Northern Nevada County Health Rankings
The Nevada Public Health Institute, in partnership with the Washoe County Health District, will be hosting the 2022 Northern Nevada County Health Rankings. Participants can attend either in-person or virtually.
2022 Northern Nevada County Health Rankings
Event Information:
In-Person Event: April 27, 2022 at 10 am PST; Reno, Nevada
Participants will have the option to attend the 2022 Northern Nevada County Health Rankings virtually through a live stream.
The County Health Rankings, a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, measures the health of nearly all counties in the nation and ranks them within states. The Rankings are compiled using county-level measures from a variety of national and state data sources. These measures are standardized and combined using scientifically-informed weights.
The Northern Nevada County Health Rankings event, led by Dr. John Packham, will take a deep dive into the County Health Rankings for Northern Nevada, discussing public health successes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
To join the event either in person or virtually, please enroll in the course before 10 am PST on the day of the event. Once enrolled, the course will provide further details on event location and directions.
Target Audience:
- Public health professionals
- Community members
Duration~ 1.5 hours
Continuing Education: N/A
Speaker(s): John Packham, PhD, MA
Agenda:
Welcome and Introduction
Kevin Dick, District Health Officer, Washoe County Health District
County Health Rankings
Dr. John Packham, Associate Dean for the Office of Statewide Initiatives, UNAR School of Medicine
Carson City Community Health Improvement Plan Behavioral Health Initiatives
Mary Jane Ostrander, Human Services Division Manager, Carson City Health and Human Services
Washoe County Community Health Improvement Plan Results
Rayona LaVoie, Management Analyst, Washoe County Health District
State of the School of Public Health
Dr. Muge Akpinar-Elici, Dean of the UNR School of Public Health
Focus on Health Equity Panel Discussion
Torey Dunlap, Epidemiologist, Carson City Health and Human Services; Yera Deavila, Communications Specialist, Washoe County Health District; Sara Hanafi, Senior Public Health Diversity Advisor, The Trudy Larson MD Institute for Health Impact and Equity, moderated by Julia Ratti, Director of Programs and Projects, Washoe County Health District
About the Speakers
John Packham, PhD, MA, Associate Dean of Statewide Initiatives, University of Nevada, Reno,
John Packham, Ph.D., MA, is the Associate Dean of Statewide Initiatives and Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. Dr. Packham has co-authored nearly 100 policy-relevant, statewide research reports, including ten editions of the Nevada Rural and Frontier Health Data Book and five editions of Health Care Careers in Nevada. For over two decades, Dr. Packham has served on numerous statewide and national boards, advisory councils, and commissions including Governor Sisolak's Patient Protection Commission, Nevada Public Health Association, and Access to Healthcare Network. Dr. Packham is a frequent speaker on health care policy and public health issues facing Nevada and is regularly asked to testify on health policy issues being addressed by state and local policy makers.
Course Content
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Download Calendar Reminder
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Northern Nevada County Health Rankings Welcome
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Demographic Survey
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Event Description and Presenter Bios
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In-Person Event Location and Directions
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Live Event Stream on April 27, 2022 at 10 am PST
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Course Evaluation
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This webinar is sponsored by:
