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In the spirit of promoting collaboration, HIP strives to bring together its network of partners and the wider Santa Cruz Community with nationally renowned speakers and experts. The Annual Community Forum is an opportunity for Santa Cruz, as a whole, to engage with experts in high level ideas, policies, legislation in regard to health care. This event is held every year with topics ranging from legislative health care reform to social determinants of health. The event offers a unique chance for the larger community to hear how HIP is working to improve the lives of our community.

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2022 HIP Annual Community Forum

Growing our Own: Cultivating Health Career Pathways in Santa Cruz County

In partnership with the Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board, HIP hosted its 2022 Annual Community Forum, Growing our Own: Cultivating Health Career Pathways in Santa Cruz County on Wednesday, September 14th in Aptos, CA.

 

HIP’s Annual Community Forum united and engaged the greater Santa Cruz County community in meaningful conversation around strategies for improving the healthcare workforce. This year’s forum aimed to re-energize community partnerships and engagement in HIP’s recently launched Santa Cruz County Health Workforce Council to increase opportunities for Santa Cruz County residents to advance in health professions and align and expand education and training through pipeline programs, work-based learning, and continued professional development for incumbent workers. 

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Keynote speaker, Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health and

author of WorkforceRx: Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers,

Educators, and Workers in Unsettled Times shared insights from her

book on a solutions framework for tackling workforce challenges that

incorporate employers, educators, and community-based organizations

and workforce development boards. This framework produces skilled

workers who are diverse and from the community in a reliable way and

encourages stacking credentials to create on-ramps and off-ramps for

students and incumbent workers to pursue healthcare careers.

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In addition to Ton-Quinlivan, a recorded presentation from Abby Snay, Deputy Secretary of the Future of Work with California Labor and Workforce Development Agency on state funding for the health workforce was shared, and engaging presentations from Josh Williams, President at BW Research Partnership, Inc., on the 2022 Santa Cruz County State of the Workforce Report, which included a deeper dive into health workforce data across the county, and Laura Marcus, CEO of Dientes Dental Community Care, on their successful workforce investment programs which includes, but not limited to, scholarships, on-the-job training and residency programs, partnerships with local training institutions, and a commitment to hiring diverse staff, rounded out the session.

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At the close of the event, the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project was awarded HIP’s Community Impact Award, presented by Jonathan Engleman, District Representative Office of Senator John Laird, and Dominic Dursa, District Director Office of Assemblymember Robert Rivas,  in acknowledgment of their success in purchasing Watsonville Community Hospital.

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HIP Annual Community Forum 2022

HIP Annual Community Forum 2022

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Abby Snay

Deputy Secretary for the Future of Work

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency

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Josh Williams

President & Principal Researcher

BW Research

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Laura Marcus

Chief Executive Officer

Dientes Community Dental Care

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Van Ton-Quinlivan

2022 Keynote Speaker

Chief Executive Officer

Futuro Health

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Thanks to our hip team for a successful event!
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Keynote Speaker

Ysabel Duron

Ysabel Duron is the founder of The Latino Cancer Institute, a national network of Latino agencies dedicated to diminish cancer risk.  An award-winning journalist, Duron’s current national work focuses on capacity building in racial and ethnic communities to partner in systems change to address inequities.

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2021

Thursday, 11:00am to 12:30pm

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We emerge from this virtual convening in gratitude, with hope for what the future holds. The past year and a half have been immensely challenging. Pre-existing racial inequities have deepened, undermining communal well-being yet also clarifying the imperative to transform the systems intended to support health, opportunity, and flourishing for all.

As we observed during the Forum, our Santa Cruz County community has remained focused and committed to improving health outcomes day by day, in pandemic times and beyond. We credit an inspiring group of extremely dedicated local leaders who have called forth effective action from every corner of the community. Thank you to all of these leaders, and especially to Cat Willis, Jennifer Herrera, Maria Cadenas, Steve McKay, and members of the Safety Net Clinic Coalition, for inspiring our community to continue working together!

Forum Moderator and Expert Panel

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Listen Again!

Thank you for taking part in a conversation focused on creating an environment where all Santa Cruz residents can thrive. We invite you to listen again - or for the first time to the words of Ysabel Duron and our panelists. Please share them with others and invite new conversations about how to work together to close racial health gaps. Access the recording here.

Tool Kits Referenced in the Presentation:

• CommuniVax- Equity in Vaccination: A Plan to Work with Communities of Color Toward COVID-19 Recovery and Beyond click here

• CDC- Tools for Putting Social Determinants of Health into Action click here

• ChangeLabSoultions- A Roadmap for Health in All Policies Collaborating to win the policy marathon click here

Congratulations
to our
Community Impact Award Awardee
Safety Net Clinic Coalition

Santa Cruz County Watsonville and Emeline Health Centers, Santa Cruz Community Health, Salud Para La Gente, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Dientes Community Dental, Janus, Encompass Community Services, Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley/Diabetes Health Center, and Dignity Health Mobile Van

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Changing the Odds:
Exploring Social Determinants of Health
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Thursday, May 28th, 2020

11:00AM - 12:30PM

HIP's 2020 Annual Community Forum welcomed Dr. Anthony Iton MD, JD, MPH, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities at The California Endowment. Dr. Iton leads and participates in statewide efforts to advance policies and partnerships that build healthy communities in California. He believes that restoring democratic engagement and political power in underserved communities is the way to improve residents’ health, and that one’s zip code should not influence one’s wellbeing.

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Following Dr. Iton's presentation, Keisha Browder, Chief Executive Officer at United Way of Santa Cruz County, facilitated a lively Q&A session with Dr. Iton.

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To close the event, the Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County (HIP) awarded the Lifetime Game Changer Award to Michael Milward, CEO of Hospice of Santa Cruz County, for his unwavering support, and heartfelt impact on the wellbeing of our communities. 

Follow this link to learn more about local disparities in our community.

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Milward, CEO of Hospice of Santa Cruz County. Michael received a Board Proclamation and the Lifetime Game Changer Award at this year's Community Forum.

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To watch the recording of this event in English, please watch the YouTube link:
Este evento estará disponible en español muy pronto!

Here are two resources referenced during the event by Dr. Iton:

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2021 HIP Annual Community Forum

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Advancing Recovery and Equity
Beyond COVID-19

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