CALPHO e-News January 2019

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e-news     January 2019   Registration Now Open for May 3, 2019 Culture of Data Conference ii. For the third year in a row, the Colorado Public Health Association (CPHA) hosts the Culture of Data (CoD) conference as the primary organizer. CPHA continues to stay true to the values and objectives of the conference as it remains community led and focused. This year, the CoD theme is “Data connections between behavioral health and public health: creating a culture of equity.” Learn more and register here. Public Health Transformation invisible text State BOH to Consider CO Core Public Health Services Rule Change A “request for rulemaking” hearing will be held at the February 20 State Board of Health meeting. This is one of many steps in Colorado’s public health transformation efforts to align Colorado’s core public health services with the Foundational Public Health Services model, and to position Colorado to move forward with an assessment of the costs in providing the core services. A big thank you to focus group participants, directors, and steering committee members for pitching in on finalizing the overarching descriptions that constitute the major revisions to the rule! Next, we’ll be parsing the detailed definitions and considering how they will be operationalized. invisible text Focus Groups Will Continue Refining Detailed Definitions in February Please have a close look at this calendar for the February focus group meeting times (outlook invitations will be coming very soon). As always, all are welcome. If you do not receive an outlook invite, the Zoom information is at the bottom of the calendar. Health Equity invisible text How is Affordable Housing Currently Funded? The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless and the Colorado Fiscal Institute prepared a slide deck with basic information on affordable housing funding. It explains all the different state, federal, and local programs, what each is meant to improve, and how much each contributes. As housing and housing affordability emerge as local and state public health priorities, this information should help planners considering what steps their agencies can take to support affordable housing. Download the slides here. News & Current Events invisible text CALPHO Takes a Stand on Two Tobacco Related Bills CALPHO is actively supporting two bills currently being considered in the Colorado Legislature; HB19-1076 Clean Indoor Air Act Add E-Cigarettes Remove Exemptions, and HB19-1033 Local Governments May Regulate Nicotine Products. Both bills are critical for all Colorado communities trying to prevent kids from becoming addicted to tobacco products and protecting everyone in the state from the harmful affects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke. Read more in this month's CALPHO blog by Shannon Kolman. invisible text State Attorney General’s Office Weighs-in on Youth Suicide The former Colorado Attorney General, Cynthia Coffman, commissioned a study on youth suicide in the state, including in-depth focus groups with youth from across the state. The report revealed some expected risk factors, like access to firearms, but also explored protective factors, like social connection through faith or other groups. Read more here. Public Health Works invisible text Celebrating Successes: Partnering for Preparedness Denver’s Joint Public Health and Environment Incident Management Team (IMT) coordinates the development of plans to rapidly distribute drugs or vaccines to Denver’s residents and visitors. In June 2017, Denver’s Joint Public Health and Environment IMT and other local response partners participated in PHED Ex (Public Health Emergency Dispensing Exercise) 2017. This full-scale emergency preparedness event tested Denver’s ability to rapidly assess a public health emergency, receive and deliver federal supplies and provide “medication” at mock dispensing sites. Fifty-two partners, including state and federal agencies and regional hospitals and businesses, participated in activities. Over three days, they tested emergency communications, mobilized staff and tested processes for delivering medications to the public. More than 100community members, including several with disabilities, visited an open (all-welcome) dispensing site managed by Denver’s Joint Public Health and Environment IMT. This groundwork has resulted in the recruitment of more than 275 participants into the Metro Foothills Healthcare Coalition, which supports the health care preparation, mitigation, response and recovery for any emergency. These and other public health success stories are featured in CALPHO’s transition brief for newly elected or appointed government leaders. Communicating the value of public health through such stories will be a key component of the outreach and advocacy efforts supporting public health system transformation. If your LPHA has such stories, please share! invisible text CDHPE and Eagle County Partner to Offer Risk-Based Inspections Workshop Retail Food Team at CDPHE has partnered with the Eagle County Public Health to be able to offer the Colorado Risk-Based Inspections workshop on April 17th and 18th at the department in Eagle. Adopting the Food Code allows for this workshop to be even more valuable when applying a risk-based method to inspections. Register here through CoTrain. News from NACCHO invisible text NACCHO Offers February HiAP Technical Assistance Webinar The webinar will take place on Wednesday, February 13 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The topic will be "HiAP Initiatives and Policy Opportunities". Participants will hear from two communities (one city and one county) with HiAP resolutions to better understand how they are implementing their HiAP initiatives. The format of the webinar will include short presentations by local health departments followed by a discussion and dialogue to address challenges participants face when implementing HiAP initiatives. Register here. Highlights from our Partners invisible text De Beaumont’s PHRASES Initiative Launches Fellowship Program The Public Health Reaching Across Sectors (PHRASES) initiative is a joint effort between the de Beaumont Foundation and the Aspen Institute. PHRASES seeks to build public health’s strategic communications capacities to better engage cross-sector partners. In addition to a suite of forthcoming resources, they have launched a fellowship program for public health professionals interested in “developing communication skills and strategies to frame public health messages in ways that resonate with other sectors.” Learn more and apply here by February 28. invisible text CHI Continues Conversations with Hot Issues in Health Webinar Series The Colorado Health institute is launching a series of health policy webinars meant to continue conversations started at their December 2018 Hot Issues in Health conference. For these wicked issues, one conference is certainly not enough conversation, and it is critical that a public health perspective is heard on these issues. Learn more and register here. February 6: Uniting the Head and the Heart: A Framework for Substance Use Disorder Policymaking February 13: All in the Family: A Two-Generation Approach for a Stronger Colorado February 20: Introducing CHI's Health and Climate Index February 27: Live Long and Prosper: Community-Clinical Solutions to Problems That Kill Us   invisible text ASTHO and de Beaumont Release Findings from 2017 PH Wins Survey This survey of the public health workforce is completed every three years. This year’s report emphasizes some sobering trends around the approaching retirement boom and gender inequality in leadership. Read it here invisible text All-in’s Best Resources for 2018: Data-Sharing, Sustainable Financing, and More All-in is a learning network of seven public health institutes and philanthropies “that are testing exciting new ways to systematically improve community health outcomes through multi-sector partnerships working to share data.” Check out some of their best work from 2018, including webinars on sustainable community health financing and data sharing, here. Opportunities & Resources invisible text Click here for our curated list of funding opportunities! More resources of interest: National Environmental Assessment Reporting System Mini Grant (Deadline: February 5) Health & Climate Solutions Call for Proposals(Deadline: February 8) Environmental Justice Small Grants Program(Deadline: February 15) 2019 Culture of Data Conference Speakers(Deadline: February 28) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Development Programs(various deadlines in February & March) USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program(Deadline: Ongoing) Economic Impact Initiative Grants(Deadline: on-going through local Rural Development office) Books & More invisible text Palaces for the People By Eric Klinenberg Connectedness and social capital are emerging as overarching and critical public health issues that can either promote or inhibit progress on other determinants. Klinenberg summarizes and builds upon decades of initiatives and research to argue for investment in social infrastructure, including places like libraries and churches that promote social capital in different ways. The links between social connectedness and community resilience are particularly fascinating and provide strong justifications for such investments, in addition to their more direct benefit to health. For a brief overview, here’s a podcast with the author, and you can find plenty more resources on his website. EVENT CALENDAR   CO State of the State (of health) February 4, 12:00pm Aurora, CO Dr. Tista Ghosh will be giving the Colorado School of Public Health’s State of the State address on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Learn More   TCHF Symposium Unplugged – Disrupting Poverty February 28 La Junta, CO Dr. Tista Ghosh will be giving the Colorado School of Public Health’s State of the State address on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Register   2019 NACCHO Preparedness Summit March 25-29, 2019 St. Louis, MO Registration is now open for the 2019 Preparedness Summit! Save $100 by registering before Feb. 8, 2019. The 2019 theme is This year’s theme is “Preparedness Summit 2019: The Evolving Threat Environment.” Register   2019 Open Forum for Quality Improvement March 28-29, 2019 Philadelphia, PA The Open Forum convenes public health department staff and leaders to explore and shape the meaning of quality improvement and innovation in public health practice as part of Community of Practice for Public Health Improvement and Innovation (COPPHII). Register   Risk-Based Retail Food Inspections Workshop April 17-18 Eagle, CO Colorado Risk-Based Inspections is designed to further enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of food safety inspection officers in conducting risk-based inspections. Register   2019 Association of Public Health Nurses Conference April 23-26 Atlanta, GA The 2019 theme is Public Health Nursing 3.0. The call for abstracts for the 2019 APHN conference is now open. Register   2019 CASBHC Conference May 1-3 Keystone, CO The Colorado Association for School Based Health Care (CASBHC)’s 2019 conference theme is “Bridging the Divide, Coming Together for Kids” Learn More   2019 Culture of Data Conference May 3 Parker, CO Save the date for CPHAs 2019 Culture of Data at the University of Colorado Denver South Campus. Learn More   2019 NNPHI Annual Conference May 20-22, 2019 Washington, DC The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference will advance conversations on preventing opioid overdose, connecting behavioral health and public health, advancing healthy aging, and much more. Register   2019 Mental Health America Conference June 13-15, 2019 Washington, DC The 2019 MHA Annual Conference is themed Dueling Diagnoses: Mental Health and Chronic Conditions in Children and Adults. Learn More   2019 NALBOH Conference August 14-16 Denver, CO Save the date for the 2019 NALBOH conference. Abstracts accpeted until January 15 Learn More   2019 Public Health in the Rockies August 28-30 Keystone, CO The 2019 PHiR is back at Keystone. The theme this year is “Equity and Social Justice: Innovation at Elevation.” Learn More   Thank you for reading. If you have any comments or ideas for future CALPHO e-newsletters, please email us at info@calpho.org.    The purpose of this e-newsletter is to provide news updates, events and informational resources on hot topics in local public health and CALPHO. Any staff person of a CALPHO member agency is welcome to join our email list to receive this e-newsletter. 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