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October 2023

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. Subscribe to The Equity Scoop!

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2023 California LHJ Equity Convening Spotlight

For the past two years the Office of Health Equity has been working with local health jurisdictions (LHJs) throughout California to build and strengthen health equity infrastructure that is instrumental to help close the health disparities within our state. In September, we came together for two days to celebrate wins, learn from each other, and be inspired to keep the momentum going and continue this work.

During the convening we heard from amazing speakers on various topics such as Rest is Not a Reward, Messaging on Building Narrative Power to Advance Racial & Health Equity, Using Strategic Communications to Advance Health Equity Across California, and much more. Our Regional TA Partners: California Center on Rural Policy (CCRP), CA4Health, Central California Public Health Consortium (CCPHC), Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII), and the Public Health Alliance of Southern CA (Alliance) facilitated regional break out rooms and many of them met with the LHJs for the first time. Lastly, throughout the convening we had Rio Holaday, conduct graphic recording in real-time to capture the main ideas of conversations and presentations in a fun and innovative fashion.

If you were able to attend, please explore the presentations and graphic recordings in The Equity Portal Forum or the Equity Portal Resources.

You can also view some of the photographs of the two days taken by Matt Salvo Image in our Events Website.

We hope that those who attended feel rejuvenated, refreshed, and inspired to achieving the collective vision of advancing health equity through new lenses and tools!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month October has been recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time annually devoted to educating everyone about breast cancer and the importance of early detection and access to timely, high-quality care.

Join a Breast Cancer Awareness Event The American Cancer Society has grown into the Nation’s largest and most impactful cancer movement. Visit their site to find an upcoming Breast Cancer Awareness Event near you.

Pink Ribbon Sunday Mammography Awareness Program

Many women do not get their recommended mammography screenings due to fear, time, lack of knowledge or concerns about cost. In response to this, the FDA Office of Women’s Health launched the Pink Ribbon Sunday Mammography Awareness Program in 1998 to educate women about early detection of breast cancer through mammography. The Pink Ribbon Guide shares ways you can help make a difference including distributing reliable health information, providing emotional support, and connecting individuals to local resources.

Learn more about the Pink Ribbon Program here: Pink Ribbon Guide: Mammography Matters.

Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week Although breast cancer is much more common in women, breast cancer affects men too. In 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden designated October 17 to October 23 as Men’s Breast Cancer Awareness Week. The lack of awareness and stigma can be barriers to detection and care. Some men, trans men, and non-binary people choose to call their cancer chest cancer.

Indigenous Peoples Day

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived on the land now known as North America. They existed in these areas for thousands of years before the first European explorers arrived. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday in October. This year, it will be observed on Monday, October 9.

Learn more about Indigenous People Day by visiting the National Museum of the American Indian website.

Take a Virtual Museum Tour Visit the online exhibit repository to learn more about Native American Art and to learn more about Native American History.

Land Acknowledgement Resource In 2019, the Native Governance Center released the online “Guide To Indigenous Land Acknowledgement.” Most recently, the center has launched a new article series focused on strategies for moving beyond land acknowledgment and outlining tips for working in solidarity with Indigenous people and nations through action. Check out their first article here.

Move from Ally to Accomplice Illuminative is a Native, women-led organization whose mission is to build power for Native peoples by amplifying contemporary Native voices and stories. Learn more about how indigenous communities are reclaiming their narrative, and how you can get involved in your local community.

There are many important causes we can learn about and advocate for, this month we highlighted Breast Cancer Awareness month and Indigenous Peoples Day. Please take a look at the other major movements celebrated this month like National Coming Out Day, ADHD Awareness Month, National Bullying Prevention Month, and many more.

Latest News & Program Reminders

October 5, 2023:

Healthy Places Index (HPI) Regional Training: Rural North

Are you interested in building healthier and more resilient communities in the Rural North? Join us for an exploration of the Healthy Places Index® (HPI), an innovative data and policy platform used across California to track neighborhood conditions that support health. In this 90-minute training, we will provide a deep dive into the HPI, share how HPI can be used in Rural North local health departments to inform strategic interventions that address health disparities, and demonstrate how you can use the free, interactive map tool to leverage HPI data and analyses for your work. Training will be from 11:00am-12:30pm. Register here.

October 10, 2023:

OHE Office Hours: Community Inclusion & Partnerships featuring the CIPS Team

Meet the Community Inclusion & Partnership Section (CIPS) team. The CIPS team provides technical consultation to support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects and activities designed to continue advancing health equity among their respective priority populations (e.g., people experiencing homelessness, Black/African American, and/or Rural/Disabilities). Learn more about the work of the CIPS Team and resources/best practices that your LHJ can use to engage underserved populations! Office Hours will be held from 12:30-1:30pm. Join the meeting on Zoom.

October 20, 2023:

CERI: Year 3, Quarter 1 Expenditure Report & Invoices DUE

Please email updated spend plans, expenditure reports, and invoices for Y3Q1 directly to your Equity TA Specialist by Friday, October 20^th.

October 25, 2023

BARHII: Measuring Equity Impacts: Integrating an Anti-Racist Results Based Accountability (RBA) Framework

The consultant firm Equity & Results will lead this 90-minute workshop. You’ll be introduced to the Anti-Racist Results Based Accountability (AR RBA) Framework and explore how the tool can be incorporated into your program and evaluation planning to help you deliver health equity. This workshop will be held from 12:30pm- 2:00pm. Click here to register.

October 26, 2023

Webinar: California Mpox Update for Healthcare Providers

This webinar, presented by the California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC), features CDPH’s Mpox Clinical and Epidemiology teams, who will provide a clinical update and epidemiological overview of Mpox, and discuss new research findings relevant to primary care and other healthcare providers, including data on transmission, vaccine equity, and vaccine effectiveness. This webinar will be held from 12:00pm- 1:30pm. Click here to register

October 31, 2023

CDPH's Youth Co-Lab Applications DUE

The California Department of Public Health's (CDPH) Office of Health Equity (OHE) has launched a membership application and webpage for the Youth Co-Lab. The Youth Co-Lab presents an incredible opportunity for California's children and youth between the ages of 14 to 25 to make a lasting impact on mental health services, stigma reduction, and support for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral (MEB) health and substance use disorder

Training of the Month

Bring health equity to life in your work by understanding the role power plays in transforming our society’s racial, class, and gender structures — the structures that create health inequities. Learn more about Advancing Health Equity Through Power Building and Narrative Change by clicking on the FREE training below! Advancing Health Equity Through Power Building and Narrative Change

Resources

Forums

Forums are a new feature built within California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) Technical Assistance Inquiry and Grant Management Equity Portal (Equity Portal), designed to be used as a tool to enhance peer to peer communication and knowledge sharing, among Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) and community partners.

If you are interested to learn more about Forums please email EquityPortalSupport@cdph.ca.gov to request an invite.

Virtual Equity Toolkit 2.0

The Virtual Equity Toolkit (VET) 2.0 is a dynamic compilation of equity resources brought to you by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Office of Health Equity (OHE), Regional Equity Technical Assistance (TA) Team. This version of the toolkit is a dynamic and interactive update to the original VET 1.0. The intended audience for this toolkit is local health jurisdiction equity leads and colleagues who are tasked at building equity infrastructure throughout their jurisdiction. The resources are divided into 12 competencies as defined in CDPH's Organizational Assessment for Equity Infrastructure. The VET complements the assessment examples and helps work through the domains of interest.

New Local Health Department Climate & Health Community of Practice

On November 1, the CDPH Climate Change and Health Equity Section, Local Assistance Unit will host the inaugural meeting of a Local Health Department (LHD) Climate and Health Community of Practice for LHD staff who are engaging with climate issues. The Community of Practice will connect California LHD staff working on climate with each other and with CDPH to share resources, opportunities, strategies, and best practices and to support each other through barriers and challenges.

Every LHD is invited to send 1-2 program staff who dedicate some percent of their time to climate change or who are best positioned to work on climate change in the future.

The Local Assistance Unit also offers one-on-one technical assistance with incorporating climate change considerations into their health programs, plans, policies, and communications.

To learn more and sign up for the Community of Practice or for other climate and health technical assistance, please email kenna.lee@cdph.ca.gov.

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

San Joaquin Valley/ 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 20^th of the month.

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