Department of Public Health & Human Services

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Public Health Summer Institute

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8th Montana Public Health Summer Institute
June 15 -19, 2009
Montana State University - Bozeman

The Summer Institute provides short-term, intensive educational opportunities for public health system professionals, community partners, and students (US).

This educational opportunity is sponsored by the University of Washington's Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, and the Montana Public Health Training Institute of the Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Please read the following information before registering.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Track 1, June 15 -17
(Monday, 1:00PM – Wednesday, Noon)

CORE COURSES:

Leading Teams
Course description: What is it to be a leader? When does a group of people become a team? Exploring these questions provides the key to evolving from a work group to a high-performance team. This track will cover the several aspects of authentic leadership — personal, group, and organizational leadership, along with vision, trust, and ethics. From issues of communication to the challenges of conflict, participants will discuss forming teams, the phases teams go through, and how to value team members’ diversity.
Instructor(s): Kathleen McNeill and Jane Rhodes (Professional Development Center-State of Montana)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

Logic Models & Outcome Measurement
Course description: Course Description: Ever tried running a marathon? Whether you just want to get across the finish line or put in your best time ever, you need to plan for it. That plan might include getting the right running shoes, scheduling your practice runs, eating the right foods, and stepping up your speed as the race draws near. In essence, you've laid out a logic model for a successful outcome. In the same way, your public health efforts will be even better if you plan ahead, assess your progress, make needed changes, and reflect on the outcomes. This course will show you how to measure the performance of your local health jurisdiction using logic models and outcome measurement.
Instructor(s): Luann D’Ambrosio (NWCPHP-UW), Carl Osaki (NWCPHP-UW) (DPHHS)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

Public Health Advocacy: Interpersonal Skills and Competencies
Course description: Course Description: Have you ever had a difficult time advocating for your public health programs and/or staff? What about making your case against cutting the budget for services you provide? Ever feel like your voice just isn’t heard, especially by people in high-power positions? Wish you could write a press release, but don’t feel comfortable talking with the media? If any of these situations sound familiar, please join us to learn about effective interpersonal skills in a variety of public health settings. Topics include: effective strategies for managing difficult conversations, verbal and nonverbal presentation skills, persuasive techniques, listening skills, and effective collaboration. Participants will have the opportunity to practice skills in real case studies and actual conversations—such as talking 1:1 with colleagues, communicating with Boards of Health, County Commissioners, outside partners and/or to talking to the media.
*Note: This course is a great follow-up to last year’s course on Collaboration; however, taking last year’s course is not a pre-requisite.
Instructor(s): Julie Benson-Rosston (Collaboration Institute)(DPHHS)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

Public Health Workforce Resiliency - CANCELLED
Course description: Public health faces unprecedented challenges to its workforce including human-caused, natural and economic disaster(s). Workforce resiliency training provides the knowledge and skills needed by public health leaders and workers to better cope with these challenges. To enhance skills building and real world application this training will be tailored to the relatively unique needs of rural Montana public health leaders and workers. The Montana Summer Institute Workforce Resiliency training will cover the organizational, leader and worker “toolkit(s)” needed before, during and following any type of disaster or public health emergency.
Instructor(s): Randy Beaton (NWCPHP-UW), Clay Berger (Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital-Glascow)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

Putting Preparedness into Context - FREE!
WORKSHOP
Wednesday, June 17, 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Course description: This four-hour workshop will summarized both the results of an annual survey conducted by the instructors which asks public health colleagues in the Northwest and nationally to identify their priority public health challenge in the 21st century and how they match up with responses from public health professionals in Montana. Results can be used to inform strategic planning for 2009 in the face of federal, state and local budget cuts.
Instructor(s):Jack Thompson (NWCPHP-UW), Paul Weisner (NWCPHP-UW)
Duration: 8 hours
CEUs: No



Track 2, June 17 -19
(Wednesday, 1:00PM – Friday, Noon)

CORE COURSES:

Assessing Community Needs in Public Health and Resources
Course description: This course will provide an overview of public health assessment methods and uses. Participants will review several methods for conducting community and public health needs and resource assessments, including focus groups, community concerns surveys, assets mapping, and many other methods. Special considerations, including conducting assessments in rural communities or assessing needs related to sensitive health topics, will also be discussed. Individual and group activities will help participants practice skills related to conducting assessments and develop a plan for conducting an assessment in their own communities.   
Instructor(s): Vicki Collie-Akers (University of Kansas, Work Group for Community Health and Development), Judy LaPan (Richland County Health Department)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents - FREE!
Course description: Purpose This course provides training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS).

Who Should Attend: The target audience for this course is individuals who may assume a supervisory role in expanding incidents. Note: During an expanding incident, some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions. These incidents may extend into multiple operational periods.

This course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. These earlier courses are prerequisites for ICS-300.
Instructor(s): Ed Gierke (MTDES), Charlie Hanson (MTDES)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: No

Managing People
Course Description: Management might be the most important job that people are least trained to take on. Doing a job well doesn’t guarantee success in managing others who do that job. This track will examine the challenges of management, beginning with making the transition into the role. Clarity on your own responsibilities and style will lead into better organization — planning, managing time, and making the most of meetings. Participants will also discuss the most important part of management — working with people and managing performance.
Instructor(s): Kathleen McNeill, and Jane Rhodes (Professional Development Center-State of Montana)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes

Using a Tabletop Exercise to Improve Environmental Health Performance
Course Description: This course will look at how EH practice can be improved through the use of recently developed National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards. The Standards are based on the 10 Essential Environmental Health Services. A tabletop exercise will be used to identify program gaps or shortcomings in a Department's Food Safety Program. Participants will then use the national performance standards to identify and discuss strategies emerging from the exercise to improve a unit's performance. Discussion about the value and use of the standards in other EH programs and the link to national accreditation will also be discussed.
Instructor(s): Carl Osaki (NWCPHP-UW), Jennifer Pinnow (RiverStone Health, Billings)
Duration: 16 hours
CEUs: Yes



8 HOUR COURSES

Case Studies in Communicable Diseases
(Wednesday 1:00PM – Thursday, Noon)

Course description: Practice case investigation skills including the use of standardized definitions, gathering key information, and case control follow-up. Multi-disciplinary case studies include; foodbourne, rash illness, STD, and diarreal.
Instructor(s): Dr. Kammy Johnson (DPHHS), Bonnie Barnard (DPHHS)
Duration: 8 hours
CEUs: Yes

Building a Sustainable Exercise and Evaluation Program For Preparedness- FREE!
(Wednesday 1:00 PM – Thursday Noon)

Course description: This course is designed to strengthen the local public health and tribal jurisdictions ability to build self-sustaining exercise program and implement standardized HSEEP methodology for designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating all exercises.
Instructor(s): David Vaught (DPHHS)
Duration: 8 hours
CEUs: No

Analysis, Visualization, & Reporting of Communicable Disease Data
(Thursday 1:00PM – Friday, Noon)

Course description: Using case investigation and outbreak data for disease control.
Instructor(s): Dr. Kammy Johnson (DPHHS), Bonnie Barnard (DPHHS)
Duration: 8 hours
CEUs: No

2009 Summer Institute Brochure (PDF)
2009 Course Descriptions (print version)
2009 Course Schedule for the week
Faculty List

EVENTS

SPECIAL SESSION - FREE
Tuesday, June 16, 9:00AM- 5:00PM
MSU-Bozeman
Hannon Hall - Dining Room

"Voluntary Accreditation For State & Local Public Health Departments. Are We Ready?"
The session will be an introduction to voluntary accreditation and how implementing quality improvement activities can prepare health departments to meet the national voluntary accreditation standards. Target audience: lead public health officials and local boards of health members.

Instructors:
Jack Thompson, NW Center for Public Health Practice
Bruce Miyahara, NW Center for Public Health Practice

Guest Instructors:
Kaye Bender, PHAB Executive Director
Bud Nicola, CDC and PHAB Board Member
Carol Moehrle, Director, North Central Idaho District Health

Duration: 7 hours
CEUs: No

For more information, contact;
Sue Miller 406-444-3624
Judy Garrity 406-444-5949


FREE! LUNCHEON
Wednesday, June 17th
11:15AM - 12:45PM
MSU-Bozeman
Hannon Hall - Dining Room

Guest Speakers:
- Anna Whiting Sorrell, DPHHS Director
- Jane Smilie, DPHHS
- Stephanie Nelson, Gallatin Health Department
- Jack Thompson, NW Center for Public Health Practice - Univ. of WA
... and PRIZES!


LODGING

Hotels
List of hotels in Bozeman

Campus Accomodations - MSU-Bozeman, Hannon Hall
www.montana.edu/cs/accommodations.php

REGISTRATION

TUITION:
One – 8 hour class             $110.00
One – 16 hour class           $180.00

STIPENDS
One stipend award is available for every jurisdiction to assist with tuition. There is a $60 non-refundable processing fee for each 16 hour course and a $40.00 processing fee for each 8 hour course. The applicant is responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. For more information about stipends, contact Vicki Cook at vcook@mt.gov or 406-444-0732.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are available for Montana college students pursuing a career in public health, nursing, or community health. The scholarship award covers only the tuition cost. Students are responsible for travel and lodging expenses. For more information about scholarships, contact Margaret Souza at msouza@mt.gov or 406-444-3011.

Scholarship Information
Scholarship Application (online)
Scholarship Information & Application (print version)

Contact Margaret Souza at 406-444-3011 for more information.


Online Registration
Mail-In Registration Form

Where to Check-In

Check-In Registration - Hannon Hall Lobby

Track 1: Monday, June 15, 10AM -12:45PM
Track 2: Wednesday, June 17, 10AM -12:45PM

Check in and pick up your Summer Institute materials and name tags.

Check-in registration for the "Voluntary Accreditation..." special session will be in the Hannon Hall Dining Room on Tuesday, June 16, 8:00AM-9:00AM

MSU-Bozeman Campus Map

Where's My Classroom?

All Summer Institute Courses are located in Roberts Hall.

Courses and room numbers

The "Voluntary Accreditation..." special session is in the Hannon Hall Dining Room on Tuesday, June 16th,
9:00AM-5:00PM.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Registration & Stipends:
Vicki Cook
vcook@mt.gov
406-444-0732

Course Information:
Tulasi Zimmer
tzimmer@mt.gov
406-444-7072

Scholarships:
Margaret Souza
msouza@mt.gov
406-444-3011