Preventing Health Risks and Promoting Healthy Outcomes Among LGBQ Youth (April 3, 2008)

This workshop is targeted to School Counselors, Nurses, Psychologists and Social Workers.  Participants will gain knowledge of current research and data on the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning (LGBQ) youth; learn about specific findings from the American Psychological Association's (APA) needs assessment of school professionals regarding knowledge and provision of services to LGBQ youth; assess personal strengths and biases in working with this unique student population; understand the school professional's role in addressing health and mental health issues of LGBQ youth; identify action steps the school professional can take in their own school through a process of climate/district assessment and development of an appropriate action plan; and increase personal self-efficacy to demonstrate behaviors related to meeting the health and mental health needs of LGBQ youth.    

This workshop will be held April 3, 2008 at the Guilford County Convention Center and will be provided by APA's Healthy Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students Project, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the NC Department of Public Instruction. CEUs will be provided.  To register, visit: www.nchealthyschools.org

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SC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 

2008 Healthy Teen Network Conference: Speaking Many Languages: Respecting Diversity, Believing In Equity October 29-November 1

Healthy Teen Network  Albuquerque, New Mexico

Program Description: 

• The Management Academy for Public Health (MAPH) prepares teams of health professionals for new management challenges in community health through a 9-month intensive Executive Education program.  The Management Academy builds skills in managing money, people, data and partnerships.  Using these skills and some of the best faculty in the country, each team writes and presents a public health business plan designed to address a key public health problem in their community.  
• The public health professionals are selected for the program in teams of three to six members.  Management Academy participants come to Chapel Hill for an intensive five-day management training program during the retreat kick-off.  The kick-off session is followed by 2 additional 3-day retreats during the 9-month program.
• MAPH graduates include public health directors, environmental health managers, school health nurses, veterinarians, nurse managers, social workers, finance managers, information system managers, hospital vice presidents, non-profit community health managers, EMS managers, health educators, and more.
• The Management Academy has graduated over 900 managers representing local and state public health agencies in the last eight years.  
• The curriculum has been custom-designed for managers that have significant management responsibility and a health background, but may lack formal management training.