Events

Hosted by Butler Hospital's Memory and Aging Program No registration - open to the general public. Come join us for the 2024 Black and Aging Health and Wellness Fair! There will be various community organizations and public agencies that provide wellness resources and...

Part 2 of the Centering Sustainability Through Community Engagement Series Join us for the interactive two-part series that will unpack the connections between community engagement, ownership, belonging and sustainability. During Part 2, we will delve into what...

Part 1 of the Centering Sustainability Through Community Engagement Series Join us for the interactive two-part series that will unpack the connections between community engagement, ownership, belonging and sustainability. During Part 1, we will explore how prevention...

This session will explore reasons to involve an evaluator early on in your strategic planning process, pros and cons of working with internal vs. external evaluators, places to find expert evaluator whose skills match your programmatic needs, and tips for working well...

This interactive virtual training will review practical tools and strategies that can be used to identify and diffuse personal bias and address dynamics of communication. Content will further inform on cultural humility as a practice that informs clinical processes,...

Thirdhand Smoke: The Persistent, Toxic, and Costly Legacy of Commercial Tobacco Use (HHS Region 1) Date: August 21, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM—2:00 PM EST Join Professor Georg Matt of San Diego State University in learning more about research on thirdhand smoke and policy...

Communication Practices to Advance Public Health Goals (HHS Region 1)   Date: August 13, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM—3:00 PM EST   As prevention professionals, part of our role is advocating for healthy communities and environments, and how we communicate with the...

Breaking stigma, building compassion: Innovative harm reduction resources from Rhode Island   Date: August 28, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM—1:30 PM EST Harm reduction (HR) approaches to care must be integrated into the substance use disorder (SUD) continuum of care to...

Harm reduction (HR) approaches to care must be integrated into the substance use disorder (SUD) continuum of care to stem the tide of the opioid epidemic. Rhode Island is taking concrete steps to include HR into its continuum of care, including opening the first...

Adopting a strong public health-focused commercial tobacco retail licensing ordinance is only a first step.  The next step is effective enforcement.  All local retailers engaged in the sale of commercial tobacco products need to be informed of the ordinance's...