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We are available to speak at your organization or special
event
The Sarasota County Health and Human Services Speakers Bureau, comprised
of representatives from Clinical and Community Services, Environmental
Health, and Emergency Operations Planning, is available to speak to your
organization.
Details:
- Free of Charge
(Educational sessions providing Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
are available at a nominal charge.)
- Available only to groups of 50 or more participants from health
care organizations and community, neighborhood, civic or faith-based
groups
- Call (941) 861-2969, the Health Promotion Office, to arrange a
presentation. Whenever possible, please make arrangements at
least four (4) weeks in advance.
Available topics
Presentations can be arranged for any of the following topics or
current issues of concern. Listed are the subject content covered in
presentations.
Community and Personal Health
- Preventing falls and injuries
- Establishing personal goals for managing chronic diseases (e.g.
diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, etc.)
Community Health Programs and Services
Affordable health care options
- Primary Health Care
- Health In Motion
Mobile Medical Unit
-
Sarasota Healthcare
Access
- Truvine Teen Health Clinic
-
North
Port Health Clinic
- Breast Health Services
Low-cost health insurance options
Emergency Operations Planning / Sarasota
Community Organizations Active in Disaster
- Disaster response planning
- Health/Medical considerations for people with special needs
- Disaster recovery – Sarasota Community Organizations Active In
Disaster (COAD)
Environmental Health
- Health and Safety Issues for Body Piercing Facilities
- Septic systems and/or septic abandonments
- Basic food safety issues
- Drinking water/wells and well water treatment
- Basic indoor air and mold
- Relationship of sustainability and health
Healthcare Practice Management
- Optimizing patient flow
- Office efficiency
- Customer satisfaction
- Performance or service excellence
Human Services
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues In
Sarasota
County
- Criminal Justice Issues – Implications for Public Policy
- Disaster recovery -
Sarasota Community
Organizations Active In Disaster (COAD)
- The Role of the
Sarasota
County Community
Alliance
- Helping Veterans Connect to Needed Services
- County’s Role in Funding Human (Social) Services
Preventing the spread of disease
- Prevention of infectious diseases and vaccine preventable
diseases
- Pandemic influenza
- HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
- Minimizing high risk behaviors in children and other school
health issues
Health Promotion
- The Benefits of Tobacco-Free Policies
- Current Trends in Tobacco Use in
Sarasota
County
- Overview of the County’s Tobacco Prevention Program
- How Youth are Targeted by the tobacco industry
- Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP)
- Wellness Topics of interest through our partnership with the
Sarasota County Wellness Coalition as listed below. Sarasota
County Wellness Coalition (SCWC) is a network of community members
and organizations working together to prevent obesity and promote
healthy lifestyle choices. We host several educational seminars per
year for health professionals and the public. The goals of SCWC are
to provide educational programs on obesity prevention and healthy
living and promote positive public awareness. We are proud to be
able to offer presentations on the following topics:
- Nutrition/Healthy Eating
- Healthy eating on a budget
- Quick and healthy meal ideas
- Exercise and its effects on the body
- Incorporating physical activity into everyday living
- Healthy habits for families
- Motivational interviewing
- Addressing nutrition and health issues in the school system
- Workplace wellness
- Keeping children and adolescents physically active in the
technological age
- Diabetes prevention
- Cardiovascular disease prevention
- Weight loss methods, techniques and strategies
- Childhood Obesity
- Health Disparities
- For more information, visit
www.sarasotawellness.org
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