Protective Factors for Utah Families

Exploring the History of Community Mental Health and Identifying Strategies to Advance Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental health is at the heart many of the challenges we face, including trauma and adverse childhood experiences, social isolation, institutionalized bias and discrimination, and "diseases of despair" that manifest in depression, suicide, and substance misuse. Addressing social determinants of health is key to helping communities navigate adversity, heal, and flourish.

Part one of the Web Forum series, Back to Our Roots: Exploring the History of Community Mental Health and Identifying Strategies to Advance Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing will provide an overview on how improving community conditions can reduce the incidence and intensity of mental health challenges, and help activate resilience.

This Web Forum is recommended for public health professionals, healthcare providers, behavioral health providers, community based organizations, faith-based organizations, and philanthropy/funders. Registration is free, thanks to support from the Prevention Institute and Blue Shield of California Foundation. Closed captioning will be available for all attendees.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018
10:00 to 11:00 am Pacific
1:00 to 2:00 pm Eastern

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Presenters
Larry Cohen, MSW, Executive Director and Founder, Prevention Institute
Ruben Cantu, Ruben Cantu, Program Manager, Prevention Institute

Moderator
Larissa Estes, DrPH, Program Manager, Prevention Institute

HHS Region VIII News: New Regional Director, Brian E. Shiozawa, M.D.

HHS Region VIII

Dr. Brian E. Shiozawa was appointed by the President as Regional Director in Region 8 on December 2017. As Regional Director, he leads the Denver based office as the personal representative of the Secretary. Dr. Shiozawa ensures the Department maintains close contact with state, local, and tribal partners and addresses the needs of communities and individuals in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.

Dr. Shiozawa is an Emergency Physician from Utah and has served two terms as a Utah State Senator, representing District 8. He was elected to office in 2012 and 2016.  While serving as State Senator, Dr. Shiozawa sponsored and passed over 50 bills covering a range of health care related issues, opioid overdose, assault, and technology. He served on the Governor's Task Force on Health Care Reform, Chairman of the Business, Economic Development and Labor Appropriations Committee, Social Services Appropriations, and on Health and Human Services Committee. Dr. Shiozawa is a Past President of the Utah Medical Association. He also served on the Board of Trustees for St. Mark’s Hospital, was President of Emergency Physicians Group, and President of the Utah Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Oral Health America's Webinar Series: Collective Engagement

Collective Engagement: Lifelong Smiles Coalition Presenters: Di Findley; Suzanne Heckenlaible, MPA; Tracy Rodgers, RDH January 11, 2018, 2:00 PM CST   Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation, through collective engagement process, established a Lifelong Smiles Coalition as a public private partnership working to ensure optimal access to oral health care for older Iowans. Diverse membership of statewide coalition members are working to improve education and training, coordination and outreach, and public policies impacting older Iowans to achieve large scale system impact. Two specific programs will be overviewed during this webinar, Iowa Department of Public Health I-Smile Silver and Iowa CareGivers MouthCare Matters.

Continuing Education Credit: 1 *In order to receive these credits you must complete the evaluation for the specific webinar within six months of its live air date.

SAMHSA Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

SAMHSA Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

Offender Reentry Program

Apply Today!

Deadline: January 26, 2018

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 Offender Reentry Program (ORP) grants.

 The 2018 ORP program is to expand substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and related recovery and reentry services to sentenced adult offenders/ex-offenders with a SUD and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. These individuals are returning to their families and community from incarceration in state and local facilities including prisons, jails, or detention centers (i.e., the population of focus).

The full 2018 ORP expansion announcement can be found on the SAMHSA website at FOA Number: TI-18-003. When you are searching for a funding opportunity on Grants.gov, use SAMHSA’s FOA number as the Funding Opportunity Number listed above.

Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 16

Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $425,000

Length of Project: Up to 5 years

Applicants should be aware that funding amounts are subject to the availability of funds.

SAMHSA will be hosting a Pre-Application webinar on December 19, 2017, see the attached document. The webinar will provide information on how to submit applications to SAMHSA using the NIH eRA System, including application and registration processes, requirements and validations and the post-submission process.

Also, please check the website for any additional information pertaining to the FOA.

Free Fare Friday

Free Fare to Help the Air

Enjoy complimentary rides on UTA across the Wasatch Front

this Friday, December 22 - all day!

New to public transit? Use UTA's Route Finder to plan your trip

The Salt Lake City Council, Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and Utah Transit Authority are teaming up to cover your fare all day on December 22!

By encouraging transit ridership, the partnership seeks to raise awareness of the opportunity to improve our wintertime air quality. Bus drivers will be instructed not to accept fares and TRAX/FrontRunner stations will have signs posted indicating that no fares are required.

The Council is proud to co-sponsor this Free Fare Friday. More info here.

Nearly 1 in 5 Utahns Live with a Disability

(Salt Lake City, UT) – According to a new report released by the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), nearly one in five (17.8%) Utah adults is living with a disability. The most common are mobility-related disabilities (9.1%), followed by cognitive disabilities (8.8%), disabilities that impact independent living (4.5%), vision-related disabilities (2.8%), and disabilities that impact self-care (2.3%). Data on deaf or hard of hearing were not included in the report.

“Adults with disabilities experience significant differences in their health behaviors and overall health compared with adults without disabilities,” said Libby Oseguera, spokesperson with the UDOH. “Our data shows people with disabilities were more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors like inactivity and tobacco usage and experience a higher incidence of chronic health conditions like diabetes and obesity.”

Many of the health outcomes that persons with disabilities are more likely to experience either contribute to the top causes of death or are one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. In fact, Utahns with disabilities were three times more likely to have a heart attack, two times more likely to be diagnosed with cancer (not including skin cancer), and two times more likely to have asthma or arthritis when compared to those without a disability. Focusing on improving health through exercise, proper nutrition, and preventive health check-ups often takes a backseat to the challenges faced in everyday life.

The report showed that among persons with disabilities:

• 36.9% report “fair” or “poor” health compared to only 6.7% among persons without a disability
• 41.9% report having seven or more days of poor mental health compared to 10.9% among persons without a disability
• Nearly half (49.9%) had a diagnosis of depressive disorder compared with 15.5% among persons without a disability

“Unfortunately, poor health can make the challenges of everyday life more stressful and may result in increased physical, mental, and emotional demands as diseases develop,” said Oseguera.
Findings from the report also showed Utahns with disabilities were more likely to be female, Native American/Alaskan Native, and live in the Central Utah, Southeast Utah, Tooele County, or TriCounty local health districts. Persons with disabilities were also more likely to report lower education and income levels as well as a lack of health insurance when compared to those without disabilities.
“The Utah Department of Health recognizes these disparities and is working to make wellness and prevention more engaging and inclusive of people with disabilities in our programs, particularly those within our Bureau of Health Promotion,” said Kathy Paras, manager of the UDOH Disability and Health Program.

The report also provides a list of things the UDOH, healthcare providers, state officials and community leaders, and adults living with disabilities can do to improve health outcomes. Included is the recommendation to participate in Living Well workshops offered across the state that can help with management of chronic pain and chronic diseases, found at http://livingwell.utah.gov.
A copy of the report can be found at https://health.utah.gov.
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Media Contact:
Libby Oseguera
(o) 801-538-6408
laoseguera@utah.gov