DOH
A partial database of Department of Health camera-ready educational materials is now officially available. Bookmark this page: www3.doh.wa.gov/here//materials/HERE_CRAListing.aspx
. Eventually all brochures, posters and other materials that DOH produces will be available online. If there is an educational publication you use a lot and don’t see in the database, send an email to HERE@doh.wa.gov.
Training Opportunity
Children’s Hospital will host a one-day training on how to provide culturally relevant services and materials to families. This event will be held in Ellensburg at Hal Holmes Community Center. Presenters will be Amy Santos, Assistant Professor at the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois, and Maryanne Blake, Network Librarian and Outreach Services Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region. This training is designed for health educators, public health nurses, CSHCN coordinators, school nurses, parent-to-parent coordinators, family resource coordinators, early childhood educators, and other health and advocacy professionals serving families who have children with special health care needs. To receive a registration brochure contact Megan Sety at the Center for Children with Special Needs, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center at
msety@chmc.org or 206-527-5709, ext. 1.This event is co-sponsored by Washington State Department of Health Children with Special Health Care Needs Program and Office of Health Promotion, and Pacific Northwest Society for Public Health Education.
Teach a Feature
Last week the Department of Health launched a new, improved DOH web site designed to make it easier to locate information and services. To improve accessibility and speed, the new design uses text links instead of a hodge podge of graphics and buttons. New design standards and guidelines will provide consistency to program pages and make it easier for users to navigate the site. Highlights include:
Mentor of the Month
Cezanne Garcia
Cezanne Garcia, MPH, CHES is the manager of Patient and Family Education Services at the University of Washington Medical Center. She earned a BS in Psychobiology from the University of California - Los Angeles, and a Masters in Public Health/Health Education from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Cezanne worked as Senior Health Planner for the Navajo Nation for training, program planning and evaluation. She helped start the Navajo Indian Health Service's health promotion disease prevention program. While in North Carolina she created and managed the statewide education outreach program on toxic substances and hazardous waste. Since 1993 Cezanne has provided leadership for the patient and family education departments at two Seattle medical centers and continues to work on systems development for patient centered care/education. This spring she will help launch a Patient and Family Advisory structure at the UW Medical Center, an exciting initiative that will strengthen the voice of patients and their families in decision making.
Cezanne's passion is working with teams of committed clinicians, staff, and patients to improve patient education and services. "We need to find ways to keep passionate and be actively diligent in our work, and use our influence to ease the toll of poverty in our global society," she said.
Cezanne’s advice to those who are new to the field of health education is, "Breathe life into our profession and its core values. Follow the health educators’ code of ethics in your work. Become involved in a professional organization that provides opportunities for networking and a supportive community. And don’t under-rate your importance or your worth—seek worthy compensation."
Cezanne loves to travel, with a focus on walking/biking/backpacking, and to just 'be’ in communities and enjoy their market places. She loves cooking and gardening---especially her herb and flower cutting areas. She's steadfast in raising two teenage daughters "to grasp the world of possibility and hope." Cezanne's expertise includes health promotion program planning, patient and family education services development, health literacy, cultural competency and health informatics. She can be reached by email at ccgarcia@u.washington.edu.
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