The Education Service Center, Region 2, Health and Safety Co-op is hosting their second annual emergency preparedness conference titled: Ready, Set, Respond, Repeat.

Is your organization prepared for when an emergency situation arises? Is your emergency operations plan up-to-date?

This one day conference focuses on areas pertaining to:

• active shooter training
• mental health issues
• traumatic brain injuries
• first aid awareness, and
• the importance of continuously updating and enforcing your emergency plans

For additional information, contact Valerie Fountain or Larry Stone

Workshops held by the Health Safety Co-op

This workshop provides training to school personnel who will be responsible for the care and assistance of children with diabetes in the school setting. Completion of training meets guidelines set forth in HB 984 for Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistants (UCDAs). Training will include Coastal Bend Health Education Center.

• Legal considerations
• Diabetes basics
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Insulin administration: syringe, pump, pen
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Ketone testing
• Glucagon administration
• Nutrition and exercise
• Skills stations - practice and check-offs

All participants must complete the entire class and pass all of the mandatory competencies in order to receive acknowledgement for House Bill Training.

PLEASE NOTE: Effective September 2016, nurses attending the House Bill Training will not receive nursing contact hours.

Basic certification training for school health professionals for hearing and vision screening (not a re-certification course).

Spinal screening training for school health professionals.

An event to promote safety awareness for our Home Visiting Program families.