Imagine a healthy Bernalillo County,
where everyone has the ability to meet his or her full potential.
This vision is shared by many within the community. The Bernalillo County Community Health Council serves as a resource and convener for those organizations, institutions and individuals with a passion for improving the health of all Bernalillo County residents. By setting priorities and bringing people together to work toward a shared plan of action, the Health Council provides support to those responsible for creating the conditions needed for health
in the neighborhoods where we live, work, learn and play.
MONTHLY HEALTH COUNCIL NETWORKING MEETINGS
The monthly health council networking meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month
from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 - 10 am to 12 noon
No meeting in December
LOCATION:
First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
FELLOWSHIP HALL (enter through courtyard)
SEE MAP FOR DIRECTIONS & PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
All health council meetings are open to anyone in the community and involve numerous organizations, educational institutions, government agencies and individuals.
JOB POSTING FOR BCCHC PROGRAM SPECIALIST FOR PREVENTION
We are looking for a new full-time employee to help with prevention activities of our Bernalillo County Opioid Accountability Initiative. The Opioid Accountability Initiative is a large multi-sectoral collective impact strategy to align the activities of government, non-profit, business, and community leaders to improve the prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and law enforcement/criminal justice systems in Bernalillo County in order to reduce incidence of opioid overdose deaths.This position will focus specifically on the prevention component of the initiative and we are especially interested in someone who is a Certified Prevention Specialist.
This is NOT a direct service position, yet does require some familiarity with gaps in the current prevention systems, as well as an understanding of the institutions, organizations and leadership that play a role in these systems, and how policies can impact the effective functioning of those systems. Our preference is that the person we hire live and work in Bernalillo County with a personal investment in improving the health of our community.
Please see the job description here.
Please submit a resume with 3 references listed, and a letter of interest that will serve as a writing sample to Enrique at enrique@bchealthcouncil.org . Let us know in the letter your background and why you are interested in this position.
The position is open until filled will start as soon as possible for the right candidate. For best consideration please submit by December 17, 2018. Please submit any questions to me by email (no phone calls, please).
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COMMUNITY-CENTERED ACTION TO PREVENT VIOLENCE
Convening community organizations and individuals to make connections... for peaceful communities
Our convening on November 16th was a great success thanks to all the participants, speakers, sponsors, and supporters!
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Friday, November 16, 2018
Albuquerque Convention Center/West Wing
401 2nd Street NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Violence in our community takes many forms and is a major concern for everyone today.
It’s time for organizations and individuals concerned about and/or working on various aspects of violence to come together and connect the causes and consequences of all forms of violence – from child abuse to intimate partner violence to gun violence.
Together we can find solutions that address violence as a public health issue.
Background on the new initiative starting up for
PREVENTING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
In our last Community Health Needs Assessment process, the issue of violence and crime came up as a number
one concern among community members. Recognizing that all the different forms of violence experienced in our community are connected and often have common root causes, BCCHC has committed to convening organizations and individuals that are working on all the different aspects of violence so that we can formulate strategies for prevention and approaches to making our community safer for everyone. (See CDC and Prevention Institute report on "Connecting the Dots" as background on how different forms of violence are related.)
At our January networking meeting, Dee Ross-Reed presented the results of a study of Violence in Bernalillo County: A Description of the Burden and an Investigation into Best Practices and Current Efforts for Prevention of Child Maltreatment, Homicide, Bullying, Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Suicide, and Elder Abuse. A copy of the slides from that presentation are available HERE.
At our February networking meeting, Tracy McDaniel presented on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). That presentation is available HERE.
A planning committee formed to work on the convening that was held on Friday, November 16th at the Albuquerque Convention Center to kick off this initiative. Groups will be forming in early 2019 to work on action planning - contact information will be posted soon!
CHECK OUT OUR NEW The Bernalillo County Opioid Accountability Initiative is a multi-sectoral collective impact strategy to align the activities of governmental, non-profit, business and community leaders to strengthen the prevention, treatment, harm reduction (through naloxone access) and law enforcement/criminal justice system responses to the epidemic of opioid overdose deaths in Bernalillo County. More information on the
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