Pathways to Health

September 17, 2024

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September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month!

Learn more about the 6 pillars of prevention.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Funding (application period 8/20 - 9/15) - RM-PHTC will be offering mini-grants for another funding cycle in 2024. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), there is a total of $60,000 available to support 3-12 organizations in providing leadership learning opportunities for public and community health professionals. Funding Amount: $5,000 - $20,000. These funds are intended to develop and offer a wide range of leadership learning opportunities. The learning opportunity must be completed by June 30,2025. Eligible entities: non-profit organizations, state associations of city and county health officials, community health centers, or academic institutions in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming. The detailed Call for Proposals, including eligibility criteria and application guidelines, is linked.
• Funding (due 9/19) – Accelerating research through international network-to-network collaborations. Goals of this program are to 1) leverage prior NSF support for building research capacity towards activities that launch international research network of networks (NoN) that will lead to an accelerated advancement of an area of science after the award period and 2) recruit and foster a diverse and internationally competent US-based workforce trained in conducting and leading multi-team international collaboration. Any area funded by the National Science Foundation is eligible
• Funding (due 10/15) - Colorado Health Foundation has two upcoming funding opportunities: Advocacy and Justice with Communities of Color and Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities
• Funding (due 2/26/25) – Strategic prevention framework. The purpose of this program is to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community based substance misuse and prevention and mental health promotion services.
• Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Hearst Foundations Health Grants. The Hearst Foundations provide grants for organizations working to address access to healthcare for high-need populations, healthcare professional shortages, evolving healthcare demands, and medical research.
• Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – National Grassroots Organizing Program. Two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small, constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the US and its territories.
• Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Economic Development Assistance. Funding to support the implementation of regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities. Rural tribal and other underserved communities are of priority.
• Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Grants for innovative projects that are working to build health equity, ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need and all families have the opportunity to make healthier choices.

WEBINARS, TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES

• Mark your calendar and plan to join The 2024 Colorado Food is Medicine Summit. This one-day event brings together policy and practice leaders from across the state to engage in insightful discussions and explore strategies to increase access to essential nutrition programs. Join us at The Summit and help continue this vital momentum! Registration details and cost to follow. Event Details: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 8am-4pm, History Colorado Center
• Virtual: The 3rd annual People’s Public Health Conference will take place October 25-27 online. Review last year’s program book for details on the speakers featured in 2023. This year’s registration can be found here.
• Virtual: BHI/1302 Practice Learning Community, Topic - Integrating Behavioral Health in Rural Practices, Speaker – Lauren Hughes, Liz Frias. Friday, October 4th, 2024, 12pm to 1pm. Meeting Link: JOIN
• Virtual: 10 week virtual cohort for white allies to dive deeper into equity work, begins October 14th. See attached pdf for QR code and this link for more info: https://www.invisibleparadigms.com/cohorts
• Virtual: Better Caregiving for All - Caregiving for LGBTQ+ Adults with Dementia
• Virtual: HCPF Annual Stakeholder Webinar. This event will review HCPF major initiatives for FY 2023-2024, priority initiatives for FY 2024-2025, and Public Health Emergency Unwind insights and opportunities going forward

NEWS & RESOURCES

• National Immunization Awareness Month sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) and observed every August, highlights the lifesaving benefits of vaccines. During the month, activities will raise awareness of the importance of vaccinating people of all ages against serious and sometimes deadly diseases. The awareness month also celebrates the successes of immunizations and educates Americans about vaccine safety and effectiveness. For more information, here is an article from TFAH.
• Innovative Workforce Projects (IWP) was formed in 2021 to offer apprenticeship services as the sponsor and Related Technical Instruction (RTI) provider for a nationally-approved Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program through the US Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship for the Medical Assistant occupation. Since then, IWP has entered into partnerships with 21 employers and other entities, including four in Colorado. RA is an employer-driven training model that combines paid on-the-job training (OJT) with concurrent classroom instruction. This “earn and learn” approach helps workers learn new skills and helps businesses recruit and retain a highly skilled workforce by growing their own talent. Businesses can choose to hire new workers or select current employees to join apprenticeship programs. Additionally, the Department of Labor has found that apprenticeship helps increase diversity in the healthcare workforce by expanding opportunities for skill attainment to traditionally underserved populations. Currently, IWP’s MA program is approved by two nationally accredited certifying bodies: American Medical Technologist (AMT), which issues the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification, and the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), which issues the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification. The IWP programs utilizes a “classroom” element that is completed online during off hours from the clinic, which allows for maximum flexibility to build program structures that best fit the needs of each employer. It eliminates any restrictions on minimum or maximum cohort sizes and offers rolling start dates that match the employer’s hiring patterns. This has been helpful in working across a broad spectrum of organization types, from large statewide healthcare systems to smaller clinics serving rural communities. While the apprentices are working their way through the material, they are offered support, guidance and encouragement from the IWP team, as well as updates on their progress. Biweekly updates are also provided to the employer (and other partners as applicable) regarding the status of all apprentices from their organization. For more information, please reach out to Jake McClelland at (702) 376-3892 or [email protected].
• Ableism 101
• The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council (COAC) recently adopted the 2024 Recommendations and Guiding Principles for the Use & Management of Opioid Settlement Funds. These recommendations and principles provide guidance to recipients of opioid funds on how to best utilize these funds to maximize their impact in abating the opioid crisis. The COAC intends to build upon this guidance in the future.

Communication Do’s & Don’ts | Tues 9/17 | 12-1:00p CDT
Understanding how mental health impacts thinking and behavior helps to reduce frustration & stress, and improves outcomes for everyone. Learn simple tools to manage conflict and express feelings with a licensed therapist.
Register here

Self-Care and Workplace Wellness | Wed 9/18 | 10-11:00a CDT
People who incorporate self-care throughout their day are more resilient and better equipped to manage stress, leading to happier and more productive teams. Learn ways to introduce self-care into your work life, communicate boundaries, and cope with demanding schedules in this one-hour seminar.
Register here

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