PUBLIC HEALTH LIVE - T2B2 a monthly satellite broadcast series designed to provide continuing education opportunities on public health issues. Broadcasts are free and available to all who are interested in furthering their knowledge of public health. The broadcast is held from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month.
Only 35% of adult cancer survivors participate in clinical trials; older adults and minorities are even less likely to do so. Increased participation in cancer-related trials benefits society by helping to develop and test the safety of new cancer treatments, and benefits participants who receive high quality cancer care. This Public Health Live webcast will address psychosocial, financial and other barriers to recruitment into cancer clinical trials, highlight the disparities that exist in te...
Approximately 10% of the population is estimated to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). This population exhibits higher rates of cancer-related morbidity and mortality due to certain risk behaviors, nulliparity, hormone use, changed body image following gender reassignment surgery and decreased access to preventive, screening and therapeutic services. Participants will receive an overview of the barriers to care encountered by members of the LGBT community affected by or at risk f...
There is a growing understanding that social determinants, the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, have as much to do with our health as our health care system and personal choices. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces including economics, social policies, education, housing and racial discrimination.This program will highlight a public health approach that includes policy, systems and environmental changes that can significantly impa...
Adolescents and young adults are an increasing proportion of the HIV-infected population. In 2008, 17.6% of new HIV cases in New York State were in the 13- to 24-year-old age group. In addition, more perinatally infected patients have entered this age group. The HIV-infected adolescent population comprises a mixed group of 1) perinatally infected adolescents who are now surviving into adulthood, and 2) behaviorally infected adolescents, most of whom were infected sexually.As HIV-infected adole...
Several recent events involving contaminated food products have made headlines, and raised concerns about the safety of our food supply in the new, global marketplace.In recognition of both National Preparedness Month, and National Food Safety Education Month, the New York.New Jersey Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (NY-NJ PERLC) is pleased to announce a food safety broadcast on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 11am EST. Join us as Dr. Robert B. Gravani, Professor of Food Sci...
Dr. Berkowitz will provide an update on accountability issues for public health nurses, including history, licensure, the scope and standards of practice, core competencies, public health nursing credentialing and agency accreditation. Dr. Berkowitz also discusses emerging issues for the profession and implications for public health nursing presented by the Affordable Care Act.
View the CASE method in action.Roll play vignettes demonstrate communication techniques between a nurse and a new mom.
A nurse infection control coordinator describes the steps to a successful program.
The New York State Writers? Institute and UAlbany School of Public co-sponsored a special guest lecture by Seth Mnoonkin, journalist and award-winning author of books on a wide range of subjects, including the widely acclaimed The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear (2011), which explores the science of vaccination and claims that vaccines cause autism and other developmental disorders. A contributing editor for Vanity Fair, and a former senior writer for Newsweek, Mnookin...
The changing channels for communication present huge opportunities for promoting and supporting breastfeeding. But they also present huge opportunities for spreading misinformation and propaganda that undermine breastfeeding. This program will examine the benefits of using social media to promote breastfeeding and will consider strategies for finding reliable source materials online and through social media.