Projects T2B2 - Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast
Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast

Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast is a monthly satellite broadcast series on new and emerging public health issues. It is sponsored by the School of Public Health, the NYS Department of Health, the NYS Community Health Partnership, the NYS Association of County Health Officials, and the NYS Nurses Association.

Lost Boys: From Childhood Sadness to Adolescent Violence
Satellite broadcast originally aired November 16, 2000

Understanding the origins of youth violence in early experiences of children is important. As Dr. James Garbarino explains, it can help us interpret the actions of violent youth and work to reduce their aggression. Dr. Garbarino is Professor of Human Development and Co-Director of the Family Life Development Center at Cornell University. He authored Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment and Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them.

Objectives
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Describe risk factors for adolescent violence
  • Describe at least one solution to decrease the rate of adolescent violence.

Continuing Education
This Educational Activity is presented by the School of Public Health Continuing Education, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association’s Council on Continuing Education, which is accredited by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. It has been approved for 1.0 contact hours and has been assigned approval code 54NLRE-PRV-02-031.

The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for 1.0 Category One credits towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive up to xx Category I CECH in health education.


For further information, contact Cheryl Reeves, Assistant Director of Continuing Education, School of Public Health via e-mail and include "t2b2" in subject line. creeves@albany.edu

Last update: December 8, 2003

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