Commission members to meet with national and international researchers to obtain: A more in-depth understanding of the use of predictive analytics for identifying children at an increased risk for fatalities and near fatalities; a research perspective on how current national data collection systems could be enhanced to better inform practice and policy; information about additional research that could lead to a better understanding of the issue of child abuse and neglect fatalities. Click here for more information. Click here to register.

The California Elder Mental Health and Aging Coalition (CEMHAC) Town Hall Meeting – Behavioral Health Care Under The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI)

November 19, 2014 – 5:00-8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles, CA

The goal of the town hall meeting is to provide a venue for discussion the on the progress made towards the integration of behavioral health care under the California Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). Click here for more information.

Brookings Live Webcast – Enhancing Health System Transparency through Meaningful Health Data Releases

December 1, 2014 – 2:00-4:30 PM EDT

A key component of a transparent health care system is providing access to physician payment data because it can reveal important trends in how we pay doctors differently, and likewise reveal glaring evidence of the faults in our payment system: inconsistent pricing of services, overuse of expensive tests and procedures; and extreme variations in health care spending. An April 2014 release of millions of lines of Medicare Part B physician payment data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was just one of many recent data releases designed to enhance transparency. On December 1, the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform will bring together providers, payers and consumer advocates to discuss the value of current health care datasets, and explore how future releases can be used to drive health system improvements via more transparency. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar – Poverty and the Brain

December 17, 2014 – 1:00-2:00 PM CST

In this webinar, Professors Pollak and Wolfe will discuss their interdisciplinary study that examines how the brain reflects family socio-economic status and the potential consequences for schooling attainment. Click here for more information. 

ICPSR Webinar – Drug Use Among Young American Indians: Exploring the Data

November 13, 2014, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

The goal of the workshop is to expose investigators to the Drug Use Among Young American Indians: Epidemiology and Prediction study and the data available for 2001-2006 and 2009-2013. This data set contains detailed information on 16,590 adolescents in 7th to 12th grade in schools that had over 20% of its population self-identified as American Indian. Over 52% of the respondents reported being American Indian. Click here for more information and to register.

Rural Matters: An Online Data Event – Making the Case for Policy Change

November 17, 2014, 4:00-4:30 PM EST

After participating in this Rural Health Data Event, participants should be able to: use maps and reports effectively to assess and convey rural community conditions and needs; use the Target Intervention Area Tool to identify priority populations for a particular focus; create and share data visualizations to increase knowledge within your organization and the larger community health movement. Click here for more information and to register.

Health Equity Initiative Webinar – Health Equity and Health Communication: Strategies to Reach the Underserved

November 13, 2014, 12:00-2:00 PM EST

This workshop will review examples of populations that experience the greatest health disparities across different health issues and settings both in the U.S. and globally; describe the essential components of communication planning to reach the underserved; appreciate the importance of increasing social support of health and community behavior; identify key communication strategies to achieve relevant behavioral and social results among vulnerable and underserved populations; discuss communication channels used by underserved populations in a variety of settings/ countries; differentiate between linguistic competence, cultural competency, and health literacy in public health practice; review relevant case studies and resources. Click here for more information.

ICPSR Webinar – Drug Use Among Young American Indians – Exploring the Data

November 13, 2014, 1:00-2:00 PM EST

The goal of the workshop is to expose investigators to the Drug Use Among Young American Indians: Epidemiology and Prediction study and the data available for 2001-2006 and 2009-2013. This data set contains detailed information on 16,590 adolescents in 7th to 12th grade in schools that had over 20% of its population self-identified as American Indian. Click here for more information.

The Brookings Institution Webcast Event – The State of Accountable Care: Evidence to Date and Next Steps

October 20, 2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

On Monday, October 20 the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform will host a half day forum to assess the latest evidence on accountable care, discuss strategies to overcome unique ACO challenges, and provide an overview of accountable care reforms. Click here for more information.

NIDA & NIAAA Congressional Briefing – Adolescent Brain Development: Understanding the Impact of Substance Use

October 20, 2014 – Washington, DC

Scientific advances have shown that adolescent exposure to alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other substances may interfere with brain development, with potentially harmful long-term consequences. In the past two decades, we have learned that the brain continues to develop into a person’s twenties, making the widespread use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other substances among young people of serious concern. Click here for more information.

ChildTrends Webinar – Scaling an Effective Intervention: How to Build Implementation Capacity, Replicate with Fidelity, and Produce Consistent Outcomes

October 14, 2014, 3:00-4:30 PM EDT

Evidence-based programs and practices are often researched under ideal conditions. When practitioners attempt to replicate them in real life, they are not able to implement the interventions with fidelity to the original model.  Join us in a conversation with Dr. Fixsen to hear what it takes to improve social outcomes on a large scale by making effective use of existing interventions. Click here for more information and to register.

ASPPH Presents Webinar: A Vision for the Acceleration of Global Health Data for Science and Policy

October 16, 2014, 3:30-4:30 PM EDT

This webinar, sponsored by the ASPPH Global Health Committee, will discuss the importance of using routinely collected public health data to inform public health science and policy and will present one model for such data sharing and use. Click hereto register.

ICPSR Webinar – Disclosure Risk Training – For Public-Use or Not For Public Use, That Is the Question

October 7, 2014, 3:00-4:00 PM EDT

Whether depositing data or publishing results from using data, researchers need to determine whether the data they are sharing are appropriate for public-use or not. This session will provide examples of disclosure risk concerns and will describe techniques to modify data to alleviate disclosure risk, keeping in mind that the goal is always to maximize the usefulness of the data while sufficiently addressing concerns about disclosure. Options for sharing data as restricted-use will also be described. Click herefor more information and to register.

ASPPH/CDC Webinar – Allan Rosenfield Global HIV Surveillance Fellowship

October 8, 2014, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT

Please join ASPPH, in collaboration with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff, for a live webinar to discuss new fellowship opportunities specializing in global HIV surveillance at CDC. Click here for more information. Click here to register.

The Commonwealth Fund Webinar – The Business Case for Addressing Patients’ Social Needs in Health Care Delivery

September 30, 2014, 4:00-5:00 PM ET

Research shows that factors such as income, educational attainment, and access to food and housing can have a profound effect on health. Drawing from the recent Fund report, Addressing Patients’ Social Needs: An Emerging Business Case for Provider Investment, the webinar will present frontline accounts of how health systems are striving to meet their patients’ social needs, especially in response to value-based payment and increasing accountability for quality, costs, and outcomes. Click here for more information.

Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Qualitative Data Analysis Workshop

November 3-4, 2014 – Atlanta, GA

This 2-day intensive workshop provides participants with an overview of approaches to analyzing qualitative data, an understanding of the core principles of analysis and the opportunity to develop key skills. Click here for more information.

Ohio State University Webinar – Healthier Pregnancy: Tools and Techniques to Best Provide ACA-Covered Preventive Services

September 23, 2014, 9:00 -10:30 AM EST

Learn how to implement the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations from practitioners in the fields of obesity, alcohol, depression, intimate partner violence, tobacco, and breastfeeding. Click here for more information.

Population Council Expert Panel – Turning the Tide for Girls and Young Women: How to Achieve an AIDS-Free Future

October 8, 2014 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT – Washington, DC

Contact gduclayan@popcouncil.org to RSVP.

UC Davis Center for Poverty Research Presentation – Separate and Unequal in the Labor Market: Human Capital and the Jim Crow Wage Gap

October 24, 2014, 12:10 – 1:30 PM Pacific Time

Celeste Carruthers is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics and the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the economics of education with emphases on higher education, historic education finance, public policy analysis, and applied econometrics. She is an affiliated researcher with the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), and she is a faculty advisor to fellows in the Harvard Graduate School of Education Strategic Data Project. Marianne Wanamaker is an assistant professor of Economics at the University of Tennessee and the BB&T Scholar in Markets, Capitalism and Ethics. Her research interests include American economic history and labor economics. Click here for more information.

NIMH Webinar – Alaska Suicide Prevention

September 23, 2014 – 2:00-3:30 PM EST

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announces a webinar on effective practices in suicide prevention for Alaska Native communities. Suicide is a national concern, with approximately 38,000 suicides occurring in the United States each year. Alaska Native and American Indian populations bear a disproportionately high burden from suicide and, as such, merit special attention. The geographic isolation of many Alaska Native communities appears to contribute to suicide risk. Conversely, access to income, social connectedness, and a link to strong traditional culture appear to be protective against suicide. The speakers will provide an overview of what is known about suicide in Alaska and will present specific effective strategies currently being used to promote mental wellness and reduce suicide among Alaska Natives. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.

Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse Webinar – The Great Recession Hits Home: Asset Depletion and Foreclosure in Boston

September 25, 2014 – 2:00-3:00 PM EST

Despite general improvements in the economy, foreclosures continue to impact families and communities across the country. This Webinar will explore the ways that foreclosure affects households, including finances, health, trust in lending institutions, and stability. Click here for more information.

IOM Roundtable on Population Health Improvement – Communicating to Advance the Public’s Health

September 22, 2014 – 8:00 AM PST

The Roundtable on Population Health is holding a public workshop that will feature presentations on and discussion of communication, e.g., science and best practices in the field, to advance improvement in population health.  Discussion topics include: lessons learned from recent and ongoing communication campaigns, the state of the evidence in communicating about health to diverse audiences, and approaches (e.g., story-telling, use of social media) to framing the issues and reaching audiences ranging from policymakers, to communities to journalists themselves. Click here for more information.

Child Trends Webinar – Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality Measurement

September 10, 2014 – 10:00-11:00 AM EDT

Westat and Child Trends are hosting webinars on the Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FPTRQ) Measurement Development project, which has developed measures of provider/teacher practices that facilitate a positive family and provider or teacher relationships. This webinar is for researchers.  Click here to register.

Northwestern University School of Medicine Institute for Public Health and Medicine Webinar – Minority Stress Theory

August 14, 2014 – 12:00-1:00 PM CST

Click here to register.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Webinar – Community Health Workers: Part of the Solution for Advancing Health Equity

August 5, 2014 – 1:00-2:30 PM EDT

The New England Regional Health Equity Council and ASTHO are hosting a webinar Community Health Workers (CHWs): Part of the Solution for Advancing Health Equity; Perspectives and Initiatives from Region 1, which will discuss key partnerships and collaborations between CHWs, allies, and other stakeholders as we continue to build a regional network to facilitate sharing of CHW workforce promising practices and policy development. Speakers will discuss the history and evolution of regional collaboration on CHWs in New England; highlight the experience of one state’s involvement in building support and policy for CHWs, and recommendations on how to build regional networks elsewhere. Click here for more information.

Administration for Community Living (ACL) 2014 Webinar Series on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias – Webinar #3: Alzheimer’s Research Updates

September 25, 2014, 1:30-3:00 PM EDT

The final webinar in this year’s series will provide updates on existing Alzheimer’s and related dementias research studies, as well as information on new directions, including: research participation insights; metabolic aspects of Alzheimer’s; and research findings on non-pharmacologic approaches to dementia care. Click here for more information.

HHS Webinar – Special Enrollment Periods and Resources for the Uninsured

July 16, 2014, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

The health care law has created special enrollment periods for those who experience special circumstances such as graduating from college and losing health insurance, getting married and needing coverage for a spouse, losing employer insurance or turning 26 and losing coverage on a parent’s health plan. Join this webinar to learn more about special enrollment periods and how to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. For those who are uninsured and don’t qualify for the special enrollment period, learn what resources are available and when and how to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Please email ACA101@hhs.gov by July 15 at 1 pm  ET with any questions. Click here to register.

SAMHSA Webinar – Innovative State and Local Crisis Response Systems

July 15, 2014 – 2:00-3:30 PM EST

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting a series of webinars on how to expand community-based crisis response services and systems. The series began on May 7, 2014 and will run every two weeks through July 15. The webinars describe new and emerging crisis response practices across a continuum of need that includes pre-crisis planning, early intervention, crisis stabilization, and post-crisis support. In addition, the webinar series explores the types of outcomes sought for different approaches, how these approaches are financed, and provide State and local examples. Click here to register.

National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities Webinar – Mobilizing for Oral Health Equity: An Interdisciplinary Effort

July 22, 2014 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Health Equity Council (Mid-Atlantic RHEC) and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) are hosting the webinar Mobilizing for Oral Health Equity: An Interdisciplinary Effort. Speakers will provide a definition of oral health disparities/equity and an overview of its root causes. This will be followed by recommendations on mobilizing for oral health equity through enhanced leadership, networking, and collaboration. Click here for more information and to register.

Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools Professional Development Workshop: Using Data Systems to Improve Hispanic Health Outcomes

July 24-25, 2014 – Washington, DC

This two-day workshop aims to help prepare scholars interested in Hispanic health research strengthen their skills and knowledge to perform analytical studies of national and state health datasets to better contribute to Hispanic health care research and provision of adequate health care to Hispanics and other underserved populations. Click here for more information.

Pathways to Positive Futures Webinar – Bridging Service Gaps: System Integration Strategies for Service Providers Working with Young Adults with Mental Health Issues

August 26, 2014 – 1:00-2:00 PM EST

This webinar addresses strategies for meeting the cross-system needs of young people with mental health conditions in the transition years. We will begin with a brief review of the challenges resulting from service fragmentation and varied eligibility criteria. Then we will share innovative collaborative and service integration strategies developed by staff at the Early Assessment and Support Alliance, a statewide initiative in Oregon with the EASA Center for Excellence (technical assistance) located in Portland and Thresholds Youth Programs in Chicago. The webinar will also feature a young adult perspective on involvement in services and will conclude with recommendations for bridging service gaps. Click here for more information.

Data Training Workshop at Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood

July 7, 2014 – Washington, DC

This training workshop will provide an overview of the Third Grade Follow-up to the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS).  Along with a discussion of the unique characteristics of this newest HSIS cohort, the workshop will provide an overview of the study design, methodology, key findings  and introduce potential data users to technical issues associated with using the Third Grade Follow-up data for secondary analysis. To register, email: contact@researchconnections.org

HHS Webinar – Moving Black MSM along the HIV Care Continuum: Challenges, Opportunities and Emerging Practices

June 25, 2014 – 2:00 – 3:30 PM, EDT

To better understand the challenges, opportunities and emerging practices in response to these disparate HIV health outcomes among black MSM, the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) will host a public webinar to highlight innovative approaches and strategies being implemented by some state health departments, clinical providers, researchers,  and federal partners. Click here for more information and to register.  

Breast Cancer Action Webinar – Breast Cancer & the Environment: The Growing Evidence

June 17, 2014, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, PDT

Every day, we are exposed to a variety of chemicals, and there is growing evidence linking breast cancer to these environmental chemicals. So why is so little being done to reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals that may increase our risk of developing breast cancer? Why don’t we know more about potentially harmful chemicals and the health risks they may pose? Why is it so hard to study the links between breast cancer and the toxic chemicals we are exposed to? Click here for more information and to register. 

Housing Assistance Council Webinar – From Service to Shelter: Housing Veterans in Rural America

June 25, 2014, 2:00 – 3:00 PM, EDT

As two wars overseas wind down, more veterans will be coming home, while at the same time the demographic changes associated with the baby boom generation and the overall greying of America will also impact veteran’s needs in rural America. In the next ten years, over 70 percent of all veterans in rural America will be over the age of 65 placing increased pressure on the housing and health needs of rural veterans. Click here for more information and to register.  

Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) Webinar – Heirs’ Property: Preventing Loss and Promoting Effective Utilization

July 23, 2014 – 1:00-2:00 PM CT

This webinar will address topics related to ownership of property that many poor and minority communities refer to as heirs’ property, though this type of common ownership of property is technically known as tenancy-in-common property. Thousands of families have lost heirs’ property in lawsuits referred to as partition actions after judges resolved these cases by ordering the property sold against the wishes of most of the common owners. In addition to losing their property in these partition actions, most of these families also have lost much of the real estate wealth associated with such property ownership given that the forced sales typically yield sales prices that represent just a fraction of the market value of the land that was sold. This webinar will address strategies that those who own heirs’ property can utilize to make their ownership more secure as well as strategies heirs’ property owners can utilize to make their ownership more sustainable and economically viable. Click here for more information.

Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Qualitative Research Methods Training Workshop

August 12-15, 2014 – Atlanta, GA

Qualitative research is becoming more widely used in public health. This 4-day workshop provides participants with an understanding of the theoretical principles and practical skills needed for conducting and evaluating qualitative research. Click here for more information.

The Commonwealth Fund Webinar for Potential Australian American Health Policy Fellowship Applicants

June 5, 2014 – 5:00PM EST

The Commonwealth Fund, in collaboration with the Australian Department of Health, invites you to a webinar on the Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship. The fellowship provides a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. professionals (academics, government officials, clinical leaders, decision-makers in health care delivery systems and health care plans, and journalists) to enrich health policy thinking in both countries. Click here for more information on the fellowship. Click here to register for the webinar.

Lead Center Webinar: Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use

May 29, 2014 – 2:00-3:30 PM, EDT

Mental health and substance-use conditions often co-occur. Approximately 8.9 million adults have co-occurring disorders; that is, they have both a mental and substance-use disorder. Only 7.4 percent of individuals receive treatment for both conditions with 55.8 percent receiving no treatment at all. Histories of trauma experiences are also very prevalent for individuals who may have mental health challenges or substance-use conditions. Given the high prevalence for all three issues, integrated trauma-informed approaches are needed. This webinar will provide an overview of current research and evidence-based programming. Click here for more information.

2014 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course

August 11-22, 2014 – Bethesda, MD

This two-week intensive course will provide introduction in the principles and practice of health disparities research. With a focus on concepts, methods, key issues, and applications, this course aims to provide the knowledge and research tools needed to conduct and develop translational and transdisciplinary research and interventions to eliminate health disparities. Click here for more information.

Office of Adolescent Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month Webcast – Make the Connection: How Positive Youth Development Offers Promise for Teen Health & Teen Pregnancy Prevention

May 7, 2014, 2-3 PM EST

May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. In observance, the HHS Office of Adolescent Health is hosting a live webcast on positive youth development. Click here for more information.

National Resource Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents Webinar – The ACA and LGBT Individuals: Delivering Culturally Competent Quality Care in Clinical Settings

May 20, 2014, 2-3:30 PM

The primary objectives of this webinar are to introduce lessons learned and best practices for outreach and service delivery for LGBT clients in the post-Affordable Care Act era, particularly those at-risk for or living with HIV and/or viral hepatitis in clinical care settings including health centers as well as to answer the question, “How can places like Community Health Centers become providers of choice for new LGBT enrollees and keep them in care?” Click here for more information.

20th National Health Equity Research Webcast – The School to Prison Pipeline: From Perceptions to Solutions

Co-hosted with the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at UNC, this annual broadcast is an interactive, live-streamed symposium that explores the intersection of health, policy, and diversity through expert panel discussions and a question-and-answer segment. Click here for more information.

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections Summer Data Workshop – Maximizing the Head Start Impact Study: New Third Grade Follow-Up Data, Contextual Variables, and Approaches to Understanding Variation in Impacts

July 16-18, 2014 – Ann Arbor, MI

The Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) is a large, longitudinal, nationally representative study of the Head Start Population, aimed at determining how Head Start affects their school readiness. Join us for a fresh look at this significant dataset, including discussion of new methodology for better understanding impacts, and new variables that allow for contextual analysis and follow-up of children through third grade. Participants will have time to work on-site with all of the available data, with the instructors providing guidance and support. Click here for more information.

Impact Evaluation of HIV/AIDS and Health Programs Workshop

July 21-August 1, 2014 – Pretoria, South Africa

The workshop will provide intensive training in the concepts of program evaluation and in the tools and techniques for evaluating program impact. Click here for more information.

The Commonwealth Fund Webinar – The 2013 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey

May 7, 2014 – 9:30-11:00am, EST

Participants will discuss findings from The Commonwealth Fund’s latest International Health Policy Survey in 11 Countries. Published in Health Affairs in November, the survey, conducted in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, looked at such issues as access, affordability, and insurance complexity. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar – An Intelligent Consumer’s Guide to Poverty Measurement

May 14, 2014, 1-2pm Central Time

Although many policymakers and practitioners are familiar with the basics of poverty measurement, the complexity of this topic offers a number of challenges for someone trying to make sense of the level and trend of poverty. In this webinar, two distinguished experts in the field will explain the various types of poverty measures and will contrast the “official” U.S. poverty measure with the newer Supplemental Poverty Measure or SPM. Click here for more information.

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Webinar – Diversity as a Vital Component of Health Systems Change

April 24, 2014 – 2:00-3:00 PM EST

This webinar is sponsored by the ASPPH Diversity and Inclusion Committee and will teach participants the value of using diversity in academic institutions to increase the quality of education, and will highlight tools for increasing and maintaining diversity in schools and programs of public health. Click here for more information.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Data Workshop – The Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database: A Review of the MET Project and Available Data

June 9-11, 2014 – Ann Arbor, MI

This three day workshop will offer a broad summary of the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Project and resulting Longitudinal Database (MET LDB), including the design and original goals of the MET Project, video collection and scoring procedures, in addition to available data and how they were collected. The course will include deeper discussion of key elements of the study including the nested data structure (district, school, teacher, student), the randomization process and implications for analysis, and the student surveys. Additionally, time will be spent on practical considerations for current and potential users of the MET data, including logistics of accessing, linking, and scoring the video data, a description of the data file structure and organization, and discussion of the application process and demonstration of the specialized data access tools provided by ICPSR. Participants will have temporary access to the MET data via the ICPSR Virtual Data Enclave and Secure Video Player for the duration of the workshop, for both structured exercises and independent work. Click here for more information.

2014 NIMHD Translational Health Disparities Course: Integrating Principles of Science, Practice and Policy in Health Disparities Research

August 11-22, 2014 – Bethesda, MD

Applications accepted April 14, 2014 – May 22, 2014

This two-week intensive course will provide specialized instruction on the concepts, principles, methods, and applications of health disparities science, practice, and policy. It will also integrate principles and practice of community engagement. Nationally and internationally recognized experts in health disparities science will lead individual sessions. Click here for more information.

IOM Roundtable on Population Health Improvement Workshop – The Role and Potential of Communities in Population Health Improvement

April 10, 2014

The roundtable brings together individuals and organizations that represent different sectors in a dialogue about what is needed to improve population health. The Roundtable will engage roundtable members and outside experts, practitioners and stakeholders on three core issues: supporting fruitful interaction between primary care and public health, strengthening governmental public health, and exploring community action in transforming the conditions that influence the public’s health. Click here for more information.

National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health Webinar – National Perspectives and Federal Resources: Trauma Informed Care in Child Serving Systems

April 17, 2014, 1:00 – 2:30 PM E.T.

This webinar will feature representatives from federal agencies involved in the development of the July 2013 Tri-Director guidance letter intended to encourage the integrated use of trauma-focused screening, functional assessments and evidence-based practices (EBPs) in child-serving settings for the purpose of improving child well-being. Click here for more information.

CSWE Gero-Ed Center Webinar – The Affordable Care Act: Opportunities for Social Work Practice in Integrated Care Settings

April 22, 2014, 1:00 – 2:00 PM E.T.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is altering the delivery of behavioral health services, moving toward a model of integrated health services. Yet many social work education programs are not preparing their students with the knowledge, values, and skills needed to work effectively within settings that integrate behavioral and physical health care under the ACA. Learn about this rapidly changing practice arena from Suzanne Daub, a Senior Integrated Health Consultant who has effectively overseen the integration of behavioral health services into primary care practice. Click here for more information.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program (OJJDP) Webinar – Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations

March 26, 2014

This webinar focuses on identifying symptoms related to specific health needs of youth in confinement facilities and the appropriate policy and staff level response to the needs of these youth. Click here for more information.

University of Michigan School of Social Work Web-Based Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research

Deadline: April 11, 2014

The Certificate in Mixed Methods Research is designed for researchers and practitioners in social work, nursing, psychology, and other applied fields interested in: ways to integrate various types of qualitative and quantitative research methods; commonly used statistical procedures; and approaches to research conducted in practice settings. Click here for more information.

Columbia Population Research Center Fragile Families Summer Data Workshop

June 11-13, 2014 – New York, NY

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the data available in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national study following a birth cohort of (mostly) unmarried parents and their children, providing information about the capabilities, circumstances, and relationships of unwed parents, the wellbeing of their children, and the role of public policy in family and child wellbeing. Click here for more information. 

AHRQ MEPS Two-Day Data Users’ Workshop
May 5-6, 2014 – Rockville, MD

AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on MEPS Data Users’ Workshop. Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) including information about survey design, file content, and the construction of analytic files. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization, expenditures, and medical conditions. Day 2 of the workshop is intended to give hands-on experience to participants. A laptop computer will be provided to each participant. The participants will apply the knowledge gained from the previous day’s lectures and work with programmers and analysts on MEPS data. They will learn how to identify and pull together variables to build a data file to answer their research questions. Sample SAS exercises will be demonstrated. There will be time allotted for open discussion and for answering specific research questions from participants. To fully benefit from the second day, participants should have some prior knowledge of MEPS. A basic knowledge of SAS is desirable, but not essential. Click here for more information.

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Four-Part Webinar Series – Making a Difference: NCWWI Impact & Lessons Learned (2008-2013)

March 26, 2014

Part 1: Evaluation Findings, Strategies & Lessons Learned

NCWWI evaluators will share the results of the rigorous formative and outcome evaluations that informed our partnership and provided important data for how well we met goals and achieved outcomes. Participants will learn about the evaluation methods used, dissemination and outreach efforts, as well as the results of the service components. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty 2013-2014 New Perspectives in Social Policy Seminar Series – From Petty Crimes to Epic Records: Crime, Punishment, and American Inequality

March 27, 2014 – Madison, WI

The annual New Perspectives in Social Policy seminar series seeks to reach beyond familiar and well-explored fields of poverty research, to challenge accepted paradigms, and to open paths to new research models and methodologies. Click here for more information.

Federal Partners 2014 Webinar Series: Improving the Mental and Emotional Well-Being of Communities through the National Prevention Strategy

Each webinar in this series, which runs from February 20-November 20, 2014, highlights ways Federal agencies are working with communities to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life – physically and mentally – by shifting the nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on prevention and wellness. The target audience for the series is staff from Federal, State, and local governments; Tribal nations and communities; community based-organizations; academia; advocacy groups; and faith-based organizations. The general public is also welcome! Click here for more information.

The Rockefeller University Hospital Center for Clinical and Translational Science Webinar – Understanding the Research Participant’s Experience: Outcome Measures to Improve Clinical Research

March 11, 2014

The objectives of this webinar are: 1. To describe how participant-centered measures are developed from qualitative and quantitative data; 2. To identify the utility of research participant experience measures (outcomes); 3. To describe how a health center would decide which participant experience outcome measure to attempt to improve. Click here to register.

Health Care for Immigrant Families in the ACA Era Webinar

February 20, 2014

Presented by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University and the National Immigration Law Center will examine health reform law and regulations that affect the eligibility of immigrants and the access barriers they face, particularly when part of mixed-status families. The session will also look at which immigrant eligibility rules have not changed, showing a snapshot of the landscape of coverage options for immigrant families as health reform takes effect in 2014. Click here for more information.

The Early Childhood Data Collaborative Webinar – The State of States’ Early Childhood Data Systems: 2013 Survey Results

February 19, 2014

Are young children on track to succeed when they enter school?

How many children have access to high-quality early care and education programs? Is the early childhood workforce adequately trained to meet the needs of young children?

Most states cannot answer these basic questions because data on young children are housed in multiple, uncoordinated systems, managed by different state and federal agencies. This webinar will share results from the Early Childhood Data Collaborative’s 2013 survey of state early childhood data systems. Click here for more information.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Seminar Series – Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race & Gender Factor In?

February 26, 2014 – Washington, DC

Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person’s ability to find employment. But what happens when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? And what is the impact when the current reality of online job-applying is also factored in? Click here for more information.

NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program

The ECR program was developed to: train qualified scientists without prior CSR review experience to become effective reviewers; help emerging researchers advance their careers by exposing them to peer review; enrich the existing pool of NIH reviewers by including scientists from less research-intensive institutions as well as those from traditionally research-intensive institutions. Click here for more information.

Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Webinar – Resources for Health Research from ICPSR

February 26, 2014

The objective of this webinar is to provide information to Official Representatives, research scientists, faculty, and students about the wide variety of health-related data available from ICPSR.  The presentation will describe the kinds of data and other resources housed in our archive, how you can access them, and the tools available for statistical analyses. Click here for more information and to register.

Grant Training Center Workshop

February 20, 2014 – Boston, MA

This one-day comprehensive seminar is for those who wish to submit winning research proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is taught by experienced faculty who received various NSF grants, and serve as evaluators on NSF review panels. Click here for more information.

HHS Webinar – Questions and Answers on the Health Care Law

January 30, 2014

Join us for an interactive webinar on the health care law, the Affordable Care Act. Clickhere to register.

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Webinar – Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance

January 15, 2014

This free Webcast from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will present an overview of how organizations can benefit from use of the CAHPS Database. The Webcast will include: (1) a demonstration of the CAHPS Database’s Online Reporting System, a Web-based platform for viewing results from the CAHPS Health Plan Survey and Clinician & Group Surveys; (2) two case examples of consortium users of the CAHPS Database and Online Reporting Systems; (3) an explanation of how survey users can participate in this free, voluntary program. Since 1998, the CAHPS Database has accepted CAHPS survey results voluntarily submitted by health plans and, more recently, physician practices. Hundreds of CAHPS survey users rely on the CAHPS Database to assess their own results relative to key comparators, such as national and regional averages, in order to identify opportunities to improve patient experience with care. The CAHPS Database also provides a mechanism that national and regional consortia can use to compare CAHPS survey data collected by multiple health plans or medical practices using different survey vendors. Click here for more information.

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Health Disparities Summer Program

Deadline: February 4, 2014

Researchers from diverse specialties and backgrounds are needed to design and conduct relevant studies to address health disparities and to translate findings into individual, community, and policy interventions. This 10-week immersion program supports 8 students in a summer experience designed to engage them in health disparities research practice. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar – Incarceration, Poverty, and the Family

December 17, 2013

In this webinar, Michael Massoglia and Julie Poehlmann will examine research on incarceration, poverty, and the family. Massoglia will focus on broader trends in poverty and incarceration and their effects on families and neighborhoods. Poehlmann will then look more closely at how incarceration affects families at the individual level and talk about strategies for practitioners and policymakers to help children with incarcerated parents. Click here for more information and to register.

Unlocking Justice: The Impact of the Federal Drug Ban on Welfare Benefits Webinar

December 4, 2013

A recent report of The Sentencing Project, A Lifetime of Punishment: The Impact of the Federal Drug Ban on Welfare Benefits, found a provision of the 1996 welfare reform legislation passed by Congress subjects an estimated 180,000 women in the 12 most impacted states to a lifetime ban on welfare benefits. This webinar will review this research and discuss strategies and tactics for challenging such policies at the federal and state level. Click here for more information and to register.

Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse Webinar – Family Structure, Stability and Child Wellbeing

December 11, 2013

Dr. Terry-Ann Craigie, the current Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse (SSRC) Emerging Scholar, will host a Webinar titled Family Structure, Stability and Child Wellbeing. Dr. Craigie will discuss the determinants and effects of family structure and instability, as well as the pathways through which child wellbeing is affected. Click here for more information and to register.

University of California – San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities

Application Deadline: January 17, 2014

The Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities program is designed for scientists in tenure-track positions or investigators in research institutes who have not yet obtained RO1 funding from the NIH or equivalent funding from another agency. We seek scientists conducting theory-driven, culturally specific HIV prevention research with minority communities. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to social and behavioral HIV research and related research topics (e.g. sexual and reproductive health) and experience conducting research and publishing scientific manuscripts. Click here for more information.

University of Iowa School of Social Work Nursing Home Social Work Webinar – Dual Eligible Initiatives: CCTPs, ACOs Care Models for Social Work

December 19, 2013

June Simmons, President and CEO of partners in Care Foundation will discuss, “Dual Eligible Initiatives, Coordinated Care Transitions Programs (CCTPs) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) which create care models and opportunities for social workers to help improve care for residents. Click here for more information.

ExCEL in Social Work Excellence in Cancer Education and Leadership

The primary aim of this comprehensive educational program is to improve the delivery of psychosocial care for oncology patients through intensive education of oncology social workers. ExCEL in Social Work addresses critical aspects of psychosocial support while encouraging oncology social workers to address the standard of care recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2008 Report – “Cancer Care for the Whole Patient: Meeting Psychosocial Health Needs.” The program has a strong focus on preparing oncology social workers with skills needed to move research to practice. Included in the curriculum is an overview of critical research skills, plenary sessions and group mentorship on the importance of evidence-informed practice, and an additional session on the ethical conduct of research. Extensive bibliographic reference materials are provided to support all course content and encourage participants to understand the importance of quality data in changing practice. Click here for more information.

Working with Data from the Pathways to Desistance Study Webinar

November 6, 2013

The goal of the workshop is to expose investigators to the Pathways to Desistance Study and its accompanying data sets.  These data sets contain detailed information on 1,354 serious adolescent offenders followed for seven years after court involvement.  They have relevance for a number of topics related to law and psychology research, including risk assessment, perceptions of the risks of crime, and developmental trends.  The purpose of the webinar is to: describe the Pathways to Desistance study methods and sample;describe the measures used over time; discuss possible areas of investigation that the Pathways study might be useful for addressing. Click here for more information.

University of Maryland Center for Health Equity Public Health Critical Race Praxis Institute

February 17-19, 2014 – College Park, MD

This institute is intended for scholars and researchers interested in learning how to incorporate the principles of Critical Race Praxis into their work. The institute will include a combination of didactic and interactive components including small group work and a cultural experience that encourages the exploration of race and racism in contemporary America. Click here for more information.

Institute for Research on Poverty Webinar: Pathways Programs and Helping Low-Income Adults Build Marketable Skill Sets

October 15, 2013

This webinar will focus on recent innovations in the education system to build stronger advancement pathways for working adults in low-wage jobs. These “career pathway” and “bridge” programs integrate work skills, adult basic or more advanced training and education, and learning environments that work for working adults. Click here for more information and to register online.

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Webinar: Accelerating a Social Determinants Model to Build Our Health Ecosystem

November 13, 2013

This webinar will introduce issues and present evidence on the kinds of problems in New York State that are responsive to a social determinants approach and will explore how a social determinants approach may be incorporated into education for public health to strengthen the health ecosystem. Click here for more information and to register online.

Rural Assistance Center Webinar: HIV in Rural America

October 1, 2013

The Rural Assistance Center and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will be hosting a webinar on October 1, 2013 focused on HIV/AIDS in Rural America. In an effort to reach stakeholders and in support of the National AIDS Strategy this webinar will focus on the Ryan White Program, Research and Prevention. Click here for more information.

NIMH Global Mental Health Webinar Series: What Early Career Researchers Need to Know About Conducting Mental Health Research in Humanitarian and Complex Settings

October 4, 2013

Click here for more information.

Southby Lecture in Global Health Policy

October 8, 2013 – George Washington University School of Public Health, Washington, DC

The Richard and Janet Southby Distinguished Lectureship in Comparative Health Policy is dedicated to issues in health policy that focus on aspects of domestic policy as they relate to comparative and global policy matters. The October 8 event will feature distinguished guest lecturer Dr. Mary Ellsberg. Dr. Ellsberg’s lecture is titled, “Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls: Building on Global Best Practices.” Click here for more information.

NIMH Global Mental Health Webinar Series: Navigating the Black Box: Global Mental Health Research Opportunities at the National Institutes of Health

October 11, 2013

Click here for more information.

Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
December 5-6, 2013 – Irvine, CA

The roundtable brings together individuals and organizations that represent different sectors in a dialogue about what is needed to improve population health. The Roundtable will engage roundtable members and outside experts, practitioners and stakeholders on three core issues: supporting fruitful interaction between primary care and public health, strengthening governmental public health, and exploring community action in transforming the conditions that influence the public’s health. The first day is typically a workshop open to the public and the second day is an administrative meeting of the roundtable. Click here for more information.

Norris Consulting Group Grant Writing Workshop

Deadline: September 11, 2013

Our one day seminar will empower attendees to develop highly competitive grant proposals. This participatory and “hands on” interactive workshop has been designed to provide participants with realistic and effective guidance. Workshop attendees will develop a generic grant proposal template that will enable your organization to respond quickly, with minimal time expended, to potential funding opportunities. Click here for more information.

National Child Welfare Workforce Institute Learning Lab #10: Beyond Professional Education & Training: Pennsylvania’s

Dynamic University-Agency Partnership for Transfer of Learning, Quality Improvement & Organizational Effectiveness

This 1-hour teleconference will offer the opportunity to delve deeper into the topic with the presenters and your peers. Our Learning Labs are facilitated, interactive conversations and we hope you will plan to share your own ideas, questions and suggestions. Our webinar presenters, Terry Clark, Helen Cahalane, Maryrose McCarthy, Michael Byers, Wendy Unger and Sharon England, will be on hand to answer any new or lingering questions you may have, as well as provide feedback on other professional education and training efforts. Click here for more information.

Harvard University Center for AIDS Research Webinar: Significance of the Affordable Care Act in African American

Communities

Learn about: the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, insurance marketplaces, and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Click here for more information.

NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Interactive Textbook

Under an Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research-contract The New England Research Institutes (NERI) has developed an interactive, online course on research methods and tools for researchers engaging in behavioral and social sciences (BSS) research on health-related topics. The project aims to (1) demonstrate the potential of BSS research to enhance biomedical research, (2) serve as a resource center for the most current and high quality BSS research methods; (3) reveal how to easily and efficiently obtain authoritative answers to methodological questions, and (4) identify consistent and rigorous quality standards for the research community. Click here for more information.

Dyadic Data Analysis Workshop

July 23-27, 2012

Michigan State University

The workshop will focus on analyses for data in which both members of a dyad are measured on the same set of variables. Topics to be addressed include the measurement of nonindependence, the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model, the analysis of distinguishable and indistinguishable dyads, and the analysis of over-time dyadic data (e.g., dyadic growth curve models). The software package used in the workshop will be SPSS. Although the workshop does not require any prior knowledge or experience with multilevel modeling, participants are expected to have a working knowledge of multiple regression and analysis of variance, as well as SPSS. Please see the website for more specific information and a link to the workshop registration.

Consumer Expenditure Survey Microdata Workshop

July 18-20, 2012

Washington, DC

(From ICPSR)

Registration is now open for the annual Microdata User’s Workshop hosted by the Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey from July 18-20 in Washington, DC. There is no fee to register. The only requirement is to complete and submit a brief online registration form (PDF). Registration materials are also available for the CE Survey Methods Symposium on July 17, also in Washington, DC. Several sessions are targeted to new and novice users of the data, including presentations by researchers currently using the data. For more experienced CE data users, several sessions will address more technical topics in using the CE microdata. Participants will also have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with CE staff about any issues or questions regarding using CE in their particular project. For more information on the upcoming workshop, visit the CE Workshop Web site.

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION POLICY: DRAWING LESSONS FROM WEIGHTED SAMPLES

July 16-18, 2012

Ann Arbor, MI

Deadline for applications: May 25, 2012

Publicly available early care and education datasets are valuable resources to researchers analyzing policy issues. But the power of samples with advanced weighting is in the potential for researchers to draw accurate conclusions about nationally representative populations from local populations. This workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of each of the following datasets, with a particular focus on learning how to properly determine which weights to use for a particular analysis and how to apply them. The workshop will feature three important data collections:

-Head Start Impact Study

-Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), 2006 Cohort

-Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, Kindergarten-Eighth Grade Full Sample

Click here for more information.

Social Determinants of Health Disparities

June 5, 2012

The 18th National Health Equity Research Webcast (formerly known as the Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health) arrives in 4 weeks, with sought-after presenters and a distinguished moderator. Featuring:

-Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Division of Epidemiologic and Analytic Methods for Population Health(p), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

-Ronny A. Bell, Ph.D., M.S., Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine and Co-Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity

-Aida L. Giachello, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

-Moderator:Cedric M. Bright, M.D., F.A.C.P., Director, Office of Special Programs and Assistant Dean for Admissions, UNC School of Medicine and 112th President, National Medical Association

This free, interactive session will be broadcast with a live audience in the Tate-Turner-Kuralt auditorium at the UNC School of Social Work and can be viewed over the Internet (webcast). Questions will be taken from broadcast participants by email and toll-free telephone. Click here for more information.

NACCHO Webinar on Data Query System

May 11, 2012

(From the ASPH Friday Letter)

The National Association of Country and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is hosting a free webinar on Profile-IQ, a user-friendly online data query system. This web tool provides up-to-date statistics on local health department (LHD) finance, workforce, and activities based on information collected by NACCHO’s 2010 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study. Profile-IQ is useful to anyone interested in local public health including practitioners and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level; researchers; students; the media; educators; and the public. The webinar will be held on May 11 from 2-3 p.m. Eastern. To register for this webinar, click here.