August 4, 2020

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NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS:
Tools, Reports & Resources
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RESULTING ECONOMIC CRASH HAVE CAUSED THE GREATEST LOSS OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN AMERICAN HISTORY - REPORT AND VIDEO

The National Center for Coverage Innovation at Families USA released the report detailing the historic health coverage losses in the United States. The report analyzes state level patterns and briefly discusses the impact of comprehensive health coverage on families and communities. Lastly, the report explains recent legislation and explores how the legislation could be strengthened. Read this report and watch the companion video to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on health coverage loss. Learn more.
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PRAPARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DOMAINS FACTSHEET

This fact sheet outlines how PRAPARE SDOH domains impact individuals' risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. Use this information to identify people who may be most impacted during the pandemic, prioritize patients in need of outreach and additional services, and develop plans for addressing needs in the community. Learn more.
COMMUNICATING FOR CHANGE: EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY COMMUNICATIONS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - GUIDE

Health Action International's Communicating for Change: Effective Advocacy Communications for Nonprofit Organizations offers tools, checklists, and key concepts for developing effective advocacy communications. Topics include defining advocacy, building a brand, communications planning, communication platforms, and how to work with media. Use this guide to design your advocacy communication strategy or as a reference document for your communication work. Learn more.
LIBERATING STRUCTURES TOOL

Liberating Structures are ways to organize interactions in a way that build relationship and trust. The website provides a menu of 33 Liberating Structures to add to an organization's portfolio of facilitation techniques. Explore this website to learn facilitation approaches to build relational culture, trust, and inclusive participation. Learn more.
LEADING CULTURE AND SYSTEMS CHANGE: HOW TO DEVELOP NETWORK LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT EMERGING NETWORKS - GUIDE

The Leadership Learning Community developed the guide to provide recommendations on how network approaches can advance systemic solutions to complex societal problems. Use this guide to expand your skills in network development. Learn more.
IS MORE ALWAYS BETTER? A REFLECTION ON THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF NATIONALLY AND REGIONALLY FOCUSED FUNDER COLLABORATIVES - ARTICLE

In the new Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Foundation Review article, the BUILD Health Challenge reflects on the dynamic nature of funder collaboratives. Get the first ever inside look at how the innovative funding collaborative was created, challenges and opportunities created from its structure, and outcomes from the program. Read this article to learn about the innovative funding collaborative and uncover tomorrow's best practices for community health. Learn more.
RACIAL EQUITY INDEX - TOOL

PolicyLink and the University of Southern California Equity Research Institute released the first-ever Racial Equity Index as part of a newly updated and expanded National Equity Atlas.
The Racial Equity Index provides a snapshot of how well a community is doing on racial equity compared to its peers
. Explore this index to identify key equity issues, develop solutions and set specific goals for closing racial gaps, and track progress over time.
 Learn more.
Upcoming Events
August 11-12, 2020 | Virtual Summit | Register

The summit is designed for everyone who wants to address their local community's affordable housing crisis. The summit will share promising innovations, success stories, tools, and models that can be replicated in communities to provide affordable housing. Learn strategies for a comprehensive strategy to positively impact housing in your community.
August 11, 2020 | 1:00-2:30 p.m. | Register

The webinar, hosted by Center for Health Care Strategies, will highlight the experiences and innovations of three medical respite centers in California and Washington State during COVID-19. Presenters will provide an overview of programs and share how their medical respite center responded to COVID-19, including changes to structures, processes, and partners, as well as lessons for how to improve their services for people experiencing homelessness. Join this webinar to a learn strategies and advance policies for medical respite initiatives.
August 21, 2020 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Register

The webinar, hosted by NIHCM Foundation, will explore how different neighborhoods in the same city can have vastly different air quality and what that means for their residents' short- and long-term health outcomes. Join this webinar to learn more about the impacts of air quality and environmental injustice on health outcomes.
August 26, 2020 | 2-4 p.m. | Register

Rural Development Hubs are a network of organizations supporting whole regions to take on actions, create change, and improve prosperity and equitable outcomes for people, place, and economy. In this webinar, participants will learn about Hubs, participate in a regional breakout discussion, and explore ways to strengthen rural communities in North Carolina. Participate in this webinar to learn strategies to advance outcomes and improve the quality of life of people living in rural communities. 
September 15-17, 2020 | Virtual Workshop | Register

The workshop will focus on how backbone teams can have different roles to support initiatives and help communities move forward during times of crisis and change. The workshop is designed for people who are in the beginning stages of their collective impact work. Participate in this workshop to engage in peer-to-peer learning and learn insights from those working in the collective impact field.
October 5-7, 2020 | Virtual Summit | Register

The event will bring together people from health care and community and faith-based organizations, researchers, government leaders, educators, and business representatives to share best practices, offer community connections and resources, and engage in the crucial discussion of how to best address social determinants of health. Participate in this conference to strengthen your skills in cross-sector collaboration to achieve health equity.
December 6-9, 2020 | Orlando, FL or Virtual | Register

The IHI Forum is a four-day conference that addresses longstanding issues in health care and celebrates improvements happening globally across the continuum of care. People from all levels of health care and care settings are invited to attend the IHI Forum to make health care work equitably for all.
Featured Community-Centered Health Initiatives
Georgia Health Policy Center developed six briefs curating the learnings from a virtual peer to peer learning series with Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program, Rural Health Network Development, Small Healthcare Provider Quality Improvement, and Delta States Rural Development Network programs. The six topic areas are:
  • Community Health Workers: Providing Social Support in a Virtual World
  • Data Collection and Evaluation: Adjusting Approaches During a Pandemic
  • How to Deliver Effective Virtual Trainings and Meetings
  • Peer Support Services and Recovery Supports During a Pandemic
  • Using Telehealth in New Ways to Meet Emerging Needs
  • Working with Schools: Strategies to Support the Community
Each brief discusses challenges encountered, opportunities to shift or adapt for change, and highlight community resiliency. Read these briefs to learn strategies for adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 Learn more.
Funding & Leveraging Opportunities

*NEW POSTS*

Application Deadline: August 31, 2020

The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) has announced the launch of BAND-NC, a grant program designed to increase the number of people with internet in their homes, with the goal of making the state "first in digital inclusion." Building a New Digital Economy in NC (BAND-NC) will support 30 $5,000 rapid response community innovation grants this summer, a series of workshops led by IEI and BIO to help communities develop digital inclusion plans this fall, and another 30 $5,000 implementation grants in 2021Learn more.

Application Deadline: September 11, 2020

The Center for Sharing Public Health Services is offering small grants to support work on cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements designed to advance health equity by addressing social determinants of health, the public health response to COVID-19, structural racism, or other related issues. Learn more.

*REMINDER*

Application Deadline: August 28, 2020

The purpose of the grant is to implement and evaluate community interventions testing the impacts of (1) strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and (2) interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups. Learn more.

Application Deadline: September 3, 2020

The Rural Health Fellows Program's purpose is to educate and develop a community of rural health leaders. Participants will meet for leadership and advocacy training, participate in learning calls, and mentorship activities. Learn more.

Application Deadline: Open

The purpose of the funding opportunity is to influence health equity in the future through four areas of focus: Future of Evidence, Future of Social Interaction, Future of Food, and Future of Work. The Pioneering Ideas funding opportunity invites applicants to anticipate the future and support unconventional approaches and breakthrough ideas that can support a future where everyone in the United States can live their healthiest life possible. Learn more.
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