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OMNI presents at the Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Annual Conference
OMNI presents at the Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Annual Conference
April 21-23, 2013, Chicago, ILOMNI staff members: Emily Love, PhD, Madeline Frost, Rochelle McCauley, MPH, Emily Murillo, MSW, Chandra Winder, MPA, and Alexa Cares, MPH, had papers accepted for presentation at this year’s Prevention: Building a Comprehensive National Strategy for Well-being.
Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) Conference in Chicago, IL.
Love, E. & Frost, M. (2013, April). Bridging the Gap Between Data Collection Efforts and Social Justice Movements.
McCauley, R., Murillo, E., & Winder, C. (2013, April). Enhancing Organizational Capacity to Conduct Culturally Responsive Evaluation.
Love, E., Cares, A., McCauley, R., & Frost, M. (2013, April). A Culturally Responsive Approach to Exploring Tensions between Culture and Women’s Health: A Qualitative Analysis of Young Asian Women’s Perspectives.
For more information about CREA and to register for this conference visit http://education.illinois.edu/crea/conference.
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Publication in Health Promotion Practice
Publication in Health Promotion Practice
The Atlas HIV Prevention Program.Jennifer L. Shepherd, PhD, and Frank O’Caňa. (in press). Committed to the community, The Atlas HIV prevention program. Health Promotion Practice. Doi:10.1177/1524839912465412.Blog Sort Order: 0
Publication in Substance Abuse
Publication in Substance Abuse
Trends in Detection Rates of Risky Marijuana Use…Melissa K. Richmond, PhD, Katie Page, MPH, Laura S. Rivera, PhD, Brie Reimann, MPA , & Leigh Fischer, MPH (In Press). Trends in Detection Rates of Risky Marijuana Use in Colorado HealthcareSettings. Substance Abuse. Read abstract»Blog Sort Order: 3
Register for SAPST Training
Register for SAPST Training
May 13-15 or July 23-25 in DenverThe Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) is designed to provide an understanding of the discipline of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse (ATOD) prevention, as it relates to communities, providers and volunteers. This is a fun and interactive training that focuses on practical application and is geared towards professional prevention providers.For Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) Registration and schedules visit http://collaboration.omni.org/sites/sapst/Pages/Home.aspx.Blog Sort Order: 2
OMNI presents at the Society for Prevention Research 21st Annual Meeting
OMNI presents at the Society for Prevention Research 21st Annual Meeting
May 28 - May 31 , 2013, San Francisco, CAOMNI staff members: Laura Landry, PhD, Laura S. Rivera, PhD, Melissa Richmond, PhD, and Kate Page, MPH, had papers and posters accepted for presentation at the SPR 21st Annual Meeting – The Science of <span >Prevention: Building a Comprehensive National Strategy for Well-being.
Landry, L. (2013, May). Population-Based Outcome Measurement Through the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF): Reflections on Colorado’s Experience. Organized Paper Symposium: State and National Outcomes from the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) Program, Cohorts I and II.
Rivera, L. (presenting), Richmond, M., Page, K., Reimann, B., & Fischer, L. (2013, May). Screening and Brief Intervention as a Model to Identify and Reduce Marijuana Use Among Patients Seeking Health Care.
For information about Society for Prevention Research(SPR) and to register for this conference, visit http://www.preventionresearch.org/2013-annual-meeting/.
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OMNI's Outstanding Staff Service Award
OMNI's Outstanding Staff Service Award
Each year, OMNI recognizes an employee for outstanding performance, organizational contributions and exceptional work with clients. This year, OMNI recognized Chandra Winder, MPA, for her leadership on the Spanish Committee and numerous OMNI projects. We thank Chandra for the dedication of more than five years with OMNI! Last year's award recipient was Kate Smiles, MPP.
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OMNI Award for Contributions to Evaluation
OMNI Award for Contributions for Evaluation
This award is given annually to recognize individuals who advance the use of evaluation in the state. OMNI recognized Meg Williams, Manager of the Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance with the Division of Criminal Justice of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, with the 2012 award. We thank Meg for all her efforts throughout the state in promoting interagency collaboration and evaulation! Last year's awardee was Janet Wood, former director of the Division of Behavioral Health of the Colorado Department of Human Services.
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Making Performance Management Happen
Making Perfomance Management Happen
Want to learn more about the performance management cycle and how to create a supporting environment in your organization? Please join OMNI's Leah Galvin, MA, and Isaac Castillo, PhD, from Child Trends for a PerformWell series webinar on Thursday, February 7, 2013, 1:00-2:30 MST. For more information on how to register: http://www.performwell.org/index.php/webinars/29-webinars/230-making-perofrmance-management-happen. The PerformWell series is a collaborative project of the Urban Institute, Child Trends, and Social Solutions, the developer for Efforts to Outcomes (ETO™).
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The 26th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA)
The 26th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA)
Minneapolis, Minn. October 24-27, 2012OMNI staff, Emily Love, PhD; Katie Page, MPH; Chandra Winder, MPA; Brett Trani, MA; and Andrea Sherman, MPA, had papers accepted for presentation. For more information about this year’s conference, see http://www.eval.org/eval2012/default.asp.
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