| Show Highlights of the 2000 Summer Institute on Maternal and Child Health Mariene Egger Ph University of Utah Public Health Program Nan Streeter RN S Utah State Department of Health Frances Varela MSN MALAS University of New Mexico Public Health Program Abstract The second annual Summer Institute in Maternal and Child Health addressed effective public health program planning and development to improve health for MCH populations and particularly adolescents The Institute is produced by the Rocky Education Health Mountain Public Consortium RMPHEC and partially supported by the Office of Health and Human Services Matemal and Child Health Bureau The 2001 Institute will address policy development For the last two years the Rocky Mountain Education Consortium Health Public RMPHEC has heldweek long Summer Institute in August at Fort Lewis College in Durango Colorado The institute presents concurrent two-day courses focusing on core public health practice for matemal and child health professionals The annual MCH Public Health Summer Institute is partially sponsored through Project1 T21 MC 00067 01 from the Matemal and Child Health Bureau MCHB Health Resources and Services Administration in the Department of Health and Human Services Beyond was This years theme Assessment Partnering with Communities and Familes to Make and Measure Change addressing effective program planning and development to improve health for MCH populations The keynote workshop Developing Community Assets for Healthy Youth Development was presented by Maria Guajardo-Lucero Ph executive director of Assets for Colorado Youth Participants were trained to use the developmental assets approach asframework to address poor health outcomes for youth in the Rocky Mountain states Materials are available in English and Spanish from Assets for Colorado Youth or the Search Institute online www search Mimi Nichter Ph University of Arizona presented2-day course Developing Effective Programs in Adolescent Health The course reviewed the physical emotional social and cognitive changes of adolescence It also covered risk and resiliency factors the cultural context of adolescent development panel of young people presented ideas for how adults can effectively partner with youth Monyett Ellington coordinator of the Leadership Enhancement for Adolescent Programs LEAP in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment presented program strategies at the local and state level that positively impact adolescent health and well-being Mary Davis MPH Ph Colorado Center for Applied Prevention Research and Sheila Parker S DrPH CHES University of Arizona tookproblem-oriented approach to Program Planning and Evaluation They led participants through problem statement design of goals and objectives tailoring programs to cultural and community needs and practical methods of evaluation They noted web-based resources such as the Toolbox online EducatorHealth www metroke qov health APU healthed fonline Toolbox Community hitp ctb si ukans edu and the HHS Office of Minority Health which isnational online referral and resouce www omhre gov Children with Special Health Care Needs CSHCN was presented by Richard Roberts Ph Early Intervention Research Institute Utah State University and Rodney Farley Arkansas State Coordinator Family Voices panel of parents of CSHCN personal their described children experiences with the current system and made recommendations for how the system should change to meet family needs The 139 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
