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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Butte County Spotlight: Health Promotion & Education Guide​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​Health promotion involves a wide range of social and environmental changes that allow and encourage a community to be healthy. Health promotion policies, processes, programs, and interventions are the mainstay of public health improvement efforts. The practice of effective health promotion must include factors such as health equity, communication, working with the media and stakeholders, social marketing, education, community mobilization, and policy changes.​​​​​

BCPH invites Equity Scoop readers to access and utilize the Health Promotion and Education Guide to help design and/or inform your health promotion, education, and equity-related projects. For additional information, please contact Suzie Saephan, BCPH Health Equity & Assessment Program Manager. ​​​​​​​

Native American Heritage Month​​​​​​​

November is federally recognized as Native American Heritage Month (NAHM). During this month, American Indian and Alaskan Natives are honored and celebrated for their rich and varied cultures, traditions, history, societal contributions, and resiliency. As of 2021, there are 574 federally recognized Tribes in the United States, with 109 federally recognized in California and numerous others still advocating for recognition. Although many Native Americans still reside on reservations, approximately 71% live in metropolitan areas. To date, Tribal citizens constitute about 2.5% of the total U.S. population. Despite American Indians/Alaska Natives living among the larger society, much of their history has been forgotten or overlooked.
 

American Indian and Alaska Native youth and middle-aged persons have the highest rate of suicide (NIMH, CDC), and the negative physical and mental health impacts of racism and discrimination include depression, stress, anxiety, and hypertension (CDPH). In addition, numerous Native people are murdered and go missing each year. Their plight has been referred to as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis. NAHM gives us an opportunity to become more educated about Native Americans, increase our knowledge of unique challenges faced by this population, and better understand how historical trauma – such as colonization and genocide – has impacted Native peoples. More information and resources on working with California Native Americans can be found at the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs.  

Visit the State of California Native American Heritage Commission to learn about California Indian History and visit Native Land to learn more about the tribal lands we all reside on.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Latest News & Program Reminders 

November 8, 2022: 

Partnering with Tribal Populations TA Office Hours 

Office Hours will be held from 12:30-1:30pm. Join the meeting on Zoom.  

November 9, 2022: 

CDPH: Preventing Fatal Overdose Training for Homeless Service Providers 

Fatal overdose is a leading cause of death amongst people experiencing homelessness in California. Learn how your program can be ready to prevent and reverse fatal overdose in this 90- minute webinar from CDPH. Register for the webinar on Zoom.  

November 14, 2022: 

Data Equity Webinar Series – Session III: Decolonizing Data Practices Through Indigenous Evaluation Approaches 

This webinar will focus on the needs and benefits of decolonizing evaluation practices within public health organizations and introduce Indigenous Data Sovereignty as the right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about their communities, peoples, lands, and resources. Register for the webinar on Zoom.  

**New Funding Opportunity for Local Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)!** 

The California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity will award $2.6 million in competitive grants administered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Funding is through the California Equitable Recovery Initiative (CERI), with the intent to advance work to close racial, ethnic, and other disparities related to COVID-19 and associated chronic conditions. Community-based organizations will use the funding for projects to reduce underlying inequities that have contributed to disproportionate harm from COVID-19 among certain communities.   
 

Applications are due to The Center by Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 1:00pm. To request an application, visit the California Equitable Recovery Initiative webpage. Grant awards will be up to $300,000 over 18 months. 

If you have any questions, please contact The Center at centergrants@shfcenter.org. 

Should you have any questions regarding housing and homelessness, please email CDPH’s Housing and Homelessness Equity Specialists.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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