Family to Family: August 2017

[Familyhealthnotes] Family Health Notes - Special Edition - Disability Rights and Resources Workshops

Institute for Disability Studies

Family Health Notes

Special Edition - August 15, 2017

Disability Rights and Resources Workshops

11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Holly Springs – Tuesday, Aug. 22 - Eddie Lee Smith Multipurpose Building, 235 North Memphis Street
Meridian – Thursday, Aug. 24 - Lauderdale County Library, 2517 7^th Street
Natchez – Wednesday, Aug. 30 - Judge George W. Armstrong Library, 220 South Commerce Street

Half-day workshop events for community members with disabilities, their families and professionals who provide services to people with disabilities,

offering free brief legal counseling, referrals, resources, and information free of charge.

Resources will range from information about education to employment to voting to wellness.

Presented by Disability Rights Mississippi, the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies

Agenda:

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Sign in and register; gather materials; meet advocates; sign up for a 15 minute attorney session for brief legal counseling, services or referral. Refreshments available.

12 – 12:10 p.m. - Brief event overview and agency introductions
12:10 – 12:30 p.m. – Disability Rights Mississippi
An introduction to the agency and an overview of the purpose, mission, and work that they do. Also introduction of the new Executive Director, Polly Tribble.

12:30 – 12:45 p.m. – Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities
Introduction by Executive Director Charles Hughes; overview of programs and activities in which they are involved.

12:45 – 1:05 p.m. – Institute for Disability Studies
Introduction by Project Coordinator Alma Ellis; overview, programs, events and upcoming trainings.

1:10 – 2 p.m. – Open discussion; general questions and comments from participants. Chance to hear from the community, interactive time; surveys.
Brief break

2:15 to 3:45 p.m. – Individual attorney sessions - meet with attorneys at scheduled intervals (15 minutes each).
2:15 to 3:45 p.m. – While individual attorney sessions are going, there will be four different presentations on: wellness programs and opportunities, voting, employment programs, and the 2018 Mississippi disAbility MegaConference.

3:45 – 4 p.m. – Wrap up and conclusion, final comments or questions. Finalizing any surveys passed out. Gathering resources, refreshments, talking with advocates and directors. Surveys completed and turned in for the drawing for a $25 Walmart gift card.
4 p.m. – Drawing

For sign language requests, accessibility questions or to sign up in advance for a free 15-minute session with an attorney, call 800.772.4057 or email swalker@drms.ms.

***PLEASE NOTE: If you are unable to access any of the links in Family Health Notes, please make sure the entire link is highlighted. If a link is not highlighted, please copy and paste the entire link into your Web browser.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Health Notes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit http://www.usm.edu/disability-studies or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit http://www.usm.edu/disability-studies/support-ids.

The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).

***********************************

SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE

***********************************

TO SUBSCRIBE

If this mailing was forwarded to you and you are not already subscribed to Family Health Notes, here’s how you can become a subscriber:

TO UNSUBSCRIBE

Unsubscribe online at https://mailman.usm.edu/mailman/listinfo/familyhealthnotes and login with your email address and your password. If you do not have a password (they are emailed to members at the beginning of every month), contact one of the administrators listed below.

****************************************

Please visit the IDS Calendar of Events at http://www.usm.edu/ids/calevents/.

Questions may be addressed to

Alma.Ellis@usm.edu

ksmith@ihl.state.ms.us

_______________________________________________

Family Health Notes mailing list

familyhealthnotes@usm.edu

https://mailman.usm.edu/mailman/listinfo/familyhealthnotes

[Familyhealthnotes] Family Health Notes - August 2017

Institute for Disability Studies

Family Health Notes

August 2017

Inside this issue:

1) Survival Kit Sessions: Back to School Edition – August 5, Jackson

2) Creating Your Own Path: Successful Transitions for Persons with Autism – September 7, Madison

3) Nutrition is for Everyone in Mississippi

4) What’s Next? Transition to Competitive Employment – November 8-9, Natchez

5) Incorporating Pediatric-to-Adult Transition into Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition

6) Amazon Releases Library of Free, Open Resources

7) Health Disparities in Early Childhood

______________________________________________________________

1) Survival Kit Sessions: Back to School Edition – August 5, Jackson

The Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation is hosting a free training at the Jackson Medical Mall on Sat., Aug. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Topics and sessions include IEPs/504s and their differences, nutrition tips, a need-to-know session, a caretaker/patient panel and more. Lunch will be served, and door prizes will be given. For more information, please contact Keishawna A. Smith at 601.432.6929 or ksmith@ihl.state.ms.us

2) Creating Your Own Path: Successful Transitions for Persons with Autism – September 7, Madison

Mississippi’s statewide autism training initiative, Creating Your Own Path: Successful Transitions for Persons with Autism, will be held Thurs., Sept. 7, 2017, at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison. The morning keynote will be presented by Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist internationally known as a pioneer in developing the use of visual strategies to support communication challenges common in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Dr. Edlyn Peña, an associate professor of higher education and co-director of the Autism and Communication Center at California Lutheran University, will present the afternoon keynote. For more information or to register, visit: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ee2tbz9ad56c2693&llr=julfnscab&showPage=true

3) Nutrition is for Everyone in Mississippi

The Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) is expanding its health efforts with the launch of “Nutrition is for Everyone,” a one-year regional project designed to provide nutrition education to people with disabilities, their families, and the community. Mississippi will join Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee to increase the number of people with disabilities receiving nutrition education, while increasing their consumption of fruits and vegetables. The project is made possible by a grant from the Walmart Foundation through the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). “People with disabilities are not often included in typical nutrition efforts. During our pilot last year, ‘Nutrition is for Everyone’ reached over 67,000 in the disability community with nutrition outreach and education efforts. We want to see people who have disabilities included in all nutrition outreach and education efforts,” says Dr. Adriane Griffen, AUCD’s director of public health. This new program employs “Nutrition Ambassadors,” experts from AUCD’s member centers, who will help people with disabilities, as well as their families and friends, develop the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy decisions about their nutritional needs. IDS is a member of AUCD, a national, nonprofit network of centers working to improve the health, education, social, and economic well-being for people with disabilities and their families throughout the US and territories. To learn more about the “Nutrition is for Everyone” efforts in Mississippi, contact Alma Ellis at alma.ellis@usm.edu.

4) What’s Next? Transition to Competitive Employment – November 8-9, Natchez

The Mississippi Chapter of the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) is holding its fall conference, What’s Next? Transition to Competitive Employment on Nov. 8-9, at the Natchez Grand Hotel in Natchez. For a registration form, visit http://www.arcms.org/images/admin/archives/attachments/236_ACon_2017.pdf.

5) Incorporating Pediatric-to-Adult Transition into Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition

The Got Transition project has developed a new practice tip sheet to assist medical practices looking for resources in obtaining National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification around transition. In response to popular requests for use of the Six Core Elements for PCMH certification, Got Transition completed a series of key informant interviews with clinical and administrative leaders in the health field and created this tip sheet that includes an easy-to-use chart displaying specific NCQA criteria and guidance with links to related Six Core Elements tools. For a copy of this practice tip sheet released June 2017, visit http://gottransition.org/resourceGet.cfm?id=444.

6) Amazon Releases Library of Free, Open Resources

Amazon's free library of open-education resources for educators, called Amazon Inspire, is now available. A feature that will allow educators to share the resources and lesson plans is not yet available on Amazon Inspire, but is expected in the next few weeks, according to a statement from Amazon. To view Amazon Inspire, visit https://www.amazoninspire.com/.

7) Health Disparities in Early Childhood

Health disparities can be traced to early childhood according to a new report in the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Stressors at early ages can affect the development of children’s bodies neurologically, metabolically and immunologically. Consistent caregiving and supportive health care and community environments can do much to promote improvements. Early identification of problems and links to appropriate services can make a difference for at risk children. For a copy of the article, visit https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6629a1.htm?s_cid=mm6629a1_e.