CALPHO Newsletter: October 16

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--  E-News   October 16, 2020  --  Top News                                        Congratulations to the 2021 CALPHO Board! October 16 saw the election of new officers and directors at large: President, Meagan Hillman – Prowers and Kiowa County Public Health  President elect, Jobeth Mills – Lincoln County Public Health Treasurer, Danica Lee – Denver Department of Public Health and Environment Directors at Large Rural/Frontier, Kari Ladrow - Moffat County Public Health Urban, Margaret Huffman – Jefferson County Public Health These folks join these existing board members finishing their terms Past president, Liane Jollon – San Juan Basin Public Health Secretary, Joni Reynolds – Gunnison County Public Health Directors at Large Rural/Frontier: Trish McClain – Northeast, Andrea Carlstrom – Chaffee, Bobbi Lock – Montezuma County Public Health Urban, Randy Evetts – Pueblo County Public Health With the new come some goodbyes. Yvonne Long will rotate off the board having concluded her term as past president. Jason Vahling announced his resignation from the position as president this week. Becky Joyce from San Juan County and Avie Strand representing Larimer are the departing Directors at Large.  We all appreciate the dedication and service of those joining and those leaving the board. Thank you all so very much for your investment in CALPHO and public health. De Beaumont Poll Shows Growing Bipartisan Support & Awareness of Public Health Conducted this past July, this poll reveals some encouraging stats and trends. The best news might be that 7 in 10 respondents agreed that LPHAs are important to creating a healthy community, up from 5 in 10 in their 2018 poll. Sharing these results is a critical tactic for countering public health’s very-loud-but in-the-minority detractors and building trust for pandemic messaging. You’ll find many sharable snippets on this page, as well as a comprehensive infographic.  Get the Most out of NACCHO Membership by Updating your Staff Lists  NACCHO can better serve you when they have an accurate list of your staff. If you have a moment, you can make the updates on this spreadsheet (you will have to click on “view as google sheet” in order to edit). You can also send a roster to CALPHO staff, and we can make the updates for you.     Upcoming Events  Click HERE for full event calendar of events, many of which will likely be cancelled 2020 APHA Virtual Annual Conference October 24-28 The 2020 APHA Annual theme is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Preventing Violence.”  --REGISTER--> CDC Climate and Health Virtual Symposium – 1st Session October 29 11:00am - 12:30pm The Climate and Health Program at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host a series of climate and health webinars over the next several months. --REGISTER--> Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation in Public Health  December 1-3 The Open Forum, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a place where attendees will learn all about the most interesting and emerging content from their peers around a wide variety of topics in performance improvement and innovation in public health. --REGISTER--> CHI Hot Issues in Health - Virtual October 29 11:00am - 12:30pm The Climate and Health Program at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host a series of climate and health webinars over the next several months. --LEARN MORE--> Click HERE for full event calendar  Kudos & Accolades                                                   Avie Strand Recognized for 50 Years of Service to Larimer County Avie recently retired from her post as Health Services Director at Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. The Larimer BoCC read in a proclamation thanking her for that service during their September meeting.    Avie also served on CALPHO’s Board and Policy Committee. We are all inspired by your dedication public health and public health nursing, and wish you a very happy retirement!   News & Current Events                                            CO Dept of Revenue puts HB 20-1001 Tobacco License Fees On Hold for Pandemic As a “COVID-19 relief measure for our state tobacco/nicotine retailers who are struggling,” he Colorado Department of Revenue’s Liquor Enforcement Division (LED) was given the authorization to establish a tobacco retailer licensing program and decided that any tobacco license fee will be put on hold as a COVID-19 relief measure for tobacco/nicotine retailers who are struggling during the pandemic. The Division will continue to prepare and research in preparation for the establishment of the application, a licensing fee structure, and rulemaking and industry engagement and hopes to have more details regarding the program’s status in late spring of 2021. The full DOR bulletin can be found here from the CO Dept. of Revenue.  Draft CO Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap Available for Comment until Nov. 1 The roadmap is the Polis administration’s plan for reducing Colorado’s greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution 26% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from 2005 levels. Comment on what additional steps should be considered by November 1. Learn more and comment here, and for some good coverage of the various reactions to the roadmap, check out this Colorado Sun article.  CO The Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission Upcoming Hearing: Waste Grease Following this years passage of  House Bill 20-1374, which repealed authorization of the waste grease program from CO statute, the commission is holding a hearing on executing this repeal. The hearing is scheduled for November 17, and the written comment period ends November 4. Learn more on the SHWC website.     Health Equity                                                            Health Equity Summit Series – Exciting Sessions Planned Through November CALPHO and the Health Equity Advocacy Cohort, a program of the Colorado Trust , is hosting multiple “healing towards action” sessions throughout the fall. In August and September, we welcomed john a. powell, Akaya Windwood, and Eddie Moore, Jr., along with accomplished poets, to explore the landscape of racism, justice, and equity advancement in our country. Recordings for these four sessions can be found here. Save the dates for these upcoming sessions. Register here.  Indigenous/First People’s Summit - Honoring our Relations: Monday, October 12th  – 5:30pm – 8:00pm  Young Leaders Rising: Re-Imagining the Future: Thursday, October 22nd – 5:00pm – 7:00pm Fierce Civility: Breaking the gridlock of polarization to revitalize our hope for new, innovative solutions - Joe Weston and Michelle Otero: Monday, October 26th – 11:00am – 1:30pm Post-election, What’s Next?: Monday, November 9th – 11:00am – 1:30pm.  News from NACCHO                                                NACCHO CEO Lori Tremmel Freeman Joins Tracy Anselmo on “Epidemic” Podcast The 20-minute episode, titled Science & Public Health Under Attack, aired September 25. Tracy and Lori discuss how the backlash against the pandemic response has impacted public health officials. Listen here.     Value of CALPHO                                                    CALPHO's Information Distillation Services Throughout 2020 CALPHO has been providing support and coordination, synthesizing high volumes of communication, and cutting through the noise to provide LPHAs with relevant, actionable and timely info. Check out the CALPHO website for info and resources, and if you would like to check out the CALPHO COVID google folder, follow these two steps: Create a google account associated with your work email. Follow these simple instructions to do that.  Please complete this form to request access.    Highlights from our Partners                                     Upcoming Webinars from Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center RMPHTC is hosting two upcoming webinars that you all will find useful and interesting: Planning for COVID-19 Vaccination: Cultural and Ethical Issues – flyer attached – this is hosted by our Utah training partner and is the first in a series of 4 webinars on the topic of vaccination rollout. Zoom info (no registration required) Marijuana Hospitality Establishments: Updates and Resources for Colorado Communities – this will feature an update on what action local communities have taken over the last 9 months, what’s on the horizon, and specific resources now available. Register here. RIHEL Launches Three Virtual Leadership Development Programs This Fall The Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership – is pleased to announce three new virtual programs offered in October, November and December 2020. Program information, including registration information, is available in the links below. LIFE: Leadership Is For Everyone - This is RIHEL’s annual one-day continuing leadership education event previously held in-person in April. Speakers for LIFE 2020 are Evan Roth (Conversational Intelligence), Jung Park (What is your ROI for Life), and Carl Larson (Blind spots: What’s the most important thing to know about yourself?)  DATE: October 16th  Introduction to Coaching: Using coaching skills to improve interpersonal relationships, communication effectiveness, productivity and satisfaction (2-day program) – Learn fundamental coaching skills and a model for how to frame and phrase questions powerfully to elicit insight, discovery, new thinking, and new pathways for action and results. Session includes a coaching demonstration, coaching practice, and the opportunity to create a personal plan for incorporating and implementing these coaching practices in your life.   DATES: October 22nd & 23rd or December 8th & 9th  Leading Teams Virtually – In this workshop, you will learn about strategies designed to support your leadership in a virtual world. You will be able to assess your team’s functioning, consider leadership practices to support your team and have an opportunity to create a plan to apply these strategies to effectively lead your team. DATE: November 17th CO Resiliency Office “Adaptations and Futures” Webinar Series Recordings Colorado’s Resiliency Office hosted a series of collaborative webinars on the state’s most pressing resiliency topics including setting up local resilience efforts and bolstering community “main streets.” Access the recordings here.  AJPH November Issue on Reinventing Public Health The November issue of AJPH discusses what's next beyond COVID-19 for public health, healthcare, and global governance. Additionally with the APHA 2020 Annual Meeting focused on the theme of Preventing Violence, this issue touches on several violence prevention articles. CALPHO Staff can access any non open-access articles for you, just email us.    Opportunities Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH) Releases 2 New RFPs DASH is a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focused on strengthening local, multi-sector health data sharing and systems. Two new opportunities announced this week: Community Impact Contracts - CIC-Cohort application opens on Wednesday, October 14, due on November 13: aims to fund time-limited activities of already established projects up to $25,000 each, focused on collaborative efforts in local data system development, especially around race and equity. Learn more. Learning and Action in Policy and Partnerships (LAPP) - Application open and RFP released on October 16th, 2020: “targeted funds and direct technical assistance to build the capacity of their community’s eco-system to initiate, strengthen and leverage relationships with the state.” Informational Webinar: October 26th, 2020 at 11:00 AM CST. Register 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 2020, All rights reserved.   Our mailing address is: 1385 S. Colorado Blvd., Bldg. A, Suite 622 Denver, Colorado 80222

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