CALPHO Newsletter: April 3, 2020

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--  E-News   April 3, 2020  --  Top News - COVID-19                    CALPHO Joins Coalition of PH Organizations in “Public Health United” Statement to the Governor The statement thanks the governor and other leaders of the state’s COVID-19 response for their actions to implement mitigation and encourages them to continue these efforts, as well as consider the future of the public health system and workforce. Read it here.  CALPHO and Partners Stepping-Up Public Health Volunteer Coordination While all of you are at different stages of this outbreak, there is a clear need emerging for specialized public health volunteers, especially those with experience in epidemiology. CALPHO, the Colorado School of Public Health, and CDPHE are working on systems to connect your various needs with skilled public health practitioners and students. Central to this effort will be meeting the anticipated need for large-scale contact tracing and case investigation that more widespread testing will allow. Peter Manetta is currently collecting information from volunteers across the state while the school is assessing its students’ capacities. Additionally, the volunteer coordinator at the school can help you structure and define your volunteer positions. We are not waiting for these systems to be perfect to connect volunteers to you, so if you have an need, immediate or anticipated, please let us know! We have already connected some agencies with volunteers. So far, our list of volunteers has skills in the following areas: Communications Biostatistics Epidemiology Evaluation Database management Colorado COVID Relief Fund First Deadline TOMORROW Apply HERE. Through this fund, eligible organizations may receive a general operating grant of up to $25,000. The current und application deadlines are every two weeks. On April 13th Community Resource Center and Philanthropy Colorado are facilitating a webinar reviewing the Colorado COVID Relief Fund opportunity, learn more below and register here. CO Supreme Court Rules Legislature Can Continue Current Session  The court ruled late Wednesday, April 1, that the legislature can continue its current session (once it is safe). Read more about that and what steps the legislature may take upon restarting in this summary from Frontline Public Affairs.   Upcoming Events  Click HERE for full event calendar of events, many of which will likely be cancelled 2020 Culture of Data April 10 Parker, CO Save the date CPHA’s 2020 Culture of Data conference, themed "Health in All Data: Redefining Approaches to Health Equity." --CANCELLED--> 2020 Shared Risk and Protective Factors May 27-29 Keystone, CO The Shared Risk and Protective Factors Conference attracts adults and young people from across Colorado actively engaged in upstream or primary prevention efforts at the state and local level. --CANCELLED-> NACCHO Annual July 7-9 Denver, CO NACCHO Annual is the premier public health conference that offers an opportunity for local health department staff, partners, funders, and individuals invested in local public health to share the latest research, ideas, strategies and innovations. --LEARN MORE--> NACCHO Annual July 7-9 Denver, CO NACCHO Annual is the premier public health conference that offers an opportunity for local health department staff, partners, funders, and individuals invested in local public health to share the latest research, ideas, strategies and innovations. --LEARN MORE--> Click HERE for full event calendar  Health Equity                                                            Guidance for LPHAs Addressing COVID-19 Related Discrimination & Racism The Public Health Institute and the Public Health Alliance of Southern California have released some initial guidance to help LPHAs on identifying and addressing discrimination and racism related to or exacerbated by COVID-19. Download the guidance here.   News & Current Events                                            Messaging Tips from Frameworks “Framing C19” Series  The Frameworks folks have been hard at work crafting messaging guidance to help combat misinformation, stigmatization, and fear. Below is their entire series of emails so far: Reframing “Us vs. Them”  Referring to “vulnerable” populations Making the case for the role of government Helping people understand the “how & why” of public health orders Special Enrollment Period For Health Insurance Extended to April 30 The Office of the Governor announced yesterday that the the special enrollment period for health insurance would be extended to April 30, through Connect for Health Colorado. Only the uninsured may enroll during this period, no plan changes. Lear more here.  How Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Dollars Will Impact Colorado Some highlights on how these funds will be distributed across Colorado. Excerpted from the Colorado Fiscal Institute newsletter. Coloradans will receive a total of $4.85 billion in direct cash stimulus payments.  For Coloradans who earn the lowest incomes, the cash payments will represent as much as 9.5 percent of their annual pay.  Colorado will receive more than $2.2 billion in relief for the state government and local governments.  It’s estimated the $600 bonus unemployment payments to displaced Colorado workers will pump between $150.6 million and $322.7 million into the economy each month.  The Small Business Administration will be providing forgivable loans to small businesses that employ just under 50% of Colorado’s workforce.  Colorado could see $385 million in increased costs due to higher enrollment in Medicaid caused by the economic consequences of the outbreak.  With unemployment spiking due to COVID-19, changes to federal rules mean SNAP benefits will increase for many eligible Coloradans  Though controversial, provisions regarding financial aid to the airline industry will likely have a larger-than-average effect for Colorado given the $26 billion economic impact of Denver International Airport.  Public and private efforts at the national, state, and local level must ensure the costs of recovering from this crisis are spread out in a fair and just way.  Public Health Works                                                      National Public Health Week “Thank You” Campaign  Setting the stage perfectly for our long-overdue “You’re Welcome” campaign, the American Public Health Association is running a “Thank You Public Health Professionals” campaign for National Public Health Week (NPHW). We are encouraging our partners and state leaders to make use of the communications resources including this sharable graphic. (Disclaimer: the “You’re Welcome” campaign is a joke. Happy belated April 1!!)  News from NACCHO                                                      NACCHO Podcast Series: The Local and State Health Department Perspective on the COVID-19 Outbreak  Excerpted from NACCHO’s News from Washington On this week's NACCHO Podcast Series episode, Ian Goldstein talks with NACCHO Chief of Programs and Services Dr. Oscar Alleyne about his time in the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Emergency Operations Center. They also discuss the vital role of local health departments in the COVID-19 response.  Later in the program, Ian chats with Public Health Director for WEDCO District Health Department, KY Dr. Crystal Miller and the Commissioner for Public Health for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Dr. Steven J. Stack. They discuss the Kentucky response to COVID-19 at the local and state levels, including how local health departments and state partners are collaborating to track and respond to the spread of COVID-19.  We are working on a series of podcasts related to the COVID-19 response—send your guest ideas to igoldstein@naccho.org.   Highlights from our Partners                                     Seeking Professionals for CCPD Review Committee The Cancer, Cardiovascular and Chronic Pulmonary Grants Program, on behalf of the Colorado Board of Health, is currently seeking applications from professionals to serve on the statutorily mandated grant program Review Committee in the following positions, for a three-year term from August 2020 - July 2023: Cardiovascular disease professional Cancer professional Public Health professional All applicants must submit a 1) Signed application form, 2) Current resume or curriculum vitae, 3) Statement of interest, and 4) Brief biography. Applications are due 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2020. Applicants who reside outside of the Denver metro area and particularly in rural areas of the state are strongly encouraged to apply. Please see the CCPD Review Committee webpage for more details. Chronic Disease Directors Release COVID-19 & Chronic Disease Fact Sheet Chronic conditions including asthma and unmanaged diabetes are among the many risk factors for increased COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors has produced this concise fact sheet you can use to help inform your community members with chronic diseases on their specific risks. Download it here.  How School-Based Health Centers Are Adapting Read this press release from the Colorado Association of School-based Health Centers (CASBHC) to learn how SBHC’s are adapting during this crisis to help families access care.  The Census is Upon Us, Help Spread the Word Through Social Media The Census is on, and despite everything you can still help by making use of the US Census Bureau’s sharable graphics. Download those and check out their other resources here.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming and Recorded Webinars of Interest:  CPHA Mental Health Self Care Session. With Nachshon Zohari, MSW. April 10, Noon to 1pm. No registration required. Join here.  National Academies – APHA COVID-19 Webinar Series Science of Social Distancing Part 1: March 25. View the recording here. Science of Social Distancing Part 2: April 1. View the recording here. Supply Chain and COVID 19: April 8, Noon to 1pm. Register here.  Colorado School of Public Health, Health Systems, Management and Policy Webinar: South Korea’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic: Lessons for other affected societies, April 9, 1:pm-2:pm. No registration needed. Join here. Password: 956148 Opportunities Community Foundations Across the State Offering Relief Funds Colorado’s community foundations have joined statewide philanthropy in stepping up to provide much needed support. Check out this list of COVID-19 releif and recovery funds compiled by Philanthropy Colorado. Some LPHAs maybe eligible for funding, and we have been asking those foundations about their criteria. Most have indicated they are still establishing the details of each fund or will work directly with county governments, and we will be following up with them to check in.  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. If you have a colleague interested in receiving this e-newsletter, please forward this message to them. Copyright © Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials 2020, All rights reserved.   Our mailing address is: 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Bldg. A, Suite 622 Denver, Colorado 80222

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