CALPHO e-News July 2018

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e-news     July 2018   CALPHO-OPPI Directors Track at Public Health in the Rockies We’re pleased to share that CALPHO and CDPHE’s Office of Planning, Partnerships and Improvement (OPPI) have organized a track of strategic-level sessions at Public Health in the Rockies, mostly focused on public health transformation. The sessions are open to all. The track starts Wednesday, August 29, at 10am: Navigating the future of public health, from 10am to noon, will explore how to we begin to create an equitable governmental public health system that works for everyone, everywhere by sharing experience and lessons learned in this work from across the country and right here at home. Taking steps to transform the governmental public health system in Colorado, in 2 parts from 1:45pm to 3:30pm and 3:45pm to 5:30pm, will begin building consensus on the core public health capabilities and services on which Colorado's governmental public health system must be built. Through facilitated discussion, participants will prioritize the capabilities and services that every Colorado governmental public health agency must have to create a more equitable public health system and meet its charge of protecting the public's health.   Kudos & Accolades invisible text Jeff Kuhr Appointed to Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Coalition Mesa County Public Health Executive Director Jeff Kuhr will serve as a commissioner on the Colorado Early Childhood Leadership Coalition (ECLC). The coalition advises the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Early Childhood, supports strategic, cross-agency alignment, and develops "strategies and monitor efforts to increase the access, quality and equity of services and supports on behalf of pregnant women and children birth through age eight." Jeff is the sole local public health representative in the coalition. Learn more about the ECLC here. Congrats, Jeff! invisible text Transitions: Farewell Dan Martindale and Welcome New Public Health Directors! Welcome to Colorado’s newest public health directors for Lincoln, Elbert, Prowers, and El Paso counties: Jobeth Mills, Lincoln County. Jobeth started July 1. Rachel Larson, Elbert County. Rachel starts August 6. Meagan Hillman, Prowers County. Meagan starts September 1 Susan Wheelan, El Paso County. Susan will serve as interim director starting in September. She is succeeding Dan Martindale who is retiring after 23 years serving the agency.   Health Equity invisible text Equity in Housing: Estimating the Economic Costs of Unstable Housing in Childhood Evidence that inequities have a substantial economic cost is accumulating, which you can read more about this blog from Center for Health Progress Director of Communications Sarah McAfee. A new analysis from Children’s HealthWatch explores the projected health care and other costs over a decade in the life of someone who experiences unstable housing during childhood. They estimate that the total economic cost of children and mothers in unstable housing over ten years to be $111 billion. The authors emphasize that this is likely a conservative estimate since it excludes fathers’ health costs and the treatment of chronic diseases exacerbated by unstable housing. Download the report here. News & Current Events invisible text 2018 Colorado Community Report Card Reveals How Policy Priorities Compare Colorado Mesa University’s Social Research Center – along with partners at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Counties, Inc, and others, -- surveyed residents from across the state on Colorado’s most important policy concerns. For this report, they stratified results using a variety of demographic divisions to explore the nuances of Colorado’s urban-rural (metro/non-metro) split. Opinions differ most significantly between metro/non-metro areas on satisfaction with affordable and quality health care, education, and housing. High-speed internet and job availability were also areas of geographic difference. Issues with closer alignment between metro/non-metro include satisfaction with city and county governments, park and open space accessibility, and Colorado generally be a safe place to live and raise a family.   Some other interesting results include attitudes towards TABOR and de-Brucing that run counter to certain regions’ expected political alignment. Also, when rating areas of highest concern, about a third of respondents statewide indicated that pollution and discrimination were “not at all a problem.” Download the report here. Public Health Works invisible text Denver Applies Collective Impact Approach to Opioid Strategic Plan The City and County of Denver released their Opioid Response Strategic Plan last Tuesday (July 24). Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) led an extensive collective impact effort during the development of this plan, including in the process representatives from community members who use opioids, community organizations working in the field, and many other municipal agencies. Starting with an initial visioning exercise in June 2017, partnership members dove deep in to the systemic factors contributing to the crisis and developed a plan that leads with upstream considerations. The plan is organized under three main goals: prevent substance (mis)use, improve treatment access and retention, and reduce harm. The prevention metrics for their 1st goal are notably upstream, including increasing “the number of providers delivering evidence-based programs on adverse childhood events and trauma” and increasing “the percentage of youth who report having a parent or adult they can talk to or go to for help.” Read the full plan here. News from NACCHO invisible text NACCHO ACTION ALERT On June 1, the Trump administration published a series of proposed changes to the regulations governing the Title X family planning program. For nearly 50 years, Title X has been the sole federal grant program dedicated to advancing people's access to comprehensive contraceptive and related family planning services in the United States. More than half of Title X grantees are local health departments. Title X patients are disproportionately low-income and young; about one-third identify as people of color, and about one in 10 have limited English proficiency. The proposed rule revives a series of changes first advanced (but never fully implemented) under President Ronald Reagan, collectively known as the "domestic gag rule." These changes prohibit abortion referral; undermine patients' right to unbiased, comprehensive counseling about pregnancy options; and exclude agencies that provide abortion using non-federal dollars from receiving any Title X funds. Additionally, the proposed rule seeks to fundamentally reshape both the scope of services and the network of entities supported by Title X funds. Taken together, these shifts constitute an all-out assault against Title X patients' ability to obtain high-quality family planning care that respects their sexual and reproductive health and rights. NACCHO and many other advocates provided comments opposing these rules and will continue to follow how this unfolds. Highlights from our Partners invisible text Share with Your Partners: Upcoming ECHO Colorado Series ECHO Colorado offers free, six or eight-week courses on clinical and population health topics using Zoom videoconference. Their efforts connect specialists and experts with practitioners across the state, helping to improve outcomes for a variety of conditions. Share these upcoming series with your clinical partners, and stay tuned for more public health series coming soon. See all courses here. School Nurses Managing Neurological Conditions – October 2 to October 23: For school nurses working in Colorado and managing the care of one or more students with a neurological condition (i.e., seizures, non-epileptic events, headaches, or minor head trauma). Prenatal Substance Exposure – September 25 to November 13: Offered in partnership with Illuminate Colorado, this course offers perinatal providers and support personnel in the medical setting, best practice approaches for the care of families at risk of and/or impacted by prenatal substance exposure. Mood and Anxiety Disorders for SIM Practices – September 5 to October 10: For primary care providers (DO, MD, NP, PA) and Behavioral Health Providers working in or with a Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM) practice.   Opportunities & Resources invisible text Click here for our curated list of funding opportunities! More resources of interest: The Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) is a national clearinghouse on rural health information and resources to support healthcare and population health in rural communities. Featuring an online library, rural health data, state guides, toolkits, rural programs models, custom alerts, and more, the RHIhub is your first stop for rural health information. The RHIhub is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, meaning that all of its services are provided free of charge. Creating an Age-Friendly Public Health System:a new report from the Trust for America’s Health State Medicaid and Public Health Collaboration to Advance the CDC’s 6|18 Initiative(Deadline: August 10) Presidential Leadership Scholars Program(Deadline: August 31) Economic Impact Initiative Grants(Deadline: on-going through local Rural Development office) EVENT CALENDAR   2018 Colorado Health Symposium August 1-3 Keystone, CO This year's theme is "Achieving Equity in Behavioral Health." Registration sold out, but some of the event will be livestreamed. Learn More   2018 NACCHO Public Health Informatics August 20-23 Atlanta, GA This conference is an opportunity to connect with colleagues and address the science of public health informatics, evolving public health systems, and public health’s role in our nation’s expanding health information technology infrastructure. Register   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. Register   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. Register   2018 CCI Winter Conference November 26-28 Colorado Springs, CO Colorado Counties, Inc (CCI) hosts this gathering of county commissioners and local government professionals from across the state. Save the date. Learn More   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. Register   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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