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Social Determinants of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Aug 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

The physical environment in which individuals live has a direct impact on their health and wellness and their ability to access healthcare. Healthy People 2030 identifies neighborhoods and the built environment as a domain of the social determinants of health tied to health outcomes. This course provides an in-depth analysis of this domain and how it affects the health and well-being of patient populations. The four components of neighborhood and built environment include access to healthy foods, quality of housing, crime and violence, and environmental conditions. Clinicians can leverage this knowledge to improve treatment planning for patients and health outcomes.

 

Learning Objectives

Identify the four components of neighborhood and built environment domain of social determinants of health. 

Recall how neighborhood and the built environment affect overall health outcomes. 

Define how clinicians can address issues related to the neighborhood and built environment.

Social Determinants of Health: Overview
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Oct 2024 Expiration: Dec 2027
Launch Course

Social determinants of health impact the daily delivery, accessibility, and engagement of health improvement efforts. Healthcare professionals must learn how to increase awareness and interest in the determinants and find ways to engage patients, stakeholders, and other clinicians in addressing social determinants of health.

Learning Objectives

Describe how social determinants of health impact health inequities and inequalities. 

Identify strategies to assess social determinants of health that may be affecting the patient population. 

Discuss the five domains of social determinants of health.

Suicide Prevention in the Acute Setting
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 1.00 Origination: Jul 2025 Expiration: Dec 2028
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This course will provide you with information about the numerous risk and protective factors of suicide. You will learn effective screening approaches you can use to identify elevated risk. You will also learn how to follow a positive screening with an in-depth clinical assessment, including several different models you can use to guide your assessment. The goal of this course is to provide alcohol and drug counseling, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human services with skills to identify individuals at increased risk of suicide.

Learning Objectives

Recognize risk and protective factors for suicide.

Explain how to effectively screen to identify individuals at risk of suicide.

Summarize the major components of a comprehensive suicide assessment.

Suicide Prevention: At-Risk Populations Assessment, Treatment, and Risk Management (WA)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Duration: 6.00 Origination: Oct 2023 Expiration: Dec 2026
Launch Course

This multi-lesson module provides suicide training according to the state of Washington requirements. The four lessons cover:

Lesson 1: Assessing and Screening for Suicide Risk: provides skills to identify individuals at increased risk of suicide

Lesson 2: Overview of Evidence-Based, Suicide-Specific Interventions: provides knowledge about evidence-based, suicide-specific interventions

Lesson 3: Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Suicide Risk: provides information about community-based, upstream suicide prevention approaches

Lesson 4: Preventing Suicide Among Veteran Populations: provides skills in assessment and intervention to reduce suicide risk among veterans

Learning Objectives

Recognize three risk and three protective factors for suicide.

Discuss how to effectively screen to identify individuals at risk for suicide.

Identify three components of a comprehensive suicide assessment.

Recall the factors you should consider when determining what interventions may be needed for suicidal individuals.

Describe three evidence-based interventions for treating individuals at risk for suicide or who have made a recent attempt.

Summarize the process for completing a safety plan and reducing access to lethal means. E

Explain what upstream suicide prevention means and why it is important.

Describe how fostering life skills and resilience can help to prevent suicide.

Summarize the impact of connectedness as an upstream suicide prevention approach.

Identify three factors that specifically increase suicide risk in veterans.

Recall screening and assessment strategies to identify veterans at risk for suicide.

Define three effective ways to intervene to reduce suicide risk among veterans.