CALPHO E-News: January 31, 2020

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--  E-News   January 31, 2020  --  Top News                                      Communications on the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Are you receiving regular email updates on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak from CDPHE’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR)? All LPHA directors should be getting these directly, so if you haven’t seen them, email Greg Stasinos (greg.stasinos@state.co.us) at CDPHE-OEPR to make sure you are on their list. Also, you can add his email to your “safe senders” or “trusted senders,” to ensure that they are getting through. CDPHE's coronavirus site includes resources for LPHAs and health care providers. For additional daily updates, you can also visit WHO’s 2019-nCov daily situation report site and CDC’s 2019-nCoV situation summary site. For an update on the federal response read NACCHO's News from Washington for today, January 31. Presentation on Full Capacity/Cost Assessment Results February 13 On February 13, CALPHO will be hosting the Public Health Transformation Steering Committee and your colleagues in the governmental public health system for an in-person presentation by Annie Sieger of Habile Consulting, LLC on the Colorado Public Health System Transformation Core Public Health Services Needs Assessment Report. This meeting will present the results of your work over the last 16 months in assessing the current statewide implementation and spending on Core Public Health Services, and review conclusions and recommendations that have the potential to transformation the system and fully deliver core public health services statewide. The meeting will be at the Jefferson County courthouse and a zoom option is available. Please email Peter Manetta for invite and details.       Upcoming Events  Click HERE for full event calendar 2020 Colorado Emergency Management Conference February 25 - 27 Loveland, CO CEMA is a professional association representing the emergency management community in Colorado. CEMA's role is to provide representation on many state-wide committees, working groups and emergency management program teams.  --REGISTER--> 2020 Assoc. of Public Health Nurses Annual April 20-23 Denver, CO Save the date for APHN’s Annual. Moving From Data to Action: Evidence-Based 21st Century Public Health Nursing. --REGISTER--> 2020 Public Health - Parks & Rec Summit February 28 Commerce City, CO The theme for the 2020 PHPR summit is For the Sake of Gen Z: Shaping the Future of Health. --REGISTER--> Click HERE for full event calendar  Public Health Transformation                                 Capacity Assessment Data Byte: How Prepared Are We to Help Eachother? Compared to other services and capabilities, emergency preparedness and response (EPR) activities are more rigidly informed by federal guidelines and often conducted through formal partnerships like Health Care Coalitions. Data on EPR service areas that are not federally mandated can guide our efforts to be prepared beyond basic standards. One such area is A.6.a.I.vii, also known as: “Develop and sustain local and state-level emergency response teams to provide surge capacity in incident response and recovery.” Out of all EPR operational definitions, this one was the least implemented at both the state and LPHA level. This result can be used to inform discussions about EPR cross-jurisdictional agreements.   Kudos & Transitions                                                   Transitions in Montrose County Montrose has separated its public health agency from its human services department to form Montrose County Public Health. Jim Austin, who has been serving as interim public health director, is now the permanent director for the new agency. Congrats, Jim! CDPHE Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer The state health department’s new chief medical officer is Dr. Eric France M.D., MSPH, MBA. Dr. France has held an impressive variety of positions in research, practice, and administration, coming most recently from Merck Vaccines. Dr. France will start February 3.   News & Current Events                                            PFAS News: Regulatory Bills Introduced, Sampling Results Website Coming Two bills that will help the state and local governments address PFAS threats to drinking water were introduced in the legislature in January. HB20-1042, Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Manufacturer Notice Requirements, simply requires firefighting foam producers to notify sellers of Colorado’s new regulations. HB20-1119, State Government Regulation Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, establishes or clarifies state authority in three main areas: use and clean-up of PFAS-containing firefighting foam, standards and testing requirements for PFAS in drinking water systems, standards for PFAS in surface and groundwater. CALPHO’s policy committee and board are currently considering recommendations. As of January 23, about 25% of the state’s water systems had applied for free sampling through CDPHE’s current program. All results of this current round of testing will be available publicly on CDPHE’s website sometime in April.  New Outdoor Recreation Report: Some Good News, Mostly Bad The Outdoor Industry Association is understandably very interested in Americans’ outdoor habits. They just released the latest version of their annual report on outdoor recreation trends. Overall, outdoor recreation is down considerably since 2008, which could be due in part to an aging population, but there are some bright spots. Female participation is up 3.2% from last year, and Hispanic participation growth was strongest among all ethnic groups. Access the report here and read more in this Colorado Sun article.    Public Health Works                                                Colorado Needs Environmental Health Strike Teams Contributed by Jackie Littlepage, director of environmental health for Lake County Public Health  A new year and a new decade of planning for a healthier and more resilient Colorado. It’s time to reevaluate our partnerships, MOUs and work towards climate adaptation, mitigation and emergency response plans. Does your local public health and environmental health department or agencies actively work together to ensure your community is prepared for a local emergency? What type or size of an emergency will overwhelm your local agencies? Many Colorado environmental health departments are small and will be quickly overwhelmed by a local emergency or disaster. Who can they call for help? Colorado does not currently have trained environmental health strike teams to order through WebEOC. Many eastern states utilize Environmental Health Strike Teams for coordinated public health emergency response. Georgia has one of the strongest examples of a statewide strike team program that is part of its Environmental Health Emergency Response Plan. During times of emergencies or natural disasters, environmental health is called upon to ensure that basic public health needs of a community are met. This may involve assessing the public health needs in the community, ensuring the safety of water and food supplies, inspecting shelters, ensuring health and safety of schools and childcare centers, vector control, or assessing wastewater system and solid waste issues.  Creating Colorado Environmental Health Strike Teams that are trained to rapidly respond to emergencies upon request through WebEOC is a step towards assuring that every community is covered during an emergency. It is never to early to begin planning for tomorrow. Please advocate for the creation of Colorado Environmental Health Strike Teams. Start the conversation now between your local public health and environmental health departments and emergency managers about your local needs and how having trained environmental health strike teams will improve Colorado’s local and statewide response to emergencies and disasters.   Highlights from our Partners                                     Public Health in the Rockies Registration Now Open! This year’s conference is at Keystone and theme is Health at All Altitudes. This conference is our region’s most important networking and learning opportunity for public health professionals in public and private sectors. As always, CALPHO will be in attendance and possibly hosting some transformation-related events. Early registration ends June 15. Register here.  Vision 2020 Launches New Policy Input Tool for 2020 Fiscal Reform Ballot Options This tool is your chance to both learn about and provide input on these critical policy options. Fixing our states’ restrictive and regressive tax system is a necessary step for securing adequate public health investments (not to mention other priorities like education and transportation). So far, teachers have shouldered most of the burden during this advocacy push, and they need our help. If this is important to you, please share the tool with your friends and colleagues. Access the tool here.  OMB Proposes Regs to Improve Uniform Guidance Indirect Cost Rules Excerpted from Nonprofit Advocacy Matter – National Counil of Non-profits newsletter The federal rules governing grants to nonprofits would be substantially improved under proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance published last week by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Since 2014, various granting agencies have misinterpreted the OMB Uniform Guidance in ways that deny nonprofits their rights to be reimbursed for their costs. Most notably, the proposed revisions would clarify that all granting agencies paying nonprofits with federal funds – whether federal, state, or local governments, native tribes, or other nonprofits – must pay a nonprofit using the nonprofit's existing negotiated indirect cost rate. If the nonprofit does not have a negotiated rate, then the nonprofit controls the option either to negotiate its indirect cost rate or be paid a flat rate of 10 percent. This clarification of the rule would strengthen the guarantee that grantees receive reimbursement of indirect costs of at least 10 percent of their modified total direct costs (de minimis rate). In other changes, the proposed rules would provide greater flexibility under procurement standards, implement standard data elements across agencies and grants, promote the collection of data in machine-readable formats, and strengthen end-of-grant closeout procedures and enforcement. OMB is hosting a public “listening session" in Washington, DC on Tuesday, February 4. The public is invited to review the proposed regulations and submit comments by March 23, 2020. Read the National Council of Nonprofits' analysis of the proposed regulations. Upcoming and Recorded Webinars of Interest:  Why the Census Matters for Health Equity – January 28 The census is one of the most important datasets in the United States, and counts from the census predicate important decisions such as where public service needs like clinics, schools, and transit are allotted--factors which contribute significantly to health equity. View the recording here.  Addressing Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in Rural America – January 28 Produced by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, this webinar will feature LPHA leaders from Idaho and a review of trends and emerging evidence. View the recording here (you must create a free account to access). Pregnancy and Oral Health: Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies This webinar will covered the interplay between pregnancy and oral health care. Speakers focused on different examples of legislatures considering pregnancy in relation to oral health. Check out the recording here. State of Obesity Web Forum – January 29 As public health leaders discuss the national obesity crisis, its health impacts, and how advocates are working at the national and local levels to address this ongoing epidemic. This web forum explores findings of TFAH's 2019 State of Obesity report. The recording will be available here.  Opportunities The Colorado Trust: Building and Bridging Power (LOI due February 7) The Colorado Health Foundation Open Funding (February 2020) USDA Rural Economic Development Grants and Loans (ongoing) Thank you for reading. 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