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Jefferson County Public Health Service

531 Meade Street, Watertown, NY 13601    (315) 786-3720   www.jcphs.org 

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Recommended Trainings Available
 
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In an effort to assist providers with training needs that offer Continuing Education Credit and are pertinent to the health status of the local population, the JCPHS has established a list of recommended online courses for physicians, nurses and office workers. Below is a fact about Jefferson County and suggested online training regarding the referenced statistic. This newsletter will be published quarterly. Please take a few minutes to
complete this demographic survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BX9TQGQ

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Fact #1: Over 10% of the population in Jefferson County identifies themselves as a minority. (New York State Department of Health-NYS-DOH)

 

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Exploring Cross Cultural 

Communication 

http://www.phtc-online.org/learning/pages/catalog/cc/

Health Equity: A Public Health

Essential 

http://www.phtc-online.org/learning/pages/catal           

For nurses and providers. Free CEU's.
Learn strategices for communicating more effectively across cultures and a good awareness of diversity issues.        
 
For Health Professionals. Free CEU's. Learn about the complex issue of health disparities and a framework for addressing health equality.
 
 

 

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Fact #2: 10.7% of the population in Jefferson County
is diagnosed with diabetes. (Behavior Risk Surveillance System; 2010)

 

 

 

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The Road to Health Toolkit Training Guide and Video 

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/ce_RoadtoHealthTraining.htm  

 

The goal of The Road to Health Training Guide is to 1) help readers learn how to use the The Road to Health Toolkit and 2) increase knowledge and skills regarding type 2 diabetes prevention among community health workers in Hispanic/Latino and African American/African communities.

 

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Fact #3: Cases of Lyme Disease in Jefferson County
increased from 96 cases reported in 2009 to 199 cases
reported in 2011. 

 

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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Lyme Disease 

http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2012/callinfo_030612.asp

 

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the U.S. From 1992 - 2009, the number of reported cases in the U.S. tripled. Understanding the epidemiology and clinical features of Lyme disease is valuable for clinicians in emerging areas, clinicians in endemic regions who need a refresher course, and for health care providers in non-endemic regions who see travel-related cases.

 

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Fact #4: 72.6% of children by age 3 have NOT received
the required two blood lead level tests for age 1 and 2.
(NYS-DOH-2009)

 

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Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit Training Module

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/pediatrics.html

 

For pediatric health care providers. Free CEC's. It offers health-care providers detailed examples about how to best deliver anticipatory guidance on a range of environmental health issues, especially during well-child visits.

 

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