Latest News & Program Reminders
May 13th, 2025, at 1 PM PST
Equity Learning Collaborative
Building Trust and Collaboration with Tribal Communities
The Equity Technical Assistance (TA) Team will be hosting the next Equity Learning Collaborative (formerly known as TA Office Hours) on Tuesday May 13th, from 1:00-2:30pm.
The May Equity Learning Collaborative will focus on Tribal and Native American engagement as it relates to the competency Partners Across Sectors within CDPH’s Organizational Assessment for Equity Infrastructure. Partners Across Sectors is defined as collaborating with other organizations and agencies to amplify equity and address the social determinants of health. This will be co-hosted by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Tribal Health Equity Advisory Group (THEAG). The Learning Collaborative is an opportunity for Local Health Jurisdictions to develop a better understanding of the backgrounds of Tribes and American Indian / Alaska Native populations in California and explore concepts to better inform engagement. The presentation will encourage attendees to engage in active listening, practice cultural humility and reflect on ideas and actions that guide us to improve health outcomes.
May 15th, 2025, at 10 AM PST
Climate Health Communications to Advance Public Health
Developing Talking Points for Hesitant, Doubtful, or Disengaged Audiences
Prepared for California Local Health Jurisdictions. Developed by Berkeley Media Studies Group in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health.
Workshop: Thurs, May 15: 10am – 12pm (PST) Register at: https://tinyurl.com/4eaumknj
By framing climate change impacts in ways that resonate with people’s daily lives—such as the effects of extreme heat on children or worsening air quality on respiratory health—public health officials can foster constructive dialogue in contexts where misinformation, political polarization, and skepticism may have hindered meaningful action. Strategic, evidence-based messaging can help build trust, counter misinformation, and encourage incremental steps toward solutions, ultimately advancing public health and climate resilience.
During this workshop, participants will:
- Review the components of a message and how to craft messages for distinct audiences
- Discuss ways to engage in difficult conversations to best reach consensus on interventions that can improve the health of the community.
- Understand how to use a tool (provided during the workshop) that helps users craft evidence-based messages for members of the public who are resistant to hearing about climate change impacts on health.
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/4eaumknj
Berkeley Media Studies Group: Technical Assistance Calls for CDPH Local Health Jurisdictions
Through a series of one-hour technical assistance calls, Berkeley Media Studies Group will be available to answer questions related to the strategic communications workshops developed for public health department professionals across California. The link will be available for an hour, beginning at the designated start time. Participants are welcome to join and leave the call at their convenience.
Technical Assistance calls will be held during the following times:
TA Session: Mon, May 19: 1 – 2 pm (PST) Register at: https://tinyurl.com/yc6dzkdm
TA Session: Thurs, June 19: 1 – 2 pm (PST) Register at: https://tinyurl.com/5n8cf6br
No-Cost Mpox Vaccination and Optional Rapid HIV/Syphilis/HCV Testing Available
The California Department of Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch is offering no-cost, event-based turnkey resources for Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). In partnership with Optum Serve and LetsGetChecked, this initiative aims to support local prevention efforts for mpox, sexually transmitted infections, and hepatitis C—particularly for Californians who are uninsured, underinsured, and/or who face barriers accessing this care.
In addition to mpox vaccination, teams can provide rapid testing for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C on-site with telehealth services for confirmatory testing, empiric syphilis treatment, referrals, HIV PrEP, and doxy PEP as needed. LHJs and CBOs are encouraged to assess local community needs based on morbidity and populations at risk, including people experiencing homelessness. This resource is offered through July 31, 2025, and requests are approved based on availability with an equitable selection process. If your organization is interested in these turnkey team services, please fill out this request form.
For any additional questions or information, please contact mpoxadmin@cdph.ca.gov.
Call for Proposals!
Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
Effective solutions to systemic racism require medical care organizations working in partnership with public health and social services systems. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Systems for Action (S4A) signature research program since 2015 supports research studies. The studies test novel ideas for aligning delivery and financing systems across sectors in ways that address the health and social needs of people experiencing health inequities.
This 2025 call for proposals (CFP) will provide funding for a new cohort of community-led pilot studies to produce new, actionable evidence about how to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to address forms of systemic racism. This CFP focuses specifically on systems alignment (SA) interventions that have the potential to dismantle or disrupt the health effects of systemic racism and to positively affect the health and wellbeing of communities that experience systemic racism. S4A prioritizes SA interventions that, if successful, can be rapidly replicated and spread to many communities and contexts across the U.S. in order to achieve broad national impact.
To view the Eligibility & Selection Criteria, please visit the RWJF Active Funding Opportunities webpage.
Research to Advance Racial and Indigenous Health Equity
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to improving health equity in the United States. RWJF has deepened its focus on partnering with affected communities to promote health equity and combat structural racism as the most fundamental barrier to health in America. One of the ways the Foundation does this is through Evidence for Action (E4A), a national program that funds action-oriented health equity research, which prioritizes community knowledge and facilitates the relationships and governance structures that build community power, ownership of research, and systems change.
To make progress toward racial and Indigenous health equity, we work toward upstream solutions that target the root causes of inequities, like housing, education, food access and affordability, employment, and healthcare, all of which drive economic and other forms of opportunity. Core to this approach is the recognition that communities most impacted by systemic inequities hold valuable cultural assets, knowledge, power, lived experiences, and leadership necessary for creating meaningful change.
Research that is centered in and directly partnered with affected communities is a vital step toward shifting power imbalances within the system of knowledge production, policy advocacy, and issue prioritization. The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment through two approaches: to support timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding; and support community-driven research that uplifts the knowledge, expertise, and power of historically marginalized racial and Indigenous communities to develop or test solutions that advance racial and Indigenous health equity.
We seek to build an actionable body of evidence to construct fair systems (i.e., laws, policies, norms, practices, and power dynamics) that determine resource distribution and support health equity. E4A will fund Rapid Response Research grants at least to partially offset losses in federal funding for existing research, as well as New Research Support for action-oriented research to address ongoing threats to racial and Indigenous health equity.
To view the Eligibility & Selection Criteria, please visit the RWJF Active Funding Opportunities webpage.
Summer/Fall Cycle 2025: Health Equity Grants
The Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation supports local, national, and international initiatives in the following categories: climate, health equity, and sustainable communities. We offer unrestricted grants, mostly ranging from $5,000-$40,000.
Currently, we have two cycles per year. We schedule our cycles so that funding will be received before June and December fiscal years close. You are welcome to apply for whichever cycle makes the most sense for your needs as long as you do not have a current grant that would still be open by our decision date. (For example, if you have a one-year Summer/Fall 2023 grant, you’re eligible to reapply in Summer/Fall 2024 or anytime thereafter).
Summer/Fall Cycle 2025
- July 18: LOIs open
- August 18: LOIs close, 5pm Pacific
- September 19: Selected organizations invited to submit full application.
- October 21: Full applications close, 5pm Pacific
- October 24: Grant reports due from fall 2024 cycle, 5pm Pacific time.
- November 21: Grants announced. Checks will be mailed within ten business days (pending received grant agreement).
For more information including grant eligibility, please visit the Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation webpage.
Training of the Month
What Legal Powers Do Health Departments Have? Overview of Administrative Law: Part 1
A Public Health Law Academy training
This free training brought to you by ChangeLab Solutions — Part 1 of a three-part series on administrative law — uses real-life examples to illustrate the legal principles that guide administrative agencies as they carry out their duties.
Health departments are authorized to implement and enforce a multitude of public health laws that regulate the actions of individuals and private entities. Due to the broad reach of their authority and the risk that they will infringe on individuals’ civil rights, it’s critical for public health practitioners to apply key principles and rules of administrative law in order to shape equitable health outcomes.
After completing this training, you will be able to
- Explain what administrative law is and how health departments can work within the guidelines of administrative law to shape equitable health outcomes;
- Describe what administrative agencies are, what they do, and what legal powers they have;
- Discuss why administrative law is important for health departments and population health outcomes; and
- Understand the limits on public health agencies' powers.
Administrative law touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Each day, public health practitioners encounter administrative law in their work with health departments, outbreak response, food safety, lead paint inspections, retail licensing, tobacco control, and eligibility requirements for public benefits. This course is designed for individuals who work in or with health departments and can benefit you no matter what area of practice or what types of regulatory activities you work on.
To view Part 1 of the training series, visit the ChangeLab Solutions Overview of Administrative Law webpage.
Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) Academy
The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) Academy is a free training hub to support public health communicators around the country. The Academy equips public health professionals with the confidence and competence to communicate effectively with their communities.
What you can expect from the PHCC Academy
By joining, you will have access to all courses along with future courses that the Academy will publish.
- Learn from experts in the field through dynamic self-paced modules and synchronous opportunities
- Build your knowledge and skills in communications best practices
- Meet and connect with other public health communicators
- Receive a digital certificate of completion
For more information and registration, visit the Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) Academy webpage.
Advancing Public Narrative for Health Equity & Social Justice
Brought to you by NACCHO (National Association of County Health Officials), Advancing Public Narrative for Health Equity and Social Justice is a handbook that provides guidance in identifying, examining, and countering dominant public narratives and the systems that support them. Relying on examples, exercises, and questions for reflection and dialogue, this resource supports public health practitioners and their allies in becoming effective narrative strategists, as they strive to achieve health equity. The handbook also offers insights to promote a social justice-based public narrative to realize a more equitable and socially just society by engaging people in collective action. It is recommended for use in a facilitated dialogue process.
To view the Advancing Public Narrative for Health Equity & Social Justice handbook, click here.
Technical Assistance (TA) Services Available:
For general inquiries or to schedule a 1:1 consultation, submit an inquiry to your Equity TA Specialist (below) via the Equity Technical Assistance Portal:
Rural North | Haley Ni
Greater Sierra-Sacramento | Claudia Medina
Central California | TBD
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 contact us through the Equity Portal by the 20th of the month.
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