Monthly News & Updates

August 2022

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Featured article: "Phoenix school lunch prices on the rise as free-lunch program ends"

Axios Phoenix examines school lunch prices around the county following the end of the pandemic-era programs that covered lunch costs and shares why we should be paying attention.

August 2022 Quarterly Partner Meeting

A recap

Image: Timeline of 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

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We hope you were able to attend the Quarterly Partner Meeting last week! We had a packed schedule, which included:

Announcing healthy equity as a standing priority- how do we ensure it's a part of all aspects of our work?

Introduction to organizations awarded the health disparities grant.
Breakout rooms were set up where awardees presented and shared what they intended to use the funding for. Read the full list of awardees and projects here.
Breakout rooms were divided by region, Central, East, and West, and were facilitated by Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) Regional Health Equity Managers (RHEM).
Additionally, organizations shared barriers they faced in operation and were offered solutions by other attendees.

Details on the upcoming Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), including funding opportunities centered around outreach. Timeline pictured above.

News about upcoming funding opportunities for health disparities community grants. Further details will be provided next month.

From county public health

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Climate and Health Champion

Applications for the Maricopa County Climate and Health Champions Awards are now open. This countywide recognition program identifies and celebrates local youth, individuals, businesses, and organizations that are taking steps toward implementing sustainable solutions, eco-friendly practices, or policies aimed at improving health and/or improving health equity (through the elimination of economic or social barriers to health) that are at risk of climate-sensitive hazards.

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Monkeypox

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Training for professionals

Online

Brain Longevity Therapy Training

The Brain Longevity Therapy Training program is a research-based certification program on yoga & integrative medicine intended to promote brain health and healthy aging. Participants will increase their knowledge of neuroscience and prevention research to incorporate life-saving information into their practice.

Join the movement toward healthy aging and Alzheimer’s prevention! Sign up and learn more at www.arpf.com

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2022 Arizona Health Equity Conference

The Arizona Health Equity Conference highlights current health equity research, practices, and policy efforts taking place in Arizona, and fosters innovation through collaboration, knowledge transfer, and a shared commitment to health equity among new and existing partners.

To be a presenter or submit a poster proposal, visit https://azhealthequity.org/

Date: September 29, 2022

Location: Phoenix Desert Willow Conference Center (virtual option available)

Invitation from AZDHS to impact a statewide health equity dashboard!

The Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) is working to adapt an existing national tool used to address health inequities, the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), to include Arizona-specific indicators to better reflect the needs of the community. You are invited to help identify AZ data indicators of interest to add to the tool. Please use this survey to share your insight and recommendations!

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News from the HIPMC Steering Committee

Current Steering Committee projects and tasks include:

Reevaluating overall Steering Committee goals and objectives
Continued collaboration with MCDPH to pilot the 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
Testing out a tool to develop strategies to involve more stakeholders in the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process
Recently completed the Starting Point Assessment, now developing Quality Improvement Plan

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