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The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Injury Center are hosting a webinar on fall-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among older adults. The featured speaker will be Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH, Director of the Division of Unintentional Injuries, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The webinar will provide information on the Injury Center’s efforts to reduce falls among older adults and States’ efforts to identify TBI within in the older adult population.

The University of Rochester Medical Center is hosting a webinar on early recognition of cognitive and functional decline. Dr. Lucille Esralew, PhD, Trinitas Regional Medical Center will present an overview of the literature on early detection of the changes associated with dementia among persons with I/DD. Participants will have an opportunity to review the National Task Group’s Early Detection Screen for Dementia (NTG-EDSD) which is an administrative tool used by professionals and family caregivers as an aid to shared dissemination with health care professionals.

The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services (NRCPDS) is hosting a webinar on the Home Care Rule, it is a  "How-To" Webinar on operational strategies for joint employment and travel time.

This webinar will provide participants with information on outreach and recruitment with the hard to reach populations of people with dementia and their caregivers. Presenter Anne Wolf will speak about efforts in South Carolina to serve rural areas of the state by providing services for people with dementia and their caregivers. Jed Levine will speak about outreach and recruitment of people with dementia and their caregivers in the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.

This webinar will highlight the problem of substance abuse and misuse among older adults, underscoring key data and trends around this issue. Two interventions targeting substance abuse and misuse will also be explored. Presenters include Kristen Barry, PhD, Research Professor Emerita, University of Michigan; Renee Pepin, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging; and Robert W. Hazlett, PhD, Behavioral Health Management Consultant, Consultant/Trainer National SBIRT ATTC.

Moving from Area Plans, Advocacy and Allocations to Strategic Planning, Positioning and Pricing

Where:

Miami University Voice of America Campus

7847 VOA Park Drive, West Chester OH 45069

Our AAA environment is experiencing radical change and it's happening fast! Is your AAA struggling with organizational culture issues as you try to respond to these changes? Do your staff and/or board members want to hold onto the past? Do you need assistance with learning how to "price" your services?

Faculty:

• Harold D. Miller: Strategic Initiatives Consultant, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), and President/CEO, Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform
• Jay Want, MD: Payment and Delivery System Reform Advisor, Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, and President, Want Healthcare LLC

Description:

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan has made the relationship between housing and services a priority, recognizing that housing is a platform for health.

Jennifer Ho is his senior advisor in this area, working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and across HUD to strengthen partnerships that will improve health and housing stability for residents of HUD-assisted housing.

2013 Theme: Living with Disability and Disasters

By resolution 44/236 (22 December 1989), the General Assembly designated the second Wednesday of October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. The International Day was to be observed annually during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, 1990-1999.

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