May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Isaac Dayley on May 23, 2022 1:52:52 PM

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Note: Continuing Education and Workforce Training is not a medical institution. This article is to raise awareness regarding mental health, not to provide solutions. Talk with your doctor if you feel you or a loved one need professional help.

Anxiety, Depression, OCD, ADHD, Schizophrenia, PTSD, Eating Disorders.

Odds are you have someone in your life who struggles with one or more of these mental illnesses. You yourself might be struggling or have struggled with them. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so for those that you love or for yourself, take a moment and learn a little bit more about the oft misunderstood topic of mental health and wellbeing.

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ISU CEWT to Host Upcoming 2022 Emergency Medicine Conference

ISU CEWT on Apr 11, 2022 9:25:53 AM

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Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) has partnered with Portneuf Medical Center to sponsor their 4th Emergency Medicine Conference April 29th through April 30th, 2021 with Pre-Conference events beginning April 28th. New this year is the addition of a dedicated session for Wilderness Emergency Medicine, the afternoon of the 30th. 

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Class Highlight: Healthy at Every Size

Isaac Dayley on Dec 13, 2021 1:47:11 PM

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“We, as a culture, have been outsourcing our body’s own intuition about food and movement to someone else.”

Nutrition is complicated and nuanced. Every year it seems like there’s a new diet, a new fad ‘guaranteed’ to help you lose weight. Every day we see ads telling us what we should look like, even if we haven’t looked like that for years. Maybe you have found yourself wondering where you can find helpful information and advice for yourself and not someone else.

If so, you need not look any further than CEWT’s upcoming Healthy at Every Size course.

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Community Health Workers: Support Where You Are

Isaac Dayley on Dec 6, 2021 9:58:00 AM

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“U.S. rural communities—from Appalachia and the Deep South to the Midwest and western states to Alaska and Hawaii—share common risks for poorer health. These challenges, including few local doctors, poverty, and remote locations, contribute to lack of access to care.”

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How Covid-19 has Impacted Idaho's Healthcare System

Isaac Dayley on Sep 6, 2021 10:17:00 AM

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This is Part 2 in a three-part series on Covid-19's impact on the economy, nationally and locally. Part 1, "Covid-19's Economic Impact on the United States and Idaho", can be found here. Part 3, "How Covid-19 has Impacted the Skilled Trades Industry", can be found here.

There is perhaps no industry more affected by Covid-19 than healthcare.

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ISU CEWT hosting upcoming 2021 Emergency Medicine Conference

ISU CEWT on Apr 26, 2021 10:00:00 AM

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Portneuf Medical Center and Portneuf Air Rescue have partnered with Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) to sponsor their 3rd Emergency Medicine Conference on April 30 through May 1, 2021.

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Time Sensitive Emergencies: Strokes

Sammy Rich on Mar 22, 2021 9:45:00 AM

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Portneuf Medical Center and Portneuf Air Rescue have partnered with Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) to sponsor their 3rd Emergency Medicine Conference.

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All About Microgreens

Sammy Rich on Feb 22, 2021 9:45:00 AM

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Microgreens: you’ve probably heard about them before. Despite what you might think, they are not the same thing as spouts-- though they are similar. But what are microgreens exactly?

Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training interviewed Raederle Clay, Application Administrator for ISU’s Information Technology Services and instructor for an upcoming Growing Microgreens course, to explain more about microgreens and the benefits they provide.

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ISU CEWT hosting upcoming 2021 Emergency Medicine Conference

ISU CEWT on Dec 7, 2020 9:30:00 AM

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Portneuf Medical Center and Portneuf Air Rescue have partnered with Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training (CEWT) to sponsor their 3rd Emergency Medicine Conference on April 30 through May 1, 2021.

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Portraying the Unknown Through Music

Sammy Rich on Oct 5, 2020 10:33:18 AM

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If you have a loved one experiencing dementia, Idaho State University’s Continuing Education and Workforce Training is offering courses targeted on gaining a greater understanding of the symptoms and behaviors of dementia.

“After taking this course, people will have tools in their toolbox to effectively handle some of the behaviors their loved one displays,” Joanne Trammel, occupational therapist and one of the course’s instructors, said. “They will have resources for immediate help in crisis situations, support groups, etc. They will walk away knowing that having dementia does not have to be a stigma or something to be ashamed of but rather a challenge to overcome and now they have ways to handle the challenge better.”

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