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SUMMARY:FORO TELEFÓNICO: VACUNAS CONTRA EL COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Para registrarse\, viste vekeo.com/unlvvth
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SUMMARY:Kids & Teens COVID-19 Vaccine Telephone Townhall
DESCRIPTION:Join the conversation and have your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered by a panel of medical professionals\, experts\, and parents! \nRegister at vekeo.com/unlvvth or call-in the day of the at 877-229-8493 (Code: 121052#) \n\nMeet the Moderator\n \nWill Rucker\, MA\, CTTS\nWill Rucker is gifted to communicate with clarity\, compassion\, and creativity. He gives voice to what is possible while influencing the culture and developing the systems required to achieve it practically. Will brings a unique perspective of the world\, and our places within it\, to his mission of cultivating a global culture centered on compassion. \nWill is engaged in local\, statewide\, and national platforms advancing socio-spiritual transformation efforts in restorative justice\, health equity\, and humanity first initiatives. Nearly twenty years of experience in leading individuals\, teams\, and organizations to extraordinary success informs his unique approach to change. Will’s educational background includes certifications as a ColorCode Personality Science Trainer\, Compassionate Integrity Training (CIT) Facilitator\, and a Master’s Degree in Executive Leadership. \nCurrently\, Will is honored to serve his community by leading development and expansion for the American Lung Association’s programs and educational efforts as the Western Division’s Health Promotion Director. Working with the nation’s oldest public health organization has been a fulfilling experience\, and he is proud to have obtained millions in grant funding for such a worthy cause. Will is a current board member of several non-profits\, including the Interfaith Council of South Nevada\, Community Partners for Better Health\, Compassionate Las Vegas\, and the Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition. \nWill regularly moderates informative and dynamic educational panels for organizations such as UNLV and can be seen hosting Compassionate Las Vegas – The Podcast each week or the A Healthier Tomorrow monthly radio show on KCEP in Las Vegas. He also regularly leads workshops on Interpersonal Relationship Skills\, Meditation\, Team Building\, and Ethical Mindfulness. No matter the endeavor or format\, Will’s passion for tangibly improving the quality of life for all people shines through. \nMeet the Panelists\n Dr. Christina Madison\, PharmD\, FCCP\, AAHIVP\nDr. Christina Madison is the Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist\, PLLC a public health consulting firm. She is a clinical pharmacist specializing in public health with a focus on infectious communicable diseases. Dr. Madison acted as the past Director for Roseman University of Health Sciences COVID-19 Vaccine Operations\, Logistics\, Distribution\, and Administration and Point of Contact for the State of Nevada for COVID vaccines. She has personally facilitated the administration of over 10\,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the Southern Nevada community since January 2021. As a past President of the Nevada Public Health Association\, she has been asked to share her clinical public health and infectious disease expertise with Local\, State\, and International Media outlets and NGO’s. Dr. Madison has been featured in over 150+ on-air TV appearances related to the pandemic and public health. She has an intimate knowledge of the impact public health messaging\, policy\, and legislation can have on communities. A trusted and valued health care professional with 14 years of experience in Public Health and 17 year’s experience as a pharmacy professional. An advocate for victims of human trafficking\, vulnerable populations\, and the underserved; Dr. Madison is a graduate of the 2021 Las Vegas FBI Citizens Academy. She has received multiple awards and recognitions including being named 2020 Educator Healthcare Hero by Nevada Business Magazine recognizing unsung heroes in the healthcare working on the frontline (featured in September 2020 issue)\, Pharmacy Times® and Parata Systems 2020 Next-Generation Pharmacist Honoree (Civic Leader Category)\, named one of the Top 25 Healthcare Influencers by Las Vegas Entrepreneurs Magazine in June 2020\, and Pharmacy Times® “Pharmacy Hero” in May 2020 for her patient education and pharmacy advocacy during COVID19. She has also been recognized for her patient counseling skills and public health/vaccine advocacy. Dr. Madison is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice with Roseman University of Health Sciences (RU)\, College of Pharmacy. She maintains two active clinical practices with Huntridge Family Clinic\, which focuses on the LGTBQ community and is one of the largest providers of HIV prevention and gender affirming care services in the State of Nevada as well as Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada (VMSN) where she offers immunization and communicable disease care. Advocating for public health and the profession of pharmacy to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable populations and the underserved is her passion and mission. \nDr. Evelyn Montalvo Stanton\, MD\, FAAP\, FCCP\nEvelyn Montalvo Stanton\, MD\, originally from New Jersey\, studied natural science chemistry at St. Peter’s University before earning her medical degree (1985) and completing her residency training (1988) at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey\, now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). Dr. Montalvo was elected as chief resident in 1989 and completed her pediatric pulmonology fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Babies Hospital in 1993\, now called Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. \nAfter working as a pediatric pulmonologist at Atlantic Health System for several years\, she returned to Rutgers and became the director of the pediatric pulmonology division. She was also the director of the Children’s RESPIRA program\, designed to educate Latino families about asthma in children. Dr. Montalvo then took a position at Barnabas Health\, where she was the division chief of pediatric pulmonology for two years\, before she became the chair of pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology division chief with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. \nIn her time at UNLV\, she has made many new and positive changes in the department of pediatrics. She has created partnerships with sponsoring institutions\, community pediatricians\, and medical and social organizations in the Valley. Her goal is to establish a center of excellence for pediatrics\, by recruiting top pediatricians and subspecialists for the department\, and continue to provide excellent teaching and clinical skills with best practice models and research for our medical students and pediatric residents. \nAs a pediatric pulmonologist\, Dr. Montalvo has an interest in asthma\, pneumonias\, aerodigestive disorders\, chronic lung disease\, chronic respiratory failure in children with neuromuscular disease\, and special needs children with tracheostomies and ventilators. She has an expertise in pulmonary lung function and pediatric flexible bronchoscopy\, as well as prior experience in working in a Cystic Fibrosis Center at both Atlantic Health and RWJ Barnabas Health. \nDr. David Di John\, MD\nDavid Di John\, MD\, associate professor and section chief for pediatric infectious diseases in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Pediatrics\, earned his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington\, D.C. After receiving his pediatric residency training at North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College in Manhasset\, New York\, he completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Maryland in Baltimore\, Maryland. \nBoard-certified in pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases\, Dr. Di John came to Las Vegas in 2014 from New York\, where he ran a pediatric HIV/AIDS program for 16 years and amassed over 25 years of experience in pediatric infectious diseases. He is now the medical director of the UNLV Health Maternal-Child Wellness Program\, an HRSA-funded center that oversees the care of women\, infants\, children\, and youth infected with\, or exposed to\, HIV. \nDr. Di John has expertise in vaccinations\, HIV/AIDS\, tropical medicine\, and a wide variety of infectious disease problems in children. At the Kerkorian School of Medicine and affiliate hospitals\, Dr. Di John provides clinical care\, engages in clinical research\, and teaches and mentors resident physicians and medical students. \nDr. Ipuna Estavillo Black\, PhD\, RN\, PNP\, CNE\nIpuna Estavillo Black is a proud local alumna of the University of Nevada\, Las Vegas for both my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and Ph.D. degree in Nursing: Sustainable Health. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) degree from Stony Brook University in New York. Most of her nursing experience is in pediatrics and community health. She has extensive higher education experience\, having taught students in both baccalaureate and associate level nursing programs at three different institutions. She believes it’s imperative to cultivate diverse groups of nursing students to meet the needs of our culturally diverse population. She’s also conducted research and published in the areas of community health and pediatric nursing\, as well as presented at many conferences.
URL:https://nmhec.org/event/kids-teens-covid-19-vaccine-telephone-townhall/
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SUMMARY:Shop Talk: COVID-19 Facts vs. Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Let’s talk about COVID-19: Facts vs. Fiction. Join us Monday\, August 9th at 6pm over the phone or on Facebook Live!
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SUMMARY:Tribal Communities COVID-19 Vaccine Tele Townhall
DESCRIPTION:Come ask your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines at this telephone townhall event. Join us over the phone or on Facebook Live to learn more! \nMeet the Moderator\nAshley Callingbull | Mrs Universe 2015 & First Nations Rights Activist \nAshley Callingbull is a Cree First Nations woman from the Enoch Cree Nation in the province of Alberta\, Canada. She is very devoted to her culture and people\, and takes pride in her Cree heritage\, and has shown this through her volunteer work with community Elders and Indigenous youth across North America. By the time Ashley reached 10 years old; she had consecutively won all Enoch’s princess crowns. She is a professionally trained dancer in tap\, ballet\, jazz\, pointe and performed in the Nutcracker. \nAshley’s interest in acting led her to starring in a commercial for The Hudson Bay\, and has appeared in television mini-series\, acted in countless stage performances and has lent her voice for cartoons. She appears in several television shows that include Tribal\, The Amazing Race Canada\, and Blackstone. These television shows air on CRAVE\, APTN\, Showcase\, Maori Television in New Zealand and Hulu Television in the United States. Ashley is also featured in CBC’s 8th Fire Series and the Catch The Dream Series. Ashley also appears on CTV The Social\, Etalk Canada\, CP 24 News\, and many more. Her youth foreshadowed her young adulthood\, as she continued with acting and dancing. \nIn June 2010\, Ashley placed 2nd Runner up in the Miss Universe Canada 2010 Pageant. She is the first Cree First Nations Woman to achieve this goal. During her reign as a Miss Universe Canada 2010 finalist\, she traveled to hospitals and schools speaking about her life and reaching out to others. The loss of some very close family members have led Ashley to also support the Stollery Children’s Hospital\, Walk for the Cure\, Run for the Lung and mentor underprivileged aboriginal youth. Ashley is also currently the Youth Representative for the Stollery Family Centered Care Network for the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. \nAshley was chosen as Miss Canada in 2010 and represented her nation in international pageants in China\, Europe and Barbados. \nAshley is also an international motivational speaker and role model for many educational institutions\, workshops\, conferences and award ceremonies. Ashley has spoken at Harvard University\, Yale University\, University of Toronto\, and Boston University as the keynote speaker for an All Ivy Native Council\, TED Talks and WE Day. Ashley’s hard work and charity work was recognized as she received the Role Model Award at the Dreamcatcher Gala and she also received the Top 20 Under 30 Award in Canada. Ashley also received a role model award from the United Nations in October 2015 for Global Dignity Day. \nAshley was the reigning Mrs Universe 2015 and a Canadian Activist for First Nations Rights and environmental causes in Canada. Ashley is also a spokesperson and model for the Nike N7 organization\, and has completed campaigns with RW&Co\, Hello Fresh\, Go Rving Canada Nintendo Canada\, Hillberg and Berk\, Coterie (New York Fashion Week)\, and many more. \n  \nMeet the Panelists\nChairman Arlan Melendez | Chairman of Reno Sparks Indian Colony \n \nArlan D. Melendez is the Chairman of the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony\, a federally recognized Tribal Government representing Paiute\, Shoshone and Washoe people.  Chairman Melendez was first elected to the Tribal Council in 1987 and has served on the Tribal Council for 33 years\, 30 years as Chairman. \nUnder Chairman Melendez’s leadership\, the RSIC has maintained a strong and fiscally sound government. Chairman Melendez has served on the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) as an advocate for Indian Health Care and has played a vital role in the COVID-19 Pandemic for Indian Country. He also\, has received a life-time achievement award from the National Indian Health Service which publicly honored Chairman Melendez for his significant contributions to their respective national organization. \nChairman Melendez serves as a Tribal Council Liaison and Public Information Officer Assistant in RSIC’s Emergency Unified Command System. His leadership and experience has helped Nevada Tribes collaborate with partners at the Federal\, State and Local levels to support tribal response to COVID-19 since the virus first appeared in early 2020. \nUnder Chairman Melendez’s leadership during COVID-19\, RSIC has created new policies to include COVID-19 safety protocols in the best interest of RSIC’s tribal members\, residents and employees. RSIC has implemented specific services to tribal members who have been directly impacted by the virus. RSIC even created virtual and social media spaces to connect with RSIC’s tribal members and administration for social distancing. RSIC has held COVID-19 Testing PODs and COVID-19 Vaccines PODs in conjunction with the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center\, IHS and state/local agencies. And so much more. \nMelendez is also an Armed Forces veteran having served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam conflict. He graduated from Truckee Meadows Community College and attended the University of Nevada. \n  \nDr. Gayathri Natarajan\, MD | Internal Medicine Specialist at Reno Sparks Tribal Health Center  \n \nDr. Gayathri Natarajan obtained her Doctorate of Medicine (MD) Internal Medicine from Allegheny General Hospital\, Drexel College of Medicine in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.  She grew up in India and moved to the United States in 2004. She considers Reno home since 2016.  She has over 18 years of experience in the medical field working in various capacities from clinical direct patient care\, to being principal investigator running clinical trials for major pharmaceuticals. Her heart has always been in primary care where she could make a real difference in the everyday lives of her patients. She feels working at the Tribal Health Center is her calling. She has seen many parallels between the tribal communities in the Reno Sparks area\, and her own Indian culture. She feels right at home helping her patients whom she considers family. She is passionate about treating chronic illness such as diabetes\, hypertension\, obesity without medications. She has been recognized by her community for her leadership role during COVID pandemic where she continues to lead the community as the Subject Matter expert of Unified Command. \nIn her free time\, she likes to hike\, travel\, cook and try new experiences. She is passionate about women’s rights\, environmentalism and tries to live a simple carbon neutral life. \n  \nDr. Art Martinez | Clinical Psychologist at Reno Sparks Tribal Health Center \n \nDr. Art Martinez is a member of the Chumash tribe\, and a clinical psychologist.  Dr. Art Martinez shares a unique melding of cultural and clinical experiences.  Dr. Martinez has served as an expert witness in more than 3500 cases which served most all superior courts within California and in over 30 other state courts\, US federal district courts and tribal court jurisdictions.  Dr. Art serve as the clinical psychologist and Head of Service of several tribal mental health programs. In 2018 Art became the Co-Director of the Children’s Bureau Quality Improvement Center entitled the Center for Native Child and Family Resilience.  In 2015 Dr. Art joined the Children’s Bureau established Center for Capacity Building for Tribes as the Senior Services Advisor for Tribal Capacity Building in a continuation of service to tribal communities. In the past he served as the executive and clinical director of The Child and Family Institute\, one of the principal Mental Health contractors for Sacramento County Child Protective and Children’s Mental Health Services.  Dr. Art previously founded and directed the Washoe Family Trauma Healing Center in Gardnerville\, Nevada.  This center served as the primary provider of mental health and child assessments for dependency matters for Tribal court jurisdictions in the State of Nevada.  Dr. Art served as a trainer and consultant in culturally competent evaluation and program development.  In that commitment\, he served as a technical expert groups for the three centers of SAMHSA.  In 1999 Art was appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human services to the National Advisory Council for SAMHSA and the Center for Mental Health Services.   His doctoral research and dissertation focused upon the use of traditional Native American health approaches within clinical interventions with Native American families.  Dr. Art’s master’s thesis specifically addressed the salient issues of Indian Child Welfare in America.  Over the past thirty-five years Dr. Art has worked for tribal governments and organizations in the development and provision of services to children and families.   He has taught over 50 courses and seminars involving the dynamics of Children’s mental health\, substance abuse and Mental Health issues in Native communities.  Dr. Art was the past Director of the department of Marriage\, Child and Family therapy at the San Diego Campus of Alliant University as well as Director of Counseling and Psychological Services for UC Merced.  He serves as a nationally known consultant in issues involving Native Americans\, Native American Family Dynamics\, Indian Child Welfare\, Native American Child Development\, and Native American Traditional values and health interventions. \n  \nAngie Wilson | Tribal Administrator of Reno Sparks Indian Colony \nAngie Wilson\, enrolled member of the Pit River Tribe of California and Klamath/Modoc descendant\, serves as the Tribal Administrator for the Reno Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC). In addition\, she leads the RSIC Covid-19 mitigation response as the Unified Commander\, working hand-in-hand with key personnel in managing the Covid-19 response overall. \nMs. Wilson’s career has spanned more than 22 years in Tribal Health Administration\, Policy and Tribal Advocacy. She has dedicated her career working with Tribal Governments and for Tribal Communities as an inherent responsibility. \nMs. Wilson currently serves various Tribal\, State\, Regional and National delegations including: CMS Tribal Technical Advisor for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Services (Arizona\, Nevada and Utah Tribes); Northern California Tribal Representative\, California Area Indian Health Services Tribal Advisory Committee; National Medicare and Medicaid Policy Committee; Secretary/Treasurer of the Pit River Tribal Economic Development Board of Directors\, and as an elected member of the Pit River Tribe Health Authority Board of Directors. \nShe has directed award winning tribal health clinics\, receiving a Nevada Senate Commendation\, National Indian Health Board (NIHB) recognition including\, Local and Area/Regional Impact Awards and most recently a National Awardee of the National Indian Health Board and Indian Health Services in recognition of her work and advocacy to strengthen healthcare initiatives and sustainability methodologies for American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. \nIn 2014\, Nevada Senator Roberson appointed Angie to the Nevada Health Exchange Board of Directors\, becoming the first American Indian in the Nation to serve in this capacity within a State or Federal Health Exchange. \nShe holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management\, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Northwest Christian University in Eugene\, Oregon; and is a resident of Reno\, Nevada.
URL:https://nmhec.org/event/tribal-communities-covid-19-vaccine-tele-townhall/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
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