July 6, 2022

The Equity Scoop

 

The Equity Technical Assistance (TA) Team within the Office of Health Equity at CDPH is excited to announce the launch of our monthly newsletter! The Equity Scoop will be sent out on the first Wednesday of each month and will contain highlights from Local Health Jurisdictions, upcoming events, program reminders, resources, and more. Please share with your colleagues! 

 

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is celebrated each July in the United States with a few goals in mind: Bring awareness to the unique mental health struggles Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities face; increase access to treatment; and reduce stigma of mental health service use. Research has shown that BIPOC communities are: 

  • More likely to develop mental health conditions
  • More likely to receive low or poor quality of care
  • More likely to end services early
  • Less likely to have access to mental health services
  • Less likely to seek out treatment

To learn more about National Minority Mental Health Awareness month, please visit: https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month

 

Regional Contract Spotlight

As part of our TA services, our team has been working to develop five tailored regional COVID-19 equity response and recovery contracts. To kick off the start of our newsletter, we will highlight Southern California’s regional contract with The Public Health Alliance of Southern California, also known as The Alliance. The Alliance’s contract will run from June 2022 through July 30, 2024 and will include the following statewide and regional services: 

Statewide Technical Assistance

  • Interactive virtual trainings on application of updated Healthy Places Index (HPI) platform for Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) & California Department of Public Health (CDPH) staff 
  • Multi-part training for small population LHJs statewide 

Regional Technical Assistance

  • General & specific equity technical assistance support for Southern California LHJs 
  • Southern California Regional Health and Racial Equity-focused Learning Collaborative for emergency response & equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic 

For more information about the Alliance, visit the Public Health Alliance of Southern California. 

 

Latest News & Due Dates 

July 8, 2022:

Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness - RFA Review Webinar

  • The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is accepting applications from community-based organizations, government entities, and health providers to hire, train, mentor, and support Health Ambassadors. Visit Health Ambassadors for People Experiencing Homelessness for more information. Applications are due July 20, 2022. 
  • A webinar will be held on July 8 from 10:00-11:30am to explain the funding opportunity and application process. Register on Zoom.

July 12, 2022:

Technical Assistance Office Hours

  • California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI) Year 1 semi-annual progress reports and Quarter 4 expenditure reports are due July 15, 2022. We will discuss and answer questions regarding CERI reporting. 
  • Office Hours will be held from 12:30-1:30pm. Join the Teams Meeting here. 

July 15, 2022:

California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI) Year 1 Semi-Annual Work Plan Progress Reports and Quarter 4 Expenditure Reports DUE

  • Please refer to the CERI FAQ for information on reporting, allowed and disallowed activities, and more. 

July 26, 2022:

Power-Building for Health Departments Workshop

  • Human Impact Partners is hosting a workshop exploring power for health department leaders, staff, and partners. The workshop will dive into power imbalances as a root cause of health inequities, how to build deep alliances with community power-building organizations to shift power, and more. Register on Zoom. ​​​​​​

August 10, 2022:

Technical Assistance Services Launching Webinar 

  • We will be hosting a webinar in August to present our TA menu of services that will be available to all LHJs. More details to come. 

August 31, 2022:

Application Deadline for Funding Opportunity: Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice

  • Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice is a grant opportunity that seeks to accelerate the development of health-focused local data ecosystems that center principles of anti-racism, equity, justice, and community power. Visit MADE for Health Justice for more information.​​​​​

 

Resources

The Racial Health Equity Hub from the California Strategic Growth Council includes over 80 resources from several dozen State entities organized across eight different categories, including racial equity action plans, funding resources, data tools, communications resources, and groups and initiatives. The hub will be updated on an ongoing basis to reflect new resources and progress.

The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) has virtual communities in which public health leaders can participate in discussion forums for peer networking and resource sharing. If you would like to learn more about NACCHO virtual communities, visit NACCHO Virtual Communities.

The Public Health Workforce Imperative brief summarizes five key priorities for California’s public health workforce and infrastructure. 

Visit the HPI 3.0 Learning Center for video tutorials, fact sheets, case studies, technical report, and more.

Visit The National Child Traumatic Stress Network to access a variety of mental health resources including webinars, podcasts, and fact sheets.

 

To share an event, resource, job opportunity, or highlight a success story from your LHJ, please email us at EquityTeam@cdph.ca.gov by the 20th of the month to be featured in the next newsletter.