9/14: Customizing Wellness Tools, 9/13: Innovative Approaches to Wellness
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Customizing Wellness Tools for the Cultures in Your Community
SAMHSA's Program to Achieve Wellness
September 14, 2017; 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join SAMHSA's Program to Achieve Wellness on September 14 at 1:00 p.m. ET for Customizing Wellness Tools for the Cultures in Your Community to hear from nationally recognized experts about some of the best practices in modifying tools and evidence-based practices for specific populations. Webinar participants will hear about real-world implementation experiences and outcomes from the use of culturally customized wellness tools and have the opportunity to ask leading experts questions about the processes involved.
Moderated by Kristin Lupfer, Director of the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center operated by Policy Research Associates, Inc., this webinar will feature:
- Deborah Altschul, Ph.D., University of Mexico, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health
- Poka Laenui, J.D., Hawaiian Perspectives
- Alan Rabideau, First Nations Behavioral Health Association
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Innovative Approaches to Wellness in Behavioral Health: Announcing the Winners of SAMHSA's 2017 Recognition of Excellence in Wellness
SAMHSA's Program to Achieve Wellness
September 13, 2017; 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
SAMHSA's Program to Achieve Wellness is pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2017 Recognition of Excellence in Wellness! Register for the upcoming webinar to learn more about this year's winners and how you can incorporate some of their effective practices in your own work!
The Recognition of Excellence in Wellness acknowledges organizations and communities for their exemplary wellness efforts. This year's winners were selected by a committee of national experts for their meaningful work to improve cardiovascular health outcomes for individuals with mental and/or substance use disorders.
The 2017 Recognition of Excellence winners are:
- Institute for Community Living, New York
- Mental Health Resources, Minnesota
- Sheppard Pratt Health System, Maryland
In addition to the three winners of the 2017 Recognition, Putnam Family and Community Services, Inc. of New York receives an honorable mention for its innovative efforts supporting SAMHSA's Million Hearts® Initiative.
To learn more about the 2017 awardees, register today for Innovative Approaches to Wellness in Behavioral Health: Announcing the Winners of SAMHSA's 2017 Recognition of Excellence in Wellness! Special guests from each of the three programs will present on their outcomes and innovations. Q&A with the presenters will help you learn what you need to know to help improve cardiovascular health outcomes for the individuals you serve.
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The SOAR TA Center is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Disclaimer: The SOAR Technical Assistance Center is sending this NewsFlash with support from SAMHSA, HHS. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of HHS or SAMHSA. |
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