Salt Lake County Mayor's Diversity Dinner SAVE THE DATE - October 17th  Salt Lake County’s Diversity Dinner UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION CENTER @ 6:00 P.M. 1355 West 3100 South – West Valley City   JOIN US FOR DINNER CONVERSATION… A few people having dinner can build positive relationships, establish cross-cultural communications and acknowledge our similarities. Since 2007, Salt Lake County’s Diversity Affairs Office has hosted a dinner to celebrate its community’s rich diversity.  The goal of the Diversity Dinner is to bring individuals of diverse backgrounds together to promote understanding, increase positive interactions within the community and build respect for one another as well as celebrate our similarities.  In addition to sharing a meal, guests share their own experiences throughout the night with other participants at their table. Moderator’s present questions to be answered and at the end of the meal a call-to-action is presented to those in attendance.  The dinner is offered at no cost to the general public, however, you must register to attend.  The Office of Diversity & Inclusion welcomes everyone to come and join us in this celebratory night of friendly and thoughtful dialogue.  Register by October 7th at https://slco.org/diversity/diversity-dinner-registration/ or call 385-468-7014.

Achieving Health Equity – One Policy at a Time

You are invited to a webinar hosted by the Federal Interagency Health Equity Team

Public policies within and outside the health sector have a significant impact on population health and health inequities.  Given its role in ensuring population health and eliminating health inequities, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) initiated efforts to apply a health equity lens to proposed state legislation.  The department embedded health equity considerations into decision-making processes across a broad array of sectors. Historically, Washington State DOH has commented on and helped shape legislation by reviewing proposed bills to determine whether to support or oppose them.  New leadership in 2013 prompted a push to apply a health equity lens to bill analyses.  In response to this request, for the 2015 state legislative session, the department successfully added two requirements to help focus its review process on health inequities for its bill analysis:

• Describe any positive or negative impact the bill may have on tribal health concerns.
• Describe any positive or negative impact the bill may have on health equity or health disparities.

This webinar will discuss how the department used policy and administrative levers to make this change.  Analysts who reviewed the proposed bills received in-person training and a resource guide to consider individuals and groups that are likely to be affected by proposed legislation based on disabilities, education, employment, race, ethnicity and other social and economic determinants of health. In 2016, the department tracked nearly 750 pieces of proposed legislation.  Analysts assessed the impact of policies on health disparities by providing a strong, medium or weak rating, which was then used to determine the department’s position for a proposed bill.  To strengthen analysts’ responses in the future, the department evaluated the 2016 responses and surveyed analysts to learn about the effectiveness of the trainings and resources; senior leaders were also interviewed.  

Presenters will:  1) Describe components of a “health equity lens” used to analyze proposed state legislation; 2) Articulate opportunities and challenges to applying a “health equity lens”;  and 3) Share examples of training and resource materials.

 TOPIC: Achieving Health Equity – One Policy at a Time

 SPEAKERS:  

• Gail Brandt, Health Equity Coordinator for the Office of Healthy Communities, Washington State Department of Health
• Paj Nandi, Director of Community Relations and Equity, Washington State Department of Health
• Sheryl Pickering, WIC Tribal Liaison and Office Legislative Coordinator for the Office of Nutrition Services, Washington State Department of Health

 DATE: September 22, 2016 TIME: 2:00-3:00pm CT / 3:00-4:00pm ET

Register Here¹: http://tinyurl.com/FIHETWEBINAR

Click Here for Full Abstract and Speaker Biographies: http://tinyurl.com/AchievingHealthEquity

Utah Aging Alliance 25th Annual Meeting & Fall Conference

We are pleased to announce that the early registration deadline has been extended to September 25, 2016! Please register soon for a great conference with 7 hours of CPE including 2 hours of ethics!

Click here for the conference at a glance flyer
Click here to register online
Click here for a mail-in registration form

Utah Pacific Islander Leadership Forum

Women's Health Lecture Series

Plan to attend the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Annual Meeting

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) is crucially important, both for the direct well being of babies and for their future mental health and well being. IECMH is synonymous with healthy social-emotional development (as supported within the baby's primary relationships and larger systems). At the Utah Association for Infant Mental Health (UAIMH), we advocate for and educate about IECMH within the state of Utah. Interest in this field is growing rapidly, with the increased awareness of the importance of early (brain) development and the long-reaching effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and developmental trauma. 

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting! All are welcome! Please invite friends and colleagues who might be interested, so we can join forces to improve IECMH in Utah. Our Winter 2016 newsletter is attached, and you can find more newsletters and information at www.uaimh.org.

The meeting will be:

• Friday, September 9, 5:30-7:00pm (there will be food & drinks!)

• Location: Children's Service Society, 655 East 4500 South #200, Salt Lake City, UT  84107

Please RSVP to uaimh.org@gmail.com (by September 8), so we can plan for enough food!

Protective Factors for Utah Families Training Opportunity

We all know there are small moments that can tip the scale in our lives. Research has shown that there are small things families can do to tip the scale for the better. These protective factors can easily be implemented into your work, increasing the passion with which you work and the progress families make. 

The Strengthening Families Framework comes from the Center for the Study of Social Policy. Trainers throughout Utah are ready to schedule a time for your organization. 

To learn more or set up a training, please contact 

Barbara Leavitt (barbaral@unitedwayuc.org) 

or Julie Miller (juliem@unitedwayuc.org).