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IN THE NETWORK

Reflecting On The National Election Outcomes

As we all reflect on November's election outcomes, please know that NNPHI is beginning the arduous task of assessing how best to approach our work of improving the public's health in a new administration. For starters, NNPHI will continue to work with the Trust for America's Health and all coalition partners in Washington, DC as we reassess and reorganize our collective approaches to education and advocacy. All of us at NNPHI commit to doing our very best to continue supporting our collective mission. Thank you for your continued dedication to improving and protecting the public's health. 

Hope For Tomorrow: Collective Approaches For Transforming South Carolina’s Behavioral Health Systems

The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) has released its first annual Progress Report on the implementation of each recommendation from May 2015’s Behavioral Health Taskforce report, “Hope for Tomorrow: The Collective Approach for Transforming South Carolina’s Behavioral Health Systems.” Following the release of the Taskforce report, IMPH formed an Implementation Leadership Council to foster collaboration, create a vision for the implementation of Taskforce recommendations, and catalyze improvements in South Carolina's behavioral health systems.  

Advocating For Less Sodium In South Carolina

In 2013, the South Carolina IMPH partnered with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control to create the Sodium Intake Reduction Advisory Committee. The committee wrote a policy brief exploring options for reducing sodium intake in South Carolina, including enhancement of food quality in schools and educating communities about unprocessed food options. Excessive salt intake is especially concerning in South Carolina and other states in the Stroke Belt—a group of 11 southeastern states where communities grapple with high rates of stroke, high blood pressure, and related diseases. Learn more about NNPHI’s work on sodium reduction.  

Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) To Co-Manage Philadelphia’s Pre-K Program

To enroll more 3- and 4-year-olds in pre-Kindergarten, Philadelphia’s Mayor's Office of Education has awarded $10.2 million to 61 providers, operating 78 sites across the city. The PHMC and Urban Affairs Coalition will oversee the program and distribution of the funds. Both organizations were awarded a $1.6 million joint contract for the first year.

Listen to Natalie Renew, MPA, PHMC’s Managing Director of Early Childhood Education Programs, describe the organization’s work in the context of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new Health Impact in Five Years (HI-5) or “High-Five” initiative. 

Bluecross Blueshield Of Tennessee Health Foundation Funds Two Tennessee Institute Of Public Health (TNIPH) Projects For A Healthier Appalachia

To improve health, wellness, and prevention in at-risk counties of Appalachian Tennessee, the first TNIPH project will expand and strengthen community-based health initiatives through training, technical assistance, and mini-grants that promote multi-sector collaboration. In partnership with the Rural and Appalachian Health Collaborative, the second project will support development of a "Model to Interrupt Social Determinants of Rural Health" in Hancock County, one of the least healthy counties in Tennessee.  

Mississippi Public Health Institute (MSPHI) Joins The White House Cancer Moonshot Initiative

The Bristol Meyers Squibb Foundation has awarded $750,000 to MSPHI for the development of interdisciplinary, patient-centered survivorship care services. In response to the White House Cancer Moonshot, the foundation is committing $25 million in new funding to grantee partners to expand the current scope of community-based resources and survivorship support programs for underserved populations in the United States.  

MCD Public Health (MCDPH) Launches A New National Community Health Worker (CHW) Online Training Program

The new MCDPH program is intended for CHWs who assist clients in the prevention, management, and self-management of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, hypertension, prediabetes, diabetes, and asthma.  The online training complements in-person core competency training with added education, skill-building, and access to resources for managing chronic conditions. The training includes more than four hours of evidence-based training content designed to be self-paced and interactive.  

Public Health Institute Of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) Co-Sponsors Black Lives Matter Series

On October 6, 2016, PHIMC's Community Reentry Project co-sponsored the Black Lives Matter Series: Race, Politics, and Restorative Justice Conference. The conference explored the relationship between mass incarceration, racial equity, and social justice in the criminal justice system. The event included training and discussion that examined disenfranchisement, mass incarceration, and advocacy needs within this movement. Inspiring speakers and presenters, including PHIMC’s Executive Director, Karen A. Reitan, facilitated deep and expansive dialogue about these critical issues.  

UPCOMING EVENTS

Our next annual conference will take place May 17-19, 2017 in New Orleans. In the coming months, look out for notifications about registration launch, keynote speaker announcements, and the abstract submission process. 

Join us on December 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PT for the next installment in the Connecting Public Health and the Food Industry Web Forum Series. The Web Forum, "Connecting Public Health and Food Sector Collaborators: Reducing Sodium Through Meal and Menu Modifications," will focus on tools, strategies, and promising practices for implementing meal and menu modifications to reduce sodium in food service settings. 

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RESOURCES

Partnering With Food Service To Reduce Sodium: A Toolkit For Public Health Practitioners

NNPHI is collaborating with Health Resources in Action to develop a toolkit intended to help public health practitioners build and enhance partnerships with food service providers and reduce sodium in food service settings. Launching in December 2016 and available free of charge, the online toolkit will feature practical strategies, tools, resources, case studies, and stories from the field.  

Reducing Sodium With The World’s Premier Culinary College: Training Videos For Food Service Professionals

NNPHI is collaborating with The Culinary Institute of America to produce four instructional videos about simple culinary strategies and techniques to reduce sodium use in food service settings. These free videos are intended for food service professionals and public health professionals working with food service partners. Video topics include salad dressings, flavor building techniques, tomato sauces, and ready-to-use products. Find the videos on nnphi.org/sodium later this month.

Post-Election Webinar With The National Association Of County & City Health Officials's (NACCHO) Executive Director 

Following a recent webinar about NACCHO’s outlook for 2017 in the context of November’s election results, check out these analyses from NACCHO’s executive director and government affairs team about how the new administration may fundamentally change public health and health departments across the United States. 

CDC Releases Enhanced Community Guide Website

The Community Guide website has been redesigned to help you identify, select, and implement credible, evidence-based strategies. The new site provides a dynamic, interactive, and individualized experience.  

Prevention Institute Founder And Executive Director Is Publishing A New Book

Prevention Diaries: The Practice and Pursuit of Health for All reflects Larry Cohen’s 30 years of experience in building public awareness and advocacy for community health and health equity. “I wrote Prevention Diaries to give voice to the quiet solutions taking shape across the US,” says Cohen, including, “the people working to reinvent our healthcare system to support health and wellbeing in the first place, the communities mobilizing to no longer accept violence within homes and neighborhoods, the networks that come together to ensure everyone has access to affordable healthy food and safe places to be active.” Publication date: December 1, 2016.  

National Trends In Hospitalizations For Opioid Poisonings Among Children And Adolescents, 1997 To 2012

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a new retrospective analysis of 13,052 national hospital discharge records found that pediatric hospitalizations for opioid poisonings doubled from 1997 to 2012.  

The First U.S. Soda Tax Exceeds Expectations For Cutting Consumption

According to a recent study by researchers at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and published in the American Journal of Public Health, Berkeley community members with low-incomes slashed their sugar-sweetened beverage consumption by more than one-fifth after the Northern California city enacted the nation’s first soda tax. “From a public health perspective, that is a huge impact. That is an intervention that’s more powerful than anything I’ve ever seen aimed at changing someone’s dietary behavior,” senior author Dr. Kristine Madsen told Reuters

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submit Your Ideas, Listings, And Submissions For The Winter 2017 Issue Of Elevate

Through engaging, narrative stories, the Public Health Learning Network’s (PHLN) quarterly publication Elevate addresses timely concerns and interests of public health professionals working at all levels of government, in various stages of their careers. Each issue highlights successes in preparing the public health workforce and organizational partners for what lies ahead.

The next issue of Elevate (February 2017) will focus on behavioral health. The PHLN and national partners have identified two specific topics of interest: the opioid addiction epidemic and suicide prevention.

Please submit your story ideas or first drafts by December 16, 2016, including the following information:
 

  • Proposed article title
  • Story description
  • Why would this story idea interest staff members at local, state, and federal public health agencies?
  • What will a staff member at a local, state, or federal public health agency be able to do with the information gleaned from this article?
  • If you are considering a narrative story, please include a list of three likely interview subjects (along with their contact information, if you can) 
IN THE NEWS

The Future Of Public Health Under President Trump

Read this Q&A with John McDonough, professor of the practice of public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who worked in the Senate on the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Public Health And Health Care Foundation Reactions To The 2016 Presidential Election: Round-Up
 
Check out this sampling of blog posts and commentaries from the leaders of public health and health care foundations across the country. 

How to Cope With Post-Election Stress

Mental health professionals across the country have reported an uptick in patient anxiety and depression, related to the 2016 presidential race. Amid a post-election, nationwide surge in harassment of and hate crimes against people belonging to historically marginalized groups, psychologists are weighing in on how to manage anxiety about what a Trump presidency could mean for the United States. 

Overcoming Trump Anxiety: Lessons From A Civil Rights Leader

Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer, professor, and the founder of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, offers inspiration in a four-step path. 

THE EBB AND FLOW

Meet South Carolina IMPH's New Director

Effective October 17, 2016, Nathaniel J. (Nate) Patterson, DrPH, MHA is serving as IMPH's new director. Dr. Patterson joins the Institute from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, where he is currently the Program Director for Health Services responsible for the development of Medicaid program policies, Managed Care Contracts, and the advancement of public-private stakeholder engagement and collaboration efforts linked to the Department's Coordinated and Integrated Care programs. His career includes working closely with a variety of integrated and coordinated care initiatives for Medicare and Medicaid such as the Financial Alignment Demonstration (also known as Healthy Connections Prime), Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans, the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Primary Care Case Management models for complex care populations, provider-specific arrangements and policies for acute, primary and various long-term care and behavioral health services as part of a managed care service delivery and payment model innovation. 

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