Trainings – Nevada Public Health Institute

Serving Rural Nevada: An Introduction to the Rural County Health Officer Position

This training is designed to provide current and newly appointed county health officers with the knowledge, resources, and skills to be successful in the position. This training will provide an overview of the county health officer position and the Nevada public health system; strategies to engage the local board of health; and tools to effectively communicate with the community.

Creating Boards of Health

This toolkit is designed to introduce new and existing local board of health (LBOH) members to the nature of public health practice, and what role they can play in improving their community's health.

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Public Health Campaigns and Movements for a Just Society

The Nevada Public Health Training Center shares a recording of the February 2019 Public Health ECHO presented by Sari Bilick. This webinar discusses the work of Human Impact Partners (HIP) and their theory of change which centers power and building power to create health for all. This recording looks at two initiatives of HIP — the Health Instead of Punishment Program and Public Health Awakened. These initiatives are calling on the field of public health to look beyond traditional health indicators and focus on health equity and building power while aligning ourselves with social justice movements.

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Antimicrobial Stewardship for Skilled Nursing Facilities in Nevada

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem worldwide. National and international organizations have recognized this growing problem and have published guidelines and recommendations to combat it. Despite the recognition of the merits and benefits of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs), only 48% of all US hospitals currently have an ASP in place. Although antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide concern, it is first and foremost a local problem. Health care facilities, such as skilled-nursing and long-term acute care facilities are the sites that see multi-, extremely-, and sometimes pan-resistant bacteria and therefore carry a high responsibility for proper stewardship of our antimicrobial resources. This educational initiative is designed to overcome and address the barriers to facilitate practical implementation of ASPs in the health care setting.

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Intimate Partner Violence

This training presents information about intimate partner violence and the role of healthcare providers. The assessment includes a virtual role play, where you will have a chance to apply the knowledge and skills you learned in the training.

Program Evaluation 101:

This training consists of two training modules and one feedback evaluation.

Part 1 presents information about the steps and process evaluation.
Part 2 is a virtual role play, where you will have a chance to apply the knowledge and skills you learned in Part 1 of the training.

In order to complete the course and be issued a certificate of completion, you must complete the feedback evaluation. If you are seeking a specific credit for this course, please be sure to include you license or professional ID number.

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How to Help Clients Living with Communicable Diseases: A Guide for Peers and Community Health Workers

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Program Evaluation 101

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Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution to Prevent Fatal Opioid Overdoses

This training consists of a presentation given by Karla D. Wagner, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Community Health Sciences. After the presentation you will be asked to complete a role play exercise where you provide information based on the material covered in the presentation. Learning objectives include:

Describe basic trends in opioid overdose death rates at the national and local level.
Identify factors that elevate patients'/clients' risk for opioid overdose.
Understand how overdose education/naloxone distribution programs impact health outcomes.
Develop a preliminary plan for integrating overdose education into existing services.

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