Insights & Innovations

Insights & Innovations Webinar Series

Insights & Innovations is a monthly webinar series designed for public health practitioners. Our current series is exploring ways we can address public health challenges through a health equity lens. Webinars are the last Friday of every month at 12:00 pm eastern time.

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2018 Insights & Innovations Webinars

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

The Least, Last, and Lost of a US Public Health Crisis: Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder
September 27, 2018

Tara Benjamin, MD, MS, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
IU School of Medicine
Director of the Maternal Recovery Program
Riley Maternity & Newborn Health

OUD Slides

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Sullivan County Regional Health Department
August 24, 2018

Ashlie Harrod, RN, BSN
NAS Nurse Educator
Sullivan County Regional Health Department

NAS Slides

Indiana Addictions Crisis

Responding to the Indiana Addictions Crisis: Legal & Policy Best Practices
July 27, 2018

Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH
Professor
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Legal & Policy Best Practices Slides

Syringe Services Programs

Syringe Services Programs in Indiana
April 27, 2018

Erika L. Chapman, MPH, CPH, CHES, RYT-200
Harm Reduction Program Manager
Division of HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis
Indiana State Department of Health

Syringe Services Slides

Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction
March 30, 2018

Christopher Abert
Director
Indiana Recovery Alliance

Harm Reduction Slides

Colorado's LARC Program Overview

Colorado's LARC Program Overview
February 23, 2018

Jody Camp, MPH
Family Planning Section Manager
Colorado Family Planning Initiative

LARC Overview Slides

The Clean Power Plan

The Clean Power Plan, Public Health, and Science under Today’s EPA: Challenges and Opportunities
January 26, 2018

Janet McCabe, JD
McKinney School of Law

The Clean Power Plan Slides

Creating Opportunities to Achieve Optimal Health

Addressing Health Disparities

African American Family Reunion Partnerships as a Culturally-Appropriate Approach for Addressing Health Disparities
December 15, 2017

Sula Hood, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Addressing Health Disparities Slides

Who Rides the Bus

Who Rides the Bus: Examining Transit Ridership in Marion County
December 1, 2017

Kelly Davila
Senior Research Analyst
The Polis Center at IUPUI

Matt Nowlin
Research Analyst
The Polis Center at IUPUI

Safe, Strong, Supportive

ACES, Development and a Path to the Future
October 27, 2017

Patsy Sellars, MSW
Managing Director Field Offices
Casey Family Programs

ACES Slides

Social Enterprises

Social Enterprises and Health Equity
September 29, 2017

Patrick Monahan, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics
IU School of Medicine & IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI
CEO and Founder
Home At Last, LLC

Social Enterprises Slides

American Community Survey on Disability

The American Community Survey (ACS) and Data on Disability
August 25, 2017

Lewis E. Kraus, MPH, MCP
Center on Disability at the Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA

ACS and Data on Disability Webinar Slides

Including People with Disabilities

Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies
July 28, 2017

Adriane K. Griffen, DrPH, MPH, MCHES
Senior Director, Public Health and Leadership
Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Disability Competencies Webinar Slides

HIV Criminalization

HIV Criminalization: What’s so bad about laws that criminalize people living with HIV?
June 23, 2017

Dr. Carrie Foote
Associate Professor of Sociology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

HIV Criminalization Webinar Slides

Project POINT

Project POINT: Meeting post-overdose patients where they are
May 26, 2017

Drs. Dan O’Donnell and Krista Brucker
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine

Project POINT Webinar Slides

The Opioid Epidemic and HIV Outbreak in Indiana

The Opioid Epidemic and HIV Outbreak in Indiana: Epidemiology, Response and Lessons Learned
April 28, 2017

Joan M. Duwve, MD, MPH
Associate Dean, Fairbanks School of Public Health
Chief Medical Officer, Indiana State Department of Health

Opioid Epidemic and HIV Outbreak Webinar Slides

Health Equity in Indiana

Health Equity in Indiana: What is Happening Now!
March 31, 2017

Antoniette M. Holt, MPH
Director, Office of Minority Health
Indiana State Department of Health

Health Equity in Indiana Webinar Slides

Leading From the Cliff

Leading From the Cliff
February 24, 2017

Jerome Adams, MD, MPH
State Health Commissioner
Indiana State Department of Health

Leading From the Cliff Webinar Slides

Advancing Health Equity

Advancing Health Equity
January 27, 2017

Jeanne F. Ayers, RN, MPH
Assistant Commissioner and 
Chief Health Equity Strategist
Minnesota Department of Health

Advancing Health Equity Webinar Slides

Culture of Health

Improving Population Health, Well-being and Equity
December 16, 2016

Supplemental: My Plan Template

Brent Anderson
Medical Practice Coach
Indiana State Department of Health

Tess Weathers
Research Associate
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Improving Population Health Webinar Slides

Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems, Part 3 of 3
November 18, 2016

Don Gettinger
Quality Reporting Manager
Qsource, Part of the atom alliance

Strengthening Integration Webinar Slides

Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems, Part 2 of 3
October 21, 2016

Waldo Mikels-Carrasco
Director of Population Health Research & Development
Michiana Health Information Network

Brian Dixon, PhD, MPA, FHIMSS
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Research Scientist
Center for Biomedical Informatics, Regenstrief Institute

Strengthening Integration Webinar Slides

Strengthening Integration of Health Services and Systems, Part 1 of 3
September 30, 2016

JoBeth McCarthy
Director, Center for Public Health Practice, Indiana Public Health Training Center, and Liaison, Public Health CORPS
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Strengthening Integration Webinar Slides

Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities, Part 2 of 2
August 26, 2016

Vicki Johnson-Poynter, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CSSBB
Schneck Medical Center
Former Vice President Nursing Services and Chief Nursing Officer

Tonja Couch
Jackson County United Way
Executive Director

Nate Otte, OD
Dr. Nate Optometrist
IU Pediatric Department
Optometrist and Adjunct Faculty Clinician

Lin Montgomery, MLD
Jackson County Health Department
Public Health Educator-Coordinator

Healthier, Equitable Communities Webinar Slides

Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities, Part 1 of 2
July 29, 2016 

Tammy Dye, MSN, FACHE
Schneck Medical Center
Vice President of Clinical Services and Chief Quality Officer

Vicki Johnson-Poynter, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CSSBB 
Schneck Medical Center 
Former Vice President Nursing Services and Chief Nursing Officer

Lin Montgomery, MLD 
Jackson County Health Department 
Public Health Educator-Coordinator

Healthier, Equitable Communities Webinar Slides

Fostering a Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being, Part 2 of 2
June 24, 2016

John D. Disher, MS
IU Health East Central Region
Community Outreach Manager
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation

Cross-Sector Collaboration Webinar Slides

Fostering a Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being, Part 1 of 2
May 27, 2016

John D. Disher, MS
IU Health East Central Region
Community Outreach Manager
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation

Cross-Sector Collaboration Webinar Slides

Culture of Health Action Framework
April 29, 2016

Alonzo Plough, PhD, MPH
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Vice President, Research-Evaluation-Learning and Chief Science Officer

Action Framework Webinar Slides

2016 Legislative Updates

Public Health Legislative Wrap-up
March 31, 2016

State Representative Cindy Kirchhofer
Indiana General Assembly
Chair, Public Health Committee

Public Health Legislative Wrap-up Slides

Public Health Legislative Update
February 17, 2016

Paul Babcock, MPA, JD
Project Director
Public Health Policy, Emergency Preparedness, and Innovation
Marion County Public Health Department

Public Health Legislative Update Slides

12 Domains of Public Health Accreditation

Domain 12: Maintaining Capacity To Engage The Public Health Governing Entity
April 22, 2016

Cynthia Stone, DrPH, RN
Clinical Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management Concentration Director

Domain 12 Webinar Slides

Domain 11: Maintaining Administrative And Management Capacity
February 26, 2016

Joe Gries
Administrator
Vanderburgh County Health Department

Domain 11 Webinar Slides

Domain 10: Contributing To And Applying The Evidence Base Of Public Health
January 29, 2016

Sandra Cummings, MSW
Chronic Disease Coordinator
Marion County Public Health Department

Cynthia Stone DrPH, RN
Associate Professor
Indiana University
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Domain 10 Webinar Slides

Domain 9: Evaluating And Continuously Improving Processes, Programs, And Interventions
December 18, 2015

William Riley, Ph.D.
Professor
School for the Science of Health Care Delivery
William.J.Riley@asu.edu

Cindy Murphy, R.N.
Administrator
Boone County Health Department

Domain 9 Webinar Slides

Domain 8: Maintaining A Competent Public Health Workforce
November 20, 2015

Carole Kacius, PhD
Associate Dean of Education and Training
Associate Professor

Mary McKee, MSW, LCSW, CQIA
Director, Population Health
Marion County Public Health Dept.

Luke Wren, MSGH
Public Health Accreditation Coordinator
Montgomery County Health Department

Rachel Buckman, CHES
Health Educator
Hendricks County Health Department

Domain 8 Webinar Slides

Domain 7: Promoting Strategies To Improve Primary Care
October 30, 2015

Brock D. McMillen, MD
Family Physician
IU Health

Eric Coulter, EdD, MBA
Executive Director
Wayne County Health Department

Domain 7 Webinar Slides

Domain 6: Enforcing Public Health Laws
September 25, 2016

Ross D. Silverman, JD, MPH
Professor
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Mindy Waldron, REHS
Administrator
Allen County Health Department 

Domain 6 Webinar Slides

Domain 5: Strategic Planning
August 28, 2015

Oyine Ali-George, MPH
Epidemiologist and Accreditation Coordinator, Boone County Health Department 

Cynthia Stone, DrPH, RN
Clinical Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health

Domain 5 Webinar Slides

Domain 4: Engaging With Community To Identify And Address Health Problems
June 26, 2015

Donna Oeding 
Administrative Director, Dubois County Health Department

Kathryn Coe, PhD
Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health 

Domain 4 Webinar Slides

Domain 3: Inform And Educate About Public Health Issues And Functions
May 29, 2015

Virgina Caine, MD
Director, Marion County Health Department
Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division
IU School of Medicine 

Rachel Buckman
Health Educator
Hendricks County Health Department 

Presentation Slides

Domain 2: Investigate Health Problems And Environmental Public Health Hazards To Protect The Community
April 24, 2015

Yi Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health 

Jennifer Warner 
Johnson County Health Department

Shandy Dearth 
Marion County Public Health Department

Domain 2 Webinar Slides

Domain 1: Community Health Needs Assessment: In Practice, Pt. 2
March 27, 2015

Jessica Craig, MPH
Epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiology
Marion County Public Health Deparment 

Domain 1 Webinar Slides

Domain 1: Community Health Needs Assessment: An Overview, Pt. 1
March 27, 2015

Dr. Lisa Staten, PhD
Department Chair, Social and Behavioral Science
IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Indianapolis

Domain 1 Webinar Slides