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April 2024

A newsletter for Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) brought to you by the Technical Assistance (TA) Team, Office of Health Equity, CDPH, every first Wednesday of the month.

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New Reports from California Center for Rural Policy: California's Rural North Reports

Recently, the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP) released new reports focusing on health disparities and equity work in the Rural North Region of California (Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties). CCRP is one of the Regional Equity Contractors that work with the OHE TA Team to provide regional equity resources and equity work opportunities in California. Below are the links and descriptions of the three reports.

California’s Rural North: Evidence-Based Strategies and County-Level Best Practices to Improve Health Equity

This report identifies strategies for building trust and engaging Rural North communities in equity work. Understanding these evidence-based approaches is crucial for promoting health equity principles within public health departments and with communities at large. It intends to serve as a catalyst in creating a positive impact on community well-being by fostering a foundation of trust and collaboration in the Rural North.

California's Rural North: Exploring the Roots of Health Disparities

This second report identifies the many challenges the Rural North faces, including striking health disparities compared to the whole of California. It aims to identify high-impact health determinants contributing to health disparities between the region and the state and to provide targeted policy recommendations for closing these gaps.

CCRP has also released a brief for this report, covering the focal points in a digestible four pages.

California's Rural North: Health Equity Landscape Scan

Finally, the most recent report from CCRP provides a snapshot of where the RANCHO region is at with efforts around health equity, equity in the Public Health workforce, building trust and engaging communities in the region, data and measurement challenges commonly tied with rural communities. and learning needs for the region to advance health equity in their communities. The report also communicates certain levels of disparity within the region, as they pertain to barriers of health equity.

In addition to these wonderful resources, CCRP has also started compiling their own Rural North Resource Library. The library supports opportunities for resource sharing across the RANCHO region and includes resources shared from The California Department of Public Health and RANCHO Local Health Departments.

For more information about CCRP’s regional equity initiatives, reach out to ccrp@humboldt.edu.

National Public Health Week

Each day of National Public Health Week has a particular public health topic and the goal to inspire, engage, and encourage action on the day’s theme. The week serves as a catalyst to encourage everyone to do their part and strive to be the healthiest nation possible.

To learn more about the daily themes, click below:

NPHW 2024 DAILY THEMES

Click here to learn more.

There are many important causes we can learn about and advocate for in April of 2024. Please take a look at other major movements, such as Global Health Day, World Autism Awareness Day, Earth Day, and many more!

Awareness Month

National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Communities around the nation come together to support families and children by reinforcing strategies that are working. Outreach programs, resources, and activities offer tools for identifying abuse and neglect. The sponsors of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Children's Bureau and Child Welfare Information Gateway, hope to bring opportunities to families to come closer to an end to child abuse and neglect.

To learn more about Child Abuse Prevention Month, click on the links below:

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway 2023/2024 Prevention Resource Guide
County Prevention Dashboard

Latest News & Program Reminders

April 16, 2024:

TA Office Hours: Data Equity Principles by the Central California Public Health Consortium

Office Hours will be held from 12:30-1:30pm. Register Here.

Join us to learn about the Regional Data Equity Principles developed by the Central California Public Health Consortium (CCPHC) to help cement the relationship between equity and data and guide data practices.

During the office hour, you will get to learn about the development of CCPHC’s Data Equity Principles and how it can be used to support data equity within your Local Health Jurisdiction.

Whether you are in the beginning or advanced stages of your data equity efforts, this office hour is an opportunity to expand your knowledge, gain insight from others across the state, and ask questions.

PLEASE NOTE, REGISTRATRION IS REQUIRED.

April 19, 2024

Year 3 Quarter 3 CERI Progress Reports & Expenditure Reports DUE

Please email and submit updated spend plans, expenditure reports, and invoices for Y3 Q3 directly to your Equity TA Specialist by Friday, April 19th.

Funding Opportunities:

April 8th, 2024

Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant

Special Olympics, Inc. is part of the movement to improve the physical and social-emotional well-being of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) by increasing their inclusion in healthcare, health promotion, and disease prevention systems. This grant is looking for partners who are identifying solutions to systemic problems that impact the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities. Organizations that have a new or existing qualifying project can apply to receive federal funding to support their efforts via the Systems Change in Inclusive Health Subgrant.

Amount of Funding Available

The amount of funding available depends on the level of change that the organization is positioned to influence.

Organizations creating change at the state and national levels can apply for up to $50,000 of funding per year.
Organizations creating change at the local, city, and county levels can apply for up to $25,000 of funding per year

Subgrant Documents - 2024

Funding Guidelines & Request for Letters of Interest (issued March 11, 2024)
Letter of Interest Submission Form (due April 8, 2024)
Request for Proposals (Due May 27, 2024. Do not complete unless requested)

Please direct any questions to inclusivehealth@specialolympics.org.

May 15th, 2024

Community Level Innovations for Improving Health Outcomes- DUE 5/15/2024

The Office of Minority Health announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. This notice solicits applications for projects to demonstrate that community level innovations that reduce barriers related to social determinants of health (SDOH) can increase use of preventive health services and make progress toward Leading Health Indicator (LHI) targets. LHIs are a subset of high priority Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) objectives selected to drive action toward improving health and well-being. Funding availability is anticipated to be $8,000,000, for up to 14 awards, ranging from $475,000 to $600,000 annually, for a period of performance of up to 48 months. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Grants and Acquisitions Management Division (GAM) will administratively support this competition. GAM encourages all applicants to review all program requirements, eligibility information, application format and submission information, evaluation criteria, and other information in this notice to ensure that applications comply with all requirements and instructions.

To access the Community Level Innovations for Improving Health Outcomes funding opportunity, click here.

For more information, reach out to Paul Rodriguez at paul.rodriguez@hhs.gov

Training of the Month

April 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th | 11am-12pm PST

Child Abuse Prevention Month Webinar Series

Join the office of Child Abuse Prevention for a series of webinars for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Each session will explore solutions for children and families disproportionately impacted by the child welfare system, through culturally responsive services and upstream solutions.

The 2024 Child Abuse Prevention theme is Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, and the following webinars will explore the theme in depth:

Supporting Families through an Anti-Poverty Framework | April 3rd, 11am-12pm PST | Register here.
Equity in Action: Prioritizing Community Support | April 10th, 11am-12pm PST | Register here.
Serving Families with Intersecting Identities | April 17th, 11am-12pm PST | Register here.
Racial Justice as Prevention | April 24th | April 24th, 11am-12pm PST | Register here.

April 4, 2024 | 12:00pm PST

Free Webinar | Healing: An Equity Leadership Practice

Oppressive systems have caused collective harm by creating structures that dehumanize and divide us. Transforming unjust systems requires co-creating cultures founded on care, compassion and collective wellbeing.

We cannot wait for systemic change to start the healing process; we must prioritize individual, interpersonal, and collective healing as we work towards transformation and liberation. Healing practices help leaders envision and manifest future systems rooted in love and justice.

In this one-hour, free webinar, participants will:

Explore how healing helps prevent burnout and replenish purpose and agency - vital elements in our ongoing work of equity, liberation, and systemic change.
Examine what healing can look like at the individual, interpersonal and collective levels.
Consider and build individual and collective healing practices that can be used to lead for equity in their contexts.

To register for the National Equity Project’s Healing: An Equity Leadership Practice Webinar, click here.

Resources

California Department of Child Services Children’s Memorial Day Toolkit

Children’s Memorial Day is the 4th Friday in April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year, it will be observed on April 26th, 2024. This is a day of remembrance set aside to recognize the national tragedy of violence against children. The California Department of Social Services Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP)’s vision is for each county to host a Children’s Memorial Day event and to conduct a flag raising ceremony on the fourth Friday in the month of April to honor the young lives lost. Statewide participation in the raising of the Children’s Memorial Flag will increase awareness of child abuse and neglect through a unified message and facilitate broader community involvement in child abuse and neglect prevention. The toolkit includes sample dedications, social media pieces, and a press release example from Inyo County.

One Health: The Shared Future of People, Animals, and the Planet

The One Health approach recognizes the interconnection between human and animal health and their shared environment. There is more interest in a One Health approach now, especially in the prevention of outbreaks, not just response. Public health agencies and the animal agriculture industry play crucial roles in One Health, along with other stakeholders. In this episode of the One Health: The Shared Future of People, Animals and the Plant podcast, a podcast hosted by Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the guests share how they put One Health into practice in a state health department, how health departments can connect across agencies to address One Health issues, and what falls under the One Health umbrella.

Listen to the One Health Podcast here. ,

Building Healthy Places Network: Jargon Buster Tool

The Building Healthy Places Network’s mission is to transform the way organizations work together across the health, community development, and finance sectors to more effectively reduce poverty, advance racial equity, and improve health in neighborhoods across the United States. The network has curated a "Jargon Buster” tool of commonly used industry jargon/language.

To access the Jargon Buster tool, click here.

Technical Assistance (TA) Services Available:

For general inquiries or to schedule a 1:1 consultation, send an email to your Equity Specialist (below) via the Equity Technical Assistance Portal:

Rural North | Haley Ni

Greater Sierra-Sacramento | Claudia Medina

Central California | Chantelle Comeau

Bay Area | Salina Ramachhita

Southern California/ Los Angeles | Jessica Medina

To share an event, resource, job opportunity, or highlight a success story from your LHJ, please email us at the Equity Portal by the 20th of the month.

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