Preconception Health Events

The North Carolina Division of Public Health is hosting a Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist training to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills required to assist North Carolinians across the state to live healthier, longer lives by quitting tobacco. Premier trainers from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Tobacco Dependence Program will conduct all instruction. This program is nationally acclaimed and includes special emphasis on treatment of...

Many factors in a young person's environment affect the likelihood that that young person will become pregnant or cause a pregnancy. These factors are called social determinants, and they are the root causes of teen pregnancy.

Participants in this workshop will consider teen pregnancy through the lens of the social determinants that may be in play in the lives of the young people in their communities, as well as how these translate into health disparities like high teen birth rates....

"Social Determinants of Health Disparities: Moving the Nation to Care about Social Justice"

Featuring:
- Camara P. Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Division of Epidemiologic and Analytic Methods for Population Health(p), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ronny A. Bell, Ph.D., M.S., Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine and Co-Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Aida L. Giachello, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine,...