Thank You For Your Support
We are grateful for the time we had together. Due to budget cuts at CDC, NPD will no longer be funded for our final year. However, you can still access this website until Summer of 2013. We encourage you review resources from previous NPD events. This includes Ask Us About stories submitted by funded partners, which highlight the important work going on every day at sites across the country. ______________________________
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The National Professional Development website provides resources, technical assistance and professional development for CDC funded partners addressing Asthma Management, Coordinated School Health, and HIV Prevention. |
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In the span of four years National Professional Development held eight professional development events, training over 500 participants. Below is a summary of each event:
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Strengthening Our Practice: Sustaining Our Efforts
SEA, TEA, and TG HIV Prevention partners engaged in skill-building sessions focused on sustainability. Dr. Rebecca Woodland, from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst shared strategies for evaluating and improving organizational collaboration. Kevin Gogin and Ilsa Bertolini, San Francisco Unified School District, School Health Programs, used SLIM #10 as a framework and asked participants to examine current status of health disparities facing LGBTQ youth and identify steps to keep these youth safe and healthy.
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Strengthening Our Practice: Furthering Our Impact
Coordinated School Health partners were challenged to build on current knowledge and skills in order to advance nutrition and physical activity policy in their state. Mark Fenton provided a keynote session on how to keep students healthy and active in school through environmental and policy change.
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Strengthening Our Practice: Reaching Our Target
LEA HIV Prevention partners participated in content and skill-building sessions for the purpose of increasing their knowledge and capacity to implement successful HIV Prevention programs. Partners had the opportunity to examine disparity issues facing LGBTQ youth and youth in foster care, and discuss strategies to modify lessons to more effectively reach all students. Phyllida Burlingame, ACLU of Northern California offered insight to assist partners in navigating both a supportive and less supportive policy environment.
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Job-Alike Session at Kansas City Partners' Meeting
NPD Job Alike Session dedicated to partners in like positions, was an opportunity to share new ideas, strategize to address barriers, and create new partnerships and collaborations.
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Strengthening Our Practice: Building Asthma-Friendly Schools
Asthma Management participants engaged in content and skill-building sessions for the purpose of increasing their knowledge and capacity to implement successful school-based asthma management programs. Dr. Floyd Malveaux from MCAN, discussed strategies for improving asthma outcomes in children and the role of schools in making this happen.
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Strengthening Our Practice: Refining Our Aim
This first NPD event, held three times, offered HIV and Coordinated School Health participants a process of guided reflection and planning to ensure current programmatic activities were aligned with strategic plan outcomes and objectives. Key elements included addressing health disparities and featured Dr. Shawn Ginwright, Cesar Chavez Institute for Public Policy.
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Youth STICC'in 2-getha: Youth, Community, and Policy Maker Collaboration
