CPEHN's Spring Convening Series

Health Policy for the Future: Our Children, Our Communities (PDF brochure)
March/April 2006 - San Diego, Fresno, Oakland, and Los Angeles

Join CPEHN to discuss important issues impacting the health of our communities: reimbursement of interpreter services, obesity and environmental factors impacting health, and children's health insurance coverage. Speakers will discuss current statewide advocacy efforts and provide opportunities to make a difference. Join other community-based organizations, health advocates and policy experts to discuss what is at stake and how to take action to protect our future.   

Locations/Dates/Directions (11:00am-2:00pm):

San Diego - March 28th
Malcolm X Branch Library and Performing Arts Center
5148 Market Street

Fresno - March 30th
UC Center
550 East Shaw Avenue

Oakland - April 4th
Nile Hall, Preservation Park
668 13th Street

Los Angeles - April 6th
Asian Pacific American Legal Center,
1145 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor

Register here.

Registration is Free! Registration is due 3 days prior to each event. For questions please contact (510) 832-1160 or info@cpehn.org.   

Hope to see you there!

Note: Events over; link and PDF removed, 03-23-2007

Announcing: Video at Sexetc.org!

The Network for Family Life Education at Rutgers University is proud to present our first-ever video featuring our Teen Editorial Staff at www.Sexetc.org.

Why We Need Honest Sex Ed
By the Sex, Etc. Editorial Board, 2005-2006
"I want to stop being tricked. I want to be told the truth. All of it." Watch the video and find out how Sex, Etc. editors explain the need for honest sex ed in their lives.

Along with the release of this video we are also expanding the mechanisms for teens to become part of the national dialogue on sex ed curriculums. Please forward this email to adults or young people who may be interested in learning more, sharing their opinion or strategies for improving sex ed. Let them know that through this new Advocacy Center at Sexetc.org they can:

• Watch the video at www.Sexetc.org.
• Chat with the Teen Editorial Board about the video and their ideas on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd from 8-9pm EST.
• Take the Sex Ed Survey and tell us what you want in your sex ed class.
• Talk about the video on our Boards. Add your opinion on sex ed classes and your ideas about how to create change.

Future videos will feature youth activists explaining their passion for improving sexual health education for young people and sharing their strategies for change. If you would like to recommend a youth activist, project or organization to be filmed and/or interviewed by our Teen Board Members, please contact Stacie Steinbock at stacies@rci.rutgers.edu.

Activity Schedule: March 2006

Thursday 03/02/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sterilization Counseling Course – Day III
CFHC Board Room

Wednesday 03/15/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day I
CFHC Board Room

Thursday 03/16/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day II
CFHC Board Room

Thursday 03/16/06 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Budget/Finance Committee
Embassy Suites Hotel
South San Francisco
250 Gateway Boulevard
San Francisco, CA  94080

Thursday 03/16/06 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Nominating Committee
Embassy Suites Hotel, South San Francisco

Thursday 03/16/06 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Joint Committee: Finance/Budget & Health Care Advisory Committees
Embassy Suites Hotel, South San Francisco

Thursday 03/16/06 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Public Policy Committee
Embassy Suites Hotel, South San Francisco

Thursday 03/16/06 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Health Care Advisory Committee
Embassy Suites Hotel, South San Francisco

Friday 03/17/06 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Board of Directors
Embassy Suites Hotel, South San Francisco

Friday 03/17/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
FPHW Course – Day III
CFHC Board Room

Monday 03/27/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Breaking the Cycle of Teen IPV: Helping Teens Overcome & Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Napa Valley, CA

Wednesday 03/29/06 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Breaking the Cycle of Teen IPV: Helping Teens Overcome & Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Los Angeles, CA

Call for Presentations: 2006 Adolescent Health Conference

The California Adolescent Health Collaborative, coordinator of the 2006 Adolescent Health Conference, and the conference planning committee would like to invite presentations for the conference. Presentations will be selected based on the relationship to the theme issues identified.  Session length is 90 minutes.  The conference audience will be supporters of youth including health care providers, youth advocates, and youth development workers.  There will also be a youth track for youth.

This form should be used for presentations designed for adults or adult & youth together.  Peer to peer youth presentations should use a different form designed by the youth track advisory committee coordinated by Health Initiatives for Youth.  This form and information about the program of the youth track and the entire conference can be accessed at www.californiateenhealth.org/conference.

For more, check out this PDF flyer.

Note: Event over; link and PDF removed, 03-23-2007.

REMINDER: National Women's Heart Day Health Fair - Feb. 17

Heart disease is women's No. 1 health threat, killing more women than the next five causes of death combined. That's why it's critical that women get screened to learn their heart disease risk factors and take steps to reduce them.

The Office of Women's Health is working with the non-profit organization Sister to Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, Inc., to encourage women to attend the "National Women's Heart Day Health Fair" offering free heart health screenings (Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and BMI screenings), with on-the-spot results and advice.  This event will include fitness exhibitions, healthy cooking demonstrations, nationally known experts on diabetes, nutrition, obesity, fitness, smoking cessation and stress management, as well as free massages, prizes and giveaways.

Date: Friday, February 17, 2006
Location: The Staples Center, 1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles,  CA 90015
Time: 8:30am to 2:30pm.
Parking: Free

Please let your colleagues and constituents know about this upcoming event.  Screenings Save Lives!

If you have any questions, call the Office of Women's Health Hotline at 1-800-793-8090.  We hope to see you there.

Thank you,
Ellen

Ellen Eidem, M.S.
Acting Director
Office of Women's Health

Note: Event over; contact information removed, 03-23-2007.

EVENT: Town Hall Meeting - March 4, 2006

A town hall meeting will be taking place Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. (Please see the PDF attachment.) This meeting is specifically organized as an effort to help shape the future of health care in Los Angeles and the nation. This is a Federally funded, federally mandated meeting as part of Medicare. It is an open and free discussion. The ideas and concerns you share at this meeting will be part of a report going to the President and Congress this fall.

• A diverse audience of 1000 is expected with lots of opinions on how to fix healthcare
• This is an open way to express concerns about healthcare in the US: quality, access to care and cost
• Your input is desired - the recommendations from this meeting will be sent directly to President Bush and the US Congress

Please go to http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov for more information. 

To register please go to http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov/register/ ASAP!

Also, breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will be daycare service for children over the age of three.

Carole A. Loeb, Executive Assistant
California Primary Care Association

Note: Event over; PDF, link and contact information removed, 03-23-2007

Abstract: CDC Train-the-Trainer workshop on Viral Hepatitis in Los Angeles in April

New York State Department of Health National Viral Hepatitis Training Center announces a free, 2-day Train-the-Trainer program for providers/trainers working in substance use, public health/STD, HIV programs and corrections to become part of a national network of CDC approved trainers to deliver a new curriculum on viral hepatitis.  This training is coming to the Los Angeles area on April 4-5, 2006.  There is still space available to attend.  Please send in a completed application by February 21, 2006.

Please see the attached PDF for training application and more details on this free training opportunity.

Thank you,

Greg Mehlhaff
Assistant Director
CA STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
www.stdhivtraining.org

Event passed; specific contact information and link to PDF removed, 03-23-2007.

HIV and STD Health Disparities

A summary of the racial and ethnic disparities observed for HIV and STDs along with CDC’s plans to address the problem. (PDF, 113K)

National Women's Heart Day Health Fair - Feb. 17, 2006

Heart disease is women's No. 1 health threat, killing more women than the next five causes of death combined. That's why it's critical that women get screened to learn their heart disease risk factors and take steps to reduce them.

The Office of Women's Health is working with the non-profit organization Sister to Sister: Everyone Has a Heart Foundation, Inc., to encourage women to attend the "National Women's Heart Day Health Fair" offering free heart health screenings (Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and BMI screenings), with on-the-spot results and advice.  This event will include fitness exhibitions, healthy cooking demonstrations, nationally known experts on diabetes, nutrition, obesity, fitness, smoking cessation and stress management, as well as free massages, prizes and giveaways.

Date: Friday, February 17, 2006
Location: The Staples Center, 1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles,  CA 90015
Time: 8:30am to 2:30pm.
Parking: Free

Please let your colleagues and constituents know about this upcoming event.  Screenings Save Lives!

If you have any questions, call the Office of Women's Health Hotline at 1-800-793-8090.  We hope to see you there.

Thank you,
Ellen

Ellen Eidem, M.S.
Acting Director
Office of Women's Health

Event passed; specific contact information removed, 03-23-2007

TRAINING: Talking with Clients about STDs

This workshop will provide program staff an update on transmission, disease progression, treatment and prevention of common sexually transmitted diseases.

Participants will learn how learn how to use this information effectively with clients to help them identify their risks for contracting an STD and create a realistic client risk reduction plan.

Click here for a PDF brochure.

Out of date information; link removed 03-23-2007. Check out www.healthed.org for similar trainings.

EVENT: "Women's Health, Emergency Contraception and the FDA" by Susan Wood, PhD

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Bixby Program in Population & Reproductive Health and UCLA School of Public Affairs

cordially invite you to

"Women's Health, Emergency Contraception and the FDA"

by

Susan Wood, PhD
Former Assistant Commissioner
Women's Health
Food and Drug Administration

Tuesday, February 7, 2006
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Gonda Building
First Floor Conference Room

Dr. Wood is the former Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health at the Food and Drug Administration where she directed the FDA Office of Women's Health.  In August 2005, she resigned on principle in response to the decision announced by FDA leadership to once again delay approval of Plan B emergency contraception, despite the recommendation of FDA scientific staff.

For more information please contact Paula Tavrow, Director of the Bixby Program in Population and Reproductive Health at ptavrow@ucla.edu or 310-794-4302.

Fundamentals of Family Planning Manual: Now en Espanol!

The popular self-study manual Fundamentals of Family Planning has been translated and culturally adapted into Spanish.

Special features of this one-of-a-kind Spanish manual:

• It’s easy to read and understand.
• It shows you how to “say it” to a client.
• It has helpful quizzes to make sure you learn what you need to know.

Find out more from our flyer in English (PDF, 222K) or Spanish (PDF, 233K).

Order online today at the Online Store or call 1-800-428-5438.