Save the Dates! The 2017 Health Equity Summer Brown Bag Training Series

July 13th training July 27th training August 10th training August 24th training

Every Virginian deserves to live a healthy life. Virginia’s Plan for Well-Being is designed to do just that, by building a foundation for everyone to have a chance to live a healthy life. Different populations in Virginia have differing health outcomes, and it is our goal to understand why those differences exist and how to address them. Virginia’s Plan for Well-Being highlights specific goals that communities can focus on to achieve measureable improvements. VDH is complimenting this initiative by taking an exciting new direction with its Strategic Plan that includes a Population Health focus.

Most of you have attended the Introduction to Population Health Training which was designed to help employees develop a baseline understanding of a population health approach, identify opportunities for engaging with community leaders, and address underlying causes of health issues through various means.

We are now offering a summer training series that will expand on the population health training. This summer series will provide information to help you to answer key questions – why doesn’t everyone in Virginia have similar health outcomes? Why are there health inequities in Virginia? The trainings will explore how to address health disparities present in the Commonwealth. Since health begins where we live, learn, work, and play, and if we understand how these areas affect health outcomes, we can start to build a foundation for everyone to have a chance to live a healthy life.

Summer Brown Bag Series:

The Office of Health Equity is offering this special summer training series as a part of their annual Health Equity Training Series. The series will optimize the way we perform our duties at work by:
• Providing fundamental knowledge of how health is bigger than healthcare
• Understanding how our role is related to and impacted by VDH’s mission and vision
• Increasing our understanding of our role (in/directly patient, client, community, and partner/stakeholder) with population health as outlined in Virginia’s Plan for Well-Being for the attainment of health equity.

This highly informative and thought-provoking series is a must-see for all VDH employees
Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches!

Format:

• Pre-training screening during the week of the training
• Screening on day of the training
• Followed by a 45-minute engaging panel discussion with VDH Subject Matter Experts
• Audience discussion towards the end of the training

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Pre-training screening during the week of the training	Pre-training screening during the week of the training	Pre-training screening during the week of the training	Screening and discussion

This bi-monthly series will start on July 13, 2017, and will run through August 24, 2017. During the series, we will offer different tools that conceptualize the SDOH. We will view episodes from the acclaimed documentary Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? as well as a Ted Talk from renowned Public Health Professor Dr. David R. Williams.
If employees cannot dedicate the entire length of the trainings, they can choose to split their time by viewing a pre-screening of the tools before the training that is more accommodating to their schedules. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the week of the training, we will be offering screenings of the documentary at different times during the afternoon. Employees can select a screening that works best for their schedule, and then attend the discussion session the day of the training to be able to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of how this affects their role at VDH.

Below is the schedule for all of the trainings as well as the pre-training screening schedule:

Thursday July 13th, 2017 – What Shapes our Health?
(TRAIN ID: 1071678 )

This training will introduce root causes of why patterns of health and illness reflect underlying patterns of class and racial inequities. In Virginia, an African American individual born here has a lower life expectancy than a white individual born here. This training will help us understand the systemic issues that impact our health, and how health is a result of not just healthcare but other factors.

Training on 07/13/17:
• 12pm – 1pm || Screening Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom
• 1pm – 1:45pm || Discussion Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom

Pre-Training Screening of In Sickness and In Wealth:
• 7/10 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 12pm – 1pm
• 7/11 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 11:45am – 12:45pm
• 7/12 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Monday 7/10

Tuesday 7/11

Wednesday 7/12

Thursday 7/13

Pre-training screening

12pm – 1pm

Pre-training screening

11:45am – 12:45pm

Pre-training, screening

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Screening, discussion

12pm – 1:45pm

Thursday July 27th, 2017 – Place Matters
(TRAIN ID: 1070992)

This training will explore how “where you live, impacts your health.” In this training, we will see how ones street address can predict their health outcomes based on access to jobs, nutritious foods, safe and affordable housing, and many more factors. We will see how different places in Virginia have different health outcomes and what factors are the root causes for these outcomes. This training will help us understand why there are different health outcomes throughout Virginia based on location, and once again how health is much bigger than just healthcare provisions.

Training on 07/27/17:
• 12pm – 12:30pm || Screening Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom
• 12:30pm – 1:15pm || Discussion Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom

Pre- Training Screening of Place Matters:
• 7/24 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 12pm – 12:30pm
• 7/25 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 11:30am – 12pm
• 7/26 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 2pm – 2:30pm

Monday 7/24	Tuesday 7/25	Wednesday 7/26	Thursday 7/27
Pre-training screening 12pm – 12:30pm	Pre-training screening 11:30am – 12pm	Pre-training screening 2pm – 2:30pm	Screening, discussion 12pm – 1:15pm

Thursday August 10th, 2017 – Culture and Health
(TRAIN ID: 1070992)

This training will illustrate how different cultural and behavioral practices can impact our health. We will see the healthy behaviors that immigrants to the US. We will learn how adapting to American culture can change the health outcomes for immigrants. This training will us understand: the impact culture has on health, what cultural factors act as barriers or protective factors for health, and how a culture of well-being should be promoted in order to optimize health.

Training on 08/10/17:
• 12pm – 12:30pm || Screening Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom
• 12:30pm – 1:15pm || Discussion Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom

Pre- Training Screening of Becoming American:
• 8/07 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 12pm – 12:30pm
• 8/08 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 11:30am – 12pm
• 8/09 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 1pm – 1:30pm

Monday 8/07	Tuesday 8/08	Wednesday 8/09	Thursday 8/10
Pre-training screening 12pm – 12:30pm	Pre-training screening 11:30am – 12pm	Pre-training screening 1pm – 1:30pm	Screening, discussion 12pm – 1:15pm

Thursday August 24th, 2017 – How Racism Makes Us Sick
(TRAIN ID: 1070992)

This training will discuss how health is impacted by our race. We will go beyond the factors of income and education, and look at more systemic root causes that impact health. Speaker Dr. David R. Williams discusses the cumulative impact that the SDOH and discrimination have on health outcomes. He also offers examples of programs that are dismantling discrimination in hopes of promoting beneficial health outcomes for everyone. This training will help us have a well-rounded understanding of the different levels of factors that can impact health, and be aware of interventions that can counterbalance the effect of these factors.

Training on 08/24/17:
• 12pm – 12:30pm || Screening Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom
• 12:30pm – 1:15pm || Discussion Mezzanine Conference Room and via Polycom

Pre- Training Screening of How Racism Makes Us Sick:
• 8/21 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 12pm – 12:30pm
• 8/22 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 11:30am – 12pm
• 8/23 – 7th Floor Conference Room 714 and via Polycom, 1pm – 1:30pm

Monday 8/21	Tuesday 8/22	Wednesday 8/23	Thursday 8/24
Pre-training screening 12pm – 12:30pm	Pre-training screening 11:30am – 12pm	Pre-training screening 1pm – 1:30pm	Screening, discussion 12pm – 1:15pm

We are looking forward to your attending this series! Please sign up via TRAIN.org with the course ID