Training

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Index of Training Information:

Upcoming Training Opportunities
7 Principles of Healthy Homes Training (Oct 2009)
Healthy Homes In-Service (Feb 2008)

Training

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments
- online
- free e-learning course
- Click here for more information
Health Impact Assessment in Practice e-Learning Course
- sponsored by the NHS Health Scotland Health Impact in Practice
- online
- Click here for more information

7 Principles to a Healthly Home Training

October 15, 2009

Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) faculty met at the 4-H Center on October 15 for a day-long training on the 7 principles of Healthy Homes (Keep it dry, clean, ventilated, safe, pest free, contaminant free, and maintained). In partnership with the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), Lis Maring, Extension Specialist, and Lynn Little, County Extension Director and Educator adapted materials with the objective of providing information for EFNEP faculty to integrate Healthy Homes into their work with families. With funds from NIFA Healthy Homes Partnership grant, each of the educators received a Healthy Homes toolkit to use in their programming.

Evaluation data indicate that 100% of the participants found the training to be good or excellent (N=18); 100% also found the presenters to be knowledgeable in the subject matter, the information presented to be easy to understand, and that participation was welcome; 94% plan to use the toolkit received at the in-service. Data also reveal the many ways that participants plan to use the information in their programming:

“Yes! Yes! Love the idea of the tool kit. The kit and the booklet will make it so easy to present!”

“I will use with my clients and group in food safety and EFNEP classes because it is important information”

“Integrating a Healthy Homes piece within a series of adult classes- at a health fair/expo and demonstrating using items from kit.”

This in-service was a great example of UME program collaboration. With the new HealthSmart Impact Team, Healthy Homes and EFNEP plan to continue working together to extend our impact with Maryland residents.

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Health Homes In-Service

February 22, 2008

An enthusiastic group comprised of FCS and 4-H educators, members of the School of Public Health, and Maryland Cooperative Extension met at the 4-H Center on February 7 to learn about ways to integrate Healthy Homes into their work. Dr. Nick Place provided a great launch to the day. Dr. Joe Wysocki, National Program Leader at CSREES for Housing and Indoor Environment shared a broad perspective on national initiatives in Healthy Homes. Dr. Elisabeth Maring and Dr. Bonnie Braun discussed the Healthy Homes Focus Team and the activities that are supported by the generous funding of Maryland Cooperative Extension mini-grant.

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(Lynn Little and Jean Austin, field faculty implementing Healthy Homes)

The four activities of the multi-method approach are: needs assessment, website development, citizen engagement/policy development via deliberative forums, and leveraging partnerships. Lynn Little and Jean Austin presented excellent resources, thought-provoking questions, and examples of teaching techniques. Recipients of mini-grants from CSREES presented on their program successes: Susan Morris highlighted Aging in Place; Megan O’Neil-Haight prepared a presentation on Consumer Products which was presented by Crystal Terhune; Joanne Hamilton and Debbie Rhoades provided insight into Delivering Healthy Homes programs to child care providers. A participant commented in the evaluation on the merit of having “actual, real examples of how others have gotten involved to help us know how to proceed.”

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The afternoon was dedicated to a research and training perspective with School of Public Health professors, Dr. Edmond Shenassa and Dr. Amir Sapkota presenting their research and potential areas for field faculty to collaborate in exploring pediatric injuries, asthma, and other health-related problems associated with indoor environmental conditions. A participant wrote in the evaluation, “We would love to be directly involved in assisting with these projects—we are where the feet hit the street…” The final presenter was Tom Neltner, the Director of Training and Education with National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) who arrived with moisture meter, glue traps, and a short introduction to NCHH’s Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners course.

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Registered participants walked away with a box of Healthy Homes materials purchased and organized by Lynn Little and Jean Austin with funds from the Healthy Homes Partnership Grant funded by CSREES. There was even a lunch hour surprise baby shower for Crystal Terhune!

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The day provided us all with a way to think about Dr. Nick Place’s eight overarching principles for MCE-- the existing impact and potential for growth of a Healthy Homes program in Maryland that makes a difference in the quality of life for our citizens.

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