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Building on insights from the first webinar in a three-part series on AI in Public Health, join PHI's Dialogue4Health next Wednesday, October 1, for the second webinar in this series that takes AI from the conceptual into the actual applications to advance public health. Artificial intelligence has the potential to reshape the landscape of public health—from data modernization and predictive analytics to ethical policy development and community engagement. Join to hear three nationally recognized leaders in public health as they explore how AI can be responsibly and effectively integrated into public health research and practice. Register: https://lnkd.in/gfnjpJEj

Looking for resources to help make your communication more accessible? This online course from PHI's Center on Disability teaches participants how to rewrite information in Plain Language and Easy Read. This course, designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, equips learners with real-world communication skills. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gVHqfhHQ

PHI's Cypress Resilience Project provides training to support the inherent resilience of individuals and communities who are managing trauma, experiencing grief and navigating mental health challenges. Join them tomorrow, September 23, at noon PT for the next workshop in their September Lunch & Learn webinar series that will explore the power of community care and its role in supporting our wellbeing. Register: https://lnkd.in/gF39XuEj

Across the country, no two states are alike in how they define and regulate telehealth. The Telehealth Policy Finder, created by PHI's Center for Connected Health Policy, compiles telehealth-related laws and regulations across all 50 states and Washington D.C., as well as at the federal level. An update published last month shows that multiple states have recently made changes to their telehealth policies in an array of policy areas, including state Medicaid programs, private payer laws, professional regulations and cross-state licensing requirements. Explore the tool: https://lnkd.in/gshsBvKr

Next Thursday, September 25, join Dialogue4Health and the National Overdose Prevention Network—both programs of the PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact—for the first webinar in a new series setting the stage for an informed, responsive and community-led approach to overdose prevention. "Addiction 101: Understanding Lived Experience and the Science to Prevent Overdose" will feature two powerful perspectives. First, hear from someone with lived experience of substance use disorder and recovery, offering a personal look at the challenges and realities of navigating addiction. Then hear from an addiction specialist who will offer a clinical perspective on how substance use disorder develops and the current tools we have for overdose prevention and treatment. Register: https://lnkd.in/g-TNWC3b

PHI’s Improving the Wellness of Asian Youths 2 (IWAY2) program works to spread awareness and educate communities about mental health for Asian youth and families in Alameda County. Next Wednesday, September 24, IWAY2 is hosting their first free training on suicide ideation among Asian American & Pacific Islander youth. Join this virtual training to understand how cultural factors influence emotional expression among Asian youth and identify strategies to assist youth in overcoming potential risks of engaging in suicidal ideation. Register: https://lnkd.in/giGSNTaS

Thanks to UCLA Health for highlighting a recent study co-authored by PHI's CA Bridge, demonstrating the program's success in scaling their evidence-based model for opioid use disorder treatment in more than 80% of emergency departments (EDs) in California. The study indicates the critical role EDs can play in addiction treatment when provided proper funding, training and patient navigation support. "CA Bridge has helped transform emergency care throughout California to include low-barrier buprenorphine for opioid use disorder," said Dr. Elizabeth Samuels, lead study author and researcher at UCLA. "The program has developed a successful model for scaling ED addiction care across diverse practice settings, with high adoption and services provision." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gW7PFhXj

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Join PHI's Cypress Resilience Project tomorrow—Wednesday, September 17 at noon PT— for their next lunch & learn webinar focusing on the importance of rest for mental health, including practical strategies that you can build into your everyday life to promote healing. Cypress Resilience Project provides training to support the inherent resilience of individuals and communities who are managing trauma, experiencing grief and navigating mental health challenges. Learn more about their September lunch & learn series and register for upcoming sessions: https://lnkd.in/gF39XuEj https://lnkd.in/p/gHXJRrie

A new population-based study led by the California Sickle Cell Data Collection—an initiative of PHI's Tracking California—reveals that people born with sickle cell trait (SCT), the carrier status for sickle cell disease, may face underrecognized health risks, especially in childhood. The study examined newborn screening data from more than 94,000 Californians identified with SCT at birth between 1991 and 2013, and mortality records linked to these data compared with nearly 300,000 matched peers without SCT. The analysis found that children with SCT had significantly higher mortality rates in early and middle childhood. The study—published in Public Health Reports, the official journal of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service—underscores the need for public health surveillance and research for SCT. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBXm5ZT8