Community partners working together
to build health and resilience
October 2022
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Upcoming Community Meetings |
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Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup |
The Trauma-Informed Schools Workgroup is open to anyone who works in a school district, local private school or and early childhood education within Clark County.
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When: 10 am on Thursday, October 20
Agenda: We will kick off our meeting with a discussion of the new school year's challenges and topics of interest for 2022/23. We will focus part of the meeting on lessons and guidance from the Trauma-Informed Resilience-Oriented Schools Toolkit. 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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NEXT MEETING: October 18
Announcement and link will be sent soon!
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Being there,
With Love and Support for Families in the First Years
SW WA Healthy Families 4th Annual Conference
Perinatal Mental Health is a critical public health issue that has been intensified in the past couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We invite you to join us in this collaborative discussion with a wide range of speakers who will share advancements in research and innovative approaches to mental, emotional and physical healing of those entering parenthood.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 9:00 am
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PACEs Action Alliance *
*Positive over Adverse Childhood Experiences
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Over the past year, Clark County Public Health conducted listening sessions and a survey of social and health service providers and people raising children ages zero to five. We called the project Raising Clark County. Key points from this work will be published toward the end of 2022.
Upcoming meeting agendas and action-oriented goals for the PACEs Action Alliance for 2023 will tie to the results of this survey. Until that information is available, the PACEs Alliance will be on hold and community partners are encouraged to continue initiating and supporting trauma-informed work and policies in their organizations and communities. Please enjoy the resources and information listed below.
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Washington State Department of Health’s Care-A-Van program will host a COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinic at Washington State University, Vancouver
from 2 pm to 6 pm on Thursday, Oct 6.
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The clinic is open to students, faculty, and staff members, as well as members of the public who are eligible for primary series or booster vaccinations. The focus of the clinic is to provide updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters. Primary series vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna will also be available.
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Participate now in Central Vancouver Coalition’s
2022 Community Survey to support local youth.
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Input is needed about youth mental health and substance use in our community. 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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Dads MOVE is offering a weekend retreat and training for fathers, grandfathers and other male caregivers who have a special needs child in their family. October 7 - 9 in Ellensburg, WA. For more info, call 1.800.736.0979. $15.
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Using TR Principles to Support Student and Staff Resiliency Webinar
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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. The Alliance will resume meetings in 2022.
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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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The Healthy Communities Newsletter is published the first week of each month.
To submit announcements or share information, please send complete information or attach a
All submissions will be screened and may be edited prior to publication.
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For other formats, contact the Clark County ADA Office
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