On June 25, Guam CEDDERS participated in the 7th Annual Healthy Hearts, Healthy Living Fair held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church located in Toto. (Pictured L-R) Brittney Cruz, Parents Empowering Parents (PEP); and Christina Jung, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate.On June 25, Brittney Cruz (sitting left), PEP; Marie Wusstig (sitting right), Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; and John Wusstig (standing), gather for a group photo at the 7th Annual Healthy Hearts, Healthy Living outreach event held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church located in Toto.
GEIS Staff posed for a photo after the RBI Coaching training on May 25 (L-R) Pat Mantanona, R-Leen Mario, Elizabeth Blas, Ramon Castro, Bertha Cabrera, Tisha Sanchez, Mike Cepeda, Gajee Parsons, Francine Camacho, Rosie Tkaczuk, Sherry Cruz, Dr. Naomi Younggren, Grace Loyola, Cookie Treltas, and Joanie Manibusan.Naomi Younggren, Ph.D., was on Guam from May 22 – 26 providing on-site Routines-Based Intervention (RBI) Coaching training and technical assistance to the Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS) Staff.
On May 31, Sherolyn Guerrero, Guam CEDDERS Disability Media Specialist, and Leah Abelon, GSAT Coordinator, conducted a training on Document and Website Accessibility. 15 individuals attended the training, which include representatives from the Judiciary of Guam, Guam Law Library, University of Guam, Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities, and the Guam Community College.
On May 27, Vera Blaz, CEDDERS Training Associate, facilitated a workshop on how to use the Guam Early Learning Guidelines to help nurture children’s growth and development. 64 child care directors and providers attended the training that was held at Guam Community College and conducted in collaboration with Joe Montague, Program Coordinator at the Department of Public Health and Social Services Child Care Development Fund.
On June 1, Elaine Eclavea, Guam CEDDERS Consultant, facilitated an Evaluation Work Group meeting with Stakeholders for the Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention, EHDI-IS system to review the EHDI data for 2016 and provide input in the areas of: Data Quality, Timeliness, Representativeness, Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Usefulness. Pictured (Left -Right): Christina Jung, Research Associate; Pat Mantanona, GEIS Program Coordinator; Leah Malanum, Sagua Managu; Therese Cruz, Sagua Managu; JJ Mendiola, Data Coordinator; Jenika Ballesta, Research Associate; Marie Wusstig, Training Associate; Elaine Eclavea, CEDDERS Consultant.
Project Bisita I Familia staff held its Advisory Committee meeting on May 23 at the Lagu Resource Center, Dededo. (Standing; L-R): Maria Dixon, Administrative Assistant; Pat Mantanona, Program Coordinator; Diana Santos, Social Worker; Nahleen Heard, HRSA/MCHB Project Officer; Vera Blaz, Training Associate; Terry Aguon, Human Service Program Administrator; Helene Paulino, Program Coordinator; Relida Sumaylo, Project Supervisor; JJ Mendiola, Data Coordinator.(Kneeling; L-R): Sherill Tinio, Home Visitor; Audrey Topasna, Program Coordinator; Margarita Gay, Project Director; Jenika Ballesta, CQI Coordinator; Elizabeth Calvo, Social Marketing Coordinator.
Project Bisita I Familia held an exit conference on May 26, to discuss the summary of findings from the federal on-site visit conducted by the Region IX Project Officer and representatives from The Bizzell Group, project consultants. Pictured (L-R): Diana Santos, DPHSS Social Worker; Jenika Ballesta, Guam CEDDERS Research Associate and Bisita, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)Coordinator; Vera Blaz; Guam CEDDERS Training Associate; Margarita Gay, DPHSS Bisita Project Director; JJ Mendiola, Guam CEDDERS Interoperability Data Manager; Maria Dixon, DPHSS Bisita Administrative Assistant; James Gillan, DPHSS Director; Audrey Topasna, DPHSS Bisita Program Coordinator; Relida Sumaylo, DPHSS Bisita Project Supervisor; Sherill Tinio, DPHSS Bisita Home Visitor; Ronda Waller, Programmatic Reviewer, Bizzell Group; Nahleen Heard, KRSA/MCHB Project Officer; George Dines, Fiscal Reviewer Bizzell Group.
