About this Webinar

Dr. Andrew Rennekamp from CSL Seqirus will present an overview of influenza-associated disease and prevention, focusing on annual CDC vaccination recommendations, current vaccination rates, and the latest influenza vaccine technologies. He will also provide an update on the ongoing H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak affecting birds, cows, and farm workers, along with the U.S. government’s response.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Illustrate the annual burden of influenza in the U.S., including non-respiratory complications
• Explain the challenges associated with flu prevention
• Classify the current types of flu vaccines used in the U.S. and evaluate their safety and effectiveness
• Summarize the ongoing H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the U.S. and discover your role in pandemic prevention and preparedness

Subject Matter Experts

Dr. Andrew Rennekamp

Registration

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About this Webinar

Join us to learn about Project REACH, a free resource for sharing information about community and health care interventions that could work in your community and/or health care setting. We have created easy-to- understand summaries of different studies and provided links to the full study materials if you want more in-depth information.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of planning and ensuring research is disseminated in multiple ways to reach end users and increase the use of evidence to improve health outcomes.
• Promote awareness of a new project called REACH: Research Evidence for Action for Community Health, which is testing strategies to enhance research dissemination.
• Learn about the methods REACH uses to foster collaborations and increase stakeholder participation in the REACH process.
• Discover opportunities to get involved: provide your input and ideas to help promote the REACH project.

Subject Matter Experts

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  Lisbeth Balligan
  

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Ms. Balligan brings over 15 years of experience in research and public health to provide overall programmatic support to investigators and project staff. Most of her work focuses on T4 research including clinical implementation and population health integration of research findings, including dissemination. Ms. Balligan coordinates activities and facilitates the development and maintenance of partnerships and research collaborations across clinical and community settings Maine by championing a community-engaged approach to research.
In her role on the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network, Ms. Balligan directs the development of regional community engagement research councils across Maine to allow for meaningful participation in evaluation and research among community members and partners, clinical investigators and researchers. In Western Maine, Ms. Balligan recently co-facilitated a project to elevate community voices about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences by developing a public awareness campaign in Western Maine. Ms. Balligan is serving as co- investigator on a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) grant to build capacity for research dissemination and translation into practice. The study aims to create a robust, sustainable infrastructure for disseminating evidence to organizations and leaders to address the needs of patients and communities in rural Maine.

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  Carrie Sullivan
  

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Carolyn (Carrie) Sullivan is a member of the Research Navigation team at the MaineHealth Institute for Research. Her work focuses primarily on promoting health research in rural communities, particularly Midcoast Maine, as part of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research (NNE-CTR) Network.,
Carrie has a bachelor’s degree in Community Health Education from University of Wisconsin and a Master’s in Public Health Administration from School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her passion and training are in working at the community level to translate research into practice in ways the produce demonstrable improvements in public health. Carrie’s previously worked at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, that National Cancer Institute, and the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University before joining Maine Medical Research Institute.

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Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

About this Webinar

Water quality, access, use, and scarcity are all significant public health challenges that people face around the world. This day-long symposium will feature guest presenters to talk about some of the water quality challenges in Maine (environmental contamination, waste); access (ownership), usage (farming, recycling), and scarcity (drought, climate change).

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

1. Identify sources of water contamination in Maine.

2. Describe challenges in water access and quality.

3. Identify strategies to improve water quality and access.

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  Nicki Pellenz
  
  

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  Dave Parent
  
  

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  Lisa Sockabasin
  
  

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  Hugh Kirkpatrick
  
  

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  Paul Thomas Hunt
  
  

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  Patrick McKeown
  
  

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  Sergio Cahueque
  
  

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  Rebecca Lincoln
  

About this Webinar

Alcohol use kills an estimated 178,000 people in the US each year, but frequently, the harm caused by alcohol use is not regarded as a serious public health concern. This webinar will generate more public awareness and action in alcohol misuse prevention, and what we can do to disrupt alcohol use culture. 

This webinar will cover what alcohol use prevention currently looks like in Maine, and why alcohol use should be a priority of anyone working in substance use prevention.

What you'll learn

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify at least three ways that alcohol use impacts long-term health.
• Understand the work being done at Maine CDC in alcohol use prevention
• Understand what each person can do to help create clarity and intention within alcohol use culture

Subject Matter Experts

Ellen Blake

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Rebecca Boulos, MPH, PhD is executive director of Maine Public Health Association. Becca earned her Master of Public Health from Yale University and her PhD from Tufts University. Becca provides research expertise for MPHA’s advocacy and policy efforts.

Ellen Blake is a certified prevention specialist working in substance use prevention for the Maine CDC, focusing on alcohol use prevention, workplace wellness, and problem gamblingservices. She began her work in prevention as a teenager, working for the Youth Empowerment Policy Project, and it’s been the field she’s worked to get back to ever since. Since starting at Maine CDC in 2020, she has elevated the state’s annual alcohol misuse prevention conference and created many new printed resources and tools to increase prevention awareness and strives to challenge our assumptions and break us out of habits, so each person can make informed and intentional choices about their health and safety.

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