Vitalyst Spark

The legislative session is in full swing.  We recently spoke with Vitalyst Trustee and Executive Director of the Arizona Public Health Association, Will Humble, Vitalyst’s Gabriel Jaramillo and Ana Roscetti. Their conversation explores some potential bills and proposed policy updates.

Links: Will’s Blog

Vitalyst Legislative Priorities

www.azcarecheck.com

This episode of the podcast is shedding light on a topic that doesn’t often get the attention it deserves: HIV. It’s a sensitive topic, but things have come a long way since it was first discovered. We can stop HIV together. By raising awareness of the role we can all play, we help end the stigma around HIV. Through support and education, we make it easier for people living with HIV to live healthier lives. David Martinez III, Director of Strategic Partnerships, speaks with a panel of experts about initiatives at City and County levels, and how leaders and community partners are working together to create a network of services for patients and education for the public.

Links

CAN Community Health

Spectrum Medical

Aunt Rita’s Foundation  

City of Phoenix Fast-Track Cities Initiative

Maricopa County Ryan White Part A Program

Valleywise HIV/AIDS Services

NIH HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U), Treatment as Prevention

On this episode of the Vitalyst Spark Podcast, we get to listen to housing experts discuss manufactured housing and how Arizona is addressing it as a sustainable source of housing across the state. Our director of Healthy Communities, Gabriel Jaramillo, guest hosts this episode with Sara Liguori from the Arizona Community Foundation, Cindy Stotler of Phoenix IDA, and Paul Bradley of ROC USA.

Guests

Gabriel Jaramillo

Sara Liguori, Director, Impact Investing, Arizona Community Foundation

Cindy Stotler, Housing Director, Phoenix IDA

Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA

Housing: Understanding Manufactured Housing

Links

Vitalyst Housing Resources

Arizona Community Foundation Impact Investing

Phoenix IDA Housing Programs

ROC USA

On today’s episode, we are talking healthcare from AHCCCS to KidsCare, to the healthcare marketplace open enrollment period. Joining us today are Claudia Maldonado from the Arizona Alliance of Community Health Centers, and our newest team member here at Vitalyst, Ana Roscetti, Director of State Health Policy and Advocacy. We discuss the Cover Arizona Coalition, Medicaid Redetermination, the Healthcare Marketplace and open enrollment. We hope it’s an informative conversation.

Notes / Links

To speak with an assister about your health insurance options, visit www.coveraz.org or call 2-1-1.

Medicaid/AHCCCS members can update their information on www.healthearizonaplus.gov.

On this episode, we host Sabrina Talyor of the Phoenix Police Department and Jesus Rivera of Surprise Fire-Medical. Over the past decade, there has been a lot of talk and programs aimed at increasing mental health training among emergency response personnel to better serve people experiencing crises. It’s the topic of focus in the Arizona First Responder Systems and Mental Health Integration Spark Report. With Sabrina and Jesus we explore what is making Arizona one of the leading states when it comes to integrating mental health practices.

Links:

Arizona’s Family Segment Interview Jesus Rivera and Sabrina Taylor

Arizona First Responder Systems and Mental Health Integration Spark Report

Arizona Treat & Refer Core Education Model Workbook

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Methods for Using Data to Inform Practice

On this episode, we are talking about systems change with Jacklyn Pederson of Feeding Matters. The organization has a long history of partnership with Vitalyst, and it showcases how willpower can bring together partners committed to changing a flawed system. Through their 2016 Innovation Grant, Feeding Matters convened partners to create a medically recognized name for pediatric feeding struggles and establish replicable and scalable norms for identification, early intervention, and reimbursement. The result: Pediatric Feeding Disorder, an internationally recognized diagnosis practitioners can work from. Jacklyn shares how partners worked before the creation of a diagnosis and how the work continues.

Links

Feeding Matters https://www.feedingmatters.org/

The History of PFD The History of PFD - Feeding Matters

Resources for Families Family Support - Feeding Matters

On this episode of the Vitalyst Spark Podcast, we will be talking to Tara Jackson, President of Arizona Town Hall. The current topic Town Hall is convening Arizonans to discuss is one that is key to all of us, Equity for All Arizonans. Equity is critical if we want to maximize the potential of our communities, and that takes understanding what equity is and its true benefits. Tara will tell us more about the Town Hall process and how the Town Hall team is taking this topic to communities across the state.

Links

Equity for All Arizonans Background Report

Equity for All Arizonans Fact Sheet

Arizona Town Hall Upcoming Events

On this episode, we are talking to Anna Bettis, Arizona Healthy Cities Program Director at The Nature Conservancy. We are talking about the Conservancy’s 2017 Innovation grant, predecessor to Vitalyst’s Systems Change Grants. The grant was provided so the Nature Conservancy and partners could work with communities and create Heat Action Planning Guides, which identified strategies to reduce heat and improve the ability of residents to deal with heat. Anna will tell us what this project has evolved into, what it takes to create systems change, and how systems change is a moving target. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

Show notes / Links

1. EPA webinar: https://www.epa.gov/heatislands/equity-action-heat-planning-greater-phoenix

On this episode of the Vitalyst Spark Podcast, we are joined by Chris Casillas of Regenerating Sonora. He talks to us about his family’s ties to the Copper Corridor, his TAPAZ Sponsored Project Regenerating Sonora, and what is happening in Superior, Arizona, which will host the 12th Annual Prickly Pear Festival on Saturday, August 26th, 2023. 

Links:

Regenerating Sonora

12th Annual Prickly Pear Festival

Superior Chamber of Commerce

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Floribella Redondo, pioneer in the community health worker community in Arizona, and president of the Arizona Community Health Workers Association (AzCHOW). We talk about the difference between community health representatives, community health workers, and promotoras, and the beginnings of the work in Arizona. We also dive into what it took to pass legislation, the patience systems change takes.

Links

Arizona Community Health Workers Association (azchow.org)

AzCHOW Training Program Approval

AHCCCS Announcement of CHW Service Reimbursement