THE OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY NEWSLETTER
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Danville Youth Health Equity Leadership Institute (YHELI) Ends its 2018 Summer Session
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Danville YHELI concluded its 2018 summer curriculum with a well-rounded program of enriching activities for its students.
The curriculum enhanced critical thinking, leadership, and educational attainment, as well as, had the students explore career paths, higher educational opportunities, and train to be mentors to incoming freshmen.
“The Danville YHELI has become my home away from home and is making me the greatest I can be,” shared a rising-junior at George Washington High School (GWHS) at the end of a summer session.
This summer, three returning alumni of GWHS shared their college experience and real-life examples of utilizing the skills Danville YHELI teach during a panel discussion. Alumnus,
Danville Jeffers, even offered to visit again to share tips to graduate college debt-free as she earned over $100,000 in scholarships during her senior year at GWHS.
The Danville YHELI program supports the Healthy People 2020 goal of increasing on-time high school graduation rates.
Shani Gaylord, Danville YHELI program manager, manages the program which is a five-year grant initiative funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, through the State Partnership Initiative to Address Health Disparities. To learn more about the Danville YHELI, contact
Shani Gaylord at
shani.gaylord@vdh.virginia.gov or
(804) 489-6459.
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Free Youth Mental Health First Aid at NAMI Central Virginia
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Don't Miss Out on this FREE Workshop
NAMI Central Virginia (CVA)
is hosting a Youth Mental Health First Aid workshop free of charge. Registrants will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis, so don't delay! To register, email
jeff.conley@namicentralvirginia.org.
What is Youth Mental Health First Aid?
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This 8-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to adolescents (ages 12-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
If you are someone who works with youth in any capacity, this program is for you!
Thursday, August 9th
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Break 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
NAMI CVA Conference Room
Instructors:
Kathy Harkey & Jeff Conley
Lunch is not provided, but Willow Lawn has a wide variety of dining options.
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Find out if you should attend and to register on the 3RNet website.
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A New Face in the Office of Health Equity: Elvira Delacruz
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The Office of Health Equity welcomes
Elvira De la Cruz
as the new CLAS specialist to the Division of Multicultural and
Community Engagement. In this role she is preparing Health Equity to respond to the needs of Virginia's growing
immigrant and minority populations.
De la Cruz is a bilingual Spanish/English
professional who has been working closely with underserved communities over the past nine years through various companies. As the chief program officer at The James House, she implemented solid programs to serve immigrants, LGTBQ+ and rural victims of domestic and sexual violence. She is experienced with grant evaluations and has been invited as a grant peer reviewer for Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) as a result of her experience working and implementing services for underserved communities.
In 2017, she was selected as one of the '
40 under 40' for the Tri-Cities area, and
most recently awarded the 2018 Unsung Hero Award by the Virginia Attorney General.
She recently finished course work for her master's degree in administration.
Her favorite quote is: "Thoughts are seeds that grow flowers or can grow weeds."
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2019-20 Grant Application Announcement Coming Soon
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The Virginia Department of Health’s State Office of Rural Health (VA-SORH) will release the FY2019-20 grantee funding round in the fall. Be on the look out for the announcement in the coming months.
The State Office of Rural Health uses HRSA federal funding to provide grants to:
- public agencies, tribal organizations or private nonprofits holding a 501(c)3 tax-exemption in the Commonwealth of Virginia that is a designated rural service provider, rural health clinic, health professional shortage area or medically under-served area/population,
- encourage collaboration with local health departments and other organizations focusing on rural needs,
- and meet the needs of rural health communities and providers in the Commonwealth.
If you are unable to find a grant opportunity offered that meets your organization's needs, VA-SORH offers an innovative/open grant program. Please stay tuned for more information as the grant window is open and available for funding.
Questions can be directed to
Ashley Clark when the official release date has been announced at (804)-864-7432.
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STROKE IS NO JOKE.
Comedy Brunch
Featuring: Comedian:
Micah "Bam Bamm" White
Tabernacle Baptist Church
August 18, 2018
10 am to 1 pm.
FREE
For more information, call
(804) 965-6529
or visit the website
here.
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Funding Opportunity
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program - Cooperative Agreement. Eligibility is limited to states, political subdivisions of states, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations.
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Funding Opportunity
Family Medicine Cares USA Program. Provides grants to new and existing free clinics for the purchase of tangible items such as exam tables, EHR systems, and medical equipment.
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Grants to address the opioid crisis in tribal communities by increasing access to culturally appropriate and evidence-based treatment, including medication-assisted treatment.
Sponsored by: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Call for Nominations
Shine a sotlight on someone making a difference in rural health and help us celebrate the #PowerofRural by nominating an outstanding Community Start before August 24.
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Call for Nominations
Nominate your team for the Second Annual Health Quality Innovator of the Year Awards!
Be recognized for using evidence-based approaches to quality improvement that deliver better care, better population health and lower health care costs. Celebrate and share the ways you and your team are finding joy in your work and helping patients find joy in their lives!
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Funding Opportunity
Biologic Factors Underlying Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Grant.
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Secure funds for your community-based organization by learning the best approaches for planning, writing, and submitting grants. Learn tips and skills that will take you beyond meeting grant requirements and deadlines and start winning grant proposals!
Through exercises and discussion, participants will:
- Learn the elements of a successful grant proposal
- Gain tools that will assist with grant critiquing
- And more!
WHEN:
Friday, September 14, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
COST: $10
Payment is due in advance of the workshop via check or cash only. Please make all checks payable to "Johns Hopkins University". Payments should be dropped off or mailed no later than
Friday, August
10
to the following address:
Urban Health Institute
Baltimore, MD 21205
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This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) under grant number H95RHoo138
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