Volume 2021-03-11

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!

Sustainability Policy. Your organization may wish to join a sign-on letter to support the Public Health Funding Prevents Pandemics Act, (Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Doris Matsui), which would restore funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund to the original level of $2 billion, starting in FY2022. If you are interested in applying for Americorps funding, the 2021 Formula (Americorps) RFA (released March 22; deadline April 30, 2021), will be discussed in a webinar, Wednesday, March 24 at 1 p.m.

Immigration

NM Voices for Children has released a new report, “Strengthening All Communities for a Brighter Future: Full Inclusion of Our Immigrant Population Would Lead to a More Prosperous New Mexico,”. It describes not just the numerous contributions immigrants make to our state and communities, but also how so many government services (like the 2020 federal pandemic relief checks) are out of reach for these families.

Check the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021: What It Does and Does Not Do for High-Skilled Immigration Reform. President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration reform legislation is the most comprehensive since the 2013 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Provisions would significantly affect high-skilled legal immigration of foreign workers, a necessary step in reform.

Professional Development & Webinars

ACEs. The Public Health Institute has issued a Save the Date for its 2021 Rural ACEs Summit, a virtual event on Sept. 29-30. To receive updates, sign up for the newsletter.

Equity. The Disproportionately Affected Population Team (CICP) at the CDC is seeking applicants (deadline: March 29) for two ORISE fellowships. Fellowships help build scientific skills and knowledge of health equity issues impacting disproportionately affected populations.

Work with Youth? The Annie E. Casey Foundation is dedicating at least half of its investments over the next decade  (Thrive by 25) to improve the well-being and prospects of young people ages 14–24. In a virtual Youth Voice and Power Summit on Jan. 28 three lieutenant governors, including Howie Morales (D-NM) discussed the importance of this work with young people.

Author an Article? The journal Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is seeking papers for a special collection to be called: COVID-19 & Chronic Diseases: Burden, Access to Care, Community Engagement, and Partnerships. PCD will provide information to interested authors and guidance on what format is needed. Interested authors can submit their inquiry to the journal on or before Friday, April 2.

Resources

Transportation as an SDoH. The Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) has explored the relationship between transportation and health, developing a conceptual model of 14 pathways, or links, between transportation and health outcomes. This serves as a framework for research supporting strategies and policies to improve health.

Health Literacy/Telehealth. Cliff Coleman, MD, MPH, a well-known, widely-respected health literacy researcher and practitioner has written an article, "Health Literacy and Clear Communication: Best Practices for Telemedicine."

Communities Recovering from COVID. The Tamarack Institute has noted that despite obstacles--like limited resources and very tired people, communities can move recovery forward. In 10: A Guide for a Community-Based COVID-19 Recovery , you’ll find a collection of 10 Really Good Ideas, 10 Inspiring Stories, and 10 Useful Resources meant to help health practitioners like you to work at the community level and get stuff done.

Equity Advocacy.  Voices for Healthy Kids and the American Heart Association have published the 2021 Racial Equity in Public Policy Message Guide, which gives advocates core messages and tips to use with policymakers to advance the conversation on racial equity and structural racism to policy and to gain support for specific racial equity language in policy.

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