CALPHO e-News June 2018

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e-news     June 2018   Kudos & Accolades invisible text Rio Grande Director Emily Brown Elected to NACCHO Board Emily Brown was just elected to represent Region 8 on NACCHO’s Board of Directors. The term of service is three years, from July 2018 to June 2021. Please join us in congratulating Emily on her election! invisible text San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership Receives NACCHO Award The partnership applied for and received the National Health Security Award, a joint program of NACCHO and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The award recognizes local health departments that have demonstrated significant accomplishments in implementing health security-related initiatives within their jurisdictions. Congrats SLVPHP!! News & Current Events invisible text In Washington, Public Health Advocates Fighting on Multiple Fronts NACCHO, ASTHO, APHA and their allies certainly have their hands full this summer with critical legislation and the FY2019 budgeting process. 2018 Farm Bill: Last Thursday, June 21, the House of Representatives passed their version of the bill, which expands work requirements for participating in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The Senate passed their version this week that does not expand the work requirements. Read more in analyses by the Children’s Campaign and the Food Research & Action Center. 2019 Federal Budget: The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) Subcommittee published a report on the FY2019 appropriations bill. There is some good news in the current version, though not much change from FY2018. See the breakdown here. ACA Repeal: Yep, It’s back. Repeal activists and legislators are preparing for yet another repeal attempt, which they’ve tentatively named the Health Care Choices Proposal. This version would be just as disastrous as previous ones, according to an analysis from the Health Advocates Alliance (HAA), of which CALPHO is a member. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPA): Approved out of the house subcommittee on Wednesday, June 27, this Act reauthorizes many federal preparedness programs as well as locally-focused initiatives like the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP). NACCHO and allies are closely following its progress.The Senate version, which includes “advancing innovation” in its title, is currently in committee. Read a statement supporting the Senate version from the Trust for America’s Health.   We will continue to monitor the budget process and relevant legislation as the summer progresses. NACCHO’s Podcast Series are a great way to stay on top of these efforts. Listen to them here. invisible text Economic Development and Local Public Health: Shared Priorities? Economic security and prosperity are deeply influential upstream health determinants. Can local public health and economic development entities work more closely to encourage healthful and equitable growth? Peter Manetta explores this question in this month’s CALPHO blog. News from NACCHO invisible text NACCHO Releases New Strategic Vision, Mission, and Goals NACCHO’s new guiding principles, released earlier this month, precede a full strategic plan for 2018-2021. Equity is prominent in their vision statement and values, including “a special emphasis on social justice and the elimination of conditions leading to preventable, systemic differences in the distribution of illness and disease.” See their new priorities here. Highlights from our Partners invisible text School of Public Affairs Workshop: Fostering & Managing Organizational Innovation The CU Denver School of Public Affairs is offering one of it’s Certified Public Manager (CPM) courses as a workshop open all governmental professionals. The tools that help organizations collaborate, communicate, and manage operations are evolving rapidly. This leadership-oriented workshop explores strategies for managing this change and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by disruptive innovation. The two-day workshop is July 27 and 28. Learn more and register here. invisible text CPHA Webinar Series: CO Health Access Survey Overview CHI will share an overview of results from the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey – or CHAS –which is the premier source of information on health insurance coverage, access to health care and use of health care services in Colorado. While Colorado has maintained its historic gains in health insurance coverage, several populations still remain uninsured and vulnerable. This presentation will highlight the state’s gains and areas of opportunity in health and health coverage among specific groups of Coloradans including communities of color, people who are not citizens and those living in rural areas. Learn more here. invisible text Massachusetts’ CALPHO Counterpart Releases Essential Opioid Services Guide The Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA), in collaboration with the Education Development Center (EDC), just released a comprehensive opioid response resource for LPHAs, called the 10 Essential Services for Opioid-Related Activity. Their goal in creating the toolkit is to “provide information about the high-quality opioid prevention, intervention, and treatment public health work currently happening at the local, state, and federal level.” The guide organizes these resources by their 10 identified service, like assessment and mobilizing community partnerships. Check it out here. invisible text Respondents Needed for LGBTQ Health Survey One Colorado released their survey on LGBTQ health and would love some help getting responses. They need at least a few thousand people to take it by mid-September to validate the results. This survey is an update to their landmark 2011 report, Invisible. It's open to anyone in Colorado identifying as LGBTQ; please take it yourself, on behalf of your child, or share with your networks as you can. The survey is available in English and Spanish. Access the survey here. Opportunities & Resources invisible text Click here for our curated list of funding opportunities! More resources of interest: Presidential Leadership Scholars – Applications Now Open This program is for individuals who are motivated to build on their established record of meaningful leadership and broaden their commitment to leadership by learning from scholars, peers, and practitioners. Yale School of Public Health Offers Online Certificate for Climate Change and Health (Deadline: August 1) National Academies Faith and Population Health Workshop Videos EmPOWERED To Serve Urban Health Accelerator Training & Grant Opportunity (Deadline: June 30) Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health (Deadline: August 9) 2019 Art & Science of Health Promotion Conference Call for Proposals (Deadline: July 31) Economic Impact Initiative Grants (Deadline: on-going through local Rural Development office) EVENT CALENDAR   2018 NACCHO Annual July 10-12 New Orleans, LA The theme of this year’s conference, Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health, highlights local public health’s opportunities to help health care move upstream. Learn More   Fostering & Managing Organizational Innovation July 27-28 Denver, CO This workshop focuses on key factors in navigating organizations towards success, including change management and managing projects and change management. Learn More   2018 NACCHO Public Health Informatics August 20-23 Atlanta, GA This year's theme is "Connecting Systems and People to Improve Population Health." Registration opening soon. Learn More   2018 Public Health in the Rockies August 28-31 Copper Mountain, CO The purpose of the 2018 Public Health in the Rockies Conference is to provide an opportunity for education, networking and skill development of professionals in Colorado and neighboring regions. Register   2018 CEHA Annual Education Conference September 18 Fort Collins, CO The theme for this year’s conference is “Growing Leaders, Driving Change”. The CEHA AEC provides a unique learning and networking opportunity. Learn More   2018 Public Health Law Conference October 4-6 Phoenix, AZ the combined efforts of practitioners, policymakers, lawyers, advocates and researchers are needed to advance critical public health protections and address growing health inequities. Register   2018 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo November 10-14 San Diego, CA APHA's Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest annual gathering of public health professionals. More than 12,000 people attend, and thousands of new abstracts are presented each year. Registration opens June 4! Register   2018 Culture of Collaboration Summit November 28-29 Aurora, CA Hosted by Civic Canopy, The Summit will provide a space where diverse perspectives can unite, engage in productive dialogue, and collectively act to solve the complex social issues we face. Early bird registration now open! 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. 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 2018, All rights reserved.   Our mailing address is: 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Bldg. A, Suite 622 Denver, Colorado 80222

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