What's New in Public Health Nursing

Annual Public Health Nurse Conference Webpage:  Announcing this new webpage with conference materials for upcoming, current and past annual Public Health NurseConferences.  Included are webcasts, Power Point presentations, handouts and other materials as made available by conference keynote speakers and break-out session presenters, pre-conference day trainers, and presenters at the Academic Linkages Dinner.  (Added November 2009)

Save these Dates - Mark your calendar so you will not miss these events!

• May 25-27, 2010 - Annual 2010 Wisconsin Public Health Association Conference, Middleton, WI, Marriott Madison West

• August 17, 2010 - Annual Public Health Nurse Conference (Academic Linkages Dinner held evening prior)  Location to be announced soon.

Webcast of August 2009 Bright Futures Training Session - Over 80 persons attended the Bright Futures training, Incorporating Bright Futures into Public Health Practice, on August 17, 2009 in Stevens Point in conjunction with the 2009 State Public Health Nursing Conference.  Bright Futures presentations included a General Overview of Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents by one of the authors, Paula Duncan, MD, FAAP, and Jane Bassewitz, MA, staff of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).  Dr. Duncan also presented the afternoon session, Promoting Family Support in Healthy Development-Strength Based Approaches.  Other informative presentations to demonstrate use of the Bright Futures materials by health departments in Wisconsin were presented by Gretchen Klug of Dodge County Health Department and Paulette Mague or Eau Claire City-County Health Department.   Recorded sessions at the Public Health Nurse Conference are available at http://media1.wi.gov/dhfs/catalog/front.aspx.  Search for the date August 17, 2009 and August 18, 2009.  (Added October 2009)

Planned 2010 Webcasts:  The next step to promote the use of Bright Futures in Wisconsin is a series of live Webcasts jointly sponsored by the AAP and the state Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Family Health Section.  These webcasts will focus on the needs of public health nurses and each will feature a specific Bright Futures theme.  The initial theme - Bright Futures on Promoting Oral Health - is scheduled January 21, 2010 from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon.  For more information contact Ann Stueck at ann.stueck@dhs.wisconsin.gov.    (Added October 2009)

The Wisconsin Public Health Nurse Orientation Courses:  are 5 web-delivered modules for orientation of public health nurses which covers the Wisconsin Public Health Nursing Practice Model and statutory requirements for public health nursing services in Wisconsin .  The target audience includes public health nurses, public health nurse managers, nurse educators, nursing students, and other public health staff.  Each course is designed to assist participants in gaining knowledge and skills needed to address new and emerging issues in public health nursing.  For more information, contact:  Regional Public Health Nurse Consultants.  Register for the courses on the TRAIN website:  https://wi.train.org and search by the title WPHN Orientation.  Brochure (PDF, 263 kb) (Added October 2009)

Margaret O. Schmelzer Receives A National Award (Word, 22 KB)  

• Picture of Margaret with her Award (JPG,5 MB)    

• Picture of Award  (JPG, 3 MB)

LEAP (Exit DHS) is Linking Education and Practice to Excellence in Public Health Nursing.  Check this website for updates, resources, webcasts and courses of interest to public health nurses, nursing students and School of Nursing faculty.

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If you have any questions, e-mail Jamie LaBrasca, Northern Regional Office at jamie.labrasca@wisconsin.gov