CALPHO e-News August 2019

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--      E-News   August 2019      --  Urgent News                                CALPHO Policy Committee Seeks New Members for Co-Chair Positions  Serving on your policy committee is a valuable opportunity to gain a strategic perspective on the state’s legislative processes and critical work of promoting public health’s interests. The committee has two chair positions, both of which are vacant, that must be occupied by an environmental health professional and a public health professional. You do not need to be an agency director to serve as a committee chair. A good candidate will have experience and/or interest in public health policy, and have time to facilitate one-hour calls twice per month during the legislative session (January-first week of May) and once a month calls in Sept-Dec. They will also need to have some time for email/phone communications to plan agendas and for urgent policy issues. Email Shannon Kolman before September 5th if you are interested. Marking One Year of Transformation We enjoyed seeing many of you at our one-year-transformation celebration at Public Health in the Rockies (not all celebrants are pictured). Thank you all again for your hard work!  Upcoming Events  Click HERE for full event calendar 2019 CEHA Annual Education Conference September 17-20 Keystone, CO  The Colorado Environmental Health Association’s annual conference. The theme this year is "Climbing to New Heights" --REGISTER--> 2019 San Luis Valley Rural Philanthropy Days September 17-19 Del Norte, CO  Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) is a three-day conference that convenes nonprofits, funders and local governments to share ideas and develop collaborative opportunities in order to build the capacity of local organizations and communities to address regional social issues. --REGISTER--> 2019 Public Health and Disasters Conference September 23-24 West Jordan, UT  Public Health and Disasters is an annual, multidisciplinary national conference that brings together professionals involved in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies. --REGISTER--> Click HERE for full event calendar  Transformation                                                               Cost Assessment Draws to a Close, Analysis Will Reveal Gaps and Opportunities The assessment process was sometimes onerous, but the data will be critical to transformation policy advocacy efforts. All 53 public health agencies participated in data collection using about 200 hours of technical assistance. This kind of primary data about all Colorado LPHA’s is rare and valuable. In addition to providing an estimate of the current and needed capacity to implement Core Public Health Services, the analysis will produce an estimate of how much it will cost to assure it for every person in Colorado. The analysis will also reveal other non-financial barriers to full implementation and opportunities for efficiencies in service delivery. Stay tuned!    Kudos & Transitions                                                          Award Winners at Public Health in the Rockies Among the recognized and accoladed at PHiR yesterday was Dr. Mark Johnson, executive director of Jefferson County Public Health, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Also recognized as Exemplary Public Health Nurse was Crystal Brandt of Clear Creek County. Congrats Mark and Crystal! San Miguel and Ouray Counties Hire Rosalind Penney as Shared PH Director Rosalind joins San Miguel and Ouray from San Juan Basin Public Health, where she held the post of regional epidemiologist. She will serve both counties’ LPHAs as Public Health Director. Congratulations and welcome, Rosalind!  Health Equity                                                                Watch: Housing and Health Equity at the Colorado Health Symposium CALPHO partners from the Children’s Campaign and Lake County Build A Generation participated in plenary sessions at the recent Colorado Health Symposium. Stephanie Perez-Carrillo presented on the Health Equity Cohort and it’s recent research with the Colorado Health Institute to more accurately assess the affordable housing situation in Colorado and what policy solutions are available. The panel that followed included Eudalia Contreras of Lake County Build A Generation on their considerable efforts to address housing in the Leadville area.  News & Current Events                                                   Renewed Urgency for Addressing Air Quality After Recent Lung Health Studies The long-term effects of outdoor air pollution on respiratory health has not been well understood. Two recently published studies have illuminated some of the specific long-term effects of various pollutants. A large UK Biobank study of 300,000 people found that increased exposure to fine particulates was associated with an extra two years of aging. Another study of a smaller American cohort showed that increased exposure to “ambient air pollutants, especially ozone” was associated with increased emphysema. Colorado has many pockets of high ozone and other pollutants, and not just on the front range. At the state level, Colorado’s Zero-Emission Vehicle program and its proposed rules for oil and gas activities aim to reduce those levels. On a local level, LPHAs can advocate for policies that incentivize active transit, increased public transit options, and anti-idling ordinances (or active enforcement of existing ordinances).  News from NACCHO                                                       Abstract Submissions Now Open for 2020 Preparedness Summit Interested in sharing your counties preparedness best practices? Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2020 conference, which will be held in Dallas, TX, March 31 through April 3. Learn more here. Highlights from our Partners                                              Slots and Scholarships Available for the Rocky Mountain Leadership Program The Rocky Mountain Leadership Program will open for applications are closing September 13. This 5-day leadership intensive, for government and nonprofit professionals, occurs at the Mountain Thunder Lodge in Breckenridge, October 7-11. The theme for 2019 is “Equity, Engagement and Change” with a focus on public sector professionals who have not fully incorporated these topics into their work. To learn more and apply, click here. Email Lisa VanRaemdonck with your questions. Get a Grip on Colorado’s Fiscal Craziness in Just 5 Minutes The Bell Policy Center, one of our partners on the Vision 2020 initiative, has produced a very clear, five-minute video explaining our state’s restrictive fiscal policies. It tells the history of Gallagher, TABOR, and related policies through an education-funding lens. Check it out here. Opportunities Systems for Action Funding for Research into Multi-Sector Partnerships Systems for Action (S4A) is a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that helps to build the evidence base for a Culture of Health by rigorously testing new ways of connecting the nation’s fragmented medical, social, and public health systems. Studies conducted through the S4A program test innovative mechanisms for aligning delivery and financing systems for medical, social, and public health services, with a focus on the effects of these mechanisms on health and health equity. The Award ceiling is $500k, and the deadline is November 6. Learn more here. Colorado Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program (Deadline: September 16) Census 2020 Outreach Grant Program (Deadline: September 15) Economic Impact Initiative Grants (Deadline: on-going through local Rural Development office) The Colorado Health Foundation Funding Opportunities (Deadline: various in October) Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program (Deadline: on-going)  Books & More                                                                 The Practical Playbook II: Building Multisector Partnerships that Work Edited by national experts in multi-sector partnerships, this resource is full of in-depth case-study explorations that illuminate the many challenges and opportunities in this work. Learn more and purchase here.   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 2019, All rights reserved.   Our mailing address is: 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Bldg. A, Suite 622 Denver, Colorado 80222

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