Training & Events

Targeted for individuals with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes or who are pre-diabetic, this helps participants manage their diabetes through lifestyle changes.

Classes meet for 2 1/2 hours once a week for six weeks: May 23 - Jun. 27, 2024

Note: This program is open to Home State Health members ONLY. 

Hybrid format: limited attendees in MARC’s Board Room with a remote option via Zoom.

PowerPoint 2016, Level 2 provides advanced concepts and skills for PowerPoint 2016 power users: how to use advanced formatting features, and animation and transition techniques, add and format media, track corrections and work with multiple presentations, create custom slide shows, and work with security and sharing options. This course, along with the preceding one, maps to the objectives of the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for PowerPoint 2016.

The MARRS Management Council provides policy guidance and oversight of the radio system to ensure that a high quality, reliable system is available to the metropolitan area, meets the needs of emergency response agencies and is financed equitably.

Missouri election officials in the Kansas City metropolitan area (Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties), in conjunction with the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC), are hosting an immersive three-hour workshop that emphasizes the importance of interagency cooperation between election officials, law enforcement, emergency management, public information officers, cybersecurity experts and emergency responders in effectively mitigating threats and ensuring a swift and coordinated response to election-related incidents.

The PER335 course is a 16-hour in-person class that addresses the vulnerability of any community to a public safety situation, such as an active shooter at a shopping mall; a train derailment with hazardous chemicals; a bombing incident at a commercial district; a plane crash; or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive attack. These complex coordinated attacks involve multiple threats that often exceed conventional response tactics. The attacks require a joint response involving members from varying disciplines and jurisdictions. 

Learn to manage chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke or cancer. Participants report better energy, reduced fatigue and improved health after taking this course.

This workshop is an adaptation of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, this class offers similar content, but delivered in one-hour segments for the workplace.

Classes meet for 1 hour twice a week for six weeks: Jun. 3 - Jul. 17, 2024

Learn to manage chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke or cancer. Participants report better energy, reduced fatigue and improved health after taking this course.

Classes meet for 2 1/2 hours once a week for six weeks: Jun. 3 - Jul. 8, 2024