Alliance Health Free Community Trainings

FREE VIRTUAL TRAININGS

Join Alliance Health for free virtual trainings. Below you will find a description of each training as well as a link to register or join.

Missed the training or can't make it that date? No worries, all trainings will be posted on our YouTube Channel.

Ain't Just Misbehaving: Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

March 1, 2021, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Learn how to identify individuals with suspected FASD; learn myths associated with FASD; identify resources for parents, therapists, teachers and others who have interactions with those with identified or suspected FASD. FASD is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of conditions that can occur due to exposure to alcohol in utero; FASD is a developmental disability. The effects of fetal alcohol exposure can include behavioral, learning, and physical problems.

Presenter: Kathy Hotelling, Ph.D., ABPP, Co-founder and Board Chair of NCFASD Informed

Meal Planning on a Budget

March 9, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Could your grocery spending be improved? Learn how much you should be spending and how to save. Planning ahead is just one simple step towards spending less and having less food wasted. Join us to learn tips and tricks to planning ahead and saving money at the store!

Presenter: Cassidy Hall, Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences

American Diabetes Alert Day

March 24, 10:00am - 11:00am

Becoming aware of your own health status is critically important to know and participants will be encouraged to take the free anonymous diabetes risk test that only take a minute to complete.

The trainer is passionate about this topic as an adult living with Type II diabetes for over 20 years. She would like to share her story, as well as hear from others about their truth and how they are “Living Well with Diabetes”.

Presenter: Debra Kinney, MS/QP, CMC, Community Education Specialist, Alliance Health

TBI Waiver, Resources, and Services

March 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Alliance was selected by the NC Department of Health and Human Services to operate a pilot waiver for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury in Durham, Wake, Cumberland and Johnston counties. The TBI Waiver Pilot Project was approved by CMS on May 1, 2018, and is now operational in Alliance’s four-county service area. Members of

Alliance’s TBI Waiver Implementation Team will be present a basic overview of the waiver’s history, member onboarding process and current service array.”

Presenters: Cristina H. Phillips, CBIS, Provider Network Development Supervisor, TBI/IDD Long Term Support Services, Alliance Health and Nancy Kent, CCTP, LCMHCS, Access Supervisor, Alliance Health