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"I really see the social determinants of health focused on where you're born, how you're aging and what you're life, work, and play is like." The Center at Sierra Health Foundation's Senior Program Officer Myel Thelen Jenkins shares her definition of the social determinants of health. Myel reflects on the importance of engaging community leaders in effectively addressing community problems. At The Center, we value the expertise and experience that our partners bring when it comes to the issues and concerns facing their communities and the knowledge to create solutions. https://lnkd.in/ggRgJxK8

# socialworkers #ohnasw #nasw Timely article - If you decide to stay in the field and do not start your own business, if y'all will survive the next 20 years - this needs to be the NUMBER ONE PRIORITY OF OUR NATIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS. Who in leadership with contact Shawn Fain, UAW president to get this ball really rolling? We can not depend on the legislatures and Congress to help us. Those members are lobbied by the insurance companies and with the exception of a few legislators, answer to those companies.

In advocating for a cause, one must persist until detractors turn into supporters, even if it means going beyond their formal role. Your value is set by your impact; it was never in the title. While advocacy may entail personal sacrifices and strain relationships, the eventual impact can be profound. For instance, the push for de-escalation training for transit organizations, which was later mandated by the FTA, exemplifies how unwavering advocacy can lead to positive change benefiting various public servants. This story underscores the notion that perseverance in advocacy can result in substantial gains for society at large, making the sacrifices worthwhile in the end. If you thought my advocacy and promoting mental health for public servants was about me, you missed the message! #marysson #publicservant #CIT #crisisawarenessprogram #operatorsafety #crisisdeescalation

Add to your watch list: New PBS series "The Invisible Shield" examines how #publichealth makes modern life possible, but it is often underfunded, undervalued and misunderstood. Stream here - https://hubs.la/Q02rlf2z0

Take a moment to catch up on some of the great things that have been going on here at Serve City! Our Executive Director, Dr. Tammi Ector, brings you these exciting events through her regular blogposts. Follow the link below to read her latest article!

I’m excited to share the first three blogs I’ve published for Kingsway Group USA, including two that are part of our De-Risking Process series. These blogs dive into key insights for improving safety in Behavioral Health facilities, from design considerations to compliance reviews. Check them out and let me know what topics you’d love to see next! More great content is on the way. ✨ 1. Understanding Your Facility's Unique Needs https://lnkd.in/gX5XuEpq ✨ 2. Breaking Down The Project Lifecycle https://lnkd.in/gPjPYbPg ✨ 3. 3 Ways to Preserve Patient Safety in Behavioral Health https://lnkd.in/g4BYTRUV 👉 Share your thoughts, feedback, and ideas in the comments! 🔄 Please share with your network! #BehavioralHealth #FacilityManagement #PatientSafety #HealthcareDesign #Compliance #BlogSeries #KingswayGroupUSA #SafetyFirst #MentalHealthAwareness

Chapter 4... FINALLY coming together! I still don't think I coded right but I see the themes so maybe I did? 🤣🤣🤣 I'm still loving the pseudonyms I gave everyone. They're nods to my community (Crenshaw Blvd, Leimert Park, Slauson Ave) and the people who I look up to, like Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Mark Ridley Thomas, and Nipsey Hussle! I'm researching the psychological safety of Black local health department employees in the United States. This research has shown me a lot and confirmed a lot!! I also have many many many more questions. #research #dissertation #doctoralcandidate

📣 New research paper alert! 📣Exergames for falls prevention in sheltered homes: a feasibility study. Read the article here: https://buff.ly/3WIhuTR #ResearchGMMH #mentalhealth #exergames

PIH-US envisions a future where structures of oppression no longer determine the quality or length of a person's life. We know that health systems are only effective when designed to respond to the social determinants of health such as education, income, and social protections. We work alongside local public health and community leaders to achieve this by helping partners set clear health and racial equity agendas and provide technical advising and operational support to deliver on those commitments. Learn more about our work: https://bit.ly/3OxZ4SH

Great piece on how deliberative and consensus-building approaches can be used to take "the heat out of public discourse", with our own Stephanie Draper, when she was at the #StrongerThings conference. “…if you get a range of people from different walks of life, you bring them together on a human level, you give them information and a balanced set of content, and a good process, and you trust them to be able to legitimately inform and support a decision, and you get a really different conversation.” Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSvss4fJ