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4/4 On the Brink: Health Care in Maine and America
Thursday, April 4th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: This webinar will briefly review the problematic state of health care in Maine and America and three interlocking factors contributing to its deterioration: lack of access to care, increasing corporatization of... More
4/2 Treatment Strategies in Primary Care: Nicotine Replacement Therapy & NAC Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: Data from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey suggest that about half of the youth who vape use nicotine; and about a third report using THC... but did you know that... More
3/18 Preparing for the future of Monkeypox: Stigma, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Misconceptions
Description: This webinar will explore key factors for the preparedness of future mpox outbreaks: common misconceptions, vaccination gaps, and community stigma. Through exploring and discussing current research and limitations, individuals and organizations can improve their capacity to abate future transmission of... More
3/7 Groups Recover Together: Providing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice Involved Individuals
Description: One of the largest Opioid Health Home providers in Maine, Groups Recover Together (Groups) provides comprehensive community-based treatment for individuals suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD). Since 2019, the Maine Department of Corrections has partnered with Groups to provide connections... More
Happy Black History Month!
February is Black History Month! NEPHTC is recognizing Black History Month this February to highlight the accomplishments and history of Black Americans. Black History Month 2024 honors Black artists and the "art of resistance," according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. More
NEPHTC Courses Featured in New eLearning & Instructional Design Series on TRAIN!
We are excited to share this new eLearning and Instructional Design blended learning series developed by the Public Health Foundation (PHF) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The series is available on the TRAIN Learning Network and... More
2/1 Retrofits: The Intersection of Housing, Climate, Environmental, Racial, and Gender Equity
Thursday, Feburary 1st, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET. Description: Maine's aged building stock creates wide spread health challenges including asthma, exposures to toxins in building materials, stress in physical discomfort and vulnerability in extreme weather and anxiety of about heating... More
1/30 Public Health Nursing Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Response
January 30, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST Description: Public Health Nurses in Massachusetts have a vast and varied accounting of job responsibilities, position descriptions and dedicated hours for PHN services. This one hour webinar will provide an introduction to Emergency... More
1/25: Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: A Social & Environmental Justice Issue
Thursday, January 25th, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Description: The tobacco industry wrote the playbook for all other industries that rely on predatory practices that harm human, environmental and ecological health. That playbook leads to premature death and reduced quality... More
12/14 Eat Well Be Well Rewards: Rhode Island’s Statewide Retail SNAP Incentive Program and Evaluation
Thursday, December 14, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Description: The Rhode Island Public Health Institute led an advocacy campaign for a statewide SNAP incentive program in retail settings: Eat Well Be Well Rewards. We have started evaluating the program and conducting surveys... More