OHE Newsletter
February / 15 / 2017
Office of Health Equity 

Our mission is to identify health inequities and their root causes and promote equitable opportunities to be healthy.



In This Issue
News
  • Uncertainty over health policy worries rural advocates - read more
  • Rise in Infant Drug Dependence Is Felt in Most Rural Areas - read more
  • Cultural prescriptions helping to tackle mental health problems - read more
Jepson Leadership Forum: Reconstruction and the Arc of Racial [In]Justice
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 7 pm.

Robins Pavilion, Jepson Alumni Center
University of Richmond

Advance Registration is required.

This event is free, open to the public, and will be livestreamed from our jepson.richmond.edu website.

For more information visit jepson.richmond.edu/forum or call (804) 287-6522.
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Data Analytics Summit
April 11, 2017.

Turning a Commonwealth of Data into Actionable Value

Secretary Karen Jackson and Secretary Bill Hazel invite you to attend the Governor's Data Analytics Summit.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville, VA.

The Summit is co-hosted by the University of Virginia's Data Science Institute.


This year's summit will feature a lineup of distinguished and insightful speakers and panelists who will discuss how to unlock the value of data with the use of analytics to support an agency's mission, solve challenges, and answer burning questions. Attendees will obtain practical knowledge about identifying and scoping challenges to solve with data analytics, how to get data analytic projects off the ground to completion, and where to get resources. Attendees will also learn about workforce implications, data sharing options, data ethics and privacy, open data, and the future of data analytics including Internet of Things, big data analytics, machine learning, and predictive analytics.

Registration is only open to Virginia state and local government employees. An email will be sent when the online registration is open in early February. Seating is extremely limited, so register early.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please send an email to Arlyn Burgess at arlyn.burgess@virginia.gov.

For all other questions about the summit, please send an email to DataAnalyticsSummit@governor.virginia.gov.

REVIVE! Trainings
REVIVE! is holding four Training of Trainers over the next two months:

  • Greene: Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, 1:30pm-4:30pm. Location: Piedmont Virginia Community College, Eugene Giuseppe Center, 222 South Main Street, Standardsville, VA 22973. Register HERE. For more information, contact Amira Turner at amira.turner@dbhds.virginia.gov or 804-786-0464.
  • Lynchburg: Date: Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, 1:30pm-4:30pm. Location: Acorn Hill Lodge, 2134 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Register HERE. For more information, contact Amira Turner at amira.turner@dbhds.virginia.gov or 804-786-0464.
  • Richmond: Date: Friday, March 3rd, 2017, 2pm-5pm. Location: Glen Allen Branch Library, 10501 Staples Mill Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Register HERE. For more information, contact Amira Turner at amira.turner@dbhds.virginia.gov or 804-786-0464.
  • Fairfax: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm. Location: Merrifield Center, 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Fairfax Room LL-419 Lower Level East. Contact Lauren Krause to register at 703-383-8423.
Resources
  • New Interactive Tool: CDC Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Investment Map
    The CDC recently released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app and printable state- and city-specific fact sheets describing CDC's work to tackle antibiotic resistance using FY2016 funds. The fact sheets can be used to better understand how CDC supports AR activities in your area.
  • Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal
    Throughout 2016, at the mandate of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), CDC published revised Vaccine Information Sheets (VIS) for Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Serogroup B Meningococcal. Each VIS provides a concise description of vaccine benefits and associated risks. 
     
Webinars