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Is your health impact assessment practice focused on the intersections of health and climate change? Abstract submissions are now open for IAIA's Celsius 1.5 conference taking place in Cape Town this September. More details on their website https://conferences.iaia.org/climatechange22/call-for-abstracts

The following was shared with the DC chapter of Public Health Awakened:

Human Impact Partners and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's County Health Rankings and Roadmaps are holding a new cohort for their Health Equity Narrative Infrastructure Project, and we would love for you to participate! The sessions are interactive (think workshop more than webinar!) and participants will be helping to create a transformative narrative that reflects our shared values and beliefs that we want to elevate.

During the sessions, we will discuss and workshop:

  ·  Identifying and naming our shared values and beliefs
  · Narrative concepts and definitions
  · Naming the dominant narratives we’re up against
  · Exploring narrative power
  · Understanding narrative power in relation to other forms of power
  · Shifting dominant narratives

We will meet for two sessions on Zoom, with members from the Michigan chapter of PHA (facilitated by Jannah Bierens), on Wednesday May 25: 1:00-4:00 EST and Thursday May 26: 1:00-4:00 EST. There are limited slots, so if you can participate in both days, please email deepapatel@gwu.edu to sign up. Any questions or if you would like further information, please contact deepapatel@gwu.edu as well.

Join us on May 26th at 3:30 pm ET for a presentation by Judy Goforth Parker, Commissioner of Health Policy for the Chickasaw Nation. She'll discuss her tribe's use of the Health Impact Checklist,  a toolkit created by the Kansas Health Institute that can be used to explore the health impacts of a certain decision.

This event is open to all SOPHIA contacts! Register for the Zoom event here

Join us as we present SOPHIA's new strategic plan. Please come and give input as to the best ways for us to carry out the activities that will help us serve YOU. Tuesday, April 26th, 4pm ET. Login as a member and find the link to register for the event here: https://hiasociety.org/Member-events. Not a member? Become one today! https://hiasociety.org/join

Join public health practitioners from across the country as we celebrate National Public Health Week. Find out more, including a list of virtual events, at www.nphw.org.

WHO will launch a report “Learning from practice – Case studies of health in EIA and SEA across the WHO European Region,” on HIA implementation in countries in the Region. Participants will have time to engage in group discussion and contribute with their knowledge and practical experience.

Registration: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yygc3XgFSv2YHe-csXuXqg

February 17, 2022, 11:00–13:00 CET (virtual) (please note that the time is Central European Time)

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) seeks an editor for the Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal journal. Applications are due in January 2022, more information is available on IAIA's website https://www.iaia.org/news-journal-editor

Request for Applications: Evaluating Health in All Policies 

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for LHDs to evaluate a Health in All Policies (HiAP) initiative as part of their lead prevention implementation program and activities. NACCHO will award up to 3 LHDs up to $20,000 each to engage in activities leading to the evaluation of at least one HiAP approach to reduce childhood lead exposure. LHDs will use NACCHO's HiAP Evaluation Guidance tool to help structure their evaluation. For full details and instructions, please review the Request for Application and apply here. 

Applications must be submitted no later than Friday, November 19, 2021, 5:00 pm ET. Questions about the RFA and application process can be directed to Alix Ware at AWare@NACCHO.org.

All cross-sector collaboration practitioners are invited to SOPHIA's virtual workshop from 11 am - 1 pm ET on Wednesday December 1 and Thursday December 2. More details are available on the event page.

Contact SOPHIA's coordinator Oma (coordinator@hiasociety.org) with any questions!

SOPHIA's working group updating the Minimum Elements and Practice Standards is accepting public comments to improve the current draft. More information is on SOPHIA's website here 

Comments will be accepted through Friday October 29, 2021.

Contact Emily Bever (ebever@pewtrusts.org) with questions.