July 2008
Date: July 1, 2008
Topic: Prevention Advisory Council Conference Call
Location: Conference call
Description: 2:00-3:00pm Call Number: 1-877-278-8686
Participant Code: 252335
Contact/Registration: Deanna Ferguson deanna@rtconnect.net
Date: July 7, 2008,
Topic: Optional: TIPS Alcohol Education Training Session
Location: BW Hitching Post Inn, 1700 West Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY
Description: 5:00 – 9:30 PM
Contact/Registration: No need to register, just show up and we’ll fit you in! (This not a training of trainers session.)
Date: July 9, 2008
Topic: CMS Training
Location: Cheyenne, WY or Web/Conference Call: 1-877-278-8686, pin- 252335
Description: 10:00am- Basic CMS Training, 1:30pm- Training on Minimum Data Set
Contact/Registration: Eydie Trautwein, (307)777-6493, eydie.trautwein@health.wyo.gov
Date: July 10, 2008
Topic: Southeast Regional Conference Call
Location: Conference Call
Description: 10:00 – 11:00 PM Call Number: 1-877-278-8686
Participant Code: 252335
Contact/Registration: Krista West- (307)322-1556, email: kwest@peakwellnesscenter.org
Date: July 10-12, 2008
Topic: Optional: Montana Summer Institute for Social Norms
Location: : Montana State University – Bozeman, MT
Description: Dr. Jeff Linkenbach will be sharing ways to utilize spirit, science and action through the Science of the Positive, which is the 7-step blueprint for becoming the instrument of change.
There does not appear to be on-campus housing reserved for this event.
Date: July 14, 2008 8:00am-4:00pm
Topic: Optional: Toward Improving Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth in Wyoming: A Day of Sharing
Location: Little America – Cheyenne, WY
Description: : A pre-conference training the day before the Summer Institute begins.
?Examine key findings of the 2007 Wyoming Youth Risk Behavior Survey, discuss youth culture, and learn about national data on adolescent sexual risk behavior prevention, facilitated by Wyoming Department of Education and Wyoming Health Council trainers Sandy Birkholz, Tera chandler, Nate Cina and Gay Hughes.
?Have the privilege and honor of listening to and interacting with a panel of young adults form Wyoming Advocates for Youth who have survived challenging teen years as the share their experiences and views about effective prevention efforts.
?Learn about "Life: RU Ready?" Nancy Bozic and Carol Yonkee, key leaders in the creation and implementation of "Life: RU Ready?" in Campbell County, will share an overview and history of the program, evaluation data from WySAC, and a step-by-step guidance for participants to learn how to develop this program in their own communities. "Life: RU Ready?" uses fun as the platform for a serious message. It is an educational event that allows teen and parents to practice applying decision-making skills to simulated real-life situations that teens are likely to experience. With graduation as their goal, participants navigate a maze in which they make personal decisions and experience consequences.
?Have the opportunity to integrate all of the day's information with members of their own communities by engaging in a community discussion and action planning session.
Contact/Registration: Susie Markus at smarkus@wyhc.org or 307-632-3640.
Date: July 15 &16, 2008
Topic: Take It Back Training
Location: Douglas, WY
Description: Wyoming Central Region Take It Back Training
Contact/Registration: Jane Osborne, 307-358-2940, or josborn@ccsd1.k12.wy.us
Date: July 15-17, 2008
Topic: Optional: Wyoming’s 10th Annual Summer Institute
Location: Cheyenne, WY – Little America Convention Center in Cheyenne
Description: Theme: Believe to Achieve
Plenary Speakers: Brad Barton, Got Magic?; Stephen Sroka, The Power of One; Dr. Susan Weinberger, Power and Benefits of Mentoring; Paula Hudson-Collins, Life, Laughter and Leadership; Amy Moon, Finding Your Wellness Path.
Contact/Registration: $99.00 Registration Deadline: July 7, 2008 (space is limited)
?Details for hotel accommodations can be found in the on-line registration site: http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/summerinstitute
Date: July 15-18, 2008
Topic: Drug Court Prosecutor Training
Location: Judicial Training Center, Annapolis, MD
Description: PROSECUTOR TRAINING
The National Drug Court Institute brought together prosecutors working in drug courts from across the United States to develop the comprehensive drug court prosecutor training. Prosecutors will learn, through interactive presentations and problem-solving breakout sessions, the role of the prosecutor in the drug court arena, the critical issues to screening participants for inclusion in the program, ensuring federal confi dentiality laws are upheld, and the participants are held accountable through incentives and sanctions. Who should attend? New and seasoned prosecutors who are working in drug courts either in the planning, implementation, or operational stages.
Registration Fee: $750.00
Contact/Registration: Bobbie Taylor at: 703-575-9400, ext. 16 or btaylor@ndci.org
Date: July 21-23, 2008
Topic: PF Central Region’s Youth TAKE IT BACK Training
Location: Location: Wyoming State Fairgrounds – Douglas, WY
Description: Wyoming Central Region Take It Back Training
Contact/Registration: Jane Osborne, 307-358-2940, or josborn@ccsd1.k12.wy.us
Date: July 22-24, 2008
Topic: Optional: Step Forward Together: 2008 Public Health Partners Conference
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Description: Learn about cutting edge public health issues, connect with public health leaders, learn new straegies, and help shape the future of public health. This conference offers a strong lineup of keynote speakers, intensive pre-conference courses (including the popular Board of Health Orientation), and an exciting array of breakout sessions
Contact/Registration: June 20, 2008 – Special conference room rates end. Rooms in Madison will be in short supply after this date as the Dalai Lama is also in Madison at the same time. Reserve your rooms now! June 30, 2008 – Registration must be received by this date to be guaranteed conference materials. For complete conference information and online registration, visit http://www.wpha.org/2008Conference.htm. You can contact NALBOH directly by replying to this e-mail or by calling us at (419) 353-7714.
Date: July 24, 2008
Topic: ASI training
Location: Curran Seeley Foundation- Jackson, WY
Description: Save the Date
Contact/Registration: Silke Flynn, sflynn@casat.org (307) 635-7826