nccPA Health Foundation

We are seeking a Board Certified PA with practice experience in psychiatry to serve on our Board of Directors. If you’re passionate about equipping and empowering all PAs to bridge gaps in access to mental health care, learn more about the role. Then, apply by Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Get started at https://bit.ly/45ADIed. #CertifiedPAs #PAsForMentalHealth #Psychiarty #BaordOfDirectors #EquitableCare #Healthcare #Nonprofit #Medicine #Volunteer #Service #MentalHealthIsHealth #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth #BeTheChange #WeMakeADifference #PAsDoThat

November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. DYK? In 2024, an estimated 6.9 million Americans over age 65 are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Learn how #CertifiedPAs can best support their patients through early detection and resources: https://bit.ly/4hNfNP1 #PAsDoThat #PAsForMentalHealth #PAStudents #Seniors #AlzheimersDisease #EndAlz #ReduceStigma #StopStigma

We had a great time attending #PsychCongress2024 and presenting #Research to raise awareness of the role and contributions of #CertifiedPAs to address #MentalHealth and #SUD. Thanks to all the PAs and mental health partners who visited our booth! See you in San Diego next year! #PAsforMentalHealth #PAsDoThat #PAStudents #MentalHealthIsHealth #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth #PsychCongress #Exhibit #Poster #Access #Workforce #WeMakeADifference National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Kudos #OralHealthOutreach Grantee Midwestern University for educating #PAStudents about their role in fluoride varnish application, which equips them to understand the impact of discussing and encouraging oral health in primary care. #PAsDoThat Ready to join them? Apply for $2,500 in funding to educate about oral health in your community: https://bit.ly/3JpRiXH. #PAsForOralHealth #OralHealthIsHealth #WeMakeADifference #MedicalDentalCollaboration #Interprofessional #IPE #Outreach #CertifiedPAs #PAFaculty

No #Tricks! Only #Treats to protect #Smiles this #Halloween: Find Free #OralHealth #CME from Smiles for Life (https://bit.ly/3YDE7uY) and $2,500 Outreach Grants for #Certified PAs and #PAStudents (https://bit.ly/3JpRiXH)! Happy Halloween! #Halloween2024 #SafeHalloween #OralHealth #PAsForOralHealth #BeTheChange #PAsDoThat #WeMakeADifference

To all who celebrate, the nccPA Health Foundation wishes you and your families a Happy Diwali. #BeTheChange #Inclusion #DEI #FestivalOfLights

We’re headed to #PsychCongress2024 to promote the role and contributions of #CertifiedPAs to expand access to #MentalHealth care. We look forwarding to meeting PAs and members of the interprofessional mental health workforce. Stop by our booth (#442) to learn how you can raise mental health awareness in your community. See you in #Boston. #PAsforMentalHealth #PAsDoThat #PAStudents #MentalHealthIsHealth #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth #PsychCongress #Exhibit #Poster #Access #Workforce #WeMakeADifference

#MentalHealthCheckpoint: Everyone is busy at work, at school, at home ... but take time for rest. It’s good for your body and mind. #MentalHealth #PAsForMentalHealth #MentalHealthisHealth #NoHealthWithoutMentalHealth #PAsDoThat #CertifiedPAs #PAStudents #ReduceStigma #SilenceTheShame #Sleep #Rest

#ICYMI: The nccPA Health Foundation has established a strategic alliance partnership with Psychiatric Times. Bookmark this site and check back for new content: https://bit.ly/3NgyJrh Read more in the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) newsletter: https://bit.ly/4eHDTbP #PAsDoThat #BeTheChange #PAsforMentalHealth #MentalIllness #MentalIllnessAwareness #Anxiety #Depression #SuicidePrevention #SelfCare #ReduceStigma #EndStigma #EveryPAIsAPsychPA

#BeTheChange grantee Hwal Lee, DMSc, PA-C, promoted #SmokingCessation in partnership with NAMI Schenectady. He provided participants with a unique insight from a Smokerlyzer, which detects breath carbon monoxide level, and provided education and free nicotine replacement therapies at drop in events at the local library and a community health fair. #PAsDoThat #PAsSTEPUp #PAsForMentalHealth #CertifiedPAs #PAStudents #Smoking #StopSmoking #SUD #Addiction #Innovation #Healthcare #Medicine #HealthcareProvider #Medical #Health #CommunityHealth #PatientEducation #PAPositivity #Access #Equity #EquitableCare #ShowYouCare #NHEW NAMI - CAPITAL REGION NY New York State Society of PAs