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July 22-24, 2012

Leading in Challenging Times: Innovations & Inspiration

Location:
Hyatt Lodge
Oak Brook, IL

July 30, 2012

The Impact of Trauma on Women and Girls Across the Lifespan: Workplace Stress and Trauma-Informed Care

Webinar Time: 3:00 PM Eastern

After participating in this webinar participants will:

  • Be able to describe some significant workplace stressors in social service and mental health environments
  • Be able to discuss some ways in which groups respond to chronic stress
  • Be able to describe key aspects of organizational change

Presenter:

  • Sandra L. Bloom, M.D.

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July 30 - August 1, 2012

2012 Summer Institute in Adolescent Health
Equal Access, Equal Say: Achieving Health Equity for All Young People

Location:
Minnesota Department of Health
Snelling Office Park Building
St. Paul, MN

Change – the one word that best epitomizes adolescence – changing bodies, changing schools, changing friends. While change is essential for healthy transitions to adulthood, it can also increase vulnerability. For young people, inequitable conditions in families, schools, and communities can lead to dramatically differing pathways to adulthood, some healthier than others. Inequities in social determinants of health abound – socio-economic status, housing, physical environment, food security, neighborhood safety, social support, health care services, transportation, and working conditions, to name a few.

What helps all young people achieve their highest level of health? Assuring optimal health for all requires equalizing the conditions for health – life-skills, access to quality services, educational attainment, readiness for gainful employment, and opportunities to participate as citizens. This means that we must pay attention to creating services and programs that are accessible, acceptable, appropriate, and effective.

During the 2012 Summer Institute in Adolescent Health, consider the myriad of social, political, educational, environmental and economic conditions that underlie disparities in health. Visit settings that are successfully addressing avoidable inequalities that impact adolescents. Talk with young people and their program leaders along with health providers and educators who have walked the talk of health equity in just, creative, and empowering ways. Learn strategies for assuring supportive environments, sustaining authentic relationships, and providing services that are responsive to the uniqueness of each young person. Gain new skills to effectively advocate for health equity for all young people.

This course is sponsored by:
Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health, University of Minnesota
Coordinated School Health, Safe and Healthy Learners, Minnesota Department of Education
Healthy Youth Development-Prevention Research Center, Medical School, University of Minnesota
Maternal and Child Health Section, Minnesota Department of Health
Teenwise Minnesota

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