Community partners working together
to build health and resilience
November 2022
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Public Health Announcement |
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Exciting Transitions and New Opportunities! |
This is an exciting time for Public Health and for our community.
Expanded Foundational Public Health funding from the State of Washington is allowing us to serve our community better by adding several new positions to grow our work, focus on policy development and create a strategic plan to guide future efforts.
As part of this transition, Cyndie Grush is moving from her work on PACEs to begin coordinating the County’s Child Fatality Prevention (CFP) efforts starting November 1. Previously known as Child Death Review, the CFP process is a pathway for learning how our community can better support families and children in order to prevent future unexpected loss of life. Cyndie will focus on coordinating a process that reflects our community, strives for equity, and aims to reduce childhood adversity and increase community resilience. Cyndie can still be reached at cyndie.grush@clark.wa.gov. Questions about the PACEs work and community coalitions may be directed to Melissa Martin at melissa.martin@clark.wa.gov.
Since 2015 or earlier, Clark County and community partners have joined together through the PACEs Alliance, Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup and Faith Based Coffee Groups to make our community, schools and local organizations more trauma-sensitive. Although the County's approach to PACEs work may evolve as time goes on, Public Health remains committed to supporting a safe, resilient, equitable and inclusive community through our work with community partners.
You will also notice some changes to the Healthy Communities Newsletter. This publication started in 2019, combining several separate newsletters and emails. The purpose was to share meeting announcements and information with members of our community coalitions.
After this issue, the newsletter will be published on an ad hoc basis to share important announcements or updates. Recurring meetings, resources and community announcements will be shared in other ways. We encourage you to share your announcements directly with your partners and the community. A list of reliable topical newsletters, blogs and websites is listed below . We encourage you to subscribe to one or more.
Thank you for your support of Clark County Public Health, for your involvement in this important work in our community, and for your continued interest in trauma-informed and resilient communities of hope.
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Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup |
The October 20 meeting of the Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup was cancelled due to illness. Future meetings will be determined when all Public Health staff positions are filled.
The Trauma-Informed, Resilience-Oriented Schools Toolkit is recommended for schools and early learning centers who want to learn more about this work. Produced by the National Center for School Safety and the National Council for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the toolkit offers step-by-step advice on approaches and practices that support students and faculty in a trauma-informed way.
View and download the toolkit here:
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Safe Kids Clark County met October 18 and primarily discussed the future of their meetings. Safe Kids CC was unable to meet during the past two years because of the pandemic and has been in a re-building mode. Prior to the pandemic, they met every month at ESD 112, except for the summer months and their activities were centered in safety events, school related activities such as Bike to School and Walk to School Days and monthly child car seat clinics at PeaceHealth. All these activities ceased with the on-set of the pandemic.
Going forward, it was decided that Safe Kids CC would meet every other month next year, with no summer meetings. At this point, the meetings are still virtual on Microsoft Teams and the next meeting will be January 17, 2023. The Safe Kids CC newsletter will be published before each meeting with a link to the meeting.
The January 2023 meeting will focus on discussing the role of Safe Kids CC in the community and how to rebuild the organization. Weston Perkins-Clark, with AMR Southwest Washington, is the coordinator and is interested in any feedback you would like to provide. He can be reached at Weston.Perkins-Clark@gmr.net. Weston will continue to do car seat fittings by appointment at the AMR office in Hazel Dell.
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Central Vancouver Coalition’s
2022 Community Survey is open until Nov. 15
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Your input on youth mental health and substance use in our community is still needed. Adults who live or work in Central Vancouver (98661, 98662, 98664 zip codes) are invited to participate. This three- to five-minute survey is anonymous and will help to inform and improve prevention programs for youth. The Coalition's goal is to collect 250 surveys by November 15, 2022. Partners can assist by sharing the information (brochures or links).
SURVEY DIRECT LINKS:
SURVEY FLYERS:
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ABCD Dental
Expanded Coverage
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Early dental care can prevent cavities, mouth pain and even chronic disease later in life. The WA Legislature originally established the Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD) program to increase access to dental services for Medicaid eligible clients. In January 2022, the program was expanded to include children with a Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) indicator thorough age twelve.
El acceso temprano a servicios dentales puede prevenir caries, dolor en la boca e incluso enfermedades crónicas después en la vida.
Originalmente la legislattura de WA estableció el programa ABCD/Acceso a Servicios Dentales para Bebés y Niños para aumentar el acceso a servicios dentales para clientes con Medicaid. El pasado Enero 2022 el programa tuvo una expansión para incluir niños con un indicador bajo la Administración de Discapacidades del Desarrollo (DDA) hasta la edad de 12 años.
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Girls Inc. Eureka! is a five-year STEAM magnet program for 8th – 12th grade youth. It empowers them to see themselves as an important part of the future workforce.
During the Eureka! program, youth participate in a variety of exciting lessons and activities that explore STEM through inquiry-based, critical thinking and hands-on activities in a college campus environment. With complimentary activities about making healthy choices, emerging adulthood, and life skill development, Eureka! fully fosters educational, professional and personal development.
Early enrollment is now live! To be eligible to apply you must be a current 7th grader who is able to get to Clark College, and a resident in the SWWA area.
Girls Inc. strongly encourages youth of all backgrounds to apply including those who are Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+, low income and/or first generation.
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The following list of websites, books and newsletters are an abundant source of information on trauma, toxic stress, resilience and hope. But this is just a beginning! There are so many many more amazing sources of information and inspiration on this topic. Many sites encourage free subscriptions, which will deliver the info directly to your inbox. Best wishes for continued learning!
WEBSITES
General Information on ACEs, traumatic stress, PTSD, neurodevelopment and local initiatives.
Job Burnout, overwhelm, vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue:
Childhood trauma, child development, parenting
Trauma informed schools
BOOKS
Resilience, Self-regulation, Self-care, Mindfulness
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Rising Strong , I Thought It Was Just Me, But It Isn't or any book by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW
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Hope Rising by Casey Grinn and Chan Hellman
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Resilient: How to Grow and Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness by Rick Hanson, PhD
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Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness by David A. Treleaven and Willoughby Britton
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Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Karat-Zinn
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Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg
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Trauma Stewardship or The Age of Overwhelm by Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Adverse Childhood Experiences
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD
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The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke-Harris, MD, MPH
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz
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What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry
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Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
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Scared Sick: The Role of Childhood Trauma in Adult Disease by Robin Karr-Morse
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The Trauma-Informed School Book by Heather Forbes and Jim Sporleder
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How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
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Help for Billy and other books and programs by Heather Forbes, MSW
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Hope and Healing in Urban Education by Shawn Ginnwright
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Teaching with Poverty in Mind by Eric Jensen
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Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Sauers/Pete Hall
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Building a Culture of Hope by Robert Barr and Emily Gibson
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Trauma-Sensitive Schools for the Adolescent Years: Promoting Resilience and Healing, Grades 6-12 by Susan Craig
VIDEOS
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Our coalitions and community groups |
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PACEs Action Alliance is: |
A multi-sector collaborative of public and private organizations and individuals. We raise awareness about positive and adverse childhood experiences (PACEs) and their long-term impact. We promote trauma-informed approaches and policies to support resilience and healing for people of all ages. All are welcome at our meetings.
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PACEs Action Alliance Learning Collaborative supports learning and awareness about childhood trauma and resilience.
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The Community Alliance Network provides a connection for community-serving agencies to meet and connect for potential collaborative efforts;
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The Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup is open to people who work in or with schools in Clark County. We meet monthly during the school year to explore tools, resources and applications of trauma-informed principles for schools.
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(Formerly Clark County Breastfeeding Coalition) works collaboratively to improve the health of our community by promoting, protecting and supporting breast/chestfeeding so families have the support they need to continue infant feeding. Our mission is to create an environment that supports breast/chestfeeding as the cultural norm for infant feeding.
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A member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a grassroots network of more than 600 coalitions and chapters that work closely with law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, health professionals, educators, businesses, public policy makers, and, most importantly, parents and kids to promote safety. Priorities include proper child car seat use, baby's safe sleep, reducing child vehicular injuries and deaths, and water safety. Local coordination provided by American Medical Response (AMR) Southwest Washington
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For other formats, contact the Clark County ADA Office
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