March 7, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
Hope this finds you warm as we prepare for another nor’easter this week! I hope that you and the families you work with are managing despite the storms, power losses, and other disruptions due to the severe recent storms!
Regional meetings will be held over the next few weeks and I look forward to seeing many of you there as well as at the next statewide meeting in Marlboro on March 15th. Also on the calendar for this month is our next Foundations of School Nursing Practice in MA conducted by SHIELD! As you know this course includes four days of lecture, online and hands-on training for nurses new to school nursing in MA. If you know someone interested in being a school nurse (or being licensed as a school nurse in MA), please encourage them to register for this course as soon as possible. Beginning this summer, this program will also include an introduction to SBIRT for all newly hired school health personnel who will be participating in the SBIRT screening process. And don’t forget the Racial Equity in School Health: A Groundwater Approach conference scheduled for Tuesday, March 27th in Lowell. We encourage you and all of your school team to attend this workshop or the one scheduled for Tuesday, May 15th in Norton.
Please stay warm and dry over the next few days! Thanks for all you do – every day!
Mary Ann and Janet
“You’ve got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer.” – Cornel West, American writer and activist
SAVE THE DATE SHIELD SUMMER INSTITUTE AUGUST 14-16, 2018:
Theme: Social Determinants of Health
SHIELD is planning an exciting series of intensive courses for this year’s summer institute. Anticipated* course topics include:
- Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Motivational Interviewing/Substance Use 101
- Planning for Equity
- Social Determinants of Mental Health
- Trauma Sensitive Schools
Each course will be designed to provide deep learning opportunities that will meet professional development requirements on effective schooling for students with disabilities and instruction of students with diverse learning styles.
Audience: This is a multi-disciplinary program relevant to all school professionals. Anticipated training partners: Lesley University; Boston Public Health Commission; Boston University School of Public Health; MASBIRT TTA. New! SHIELD is now a DESE approved provider of Professional Development. *Note: Planning is currently in process, all programs subject to change
SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PDP, AND CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADES 6-9:
A free one-day evidence-based training equips Teachers, Nurses, or other school personnel with evidence-based training, curriculum, a Native American supplement, and student materials. It enables Teachers to offer a classroom program that has been shown to help prevent opioid misuse among high risk youth. For example, when it is taught to middle school youth, their rates of substance misuse are significantly lower as they become young adults. LifeSkills Training© also aligns with positive educational outcomes and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills. Please visithttp://www.cvent.com/d/74q78p/6T to see the series of middle school regional training options and registration link for this Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Massachusetts Department of Public Health-sponsored opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Kathleen.Herr-Zaya@state.ma.us or 617.624.5143.
Thank you very much for your support for keeping youth healthy and ready to learn.
REMINDER TO SAVE THE DATE: MCAAP Annual Meeting
Schools and Health Care Providers Working Together To Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Children and Youth
May 9, 2018
Mass Medical Society, Waltham, MA
Please be sure to include your school physician in this notice!
OUR KIDS AND DRUGS OF MISUSE : NICOTINE; MARIJUANA; OPIOIDS:
Spring Conference For: Health Educators; School Nurses; School Resource Officers; Superintendents; School Wellness Committee Members; Parents; Teachers; Counselors; Coaches; Student Leaders
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018; 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Bentley University, The Wilder Pavilion
175 Forrest Street, Waltham, MA
Tickets: $50, includes lunch
National health and policy experts will address the current climate of recreational drug use among our young people and will examine the risks, trends and realities surrounding these activities and substances. Please join Michael Botticelli, former Obama Administration Drug Czar and others as we delve into this important public health topic. Click here for additional details and registration. These drugs of addiction pose life-long risks and it is imperative that professionals guiding our youth, parents and students have the most current information. We hope you will join us in May.
HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (HEPA) ADVOCACY TRAINING:
Since November 2016, the Massachusetts YMCAs in partnership with the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP) have been leading a Child Obesity Campaign to incorporate Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards into Early Education and Afterschool programs overseen by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). With that being said, we are hosting a Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Advocacy Training on April 11th at the Best Western in Marlborough! We would be delighted if you could either attend or distribute the registration link to your networks! There is no cost to attend and lunch will be provided!
The link to register is: https://kmroycroft.wufoo.com/forms/x129f41y1wi1h0n/
At this training, a legal consultant from D.C. with expertise in advocacy for non-profits will be flying in to teach folks how to utilize non-lobbying tactics become engaged advocates in their work and how to advocate on behalf of children’s health in the state. We will also be hosting breakout sessions on how to skillfully leverage CACFP, how to Incorporate HEPA into OST with real-life examples from the field, and how to build momentum for HEPA by engaging families/linking schools and OST. The promotional flyer is attached. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the training, registration, or our campaign!
Brittany Adelman
Healthy Initiatives Manager
Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs
(c) 978.802.8347
(e) Brittany.Adelman@maymca.com
4TH ANNUAL MIAA/MSAA TEEN MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT
| 4th Annual MIAA/MSAA Teen Mental Health Summit Creating Communities of Awareness and Support Friday, April 27, 2018
Workshop Topics Include:
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