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Dose of Reality: Get the Facts on Opioids
… is very strong, it does not take a lot of fentanyl to cause an overdose, especially for someone who does not usually take opioids. In 2020, the latest year in which data is available, … drug. It is available as a nasal spray or an injection. It can be used to save the life of someone experiencing a fentanyl-related overdose. Act fast in the case of a fentanyl-related … use disorder is a medical condition that can affect anyone who uses opioids. Wherever you or someone you care about may be in a struggle with opioids, there are people ready to help. In … -
Self-Harm
… on what self-harm is, who self-harms the most in Wisconsin, and what people can do to help someone who is self-harming. Who can I call for help right now? If you or someone you know is experiencing a suicidal, mental health, and/or substance use crisis, the 988 … cutting, poisoning, hitting, or burning oneself. There may not always be visible injuries on someone who self-harms. Someone who self-harms may or may not have the intention to die by … -
WLTCAC Handouts May 14, 2019
… decisions about how to use their budget, hiring staff, or managing services • It appears that someone else makes budget decisions, but the individual does participate in other decisions • Had … 38.5% 13.8% 4.0% Who Answered Survey – Managed Care N = 7,428 Member Legal representative Someone else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 6 57.8% 31.4% 5.5% 4.7% 0.7% Member … 9.3% 2.8% Who Answered Survey – IRIS Consultant Agency N = 2,117 Member Legal representative Someone else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 17 17 98% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% … -
Medicaid Eligibility Handbook Release 21-01
… can be one of the following: • Guardian: When an application is submitted with a signature of someone claiming to be the applicant’s guardian, obtain a copy of the document that designates … o Guardian of the estate o Guardian of the person and the estate o Guardian in general When someone has been designated as the guardian of the estate, guardian of the person and the estate, … to be the authorized representative. • Authorized Representative: The applicant may authorize someone to represent him or her. An authorized representative can be an individual or an … -
Chapter 55: Application of Wisconsin Adult Protective Services Law and Adults-at-Risk Related Statutes
… to alter legal or official documents, such as a will or title, with the intent to defraud someone, or to show an altered document to someone and pretend it is genuine, knowing that the document is forged. Forgery also includes, … transaction card without permission, to then use it, and/ or to give it or sell it to someone else. Financial transaction cards include credit, debit, ATM and similar cards. E. … -
Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Brief: American Indian Behavioral Health
… by BRFS ACE questions that address being touched sexually, being made to sexually touch someone, and being forced to have sex. All three forms refer to abuse by someone five or more years older or an adult. Figure 5 shows the percent of adults who … -
Aids/HIV Program Notes 2017
… • Prejudice • Discrimination In brief, labeling is the act of assigning an attribute to someone. Stereotypes represent collectively agreed upon beliefs about groups of people learned by … stigma) frequently follows. HIV-related discrimination is the “unfair and unjust treatment of someone based on their real or perceived HIV status.”1 Populations disproportionately impacted by … -
Intro to Governmental Public Health in WI: Public Health 101 - Self-Care and Well-Being in the Workplace
… events for example, unrealistic expectations around workload or an abusive boss. When someone has experienced trauma, it can manifest in different ways. This is true whether the … accident. Or, it could be ongoing stressful events. Trauma in the Workplace (iSpring) • When someone has experienced trauma, it can manifest in different ways. This includes symptoms … with both physical health and mental health. 6 Presenter Notes Presentation Notes When someone has experienced trauma, it can manifest in different ways. This includes symptoms … -
Self Compassion in the Time of COVID Presentation Slide Deck
… It is not selfish or self indulgent. Take a moment to consider a situation in which you helped someone in need. How did you treat that person? What words did you use? What was your tone? … to others for the standards. Self compassion puts our values on kindness and warmth… we have someone encouraging us a long the way. … to feel safe and when we feel this way we are more likely to do our best. How does it feel if someone would say “I am ashamed of you” versus I see you are hurting 10 Benefits to Practicing … -
Nursing Home Strategies to Enhance Quality of Life for Residents with Dementia
… language, pacing back and forth, angry facial expressions, and continually calling out for someone. 4. Assist individuals with tasks they find unmanageable. Individuals with dementia often … person must also have the ability to say “no,” or otherwise indicate a refusal or rejection of someone’s sexual overtures. Staff often can identify if a resident with dementia is doing … -
WLTCAC Handout March 10, 2020
… to nursing home residents. Any cough, fever, sore through, or out of county or in presence of someone who has been out of the country in 14 days. There will be a central door that all … 39.7% 13.4% 3.2% Who Answered Survey – Managed Care N = 7,155 Member Legal Representative Someone Else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 6 56.0%34.3% 6.4% 2.5% 0.8% Member … 11.4% 1.9% Who Answered Survey – IRIS Consultant Agency N = 2,736 Member Legal Representative Someone Else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 1717 71.7% 17.1% 7.5% 3.7% … -
Family Care Partnership Member Handbook
… sure our plan knows about your emergency. We need to follow up on your emergency care. You or someone else should call to tell us about your emergency care, usually within 48 hours. Call the … or forced to be alone to make you behave in a certain way, to punish you, or because someone finds it useful. · To be free from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. · Abuse can be physical, emotional, financial, or sexual. Abuse can also be if someone gives you medication, or experimental research, without your informed consent. · Neglect … -
Family Care Member Survey Results, 2018
… 38.5% 13.8% 4.0% Who Answered Survey – Managed Care N = 7,428 Member Legal representative Someone else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 6 57.8% 31.4% 5.5% 4.7% 0.7% Member … 9.3% 2.8% Who Answered Survey – IRIS Consultant Agency N = 2,117 Member Legal representative Someone else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 1717 98% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% … 7.0% 8.2% Who Answered Survey – Fiscal Employment Agent N = 2,149 Member Legal representative Someone else Unknown Wisconsin Department of Health Services 2727 96% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% … -
06. ADRC Operations Manual - Elder Benefit Specialist Program
… meeting these needs; in some other cases the EBS may be involved but may refer the client to someone else who is the primary source of assistance. The EBS program will directly provide … affirmatively demonstrated interest in the EBS services. If an EBS receives a referral from someone other than an ADRC employee, and if the referrer believes that it would be difficult for … Specific Permission from the Client Whenever a client authorizes the EBS to communicate with someone about his or her case, the EBS may do so without violating confidentiality rules. The … -
Memory Screening in the Community Manual
… loss, and the largest risk factor is age. While the stereotype of a person with dementia is someone old and forgetful, memory loss is only one symptom among many, and cognitive changes or … becomes lost. Depression and anxiety are treatable conditions that can also occur when someone has Alzheimer’s disease. Vascular Dementia Vascular dementia can be the result of a large … when provided with a large sheet of paper and a dark marker to use when drawing. However, someone who is blind should not be asked to draw a clock. In place of the clock drawing task, use … -
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake’s Statement on CDC’s New Indicators to Monitor COVID-19 Community Risk Levels
… when a particular community is experiencing “high” COVID-19 Community Levels , unless you or someone you live with is at high risk for severe disease. With this new guidance, universal … others and get tested for COVID-19 if they are experiencing symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19. We urge all Wisconsinites to continue using a combination of COVID-19 … -
COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease)
… disease that can cause severe illness. COVID-19 spreads easily from person to person when someone who is sick breathes out droplets and very small particles with the virus. These droplets … to date on COVID-19 vaccines. Get tested for COVID-19 if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. Stay home if you have COVID-19 or COVID-19 symptoms. Seek treatment if you … -
Medicaid Eligibility Handbook Release 20-03
… can be one of the following: • Guardian: When an application is submitted with a signature of someone claiming to be the applicant’s guardian, obtain a copy of the document that designates … o guardian of the estate o guardian of the person and the estate o guardian in general When someone has been designated as the guardian of the estate, guardian of the person and the estate, … to be the authorized representative. • Authorized Representative: The applicant may authorize someone to represent him or her. An authorized representative can be an individual or an …