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ALT New webinar: Alcohol Use Prevention in Maine. What are the long-term impacts of alcohol use on our health and systems? JUNE 6TH, 12-1 PM EDT. Register using the link below. The post includes an image of a person bent over a table with multiple empty and one partially filled glass of alcohol in front of them. NEPHTC and MPHA’s logos are in the bottom right corner of the image.
ALT New webinar: Working towards Equitable Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities. How do societal attitudes and physical infrastructural limitations intersect to create barriers to accessing healthcare for individuals with disabilities, and what systemic changes are necessary to ensure equitable access to healthcare services for this population? Thursday, May 2nd 12:00-1:00 PM EST. Join using the link below! The graphic includes an outline of two children, one using a wheelchair and one standing, high fiving one another.
ALT New webinar: On the Brink: Health Care in Maine and America. Why is the U.S. health care “system” so broken, and what will it take to fix it? Thursday, April 4th 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. The graphic includes an image on a protest with a person in a hat holding a white sign that says “Americans are dying for healthcare.”
ALT Alt text: New webinar: Workplace Violence in the Healthcare Sector: Types, Risk Factors, Preventive Measures, and De-escalation Techniques. Data reveals that healthcare workers face a significantly higher risk of encountering workplace violence compared to workers in other industries. Learn about types of violence, risk factors, preventive measures, and de-escalation techniques and tips. March 26, 2024 2:00-3:00 PM EST. Register using the link below! The graphic includes an image of a stressed person at a desk with their hand outstretched, seemingly blocking something.
ALT New webinar: Treatment Strategies in Primary Care: Nicotine Replacement Therapy & NAC Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder. What strategies can be used by health and public health providers/professionals to educate youth and their families about harm reduction and using NRT and NAC for treatment in nicotine and cannabis use? April 2nd, 2024 12-1 PM EST. Register using the link below! The graphic includes a background image of a doctor listening to a patient.
ALT New webinar: Preparing for the future of Monkeypox: Stigma, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Misconceptions. What’s going on with mpox in the world? How prepared are communities for another outbreak of mpox here in the US? March 18th, 2024 12-1 PM EST. Register using the link below! The graphic includes a microscopic image of a monkeypox virus.
ALT New webinar: Groups Recover Together: Providing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice Involved Individuals Have you ever wondered what substance use disorder treatment looks like for incarcerated individuals?March 7th 12-1 PM EST. Register using the link above! The graphic includes an image of plastic chairs in a semicircle in front of an orange background.
ALT Retrofits: The Intersection of Housing, Climate, Environmental, Racial, and Gender Equity. Why are housing retrofits at the intersection of housing, environmental, racial and gender equity? And how does climate change influence those relationships? February 1st 12:00-1:00 PM EST. Register using the link below! The graphic includes a background image of a home renovation.
ALT New webinar: Ending the sale of flavored tobacco products: A social & environmental justice issue. The tobacco industry wrote the playbook for all other industries that rely on predatory practices that harm human, environmental and ecological health. Learn what MPHA is doing to end the sale of tobacco products in the state. January 25th 12-1 PM EST. Register using the link below! The graphic includes a hand holding a vaping device with a red circle and cross around it. Maine Public Health Association’s logo is also located in the bottom right corner.
ALT New webinar: PFAS: So Much Information – What’s Really Needed? If PFAS were first used in the 1940s, why are we only now learning about PFAS, their use and the health concerns associated with them? December 12th, 2023 12:00-1:00 PM EST. The graphic includes a background of running water, a graphic of domestic and imported sources of PFAS, and the logos for BU School of Public Health and NEPHTC.
ALT New webinar: Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book and Data Center. Learn how public health professionals and policymakers use the Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book and the online KIDS COUNT Data Center to make data-informed decisions to support Maine children and families. Thursday, December 7th 12-1 pm EST. Register using the link below! The graphic also includes an image of an adult with black curly hair hugging a child with brown wavy hair from behind in a green field. Both are smiling. Maine Public Health Assn.’s logo is also in the bottom right corner.
ALT New webinar: PFAS: So Much Information – What’s Really Needed? If PFAS were first used in the 1940s, why are we only now learning about PFAS, their use and the health concerns associated with them? December 12th, 2023 12:00-1:00 PM EST. The graphic includes a background of running water, a graphic of domestic and imported sources of PFAS, and the logos for BU School of Public Health and NEPHTC.
