Attendees heard from Dr. Stephanie Hanson, a pediatrician from Sanford Health. She provided education on preventing and managing respiratory illnesses, along with sharing some case study information.

Attendees heard from Dr. Ryan Hassan, a pediatrician and the medical director of Boost Oregon. He spoke about understanding vaccines by discussing their ingredients, development, and safety.

Participants had the opportunity to listen to Kate Gartner, a former teacher and current school nurse with over 20 years of experience in pediatric nursing. She enjoys finding creative ways to promote the well-being of children and is always thinking outside the box to ensure their happiness and health.

In the educational webinar, attendees listened to Elizabeth Pihlaja and Sister Kathleen Atkinson. Elizabeth discussed the work of doulas in North Dakota, including the scope, impact, workgroup, and next steps as a community health worker model. Sister Kathleen discussed her work with the Ministry on the Margins, the origin of the "coffeehouse,” the Second Chance program, and the Model of Availability.

During this webinar, Chiquitta W. Lesene discussed the work of the Shackle Free Community Outreach Agency, which focuses on bridging the gap in services by providing training for hairstylists, beauticians, and tattoo parlors. Dr. Marc S. Atkins highlighted his work with "near peer" models and research aimed at reducing suicide among military members, veterans, and their families.

Attendees heard from Dr. Stephanie Hanson, a pediatrician from Sanford Health, and Siri Thaden, a mother whose son Ivar contracted RSV and bronchiolitis as an infant.

During this webinar, attendees heard from Erin Kiefert, a community life educator from Sanford's Children's, the lead organization of Safe Kids Fargo-Moorhead. She discussed what kids and teens are doing on different media sources and provided internet safety tips for kids and teens. Here’s a link to her presentation.

During this webinar, Ann Olson from Strengthen ND and Amanda Olson from the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction discussed farm to school programs in North Dakota, how they benefit children, and how schools and food producers alike can participate.

We were joined by Dr. Kathy Anderson in collaboration with Western Plains Public Health and Family Voices. This webinar also featured the story of Madi Allen, who at 12 years old spent 93 days in the hospital recovering from a near-death experience with the flu.

During this webinar, team members from the Autism Society shared practical tips with public health workers to improve vaccine confidence and reduce stress when vaccinating neurodiverse patients.

Our Back-to-School Safety Webinar featured Kailyn Allen and Teresa Haider, two community life educators from Sanford Children's, the lead organization of Safe Kids Fargo-Moorhead. Kailyn and Teresa discussed important safety topics, including bike helmet safety, driving through school zones, bus and pedestrian safety, positive parenting tools, and bullying signs & prevention.

Our Meningitis B Prevention Webinar featured Patti Wukovits, BSN, RN, AMB-BC of the Kimberly Coffey Foundation and Meningitis B Action Project, along with Mariana Rodrigues of the Meningitis B Action Project. Using the power of storytelling, the presenters shared about protecting ourselves and our loved ones from meningitis B.

This Lunch and Learn Webinar on Children's Wellness Vaccines featured Dr. Kathy Anderson and Becky Crane from Families Fighting Flu. Please feel free to share it with colleagues, family, and friends who could benefit from learning more.  

Dr. Jennifer Smith and Cervivor Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Tamika Felder covered information about the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the cause of many cancers, and how to prevent it.

Resources from the webinar are available here.