Webinar

The Public Health Communications Collaborative will host a webinar on September 21st titled “Culturally Driven Strategies: Tailoring Health Communications to Build Understanding and Trust”. Industry experts who will share their experiences using culturally driven strategies to communicate about public health to diverse audiences. Gain actionable insights and techniques to effectively communicate across cultures, build trust, and help advance public health outcomes for all. 

Join Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) for a webinar highlighting key takeaways from discussions among health plans that participated in the Integrated Care Community of Practice focused on care coordination of dually eligible individuals. During this webinar, health plans will share their promising practices for promoting person-centered care coordination, with an emphasis on communication-focused strategies that health plans and providers serving dually eligible individuals can use to overcome common barriers to care coordination.

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is partnering with The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) to present a webinar introducing a new resource aimed at assisting states in enhancing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment services through strategic utilization of public funding sources like Medicaid and emerging funding streams, including opioid settlement funds.

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is hosting an upcoming webinar titled “Building Connections Between Medical Respite Care and Permanent Housing: Lessons from Orange County, California." This webinar will explore the cross-sector partnerships facilitated by CalAIM, California’s Medicaid transformation initiative, between the Illumination Foundation (a homeless services organization), CalOptima (a local managed care plan), and the Orange County Health Care Agency.

Join SAGE, the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a webinar on LGBTQ+ Equity and Elder Justice within the long-term care services and supports network. 

Topics will include:

• Equity within senior housing communities

• Abuse/neglect awareness and support

• Consumer fraud protections and resources

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness & Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hosting the next virtual joint meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD). The NACSD and NACIDD will provide guidance to HHS and discuss recommendations regarding the specific needs of older adults and people with disabilities, respectively, related to disaster preparedness and response.

Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the fourth installment of the “Medicaid and CHIP Renewals: What to Know and How to Prepare, A Partner Education Monthly Series.” This webinar series aims to provide stakeholders with information to prepare for Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Topics discussed during this month’s webinar will include:

• Strategies to engage states and local stakeholders

Public Health Communications Collaborative will host a webinar “Culturally Driven Strategies: Tailoring Health Communications to Build Understanding and Trust” with industry experts who will discuss the principles of culturally driven communications and share their experiences using culturally driven strategies to communicate about public health. The webinar will provide information on actionable insights and techniques to effectively communicate across cultures, build trust within a community, and help advance public health outcomes for all. 

Speakers:

The American Society on Aging (ASA) is hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Geriatric Care Ethics: Understanding Autonomy, Capacity and Personal Bias." This webinar will explore ethical considerations around autonomy, informed consent, and mental capacity to help promote a person-centered culture of empathy, respect, and dignity. This discussion will also review how to recognize biases that may impact the care of older adults and present assessment tools to ethically integrate into any care setting.

Participants in this webinar will learn to:

In recognition of Immunization Awareness Month, join The Administration for Community Living (ACL)  for "Community-Based Vaccinations: The Aging and Disability Networks in Action." This webinar will highlight the work of two ACL-funded national initiatives to increase access to flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities. Attendees will learn about successful community-based partnerships that can provide a model for immunization outreach.