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Dear Community,
As Grace Lee Boggs reminds us, critical connections with each other are more important than ever. Although we cannot always control our environment, we can respond with integrity, stay grounded in purpose, work together and nurture the collective. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov if there is any way we can support you during this time of upheaval.
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Review the summary from our April 9 Community Collaborative meeting during which DOH and Health Care Authority (HCA) leaders provided updates on issues impacting community partners. Our summary also includes initial survey results on Community Collaborative priorities. Haven't shared your perspective yet? We would love to hear from you!
Please join us May 7 at 3:30-5pm to learn more about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, explore materials you can share with your community and share how your community is using the lifeline. Compensation is available. Email Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov with interpretation requests or questions.
Please note our May meeting has been cancelled but we will be back on schedule Wednesday, June 11 at 3:30 p.m. so stay tuned for meeting notices.
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Food Recovery Network's (FRN) is offering grants for its community college cohort, which provides funding for a free produce distribution market, community refrigerator program and large-scale event food recovery. Apply by April 30.
CHOICE is accepting proposals for wellbeing projects that address key challenges in the region (Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties, as well as the Chinook Indian Nation, Confederated Tribes of Chehalis, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, and Quinault Indian Nation), including bridging gaps in care, fostering belonging, and elevating community-driven solutions. Learn more and apply by May 2.
Evidence for Action has released an RFP that will provide $5 million in research grants. Register for an informational webinar May 2 at 11 a.m. Grants include:
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Rapid Response Research Awards support early- to mid-career health equity researchers whose research was interrupted by federal funding shifts. Proposals are due May 28 at 12 p.m.
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New Research Support Awards support community-driven research that uplifts the knowledge, expertise, and power of Indigenous and other communities of color to develop or test solutions that advance health equity. Letters of Intent are due July 16 at 3 p.m.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding community-led research to produce evidence about how to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to address systemic racism. Learn more and apply by June 4th.
Southwest Washington Equity Coalitions has announced a new funding opportunity of up to $5000 for equity-centered events and projects. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; apply 90 days in advance of event.
King County is requesting proposals for the Prenatal to Five (P-5) Innovation Fund. Proposals accepted on a continuous basis.
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April 24-27 - Seattle/King County Clinic at Seattle Center offers free dental, vision, and medical services to anyone who struggles to access or afford healthcare. Review the flyer for information.
May 5-May 9 - Tribal Public Health Emergency Preparedness Conference and Training at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort. Learn more.
May 7 at 7:00 p.m. Join the Arc of Washington’s Legislative Session Wrap Up Webinar. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ifkWptZ6RwKCCU93x1aXuA
May 13 from 12-3:30p.m. at the Federal Way Library, Public Health Seattle King County will offer free overdose prevention education and outreach, free naloxone, and host a community conversation about overdose prevention and substance use stigma. Drop in or receive train-the-trainer certification. RSVP here.
June 7 from 11a.m.-4p.m. Shades of Divinity is hosting an in-person event in Lakewood, Wash. to discuss shared lived experiences of Black, Latine, and Native individuals, promotion of health literacy, and culturally-centered services that support families impacted by birth inequities in Washington State. Register here.
Are you looking to excel in program design, implementation and evaluation? VillageReach is offering a remote course designed for early- or mid-career professionals including from rural settings. Learn more.
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The Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA) annual conference is accepting abstract Proposals for its October meeting in Yakima. This year’s theme is Together for Health: Action, Compassion and Collaboration. Submit your abstract by June 12. |
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“Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass.”
Grace Lee Boggs, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century
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 Ashley Martinez, MSW, Cynthia Jara Arroyo, MSW, and Nathalie Medina, LICSW snap a photo at a Nuestras Raices event focused on promoting public health careers in the mental health field.
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NOTE: We are working to find balance in the benefits and costs associated with translation. If you would like to share this or any part of this newsletter in another language, please email Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov and we will work with you to translate into the language(s) needed.
Estamos trabajando para encontrar un equilibrio entre los beneficios y costos asociados con la traducción. Si desea compartir esto o alguna parte de estos materiales en Español, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov y trabajaremos con juntos con usted para traducir.
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