Message from the Champion Provider Fellowship Director
Greetings!
This month we celebrate National Black History Month in addition to American Heart Month. The Champion Provider Fellowship program seeks to advance evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental change interventions that increase access to healthy food and beverages and physical activity - important components of heart health. At the same time, we focus these efforts with a lens towards health equity, understanding how different communities and populations are disproportionately impacted by disease burden. In order to be effective advocates for health equity, we must continue to understand and confront structural and systemic racism that remains pervasive in today's institutions and society. As we celebrate National Black History Month and the accomplishments of so many Black Americans, we must concurrently reaffirm our commitment to being anti-racists by calling out policies and systems that impact pathways to better health, especially for Black Americans and other communities of color.
Programming Updates
Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to change the date of the Mini College. The new date will be Thursday, September 8 in Sacramento, CA. We hope this new date will provide a sufficient amount of time to pass for us to safely reconvene in-person. With this change in date, a couple other training opportunities have been impacted. New dates are listed below:
- Media Training: Thursday, April 21, 2022 Oakland, CA (All-day, in-person)
- Mini College: Thursday, September 8, 2022, Sacramento, CA (All-day, in-person)
- Webinar #4: Engaging with Community Based Organizations: Tuesday, September 20, 12:15 - 1:15pm
Project Team Updates
Alana Pfeffinger, Sr. Project Manager, will be leaving the program this week. Alana joined the program in April 2015 and since that time has seen the successful recruitment of three new cohorts. We thank her for her dedication, passion, and advocacy for Champions that have had a tremendous impact on advancing this Fellowship over the years. While we will miss her dearly, we wish her the best on the next phase of her career. Additional information will be forthcoming about this transition.
In Health and Solidarity,
Wagahta Semere, MD, MHS
Fellowship Director & Assistant Professor
UCSF School of Medicine
|
|
Reminder! In October we introduced new icons corresponding to our five focus areas. Find articles and resources that correlate to your areas of interest by using the icon key below.
|
|
By: Lena Al-Sarraf, MD, Family Medicine Physician and Champion Provider Fellow (Cohort 4, Riverside County)
Childhood obesity in the U.S. is on the rise… again!
Numbers reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prior to the pandemic (2017-2018) showed hard-earned efforts to reverse the growing trend of childhood obesity had worked. However, throughout the pandemic, as children spent more time on screens, less on the playing field and snacked their way through classes, those efforts have been undermined. Read More
|
|
|
|
Thursday, February 10, 12:15 - 1:15PM: Quarterly Works-In-Progress Call (Fellows Only) REGISTER
|
Thursday, February 17, 2:00 - 3:00PM: Quarterly Local Health Department Check-In (LHDs Only) REGISTER
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, March 1, 12:15 - 1:15PM: Webinar: Engaging with Social Media REGISTER
|
|
|
|
Thursday, April 21, 9:00AM - 3:00PM: 2022 Media Training, Oakland, CA REGISTER
|
|
Media Training Scheduled for Thursday, April 21 (Oakland, CA) |
Join us for a special day-long interactive media training workshop for Champion Provider Fellows. You’ll learn the differences between various types of media outlets and what you need to know to successfully work with each, the qualities that make a story newsworthy, how to craft and deliver a compelling story and pitfalls to avoid when working with the press. The training, presented by Brown·Miller Communications, includes interactive activities, mock interviews and constructive critiques.
IMPORTANT: Registration is limited to 10 fellows. Priority will be given to fellows onboarded in 2021 (Cohort 4).
|
|
Note: The Mini College and all other trainings are open to fellows past and current. Registrations for the Mini College will be transferred to the new meeting date.
|
|
Dr. Fadra Whyte (Cohort 4, San Diego County) provided assistance with the development of the oral health portion of the San Diego Unified School District school wellness policies. Policy recommendations included:
1. access to toothbrushing for all students;
2. documented follow up by a school health professional for children whose school dental screening form is checked as "urgent"; and
3. education on tobacco, cannabis, and vaping.
|
|
Reminder! Brown·Miller Communications is here to help you!
Need help with message development, op-ed support, or preparing for an interview? Make sure to contact Mike Miller or Muriel Bañares of Brown·Miller Communications. They provide a multitude of media and communication services to Champion Provider Fellows and local health departments. Send them an email to find out how they can help you!
|
|
*Champion Provider Listserv*
Collaborate & communicate with Champion Provider
Fellows across the state about your community change efforts.
NOTE: Please do not use the listserv to share treatment protocols for patients.
|
|
Governor's Budget Summary
2022 - 2023
|
|
On January 10, Governor Newsom released his state budget proposal for 2022 - 2023. Below, are a few nutrition and physical activity access investments proposed in the budget:
- $596 million Proposition 98 General Fund to fund universal access to subsidized school meals.
- $450 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund, available over three years, to upgrade school kitchen infrastructure and equipment to incorporate more California-grown foods in school meals.
- $30 million one-time and $3 million ongoing General Fund to the Farm to School Program.
- $50 million one-time General Fund for the CalFood program to mitigate increases in food needs. Funding would help food banks purchase California grown food.
- $50 million one-time General Fund for future State Parks infrastructure projects to increase equitable access to state parks, improve visitor experiences, and build recreational opportunities to foster community connections and remove barriers to park access.
-
Additional funding is proposed for California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, which recently adopted language that would allow health plans across California to opt-in to providing medically supportive food and nutrition (MSF&N) services to their Medi-Cal eligible patients and have them paid for with Medicaid dollars.
Other Resources
|
|
|
Note: Materials included in this section are for reference and information purposes only and do not imply endorsement by the federal government, California Department of Public Health, or the University of California, San Francisco.
|
|
Kori Johnson. Safe Routes to School. November 2021.
This guide provides tips and strategies for effective community engagement. It outlines a community engagement framework that includes six-components: 1. Reflect, 2. Research, 3. Partner, 4. Plan, 5. Implement, and 6. Sustain. Following a review of the framework, the guide provides case studies to deepen the user's understanding of community engagement work and provides worksheets and resources to explore and codify concepts further.
|
|
Center for Science in the Public Interest and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. December 2021
The factsheet reviews relevant, scientific literature on nutrient warnings and associated policy recommendations. The scientific literature suggests that warnings can increase consumers' understanding of healthy food and positively impact their purchasing behavior towards healthier foods.
|
|
All In, Alameda County
Recipe4Health is an initiative of Alameda County's All In campaign, which seeks to address issues of poverty through multi-sectorial collaborations. All In focuses its efforts on addressing basic needs, economic development and quality education. Recipe4Health seeks to transform the healthcare delivery system's capacity to increase access to healthy, medically supportive food and behavioral change supports to create healthier communities. The website provides numerous resources on components of their integrated model, which include: a Food Farmacy, a Behavioral Pharmacy, and Food as Medicine Training for health center staff.
|
|
Schillinger, D, Bullock, A, and Herman, WH. Health Affairs. January 14, 2022.
Doi: 10.1377/forefront.20220111.855646
This article provides the highlights of a report recently submitted to Congress by the National Clinical Care Commission. The submitted report puts forth recommendations of how federal programs can be leveraged to address the growing diabetes burden in the US. Some of the recommendations include: increased investments in the USDA's nutrition assistance programs, food labeling policies, regulation of food and beverage marketing to children, and built environment investments.
|
|
El Susto Digital Launch: Strategy Meetup
Tuesday, March 1 at 10AM
In preparation for the worldwide digital launch of El Susto, join the filmmaker Karen Atkins and the rest of the film team in a conversation about how to increase the film's awareness and impact. Information on release dates, social media messaging and opportunities for screenings will be provided. Individuals will be able to stream the video February 22 - 28. An additional webinar will be held for those working with Spanish-speaking communities.
|
|
Save-the-date! Registration for the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference will open January 2022. In addition to the main conference, they will be hosting a virtual lobbying day on Friday, March 18.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
