CALPHO e-news: July 2017

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e-news     July 2017   CPHA Seeking At-Large Board Member for Rural Outreach The Colorado Public Health Association is now accepting nominations for their board. As part of an effort to extend their membership and partnerships outside the over-represented front-range, they are recruiting for an at-large board member who focuses specifically on outreach to rural communities. Learn more about their board positions here or contact their president-elect, Suzuho Shimasaki. invisible text Upcoming Deadlines for CDPHE Tobacco Funding Opportunities CDPHE is asking for non-binding letters of interest for fiscal years 2019-2021 for tobacco programs. This is under a particular RFA (7513), the purpose of which is “to fund innovative approaches to address tobacco related inequities, with a focus on interventions that reach the remaining 15 percent of Colorado adults who smoke.” The tobacco control community has recognized that many traditional cessation and anti-initiation approaches don’t work as well for this remaining 15 percent, so innovation is key. Learn more here. Kudos & Accolades invisible text Boulder County Recognized for Excellence in Food Protection The Conference for Food Protection just announced its annual Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection. Boulder County Public Health and Kansas City, Missouri Health Department are this year’s winners. Crumbine winners “serve as models of excellence for other public health and safety programs across the nation, offering best practices to advance food protection programs.” Join us in congratulating BCPH for this honor, and read the press release here. Health Equity invisible text National Academies Explores Drivers of Rural Health Equity The academies held these proceedings on June 13 not in Washington, D.C. or San Francisco or Boston, but in Prattville, Alabama. The location was appropriate for the theme, underscoring the importance of homegrown community empowerment strategies for advancing equity. Panelists discussed the role of philanthropy, community organizing, economic prosperity, and issues around health care access. Watch the panel presentations here. The presentations on economic prosperity were particularly thought-provoking. This month’s CALPHO blog by Peter Manetta explores the relationship between economics, health equity, and potential messaging strategies that highlight the connection. News & Current Events invisible text Aspen is First Colorado Community to Implement Tobacco 21 The movement to raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 is gaining steam. On June 10, Aspen city council voted to approve the measure, becoming the first community in Colorado to do so. Dr. Kimberly Levin, an ER physician and health advocate in Pitkin County, spearheaded the year-long campaign to raise the legal age, and shared her experience with CALPHO directors on Friday, July 21. Also on that day, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed that state’s tobacco 21 law, invoking his own family’s experience with tobacco-related illness. This came just a few weeks after the Oregon house of representatives passed their own tobacco 21 measure. While the idea is simple, as CALPHO directors learned last week, execution is nuanced and tricky. Read more about the movement and the various T21 laws around the country on Tobacco 21’s website, and check out Aspen’s ordinance here. Spotlight on Local Public Health invisible text Environmental Justice Field Trip for CO Directors of Environmental Health At their July quarterly meeting, held last week in Steamboat Springs, the Colorado Directors of Environmental Health (CDEH) took a break from the typical conference schedule for an environmental justice themed excursion in south Routt County. Joined by colleagues from CALPHO and CDPHE, the directors visited a wastewater treatment lagoon, the Twentymile coal mine, and a landfill/recycling/waste-diversion site. At each site, directors discussed the environmental justice issues and the economic, demographic, and historic realities that complicate them. Photo courtesey of Anne-Marie Braga: News from NACCHO invisible text Tracy's Dispatches from the 2017 NACCHO Annual As one of my first official functions as the new Executive Director of CALPHO, I had the opportunity to attend, with many Colorado colleagues, the NACCHO Annual “Public Health Revolution: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population Health.” Session topics ranged from how local health departments collaborate on community health assessments and setting community health priorities to helping local health departments be their community’s chief health strategist. Threaded throughout the conference was the theme of telling the stories of public health and the benefits to the entire community and looking at our work through the lens health equity, social justice, and the social determinants of health. Next year’s NACCHO Annual will be held July 10-12 in New Orleans, LA Highlights from our Partners invisible text Colorado Researchers Launch Massive Biobanking Study with SDOH Focus A group of researchers associated with the University of Colorado is planning a longitudinal population health survey that will link biomarker data with myriad other data sources over a ten-year period. The designers aim to recruit about 1 million Coloradans for the Colorado Longitudinal Study (COLS), collecting samples annually. Importantly, they will incorporate social and environmental determinant data like neighborhood factors and air quality data. Combined with a saturation of participants in the same communities, this biomarker-SDOH link will permit innovative analyses of our health challenges that are not possible with current data sources. Learn more about COLS. invisible text CFPHE is now Trailhead Institute Join Trailhead as they celebrate and set out on this new path forward! After 24 years as the Colorado Foundation for Public Health and the Environment (CFPHE), is starting an exciting new chapter with a fresh new name and brand. Trailhead Institute is a resource for everyone in the public health community. They support or create innovative partnerships with public and private organizations, local collaborators and academic institutions to foster safe and healthy communities for all. They will have an exhibit booth at Public Health in the Rockies this year, please come visit! For more information, please visit their website. Opportunities & Resources invisible text QI Tool of the Month: CHIP Quality Improvement Resources from PHI The Community Health Improvement process can be difficult to get off the ground. The Public Health Institute (PHI) has curated a list of resources that can assist with identifying challenges, facilitating collective decision making, and fostering consensus among stakeholders. One of the newer tools is the Analytic Cause Tree, which helps teams develop a one-page diagram and summary of the causal ecosystem around any problem or challenge. Check out the full list here. invisible text Colorado Health Institute Releases Climate Change & Health Report As the political debate over climate change continues to rage, many sectors are already planning for how they will respond to its likely effects. Public health and health care entities are beginning to prepare for the health consequences, and this report offers a brief, easily digested overview of how higher temperatures will impact population health. The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) organized the report into three sections representing the greatest climate health threats: rising temperatures, worsening air quality, and extreme weather. It can serve as a quick reference for public health professionals, but is approachable enough for policymakers and other partners. Check it out here. Books & More invisible text Denver Post: Colorado’s Urban-Rural Divide As a city-dweller, I am amazed at what a visit to Colorado’s rural areas reveals about my own biases. Cities offer so many conveniences and opportunities that we urbanites usually take for granted, like being less than a mile from a well-stocked grocery and having easy access to multiple hospitals and medical specialists. We also tend to forget how much we rely on non-metro communities for everything from supporting infrastructure to recreation to food. The Denver Post has launched a fascinating new series of articles illustrating the widening demographic, economic, and political gaps between urban and rural Colorado. In addition to providing perspectives from both worlds, the articles include some interactive infographics detailing the historic trends in data that represent these gaps. EVENT CALENDAR   2017 Colorado Health Symposium August 2-4 Keystone, CO The Colorado Health Symposium is a unique chance to interact with leading experts in health and health care, share ideas and learn about emerging health trends. SOLD OUT, but you can join online. Learn More   TCHF Advocacy Series 1: Engaging Candidates August 9 3:30pm to 5:00pm Denver, CO The first session, Engaging Candidates for Public Office, will provide insight into the legal parameters of how nonprofit organizations can engage with candidates for public office. Register   Public Health Financing Symposium August 25 Parker, CO This symposium creates a public platform to discuss methods for communicating the value of public health and maintaining public health infrastructures and services through likely policy changes and unexpected financial shifts. online. Register   2017 CEHA Annual Education Conference September 19-22 Colorado Springs, CO The Colorado Environmental Health Association's conference venue is Double Tree Hotel, Colorado Springs and planning for the conference event is well underway. The theme for this year’s conference is “Environmental Health – Agent of Change.” Learn More   2017 Public Health in the Rockies October 4-6 Keystone, CO This year’s theme is “Unlocking the Future: Embracing Innovation and Inclusiveness.” Registration will open soon, and abstracts are due by June 13, so mark your calendars. Learn More   2017 APHA Annual November 4-8 Atlanta, GA This year’s Annual will focus on climate change and health. Registration and housing will open soon. Mark your calendar to register between June 1 and August 10 to save up to $115! Register   2017 ACS CAN Tobacco Policy Forum November 16 7:30am – 9:30am Denver, CO This year’s event is dedicated to educating patients, providers, public policy makers, the media, and the public about the state of tobacco control and prevention in Colorado, emphasizing opportunities for improvement in youth prevention via strategic advocacy. Register   2018 Agents of Change Summit Februray 12-13, 2018 San Diego, CA The Agents of Change Summit unifies and expands the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health behaviors for social good 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. 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