June 17, 2016 Newsletter
OHE News
Congrats OHE!

Dr. McFadden received The VDH Commissioner Award on Thursday, June 2nd. Congratulations to the entire team at OHE and keep up the good work. Let's keep working towards health equity for all and strive to make Virginia the healthiest state in the nation.


Social Media Exposure Contest

Keep working on getting your friends and family to follow the Office of Health Equity on Twitter and Instagram and be sure to encourage them to "like" us on Facebook as well!

CONTEST ENDS JULY 1st!
What's New?

Migrants, non-English speakers less likely to use mental health services: ABS

HTA Appoints New Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs

Hoedown for Healthcare comes to Petrolia

Cities ahead by $2 billion in health funding

States Attack a Severe Doctor Shortage

Affordable Care Act dramatically improved health insurance coverage for people living in rural areas

Health Equity in Indiana and Beyond: Eliminating Disparities Associated with Addiction

Triple Aim of Health Equity

'Harsh reality' in Richmond: Drugs easily accessible, but fresh fruits are not

Save the Date
June 17, 2016
The 2016 Health Equity and Culturally Appropriate Training Series presents:
Providing Culturally Competent Care to Arabic Speakers

June 17, 2016 - 11 AM-12:30 PM - Mezzanine Conference Room VDH Madison Building or
via Polycom

To participate via Polycom please contact Rich Watson at richard.watson@vdh.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804)-864-7179

Register now on the TRAIN Virginia website at https://va.train.org
Course ID# 1063111

For more information contact Marilyn Breslow via email at marilyn.breslow@vdh.virginia.gov or by phone at (804)-864-7438 
June 22, 2016
Public Webinar: Overview of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

June 22 - 2 PM-3 PM

Participate by phone: 800-779-0686 (U.S. Callers) 1-312-470-0194 (International Callers)
Passcode: 3377346


To learn more about this event, please visit: https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2016/callinfo_062216.asp
June 30, 2016
The National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) in Action

On June 30 at 3 PM the HHS Office of Minority Health will present its second webinar in a series on the National CLAS Standards

To register a Polycom site, contact Rich Watson at richard.watson@vdh.virginia.gov  or 804-864-7179. 

Register now on the TRAIN Virginia website at https://va.train.org   
Course ID# 1063111

For more information contact Marilyn Breslow at (804)-864-7438 or by email at
marilyn.breslow@vdh.virginia.gov
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