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This webinar (1:33:14 minutes) discusses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which is a caregiver module that identifies the relationship to the care recipient and collects key information in a very brief concise fashion related to caregiving. There are three presentations included in this webinar. Phil Echevarria discusses BRFSS's impact on New Jersey and the caregiving data and how it has influenced policy change in New Jersey. Jana Pastir discusses how North Dakota has used the Subjective Cognitive Decline caregiver modules to enhance other chronic disease programs.

This webinar (57:10 minutes) discusses the public health considerations and models for cultural adaptations in caregivers of people with dementia. This webinar includes two different presentations. Nina Darby discusses the Diverse Elders Coalition and their history of caregiving initiative and some novel findings in their research. This led to their caregiving toolkit, Caring for Those Who Care (found linked in the presentation), which includes fact sheets on each diverse community.

This webinar (1:13:08 minutes) discusses health inequities and cultural adaptations for African American and Latino caregivers of people with dementia. This webinar includes three different presentations. Jason Resendez discusses how to turn research into practice to support public health agencies in the delivery and development of culturally tailored dementia caregiving programming.

This webinar (59:05 minutes) discusses cultural adaptation for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Indigenous caregivers and provides examples and lessons learned from tailoring programs to support caregivers in these communities. This webinar includes three different presentations. Ocean Le discusses the unique realities of Indigenous, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders dementia caregivers. Haera Han discusses cultural adaptations in dementia caregiving, specifically in the case of Korean Americans.

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Join the Conversation about Age-Friendly Health Systems with nationally renowned speakers!

The next free session on Age-Friendly Health Systems is scheduled for June 1st,  2022!

These 4-part training series are being offered through Urban Health Partnerships (UHP) in collaboration with the South Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (SFGWEP), NSU

Learning Objectives:

- Describe at least four Core Concepts in understanding childhood traumatic stress

- Describe at least three ways in which trauma can affect children's development

- Describe Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and at least one strategy for mitigating STS

This webinar (1:00:39 minutes) given by Donald Jurivich discusses the biology of aging. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) describe aging demographics; (2) interpret theories on aging; and (3) know aging processes distinct from disease processes.

This webinar (46:31 minutes) given by Donald Jurivich discusses mentation and mild cognitive impairment in older adults. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) define mild cognitive impairment; (2) report the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment; (3) identify mild cognitive impairment risk; (4) diagnose mild cognitive impairment; and (5) treat mild cognitive impairment.

This webinar (59:20 minutes) given by Meridee Danks discusses how to help manage geriatric syndromes. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) discuss the prevalence of falls in community-dwelling older adults and identify intrinsic and extrinsic fall risk factor; (2) describe age-related changes and their impact on postural stability and functional mobility; and (3) select appropriate assessments and interventions when dealing with postural control deficits in the older adult client. (Presentation begins at 1:00 minute).

This webinar (1:02:01 minutes) given by Donald Jurivich discusses one of the 4Ms of the age-friendly healthcare systems framework: mentation. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) apply mentation assessment and management in the context of the geriatric 4Ms; (2) prevent mentation problems in older adults; (3) utilize evidence-based tools for assessing mentation; and (4) use non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions to address mentation issues. (Presentation begins at 2:35 minutes).