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Engaging Parents to Foster Healthier, More Successful Students
November 14, 2012 (Updated Date)
2:00 – 3:30 pm EST
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This webinar will discuss how parent engagement in school health positively influences the health of children and adolescents.  Dr. Joyce Epstein, Director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University, will provide an overview of high quality programs for school, family, and community partnerships.  Dr. Shannon Michael, adolescent health researcher at the CDC, will describe how parent engagement in schools positively impacts adolescent education and health outcomes, and will identify evidence-based strategies and actions for engaging parents in school health.  The session will end with an in-depth overview of CDC’s newly released resources for parent engagement in school health.

Presented by
Shannon Michael, MPH, PhD, Public Health Analyst, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D., director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and National Network of Partnership Schools, principal research scientist, and research professor of sociology and education at Johns Hopkins University

The Experience and Impact of Stigma among Youth in Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment: The Role of the Family, School and Peers/Partners

This webinar will discuss the process of stigmatization and explore the experiences and influence of stigma associated with mental illness in youth, aged 13-24 years, who are currently in psychiatric outpatient treatment. Specifically, the webinar will explore the youths’ awareness of how their larger cultural context holds pejorative viewpoints towards those with mental illness, and their reported experiences of stigma within their families, school settings, and social (e.g. peer and romantic) networks. The webinar will also discuss how 'labeling' may influence the self-concept or developing identity of these youth and how the strategies in which these youth engage to manage a stigmatized identity may place them at risk for poor outcomes. Finally, the webinar will discuss the implications of these findings for providers in reducing experiences of stigma in the lives of these youth.

Presented by: Katherine Elkington, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry, Columbia University, Research Scientist and Training Co-Director, HIV Center

National Sexuality Education Standards Part 2: Best Approaches to Utilization

October 25, 2012

1:30-3:00 pm EDT

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This webinar will examine how individuals, school districts, health agencies and state departments of education can and have utilized the National Sexuality Education Standards to promote, revise and align the sexual health content of student instruction. Using examples from the field, this webinar will engage participants in a robust discussion about how the National Sexuality Education Standards can support local and state efforts to promote and sustain comprehensive sexuality education for our nation's youth.

Presenters: Nora Gelperin, M.Ed., Renee White, Ph.D., HIV Prevention Consultant, Kentucky Department of Education, Bonnie Edmondson, Ph.D., HIV/STD Prevention Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education

Missed the first part? Watch it here!

Thursday, May 3, 2012 1pm – 2pm EDT

Presented by Shannon Michael, MPH, PhD and Danice Eaton, MPH, PhD. Register your free seat today!

This webinar is intended to provide a practical introduction to secondary data analysis for research on children and adolescents. The session will begin with defining secondary data analysis, followed by identifying the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data analysis, and then move to methods for selecting and processing existing data (including IRB approval, how to get data file, understand the codebook, and how to “get to know” the data). The session will end with a specific example of how to get started with secondary data analysis of YRBS data

Tue, Apr 17, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Presented by Richard Schafer, Susan Limber, and Bridget Clementi

Characteristics of successful bullying prevention approaches for middle schools will be addressed with specific examples of successful programs.

Payment is required to receive registration email: Please do so by going here

CHES credits will only be awarded to registered individuals.

• Presenter slides from Asthma Control Part 2: Asthma Action Plans for School Nurses
• Presenter slides and video recordings from Asthma Control: Are You Doing YOUR Part? An Update for School Nurses in School-based Asthma Management
• Nurse and clinician Education and Training Programs
• School Staff Training Programs
• A total of more than 50 resources on Asthma

Since 2006, ASHA has hosted the Comprehensive Health Education Network (CHEN) listserv, a free service that allows subscribers to broadcast and receive information relevant to their work in various health fields. ASHA appreciates donations in any amount to support the administration of the CHEN email list. Read More...

April 30, 2012
3:30 – 4:30 Eastern

Join school health educators and health coordinators from across the nation for an informal, free Q&A webinar!