CALPHO e-News September 2018

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e-news     September 2018   TCHF Awards CALPHO Grant for PH Transformation CALPHO has secured a substantial award from The Colorado Health Foundation that will fund the first phase of our public health transformation initiative. During this phase, CALPHO staff and transformation contractors will coordinate workgroups of LPHA directors and staff to adapt Foundational Public Health Services model and identify what basic services and capabilities each LPHA needs to fully serve their entire populations. This detailed model will inform an assessment process starting in the spring of 2019 that will produce estimates of how much it would cost to attain full-service delivery. The assessment will replace this year’s CDPHE-OPPI’s annual review survey, and the TCFH grant includes support for ample technical assistance for all aspects of completing the assessment. If you have questions about PH Transformation, feel free to email Tracy or attend any upcoming PH Transformation open office hours (exact times and dates TBD). Kudos & Accolades invisible text North Colorado Health Alliance Receives $1.5 Million for Opioid Addiction Treatment Working with a broad coalition of provider and payer partners and through a highly competitive process, the North Colorado Health Alliance (NCHA) secured this award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA). The three-year grant will “provide support for an enhanced integrated network of care for individuals with opioid addiction living in Weld and Larimer counties.” Read the press release here. Congrats, NCHA! Health Equity invisible text Office of Health Equity Issues RFA for Anti-Displacement Efforts CDPHE’s Office of Health Equity (OHE) is offering this funding through the Health Disparities Grant Program. They “have funding for a 2-year grant cycle to support lead agencies that have resources, partnerships and community engagement skills to … convene cross-sector partners to change policies and/or zoning regulations or design guidelines and requirements to transform land-use planning and/or housing systems related to anti-displacement or affordability, which can ultimately have a positive impact on reducing incidences of cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.” The deadline is October 30. Learn more here. News & Current Events invisible text Election and Political News from CALPHO’s Lobbyist, Frontline Public Affairs: PERA’s latest fix is stronger than the last one, but longer-living retirees, future downturns could still pose risk Democrat-led bills that die every year in Senate committee could soon stand a chance Partisan divide over gun laws continues in most states, Colorado included Cash-strapped fire districts heading to ballot for funds City hopes new tax will fund $19 million police station As TABOR, Gallagher and Amendment 23 clash, lawmakers float a major change to tax status for properties used for AirBnb, VRBO to fund schools Candidate For Attorney General Is Now More Skeptical Of Laws Allowing Guns To Be Taken From Dangerous People The Republican candidate for Colorado attorney general, George Brauchler, is now more skeptical than he was this spring of legislation allowing law enforcement officials to ask the courts for permission to take guns from people deemed to pose a significant risk to themselves or others. His new assessment of so-called “red flag” legislation comes in the wake of what he sees as the abuse of such laws, like one in Broward County, Florida, convincing him that the focus should be on mental health care not a red flag bill.   Public Health Works invisible text Rural Health Information Hub Features SLV PH Partnership in New Case Study This recently published case study tells the story of the San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership (SLVPHP), comprised of 6 Colorado LPHAs in the San Luis Valley (Saquache, Alamosa, Rio Grande, Conejos, and Costilla counties) and Silverthread Public Health District (Mineral and Hinsdale counties). The study covers the partnership’s inception and some of its most important milestones, including the development of a shared community health assessment and improvement plan. Read it here. invisible text Local News Segment on Mesa’s School-Centered Connectivity Initiative Mesa County Public Health’s (MCPH) connectivity efforts are currently focused on the community of Clifton and leveraging its elementary school as a social connection anchor. This story, published in Western Slope Now and shown on the local CBS affiliate KREX, introduced the connectivity effort using CDPHE’s recently released zip-code-level life expectancy tool. Centering the school within the life-expectancy frame highlighted the longevity of the students and youth in general, and how connectivity and health interplay over the life-course. Watch the segment and read the accompanying article here. News from NACCHO invisible text Read NACCHO’s Highlights on FY19 Funding, the Opioid Package, and More In the shadow of the nomination fight, there is quite a lot happening at the federal level. Check out today’s News from Washington newsletter for these updates (including some good news!). Highlights from our Partners invisible text Serve on A Blueprint to End Hunger Workgroup The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger is seeking LPHA members for its Goal 4 Workgroups. Developed with support from The Colorado Health Foundation, the Blueprint is a “multi-year plan to end hunger for all Coloradans.” They designed Goal 4 to “Maximize SNAP and WIC enrollment to propel Colorado to become a leading state for enrollment in these health and nutrition benefit programs.” Learn more about the Blueprint here, and read about the workgroup’s specific activities and commitment details here. Value of CALPHO invisible text State Legislative Substance Use Committee Crafts LPHA Response Bill CALPHO has been working through the Opioid and Other Substance Use Study Committee to secure funding for CDPHE and Local Public Health Agencies through the stakeholder process. Currently, the bill contains statutory language that allocates $5,000,000 to LPHA’s. It is one of a suite of five bills released by the committee last week. Committee members will vote October 2 on these bills, and changes may occur during that process. Read more in this update from Frontline Public Affairs. invisible text CALPHO Members Vote on A35 Funding Reduction Plans CALPHO was asked to facilitate a discussion among the LPHAs regarding the distribution of a 2.5% cut to tobacco grantees. CDPHE prepared several scenarios to consider and CALPHO members asked for an additional scenario during the call where CDPHE staff were able to present that for the group’s consideration. A ranking survey was created for 5 scenarios. CALPHO tabulated the results and sent a recommendation letter to the Tobacco Review Committee. Ultimately, the Committee determined to distribute reductions of 3% to agencies with grants of >$220,000 (excluding regional grantees) and 1.5% to agencies with <$220,000. A memo was sent to CALPHO members through OPPI on Thursday, September 27. While CALPHO’s recommendation was not adopted, the opportunity to provide input on the decision is a positive step in the transparency of the process. CALPHO was also able reiterate our desire for continued partnership in determining how to create sustainability in a revenue stream that will continue to decline with the ongoing success of the program, and to not lose sight of the success attained so far as programmatic activities also decrease as a result of decreasing funding. Opportunities & Resources invisible text Click here for our curated list of funding opportunities! More resources of interest: TCHF Activating Places and Spaces Together(Deadline: October 15) TCHF ​Capital Infrastructure Opportunity – Intergenerational Physical Activity(Deadline: October 15) 2019 RWJF Culture of Health Prize (Deadline: November 1) USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program(Deadline: Ongoing) Economic Impact Initiative Grants(Deadline: on-going through local Rural Development office) EVENT CALENDAR   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 APA Colorado State Conference October 5-6 Keystone, CO This is the annual conference of the American Planning Association’s Colorado chapter. Register   CBHC Annual Fall Training Conference October 11-13 Breckenridge, CO The theme, Connections Start Here, highlights the opportunities we have to work together to solve problems and change the behavioral healthcare landscape for all Coloradans. 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 PHMAC Annual Meeting November 15-16 Aurora, CO CDPHE’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR) is hosting its annual meeting of the Public Health and Medical Advisory Committee (PHMAC) Novemebr 15-16 in Aurora. Registration details coming soon! Learn More   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. Registration now open. Register   2018 Culture of Collaboration Summit November 28-29 Aurora, CO 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   2018 LiveWell HEAL Summit November 29-30 Denver, CO LiveWell Colorado’s HEAL Summit is the premier annual convening that brings together Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) leaders from throughout the state of Colorado and beyond. Register   2018 CHI Hot Issues in Health December 6-7 Englewood, CO Hot Issues in Health, produced by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI), is the state’s premier health policy conference. Register   2019 Open Forum for Quality Improvement March 28-29, 2019 Philadelphia, PA The Open Forum convenes public health department staff and leaders to explore and shape the meaning of quality improvement and innovation in public health practice as part of Community of Practice for Public Health Improvement and Innovation (COPPHII). Register   2019 NNPHI Annual Conference May 20-22, 2019 Washington, DC The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference will advance conversations on preventing opioid overdose, connecting behavioral health and public health, advancing healthy aging, and much more. 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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