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URGENT NOTICE!

People living with serious mental illness die on average 25 years earlier than people in the general population, largely due to cardiovascular diseases like strokes and heart attacks.

In recent years, behavioral health agencies have taken on responsibility to monitor and support the health status of their clients.

Case managers in behavioral health agencies form the backbone of efforts to improve the medical outcomes of people living with serious mental illness.

To support this vital work, HealthierHere partnered with the University of Washington AIMS Center to develop this online course.

Sisters In common is a HealthierHere Level 1 Community Practice Partner.

This course is designed to prepare case managers for this work.

This free online course reviews the reality of increased premature mortality in people living with serious mental illness, explores the medical and social causes of this increased mortality as well as approaches to reducing it and introduces some practical tools and approaches to improving health in the populations case managers serve.

OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, a case manager will be able to:

Recognize the reality of premature mortality of people living with serious mental illness.

Describe the medical conditions related to premature mortality.

Describe the significance of the case manager role in addressing premature mortality.

Use effective techniques to support client health behaviors.

Engage with behavioral health colleagues to support client outcomes.

Use tools to help clients improve interactions with the primary care system.

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