The Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan’s National Native Network with Indian Health Service Health Promotion & Disease Prevention and the Indian Health Services Clinical Support Center (Accredited Provider) present a webinar series:  Cancer Risk Reduction in Indian Country.

Title:  Strategies to Address Barriers in Pediatric Obesity & Food Access

Date:  Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Presenters:

Shelley Kubczak, M.A., B.S.
Child Care Health Consultant
Michigan Public Health Institute

Hannah Wichern, MPH
Intern
Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

Michelle Schulte, M.A.
Project Director
Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

Learning Outcomes/Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

1.  Recognize the limited access to safe, nutritious food within Michigan tribal communities.
2. Deliver culturally relevant nutrition education to improve pediatric obesity care in tribal communities with limited staff capacity.
3. Build a collaborative network focused on increasing community resources that promote healthy nutrition and lifestyle.

 

Target Audience:  Nurses, health educators, administrators, and support staff working with American Indian and/or Alaska Native communities.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Funding for this webinar was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DP13-1314 Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities.  Webinar contents do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Continuing Education:

To obtain a certificate of continuing education, you must be registered for the course, participate in the webinar in its entirety and submit a completed post-webinar survey.  The post-webinar survey will be emailed to you after the completion of the course.  Certificates will be mailed to participants within four weeks by the Indian Health Service (IHS) Clinical Support Center.

Accreditation:

The Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity is designated 1.0 contact hour for each hour of participation.

Faculty Disclosure Statement:  As a provider accredited by ACCME, ANCC, and ACPE, the IHS Clinical Support Center must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities.  Course directors/coordinators, planning committee members, faculty, reviewers and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity.  Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place.  Faculty will also disclose any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation.  All those who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity have completed the disclosure process and have indicated that they do not have any significant financial relationships or affiliations with any manufacturers or commercial products to disclose.

No commercial interest support was used to fund this activity.

Space is limited.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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