Our FREE 2026 workshops for healthcare providers and clinic staff just dropped!🌟

Join us to talk autonomy, trauma-informed approaches, accessible healthcare and more! 💬

🔗 Register today and view our full list of workshops (including our series for advanced educators) at tinyurl.com/LETSTALK26

Strong evaluation practices keep organizations accountable and flexible in a changing world. 🌎

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Our workforce development approach is people-centered, empowering staff at every level.👥

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From big ideas to real-world action, Cardea works alongside you every step of the way. 🤝

We help organizations turn vision into clear, actionable strategies—aligning priorities, resources, and capacity to move work forward with confidence.

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Our NEW website is officially live! 🎉

Our refreshed, accessible website reflects who we are and how we serve—advancing data evaluation, capacity building, professional learning, and policy support for our communities. 🤝

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#PublicHealth #WebsiteLaunch #CommunityImpact

It's #PrideMonth! 🎉 To celebrate, we're uplifting our Gender Affirming Care courses - Enroll Now! 🩺🏳️‍🌈

💙Addressing the Healthcare Needs of Transgender & Non-Binary People: lnkd.in/giBAtr3H

💗Healthcare Visits and Sexual History-Taking Practices for Transgender & Non-Binary People: lnkd.in/gmN-9K6J

Cardea’s WA PREP team is thrilled to announce the brand new WA PREP website at waprepforhealthyyouth.org!🎉🌐

🌱 Explore the resource page here: https://waprepforhealthyyouth.org/resources/

📰 Check out WA PREP’s eBlast newsletters here: https://waprepforhealthyyouth.org/eblasts/

Celebrating Victoria De Los Santos! Victoria (they/them) is a Research and Evaluation Data Analyst based in Austin, Texas. In their current role, they analyze public health data to evaluate programs and help organizations make data-driven decisions to improve health outcomes.

#healthequity

On #NationalHepatitisTestingDay, we are proud to highlight our work with Cherokee Nation Health Services! Cardea partnered with CNHS to evaluate a pilot Hepatitis C screening program at food distribution sites in Cherokee Nation. Read more here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

It's #SexEdforAll Month! Sex education is more than just putting condoms on bananas. Sex ed teaches young people how to have healthy relationships, better self-esteem, and be more empathetic and kind with each other. Learn more about #SexEdforAll here:

sexeducationcollaborative.org/sex-ed-all-m...

This #NationalWomensHealthWeek, it is an honor to celebrate our outgoing President & CEO, Wendy Nakatsukasa-Ono.

Wendy joins the ranks of past leaders who have shaped Cardea over 54 years. We are grateful for Wendy's leadership and legacy, and wish her the best in her well-deserved retirement!

Find us at the Indian Health Service National Clinical & Community Workforce Summit in Seattle! 📣

Program Director Emily Nakamura will be on the "Building Programs to Support Dementia Caregivers" panel next Wednesday, May 14 from 10:30-11:45 PT.

Learn more here: ihsdccssummit2025.vfairs.com/en/

Text reads: "I am truly grateful for the opportunity to partner with the Indian Health Service... The development of the National CHR Strategic Plan is an important example of what meaningful policy advancement can look like when it is informed by voices in the community that are grounded in so much wisdom and knowledge. [It] is proof of what can be achieved when policies are developed as a living, adaptive, and inclusive process." --Nneoma Nwobilor, Senior Social Impact Evaluation Manager National Community Health Representative Strategic Plan

Continuing our Policy Advancement Spotlight, we are excited to uplift our work with the Indian Health Service!

Together, we developed the National Community Health Representative Strategic Plan, a step forward in policy advancement that aligns national objectives with local and community goals #CHR

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1/ Get to know our Policy Advancement work! We strive to bridge the gap between policy and practice supporting sustainable, community-centered solutions to health and well-being.

Stay tuned for a project highlight later this week! Learn more here: cardeaservices.org/what-we-do/approach-services

Spring Newsletter dropped 🌱📩

Our quarterly newsletters are full of upcoming events and trainings, project and resource highlights, and Cardea updates!

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Spring Newsletter dropped 🌱📩

Our quarterly newsletters are full of upcoming events and trainings, project and resource highlights, and Cardea updates!

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White text in a dark teal box reads: Celebrating National Nurses Month! Last year, Cardea provided over 2,000 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) certifications for 257 events from jointly provided webinars to in-person conferences and e-Learning courses. Behind the text box is a teal background with partial spheres in a lighter teal with wavy lines through them. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner. Text in the bottom right corner reads: To learn more about our work, visit us at www.cardeaservices.org

Celebrating National Nurses Month 🎉👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ ! Cardea is proud to support nurses' professional learning through our Continuing Education program.

Check out our e-Learning courses that offer CNE credits: cardea.matrixlms.com/visitor_clas...

#NationalNursesMonth #CNE #HealthEducation

Flyer that reads: Consent in Context Let's Talk About Sex... Education 2025 On Zoom May 9 11-12pm PT | 2-3pm ET Consent Conundrums: Substances, Sexting, and STIs "Just say no" has long been a repackaged cornerstone of prevention education broadly but often fails to produce the desired outcomes. While personal responsibility is part of consent, it's not always a powerful influence on behavior, especially when the behavior is meeting other needs. In navigating consent grey areas, a reality-based, harm reduction-informed approach may better address the complexities of youth decision-making and garner better results. Register now and see the complete list of 2025 workshop offerings! Tinyurl.com/letstalk25

FREE Workshop📣! Consent Conundrums: Substances, Sexting, and STIs
May 9th, 11am PT/ 1pm CT/ 2pm ET 💬 (60 minute workshop)

Register now for the second workshop of our Let's Talk 2025 series, Consent in Context: tinyurl.com/letstalk25

#SexEducation #Consent #CommunityHealth #SexEdForAll

Teal and dark teal text in a white background reads: ""Coming from a background in both sexual violence prevention and sexual health education, I really value the spaces where these fields intersect— and there should be more of them. As an educator, I’m always looking to move beyond familiar consent models and explore more reality-based frameworks that get us closer to relevance and accessibility." – Sarah Orton, Senior Training Manager and Consent in Context Series Creator Consent in Context" Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green. The Cardea logo is in the top right hand corner.

Flyer that reads: Consent in Context Let's Talk About Sex... Education 2025 On Zoom 2nd Fridays 11-12pm PT 2-3pm ET Designed for educators and advocates working with youth across the span of adolescence, these workshops aim to deepen our understanding of the intersections between consent, violence, and overall health. By emphasizing specificity and applied practice, Consent in Context expands on familiar models, exploring them through the lens of diverse contexts and real-world scenarios. April 11 Candid Conversations: Consent in Elementary School May 09 Consent Conundrums: Substances, Sexting, and STIs June 13 Queering Consent: Conversations for Connection July 11 What Now? Sexuality After Sexual Trauma *not the full list. See Fall and Winter 2025 workshops below. tinyurl.com/letstalk25 Cardea

Flyer that reads: Consent in Context Let's Talk About Sex... Education 2025 On Zoom 2nd Fridays 11-12pm PT 2-3pm ET Designed for educators and advocates working with youth across the span of adolescence, these workshops aim to deepen our understanding of the intersections between consent, violence, and overall health. By emphasizing specificity and applied practice, Consent in Context expands on familiar models, exploring them through the lens of diverse contexts and real-world scenarios. Aug 08 Modeling Consent for Disabled + Nonspeaking Youth Sep 12 Receiving a 'No': Rejection Literacy in Sex Ed Oct 10 Exploring Consent: Strategies for Caregivers Nov 14 Unsensational: The Reality of Reporting Dec 12 We Contain Multitudes: Consent & Non-monogamy *not the full list. See Spring and Summer 2025 workshops below. tinyurl.com/letstalk25 Cardea

Continuing our Professional Learning spotlight, we are excited to feature our Consent in Context workshop series!

Held on the second Friday of each month, each workshop tackles a different topic, exploring diverse contexts and real-world scenarios. Register now: tinyurl.com/letstalk25

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Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Professional Learning team… Thinks holistically and offers flexible, high-impact services, including a la carte options: Learning Needs Assessment – Pinpoint what’s needed most Learning Management System (LMS) – Track, manage, and scale training Instructional Design – Create memorable, action-driven content Learning Methodologies – Apply what works, from brain science to cultural humility Continuing Education (CE) Credits – Build credibility and meet standards" Below the text, a teal arrow points to the right. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green.

Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Professional Learning team… Offers foundational and advanced learning opportunities on a range of topics, including: Early Childhood Education Sexual Health Education and Services Indigenous Health Gender and Sexuality Affirming Care Racial and Reproductive Justice Trauma, Healing, and Resilience Cultural Competency and Humility ...and more! Thanks for reading! To learn more about our work, visit us at www.cardeaservices.org" The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green

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Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Professional Learning team… Offers high-impact, equity-centered learning experiences that are thoughtfully crafted using the Appreciative Inquiry model. We guide learners through a dynamic process: Discover – What gives life to this work? Dream – What’s possible when we learn together? Design – What do effective solutions look like? Deliver – How do we engage, apply, and sustain learning?" Below the text, a teal arrow points to the right. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green.

1/ Get to know our Professional Learning team! We create bold, culturally-centered, tailored learning experiences that inspire change.
Stay tuned as we highlight Professional Learning projects this week and read more here: cardeaservices.org/what-we-do/approach-services
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Flyer that reads: Looking for Self-Advocates! Seeking Women of Color with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for a paid feedback opportunity. Cardea Services is creating a Design Council to support Women of Color (WOC) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in healthcare settings. The Design Council will help Women of Color with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) speak up for themselves when talking to doctors and providers. As a council member, you will share the challenges you face in getting healthcare, and help create tools that support other WOC with I/DD in navigating healthcare systems. Compensation A stipend of $1125 will be provided. Payments will be made 3 times over the course of the project. To receive payment, members must attend all Design Council sessions scheduled between April 2025-February 2026 As a Design Council Member, you will: Talk about your experiences with healthcare Help create tools that make health and wellness visits easier and help you speak up for yourself Point out what's missing in healthcare and share ideas to make it better Share your story to show why healthcare needs to be more fair and welcoming Give advice on trainings to help doctors and nurses take better care of Women of Color with I/DD Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per month for up to 11 months, including: A one-hour monthly meeting Additional time as needed to review materials Meeting will take place between April 2025-February 2026 Complete our pre-screening process and determine your eligibility! For more information contact cboyles@cardeaservices.org www.cardeaservices.org

Seeking self-advocates! We are developing resources to support Women of Color with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in self-advocating in clinical settings.

This is a paid opportunity for Women of Color with I/DD to staff our Design Council.

Contact: cboyles@cardeaservices.org

Teal and dark teal text in a white background reads: ""In my time working with TIPP, we have continued to cultivate relationships with our partner sites and other external stakeholders – amplifying the very important work we are doing to turn the tide against rising rates of STIs in Texas. There is a lot of power in growing and nurturing these relationships to enhance the collective effort, and I am deeply grateful to be a part of it." – Madeline Martinez, Program Director and incoming TIPP Coordinator STI Awareness Month Texas Infertility Prevention Project (TIPP)" Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green. The Cardea logo is in the top right hand corner.

This #STIAwarenessMonth, we're uplifting our work with Texas Department of State Health Services on the Texas Infertility Prevention Project (TIPP)!

TIPP is a statewide program supporting provider sites in implementing prevention strategies to reduce the prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea.

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Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Capacity Development Work... Follows a stages of readiness approach, where we give careful consideration to: Understanding needs and readiness for capacity development Developing a plan in collaboration with partners Assigning capacity builders with relevant expertise and experiences Scaling the effort for sustainable impact" Below the text, a teal arrow points to the right. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green.

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Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Capacity Development Work... Begins with what’s working—understanding community-defined goals and leveraging existing assets to meet emerging needs. To us, community includes the network of agencies, organizations, and people working together to support health and well-being." There is a teal graphic of the outlines of several people inside a heart. Below this an arrow points to the right. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green.

Teal and dark teal text in a white text box reads: "Our Capacity Development Work... Supports partners to strengthen their impact by: Assessing organizational needs to identify strengths and opportunities for growth Facilitating adaptive strategy processes to align goals, resources, and action Developing leaders and teams through tailored coaching and training Building evaluation and data skills to support learning, improvement, and accountability" Below the text, a teal arrow points to the right. The Cardea logo is in the bottom left corner of the text box. Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green.

1/ Get to know Cardea's #CapacityDevelopment work! One of four strategic approaches, our tailored Capacity Development services begin by understanding community-defined goals and leveraging existing assets to meet emerging needs.
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Teal and dark teal text in a white background reads: “I am excited to partner with an organization whose values align so closely with Cardea’s values of humility, compassion, collaboration, and innovation. It’s truly inspiring to work alongside a team that is so dedicated and passionate about driving systemic change by engaging both the community and institutions in the approach to reduce inequities. Their work is not only raising the voices of marginalized communities but also making a tangible impact.” –Christina Memmott, Cardea Research and Evaluation Director Social Impact and Evaluation Spotlight: Cradle Cincinnati Behind the white text box are wavy blocks of color in a gradient from white to grey to dark green. The Cardea logo is in the top right hand corner.

During Black Maternal Health Week we are proud to uplift our Social Impact Evaluation work with Cradle Cincinnati!

Cardea collaborates with Cradle Cincinnati to conduct #socialimpactevaluations for initiatives aimed to improve Black maternal & infant health and eliminate racial inequities.

#BMHW25

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1/ Get to know Cardea's Social Impact Evaluation team! Our Social Impact Evaluation team sees community-centered data as a tool to tell powerful stories of outcome and impact. Stay tuned for a project feature tomorrow, and find out more about this work here: cardeaservices.org/what-we-do/a...

White text on a dark teal background reads: By supporting this intentional community engagement process, we were able to clearly identify actionable next steps that can be taken to make early childhood education more inclusive and strengthen the early care and education workforce. Our partnership with First 5 Contra Costa further reinforced the need to invest in the early childhood workforce by both strengthening and empowering child care providers to nurture the future of all children. -- Nneoma Nwobilor, Senior Social Impact & Evaluation Manager The Future of Public Health Starts Here: Strengthening the Public Health Workforce

White text on a dark teal background reads: Our partnership with First 5 Contra Costa and community made it clear how much the child care workforce cares deeply about nurturing the next generation. . . It quickly became clear that solutions that are most likely to be successful will require workforce strengthening designed in partnership with providers and parents/caregivers, that are family-centered and rooted in equitable approaches. I’m excited to see what changes are on the horizon for the next phase of this work! -- Olivia Lutz, Senior Social Impact & Evaluation Manager The Future of Public Health Starts Here: Strengthening the Public Health Workforce

To close out @apha.org #NPHW, we're uplifting our report "Creating More Inclusive Early Childhood Education Programs in Contra Costa County" produced in collaboration with @first5coco.bsky.social 📖👶✏️

Check it out here: cardeaservices.org/resource/cre...