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The Center for Community Investment is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Fulcrum Fellowship until March 31 2025! Are you (or do you know) a leader in climate resilience, housing and community development, creative placemaking, community health, philanthropy, and finance who is ready to meet today’s pressing community challenges? The Fulcrum Fellowship equips leaders with the investment, racial equity, and adaptive leadership skills to drive lasting change in their communities. Fellows receive: ? Training and coaching ? Ongoing support and resources ? Connection to an influential peer network ? Skills in adaptive leadership Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eWHJzjjd #FulcrumFellowship #CommunityInvestment?

New from Public Health Communications Collaborative: The Public Health Communicators Guide to Misinformation. This guide provides insights into the current misinformation landscape and an overview of tools for assessing risk and determining responses. https://lnkd.in/e_cAr2Wj

Violence prevention is emerging as a critical racial health equity strategy. This month, we’ll hear about a new assessment on?gun violence in the Bay Area, supported by Kaiser Permanente and others, that identifies intervention strategies to scale up to address this persistent regional challenge. And in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we’ll explore promising practices that health equity champions are using to help end cycles of harm within families.? ? Join us at 10am on October 18th as we explore violence in our communities through a public health lens, examining population-level inequities and root causes, and find opportunities to lift up exciting solutions. Register: https://lnkd.in/eYkNqy2t

We’re excited to share that the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) has launched a major revision to its?Roots of Health Inequity?series.This free online 10-course series will equip public health practitioners with essential knowledge and skills to better address the root causes of health inequities. https://lnkd.in/egbEjgnk

Protection from extreme heat is a critical health equity issue, and as temperatures rise, it’s quickly becoming one of our greatest public health threats. Fortunately, leaders across California are working to drive equity-centered solutions. For example, this summer, after a lengthy struggle, California adopted?new heat regulations for indoor workers. Join us on Friday, September 20th to learn about recent advances in the extreme heat landscape and discuss where the greatest opportunities exist to bring meaningful change. Our speakers will be: Enrique Huerta, Legislative Director, Climate Resolve AnaStacia Nicol Wright, Policy Manager, WorkSafe Erin Xavier, Interim Program Manager, Climate and Health,?County of Santa Clara Public Health Department Register: https://lnkd.in/eadKa-f5

Register for BARHII’s national LHD cohort on community coalitions and unlocking investments in health equity. This September-November. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efGUnHNZ

Our three-month national program is focused on helping your department attract investment, develop powerful multi-sector collaboratives, and ensure local voice in decision making. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efGUnHNZ

Join us on Friday, August 16th to learn about the new homelessness landscape in the Bay Area and discuss where the greatest opportunities exist to bring meaningful change. Our conversation will be guided by Brett Andrews, Interim Chief Executive of?All Home, the regional non-profit working with public and private partners across the Bay Area to reduce homelessness. Register: https://lnkd.in/eakv2nHM

Do you want to help your department’s community coalition partners find more funding for their health equity priorities? Are you interested in shaping your community health planning activities and power building efforts so residents can become drivers of their financial future? We’ve heard interest in this topic from across the U.S., so we’re expanding our new community of practice to serve public health departments across the country! This three-month national program?will help your department to leverage planning processes to: Attract?investment?in upstream health solutions, such as housing justice, economic well-being, and culture. Develop powerful multi-sector collaboratives?that are positioned to harness new funding opportunities. Ensure local voice?in investments via strong community governance. We’ll offer tools, connections, and practice space with colleagues across the country. Together, this cohort will explore how to solve complex implementation challenges and scale up promising practices, with solutions designed for local contexts. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/efGUnHNZ

BARHII?is thrilled to launch a new statewide community of practice for equity champions in local public health departments on fostering impactful community coalitions with the goal of catalyzing partnerships to drive community-led investments. ? Our cohort structure will help your team develop pathways best suited to your department’s local context and coalition goals. There will be opportunities to test strategies in real-time and build a peer network to collectively work through challenges and solutions. Guest speakers are seasoned practitioners who will share their experiences and lessons learned. ? We’ll explore cutting-edge models and actionable practice shifts that deepen your team’s collaborative work. Topics will include: - Leveraging?the CHA/CHIP to drive equitable investments in community health, including navigating new CalAIM requirements. - Aligning governmental planning efforts to prevent resident burnout, lift up shared community priorities, and pursue new collective investment approaches. - Building collaborative governance strategies that activate community decision-making about the investments residents want to see to thrive. ? We strongly encourage participation by local public health department staff who work with communities impacted by inequities (health equity, policy and planning, accreditation, etc.). We also welcome local government staff from related fields such as Maternal, Child, and Adolescent?Health?(MCAH), Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and county or citywide offices of equity. ? If you’re eager for your coalition work to be rooted in long-term, trusting partnerships that result in new strategies for transformative investments in health—this community of practice?is for you! Session Dates: Thursday, August 1 Tuesday, August 13 Wednesday, August 28 Thursday, September 19 Tuesday, October 1 Thursday, October 17 ? Additional “water cooler” sessions: Thursday, August 22 Thursday, September 12 Wednesday, October 9 Thursday, October 24 (All sessions are from 10am-11:30am PST) Pricing Fees to participate in this community of practice are based on the size of your jurisdiction's population. This is a flat fee per jurisdiction, up to 5 participants per jurisdiction. Population of Jurisdiction??? Fee 300,000 or fewer residents......$4,500 300,001 - 800,000....................$7,500 800,001 - 1,300,000..................$10,500 1,300,001 or greater...................$13,500 Register: https://lnkd.in/e_5uYWaV