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Networking and Information for the Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System's Local and State Teams
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
REPORT Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
FUNDING: Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program
TGYS funds prevention, intervention, and education programs for children, youth, and families designed to reduce youth crime and violence, child abuse and neglect, school dropout, and/or adolescent and youth marijuana use across the state of Colorado. Apply now!
TGYS RFA Application: https://cdhs.smapply.us
- Questions will be taken Monday, Oct. 28 through Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, and must be submitted by Thursday at noon each week to receive a response that week.
- Questions can be submitted to TGYS RFA Question Form.
- Responses will be posted the following Friday on this website in the TGYS forms and helpful documents section.
- The application deadline is Monday, December 23, 2019, at 5:00 pm MST.
Monday, October 28, 2019
RESOURCE A Guide to Incorporating a Racial and Ethnic Equity Perspective Throughout the Research Process
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Friday, October 25, 2019
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced the second year of funding for Strong Systems, Stronger Communities (SSSC) for local health departments (LHDs) - applications due October 25, 2019.
Through the 2019-2020 SSSC TA Cohorts, NACCHO will support LHDs in moving upstream to address social determinants of health and health equity by accelerating progress on the implementation of a community health improvement plan (CHIP) using principles of quality improvement. This training and TA opportunity will support a cohort of up to seven LHDs, providing virtual and an in-person training, individual technical assistance from NACCHO, and peer networking. Each team will hold an Equity Action Lab with their communities, during which they will identify a meaningful goal and design rapid-cycle improvement tests to achieve gains within a short period of time.
Please email NACCHO staff at pi@naccho.org with any questions.
2016 NVDRS Surveillance Summary Now Available
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New Release: 2016 NVDRS Surveillance Summary |
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Findings Highlight Circumstances of Youth SuicidesAccording to the latest data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System that includes information on 41,466 deaths from 32 states in 2016, the majority (62.3%) of deaths were suicides, followed by homicides (24.9%), deaths of undetermined intent (10.8%), legal intervention deaths (1.2%) and unintentional firearm injury deaths (<1.0%). The new data are published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 32 States, 2016.In 2016, NVDRS collected data on 3,655 suicides among youth aged 10–24 years. The majority were male, non-Hispanic white, and aged 18–24 years. Most youth aged 10–17 years died by hanging/strangulation/ |
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Other Key FindingsSuicide rates were highest among males, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Natives, non-Hispanic whites, adults aged 45-64, and men 75 years and older.Suicides were most frequently preceded by a mental health, intimate partner, substance abuse, physical health problem, or a crisis during the previous or upcoming two weeks. Homicide rates were highest among males and persons aged less than 1 year and persons aged 15–44 years. Among males, non-Hispanic blacks accounted for the majority of homicides and had the highest rate of any racial/ethnic group. Homicides were most often precipitated by an argument or conflict, occurred in conjunction with another crime, or for females were related to intimate partner violence. When the relationship between a homicide victim and a suspected perpetrator was known, the suspect was most frequently an acquaintance/friend among males and a current or former intimate partner among females. NVDRS data are used to monitor the occurrence of violence-related fatal injuries and to assist states and communities in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies to reduce violent deaths. CDC released a series of technical packages to assist communities and states in identifying approaches and strategies with the best available evidence to prevent violence. The five technical packages include strategies, approaches, and examples of specific programs, practices and policies for preventing the following forms of violence: |
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
FUNDING: The 2020 Farm to School Grant Request for Applications is Now Live
The Request for Applications (RFA) for the 2020 Farm to School Grant Program is now online and available through Grants.gov. This year, FNS seeks to award up to $10 million to schools, school districts, nonprofits, State and local agencies, agricultural producers, and Indian tribal organizations to plan, and implement farm to school activities. Grants ranging in size from $20,000 to $100,000 will be available for approved proposals in FY 2020.
The Richard B. Russell NSLA establishes a Farm to School Program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.
To fulfill the farm to school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the USDA on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. The USDA Farm to School Grant Program is housed within the FNS OCFS.
Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.
Authorizing language in the NSLA directed the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants, designed to improve access to local foods in eligible schools, for activities such as: Training; Supporting operations, Planning, Purchasing equipment, Developing school gardens, Developing partnerships; and, Implementing farm to school programs.
All interested applicants are encouraged to visit the announcement HERE.
The Richard B. Russell NSLA establishes a Farm to School Program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.
To fulfill the farm to school mandate in the NSLA, $5 million is provided to the USDA on an annual basis to support grants, technical assistance, and the Federal administrative costs related to USDA’s Farm to School Program. The USDA Farm to School Grant Program is housed within the FNS OCFS.
Additional funding for the Farm to School Grant Program was made available through the FY 2018 and FY 2019 Agricultural appropriations and, as a result, up to $10 million will be awarded under this solicitation.
Authorizing language in the NSLA directed the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants, designed to improve access to local foods in eligible schools, for activities such as: Training; Supporting operations, Planning, Purchasing equipment, Developing school gardens, Developing partnerships; and, Implementing farm to school programs.
Link to Additional Information: Farm to School website
Closing date: December 13, 2019
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All interested applicants are encouraged to visit the announcement HERE.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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Announcing: National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 20-26) |
In the United States, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens 16-19 years of age. In 2017, more than 2,300 teens (ages 16-19) lost their lives in car crashes. That’s six teens every day.
The leading causes of teen crashes and injuries include the following:
· Driver inexperience
· Driving with teen passengers
· Nighttime driving
· Not using seat belts
· Distracted driving
· Drowsy driving
· Reckless driving
· Impaired driving
To learn more about teen engagement in risky driving behaviors, such as alcohol-impaired driving, drug-impaired driving, and distracted driving, read CDC’s recent publication about alcohol and marijuana use among young injured drivers in Arizona and CDC’s 2018 publication about texting/emailing while driving among high school students.
Discuss your rules of the road with your teen, why they are important to follow, and consequences for breaking them. Create a Parent-Teen Driving Agreement that puts these rules in writing to set clear expectations and limits. Read the CDC’s Feature about keeping teens safe on the road, or visit CDC’s website on Teen Drivers. |
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