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How Public Health EHRs SHOULD Help Handle Staff Turnover Gracefully
Staff turnover is a constant reality in public health. Whether driven by funding cycles, burnout, retirements, promotions, or shifting community needs, agencies regularly onboard new clinicians, administrators, billers, supervisors, and support staff. The challenge is not just replacing people. The challenge is maintaining continuity of care, compliance, reporting accuracy, and staff confidence while roles are changing.
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The Big 5 Drugs Used by Youth and Trends to Be Aware Of
In March of 2024, Thad Shunkwiler, LMFT, LPCC, ACS, CCMHC presented at one of Champ Software’s Expert Webinars, examining drug use trends among adolescents and the impact of drug use on the physical and psychological well-being of the user as well as prevention and intervention strategies public health professionals and others can employ to address this issue.
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Strategies for Public Health
Tanya Carter is the Suicide Prevention Supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Health, with over 20 years of experience in community education program development and crisis intervention. She is passionate about suicide prevention and reducing the stigma related to mental illness.
Public Health Advocacy: Meeting with Elected Officials 101
Key points from a Champ Software Expert Webinar, from Sept of 2021, on Public Health Advocacy presented by Patrick Stieg.
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Outcomes Data and Standardized Terminology, Part 2
This article is Part 1 of a two-part series covering a presentation made at the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference in 2017 by Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Dr. Monsen describes her experience, working with social behavioral determinants of health outcomes data.
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health Outcomes Data and Standardized Terminology, Part 1
This article is Part 1 of a two-part series covering a presentation made at the Michigan Premier Public Health Conference in 2017 by Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. Dr. Monsen describes powerful ways to collect, interpret, and leverage SDOH data to affect policy and inform community health decision-making.
The Impact of THC in Marijuana or “Weed,” on the Developing Brain
This article covers a topic that is part of Champ Software’s Expert Webinar series in which subject matter experts present on trending or urgent public health topics
Using Standardized Terminology to Document Whole-Person Health
This article covers a topic that is part of Champ Software’s Expert Webinar series, in which subject matter experts present on trending or urgent public health topics.
Understanding and Addressing the Youth Vaping Epidemic
The rise in vaping among children and teens has been swift and significant, creating urgency to develop effective programs for youth vaping prevention.
