Volume 2020-12-10
CHI TIPbits
Timely Information and Points (TIP) for public health community providers from the Center for Health Innovation, New Mexico's Public Health Institute.
Greetings from the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), New Mexico's Public Health Institute. You've been recognized as one of the leading public health professionals in our state, which is why you have been sent our newest publication TIPbits. Every month, we will be sending out timely information and points to aid your efforts to foster better public health in the state. Feel free to share them with your networks and community. Thanks for all you do for New Mexico, and let us lend you a helping hand with TIPbits!
Webinars and Trainings
The New England Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network has a free webinar: Building the Latinx Prevention Workforce on Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. (MST) Prevention is a field not well known in the Hispanic/Latino community, so this webinar examines the challenges and opportunities to build a Latinx prevention workforce. Register here.
ShareNM, the NM Alliance of Health Councils, NM Public Health Association, NM Thrives, NM First and the NM DOH Health Promotion Team have partnered to bring advocacy training, information and resources together in one space for public health practitioners and community/tribal health councils. The site intends to help you take action, build relationships with legislators, and share your community work.
Mark your calendar: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health 2021 Annual Meeting is scheduled for March 23-25, 2021. This virtual forum for academic public health community leaders, practitioners, faculty, students and partners will consider pressing public health challenges today. 
Resources
Looking for an anti-drinking campaign for the holiday season? Check out the Unified Prevention Coalition for Doña Ana County's (UP!C) Celebrate the Season Sans Spirits campaign that promotes a sober holiday season and the importance of having non-alcoholic options available during the holidays. The campaign is live at their Facebook page.
The November edition of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) has some timely articles for those in the public health field, such as: Reimagining Public Health in the Aftermath of a Pandemic and Public Health Expertise Cannot Be Improvised.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement provides a tested, easy-to-use, brief survey called the Well-being Assessment (Adult and Youth Versions). This survey can be an invaluable supplement in community needs assessments, providing data on who in a community or school is thriving, struggling or suffering, and in what ways.
As New Mexico’s 2021 legislative session looms, NM Voices for Children has key factsheets for public health advocates on economic issues related to population health.
The Virginia Mason Medical Center created an organization-wide strategy that defines and adopts foundational behaviors of respect (see table). Practice of these guides has resulted in significant improvements in respectful interactions and feelings of staff gratitude.
Civic Engagement: Case Study
For over a decade, the Blue Mountains Community has gained resident input, thus having people impact local decisions—budget allocation, park renovations—through digital engagement. The Council’s now experimenting with a space for youth aged 5 to 12 years to have “a voice” like adults and influence outcomes. See how this safe and inclusive program helps all community members collaborate and build together.