• Photo 1: Guam LEND trainees get in touch with nature and learn cultural values at the University of Hawaii Ka Papa Punalu‘u Lo‘i (taro patch).

  • Photo of LEND Trainees at University of Hawaii's Taro Patch.

    Photo 2: Guam LEND trainees get in touch with nature and learn cultural values at the University of Hawaii Ka Papa Punalu‘u Lo‘i (taro patch).

  • Photo of LEND Trainees sharing a song they wrote.

    MCH LEND is never short on fun. Here, Guam trainees Renee Koffend and Suzanne McManus, along with Honolulu trainee Jackie Jensen share a song they wrote to recruit future trainees.

  • Photo of LEND Trainees conducting a presentation while wearing "I Love Guam" t-shirts.

    Photo 1: Donning “I Love Guam” t-shirts and a hafa adai spirit, the Guam LEND trainees present Children Having Children: A Social Determinants of Health Presentation to their Hawaii counterparts. (L-R Suzanne McManus, Leone Rohr, Renee Koffend)

  • Photo of LEND Trainees conducting a presentation while wearing "I Love Guam" t-shirts.

    Photo 2: Donning “I Love Guam” t-shirts and a hafa adai spirit, the Guam LEND trainees present Children Having Children: A Social Determinants of Health Presentation to their Hawaii counterparts. (L-R Suzanne McManus, Leone Rohr, Renee Koffend)

  • Photo of LEND Trainees conducting a presentation while wearing "I Love Guam" t-shirts.

    Photo 3: Donning “I Love Guam” t-shirts and a hafa adai spirit, the Guam LEND trainees present Children Having Children: A Social Determinants of Health Presentation to their Hawaii counterparts. (L-R Suzanne McManus, Leone Rohr, Renee Koffend)

The Guam MCH LEND Cohort Attended the Third and Final Joint Training Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii

by Guam CEDDERS

The 4th cycle of the Maternal Child Health Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Program (MCH LEND) is winding down with about two months left in the school year. As part of the curriculum, the Guam MCH LEND cohort flew to Honolulu, Hawaii for the third and final joint training symposium. The symposium was filled with activities and presentations that centered on an important MCH leadership competence: the ability to apply concepts of cultural diversity and influences on attitudes and health care practices for families with children with disabilities and the blending of health protocols with local ways of caregiving.

For the remainder of the semester, trainees will complete a research project they developed called “Investigating Housing Options for Teen Moms on Guam.” This research will gain insights of teenage mothers’ perspectives of structured, stable housing options. The initial data may reveal the potential need for such housing on Guam.

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