Newsletter
July - September 2019
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A Message from Leadership:
Good afternoon and happy Monday!
I had hoped to send out our fall newsletter with the arrival of cooler temperatures here on the First Coast, but alas, it is still hot, humid, and raining. Regardless, we at the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida are keeping very busy serving the communities in our seven county region. Our focus has been on fighting the substance abuse and opioid epidemic in our region. We have received funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for planning activities in Nassau* and Putnam counties, and we are planning to apply for more funding for implementation of these activities. We are also partnering with the Department of Health in Duval county (and various providers and community partners) on a opioid prevention and surveillance grant through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)**. We are so pleased to be able to be help fight these threats to the health of our communities.
As one of eleven health planning councils in the state of Florida, we are fortunate to be able to provide services in myriad areas that impact health. Read further to see what is going on with our Safe Routes to School program (pedestrian and bike safety), our Navigator program (health insurance marketplace enrollment), our Regional Cancer Control Collaborative program (cancer prevention), and Mental Health First Aid training through the Jacksonville Hospital Partnership, to name a few. Of course, we are also working on targeted initiatives in our counties to provide Community Health Assessments (CHAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) as required by the Florida Department of Health and the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
Please feel free to reach out to me at any time if you would like to know more about the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida.
Have a great week!
Best regards,
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Susan Grich
President & CEO
Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
* Scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter to take part in a survey for the Nassau County Opioid Care Connect Consortia to help identify needs to support community efforts to combat substance misuse.
**See the Career Opportunity section below for job opportunities related to the CDC grant.
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With the beginning of the school year upon us, our Safe Routes to School program has been very busy with International Walk to School Day, FDOT Mobility Week and upcoming SRTS Teacher & Community Trainings.
We kicked off the fall partnering with seven schools in Duval, Clay & Volusia Counties to educate over 3500 kids in pedestrian safety for
International Walk to School Day
on October 2
nd
. All schools participated in teaching pedestrian safety during their PE class, while others reinforced the lessons with poster contests and library time by reading Clifford Takes a Walk, provided by SafeKids, and attending an Assemby with Wolfie from Wolfson’s Hospital.
The last week of October is
FDOT Mobility Week
. FDOT challenges you to experience new ways to travel to work, school & activities. We have partnered with FDOT to encourage kids to participate in a contest to design a bike lane marker using colors frequently used by FDOT lane striping crews (White, Yellow, Green, and Orange).
One
winner from each of the three age brackets will receive their design painted over a bike lane marking. If your child(ren) would like to participate, please email Jackie Morrison at
Jackie_Morrison@hpcnef.org
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As the year comes to a close our Safe Routes to School program will be offering three
Teacher & Community Trainings
. During these trainings participants will learn how to fit bicycle helmets, bicycle & pedestrian laws along with safety tips, and defensive walking & bicycling resources. Participants will ride bicycles to practice the various skills to be taught to children in educational settings. If you would like to join one of our trainings, please register by clicking the link below.
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The Safe Routes to School program managed by HPCNEF facilitated the events to promote pedestrian safety, healthy behaviors, and active lifestyles for students.
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MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
How To Ask An Adult For Help
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call 9-1-1, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text “MHFA” to 741-741 for 24/7 confidential
counseling from the Crisis Text Line. Talking about mental health can be hard. It can be hard to admit that you’re not feeling okay, and even harder to ask for help. This is especially true when you’re a young person facing the pressure to look, act and be a certain way.
Read More
For more information or questions regarding
Free Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
, please email
info@MentalHealthFirstAid.org.
To find a course or to contact an instructor in your area, please visit
www.MentalHealthFirstAid.org.
If you would like to host an Adult Mental Health First Aid class, please email
jaxhospitalpartnership@gmail.com
. Adult Mental Health First Aid is a FREE
,
8-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing or experiencing a mental health crisis. As of September 20, 2019, the Jacksonville Hospital Partnership's trainers have helped 8,178 citizens become more aware of mental illnesses as well as how to deescalate a mental crisis in process.
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RCORP NASSAU COUNTY OPIOID CARE CONNECT
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Planning Grant (RCORP) supports a planning partnership between the Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida (HPCNEF), the St. John’s River Rural Health Network, Starting Point Behavioral Health, and the Florida Department of Health Nassau. The partnership will seek solutions in the treatment for and prevention of substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in rural counties at the highest risk. The first Nassau County Opinion Care Connect Consortia Meeting will be held on October 10, 2019. Please see Upcoming Events below for more details on how to register for this event.
“Rural Communities Opioid Response Planning Grant is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $200,000 with 0 percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.”
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NORTHEAST FLORIDA CANCER CONTROL COLLABORATIVE
The Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida in partnership with the Florida Department of Health is hosting the Regional Cancer Control Collaborative Town Hall meeting October 8, 2019 at 2:30 PM. Meeting participants will have a chance to review the current Florida State Cancer draft of the plan goals, objectives, strategies and data measures, and provide input on what should be added to help address cancer issues in the region. In addition, participants will be asked to provide input on the priorities for implementation, and how the Collaborative and other community partners can be involved in and coordinate with CCRAB on plan implementation. This meeting is open to the public. For more information and to register please see our Upcoming Events section below.
BAKER COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY CHA/CHIP
T
he Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida (HPCNEF) is collaborating with both t
he Florida Department of Health in Baker County and the Florida Department of Health in Jackson County
on their countywide Community Health Assessments (CHAs) using the Mobilizing for Action for Planning and Partnership (MAPP) model. The CHA process engages the community to evaluate the overall health status, identify health issues and set local priorities for action. The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) meetings in each county are to follow. During these meetings HPCNEF will facilitate the creation of the goals, objectives and strategies for the top community health issues, which were identified using data and community input: 1) behavioral health including substance abuse and 2) chronic disease and healthy lifestyle.
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MARKETPLACE NAVIGATORS
The Navigator Program welcomes back two returning Navigators for Open Enrollment 7 - Theresa James and Susan Park! They will team up with Navigator Flora Davis and Program Director Joyce Case to provide virtual and in-person assistance for the Health Insurance Market Place.
Remember Open Enrollment is November 1 through December 15, 2019!
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY
The Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval) received funding through the CDC to address the drug epidemic in our community. This funding supports state, territorial, and county health departments in obtaining high quality, more comprehensive, and more timely overdose data, and using that data to inform prevention efforts. The CDC’s goal is to prevent opioid-related overdose by:
- Using data to monitor emerging trends and direct prevention activities
- Strengthening state, local, and tribal capacity to respond to the epidemic
- Working with providers, health systems, and payers to reduce unsafe exposure to opioids and treat addiction
- Coordinating with public safety and community-based partners to rapidly identify overdose threats, reverse overdoses, link people to effective treatment, and reduce harms associated with illicit opioids
- Increasing public awareness about the risks of opioids
DOH-Duval is seeking qualified applicants for two key positions that will be responsible for evaluation activities on the grant. The key positions are: Evaluator and Data Analyst. Anyone interested in applying for these positions should email their resume to Kristina Wilson, Ph.D at
kristina.wilson@flhealth.gov.
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HEALTH IN THE NEWS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COMPLETE THE 2019 FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER CENSUS
The Health Council of South Florida (HCSF) in partnership with the University of Miami/Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), and the Florida Community Health Worker (CHW) Coalition, invites you to complete the 2019 CHW Census.
This year, the Census has been refined in an effort to capture new data. The collection of data is vital as it captures information that will assist in advocating for the CHW
profession, training, development, submission of funding proposals, and more. The goal of the Florida CHW Coalition will always be to champion for the advancement of the CHW profession.
To complete the survey manually,
CANCER VACCINE HUMAN TRIALS UNDERWAY AT MOFFITT
Health News Florida's Daylina Miller spoke with Patricia Lawman, the co-founder of Tampa-based Morphogenesis. The immunotherapy company developed the vaccine, which is injected into cancer patients to help their immune systems identify and destroy tumors.
FLORIDA WANTS TO IMPORT MEDICINE FROM CANADA. BUT HOW WOULD THAT WORK?
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill recently that, if federal authorities give it their go-ahead — still a very big if — would allow his state to import prescription drugs from Canada. That makes Florida the third state to pass such a law, joining
Vermont
and
Colorado
. More such legislative attempts are in the works.
WIDESPREAD PERSON-TO-PERSON HEPATITIS A OUTBREAKS
When hearing about hepatitis A, many people think about contaminated food and water. However, in the United States, hepatitis A is more commonly spread from person to person. Since March 2017, CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has been assisting multiple state and local health departments with hepatitis A outbreaks, spread through person-to-person contact.
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HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
FLORIDA FREE REHAB CENTERS
Free Alcohol, Drug and other Rehab resources in Jacksonville, Florida.
We help people take the first steps toward getting help for their drug and alcohol usage and having drug-free lifestyles. To contact an alcohol/drug abuse counselor, please
Call Toll Free 1-800-780-2294
.
Learn More
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE
The center improves the lives of women through advocacy, support and education and providing rape recovery services for individuals of all genders in Duval, Nassau and Baker Counties.
Learn More
VETS4WARRIORS
Vets4Warriors, housed at the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National Call Center in New Jersey, is a one-of-a-kind 24/7 peer support network. Originally supported by the National Guard Bureau and the U.S. Department of Defense, today Vets4Warriors operates independently of the U.S. military, complementing official government resources available to service members and veterans. We are committed to ensuring that all veterans, service members, their families, and caregivers always have direct and immediate access to a peer who understands their life experiences and the challenges they face, and can provide support whenever they confront an issue, wherever they are in the world.
Learn More
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WE WELCOME JOSE AND AGATA
TO THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL!
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Jose Morales is a goal-oriented professional with a solid sales, management, strategic planning, and quality improvement background. Jose is highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines and has strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken. Jose is a leader, a motivator, and a team player, that works effectively with clients, senior management, and staff. We are excited to welcome Jose to our organization as a Health Planner.
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Agata Gardner
is a dedicated professional with nine years’ experience in nonprofit, educational, and administrative workplace environments. We are excited to welcome Agata to our organization as a Project Coordinator.
We are proud to welcome both to our team!
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What:
Regional Cancer Control Collaborative Town Hall
When: October 8
, 2019 - 2:30 pm
Where:
Duval County Health Department
Smith Auditorium, 900 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville, FL 32211
What:
Connected - 12-Week Peer-to-Peer LGBT+ Support Group
When:
October 2 - December 18, 2019 - 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where:
1650 Prudental Drive, Suite 210, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Join us in a SAFE, unbiased environment to SHARE, SUPPORT, ADDRESS issues such as discrimination/intergroup bias, stigma, anxiety, faith, family roles, and social acceptance.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Donahoo
Baptist Health
Community Partnership Coordinator
904-202-3315
jennifer.donahoo@bmcjax.com
Maryam Archer
Group Facilitator
425-280-6715
maryamarcher@yahoo.com
What: Nassau County Opioid Care Connect Consortia Meeting
When:
Thursday
, October 10, 2019 - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where:
Christ Fellowship Church's Fellowship Hall
850987 US 17, Yulee, Florida
Community partners, stakeholders, and members of the community are invited to join us for the first Nassau County Care Connect Consortia Meeting, a planning meeting dedicated to fighting the opioid epidemic in Nassau County. We are asking everyone to complete the online survey, as it will be instrumental in identifying current needs to support community efforts on combating substance misuse.
What: Fourth Annual Bold Goal Jacksonville Clinical Town Hall 2019
When:
November 12, 2019 - 8:45 am
Where:
Adam W. Herbert University Center, 12000 alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Open discussion on health information and ways to accomplish better health.
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Health Planning Council of Northeast Florida | 904.448.4300 | Fax 904.448.4304 | www.hpcnef.org
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