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The Vitalyst Spark podcast explores what it means to create a healthy community in Arizona.
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Friday Mar 22, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Join us for Part two of our four-part series with reflections and insights on the Live Well Arizona Incubator project. You’ll sit-in “live” as Cherilyn Yazzie and Michael Hester share the story of Coffee Pot Farms and delve into their experience with the Live Well Incubator.
In 2018, Vitalyst collaborated with the Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities to establish the Live Well Arizona Incubator and take our support of place-based community health improvement to a new level: specifically, to help facilitate the creation of more cross-sector collaborations focused on community-informed and community-driven solutions.
In a nutshell, the idea was to identify early-stage cross-sector community health projects and provide technical assistance over time, using a series of full cohort face-to-face meetings, but also by providing a facilitator/coach/consultant for about 10 months to help each project develop its new collaborative, and also to produce a solid strategy and work plan going forward.
So how is it going so far? That’s what this second incubator-focused episode of the Vitalyst Spark podcast is all about.
Coffee Pot Farms: https://www.facebook.com/Coffee-Pot-Farms-125931467980881/
Civil Eats Article: https://civileats.com/2018/10/17/how-the-navajo-nation-is-reclaiming-food-sovereignty/
The Live Well Arizona Incubator: http://arizonahealthycommunities.org/our-story/incubator/
Live Well Arizona: http://livewellaz.org/
The Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities: http://arizonahealthycommunities.org/
Previously posted -> Live Well Arizona Incubator Part 1: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qf2cp-aac2bf
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Join us for Part one of our four-part series with reflections and insights on the Live Well Arizona Incubator project. You’ll sit-in “live” as Shomari Jackson, Project Lead for the South Mountain WORKS Coalition, and Reverand Sanghoon Yoo, President of the Faithful City delve into thoughts about their coalition and its experience with the Live Well Incubator.
In 2018, Vitalyst collaborated with the Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities to establish the Live Well Arizona Incubator and take our support of place-based community health improvement to a new level: specifically, to help facilitate the development of more cross-sector collaborations focused on community-informed and community-driven solutions.
In a nutshell, the idea was to identify early-stage cross-sector community health projects and provide technical assistance over time, using a series of full cohort face-to-face meetings, but also by providing a facilitator/coach/consultant for about 10 months to help each project develop its new collaborative, and also to produce a solid strategy and work plan going forward.
So how is it going so far? That’s what this first incubator-focused episode of the Vitalyst Spark podcast is all about.
The South Mountain WORKS Coalition: https://www.facebook.com/SouthMountainWORKSCoalition/
The Faithful City: http://www.thefaithfulcity.org/
The Live Well Arizona Incubator: http://arizonahealthycommunities.org/our-story/incubator/
Live Well Arizona: http://livewellaz.org/
The Arizona Partnership for Healthy Communities: http://arizonahealthycommunities.org/
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
This is Part 2 of our two-part series on Housing and Health, where you’ll sit-in “live” as two passionate housing practitioners introduce Vitalyst’s Trustees to work being done on the full spectrum of health and housing.
In this episode, we’ll hear from Sally Schwenn of Gorman & Company and Patricia Duarte of Trellis as they share an overview of housing options ranging from permanent supportive housing to affordable and market-rate housing.
Use the documents below to follow along:
The Housing Spectrum: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/Housing-Spectrum-FINAL.pdf
Speaker Bios, Part 2: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/HousingPanelistsPart2.pdf
Slides, Sally Schwenn: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/SallySchwenn-Gorman.pdf
Slides, Patricia Duarte: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/PatriciaDuarte-Trellis.pdf
Previously posted podcast -> The Continuum of Housing and Health - Part 1: https://vitalysthealth.podbean.com/mf/play/xytz5s/VitalystSpark-HealthHousing1-2-25-19.mp3
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
Wednesday Feb 27, 2019
Join us for Part 1 of our two-part series on Housing and Health. You’ll sit-in “live” as two passionate housing practitioners introduce Vitalyst’s Trustees to work being done on the full spectrum of health and housing.
In this episode, we’ll hear from Katie Gentry of Maricopa Association of Governments and Diana “Dede” Yazzie Devine as they share an overview of housing options ranging from shelters to permanent supportive housing.
Use the documents below to follow along, and stay tuned for part two coming soon!
The Housing Spectrum: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/Housing-Spectrum-FINAL.pdf
Speaker Bios, Part 1: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/HousingPanelistsPart1.pdf
Slides, Katie Gentry: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/KatieGentry-MAG.pdf
Slides, Diana “Dede” Yazzie Devine: http://vitalysthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/DedeDevine-NAC.pdf
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
In episode four of our minisode miniseries, we sit down with Haley Coles from ACLU from Sonoran Prevention Works (SPW). SPW received a $125,000 grant to support advocacy and education for syringe access programs – a proven harm reduction strategy in response to the opioid crisis and rising hepatitis-C and HIV infection rates.
Specifically, Sonoran Prevention Works is working to transform the response to the opioid crisis away from a perspective of pure criminalization to a framework focused on public health – and they are doing so by partnering with the University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Creosote Partners and Shot in the Dark to destigmatize syringe access programs and understand the comprehensive needs of people who inject drugs. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is also working with Sonoran Prevention Works to implement a needle stick prevention program and to educate law enforcement on injection drug use.
Listen today and learn what Haley means when she says “…it’s not about overdose. At the end of the day what kills people is stigma.”
Sonoran Prevention Works website: https://spwaz.org/
Sonoran Prevention Works Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sonoranpreventionworks/
2018 Innovation Grants web page: http://vitalysthealth.org/grants-2018/
Previous Innovation Grants minisodes:
- Flower & Bullets Collective: https://goo.gl/Z8hzky
- Ndee Bikiyaa (the People’s Farm): https://goo.gl/uCcLCK
- ACLU Demand to Learn: https://gl/WFS8wG
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
In episode three of our minisode miniseries, we sit down with Anabel Maldonado from ACLU of Arizona’s Demand to Learn Initiative.
ACLU received $125,000 for Demand to Learn, funded in partnership by Vitalyst and the Arizona Community Foundation, to extend and invest in its partnerships with three key community groups: Black Mothers Forum, Morning Star Leaders, Inc. and Rising Youth Theatre.
Demand to Learn is working to transform disciplinary policies that disproportionately affect people of color. This community group investment is designed to support the capacity for community members to become peers and co-leaders in the movement to keep kids in schools, improve students’ physical and mental health and ultimately provide for greater economic stability.
ACLU of Arizona website: https://www.acluaz.org/es/node/918
Demand to Learn AZ website: https://demandtolearnaz.org/
2018 Innovation Grants web page: http://vitalysthealth.org/grants-2018/
Stay tuned for our fourth episode coming soon!
Previous Innovation Grants minisodes:
- Flower & Bullets Collective: https://goo.gl/Z8hzky
- Ndee Bikiyaa (the People’s Farm): https://goo.gl/uCcLCK
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
In episode two of our minisode miniseries, we sit down with the White Mountain Apache tribe’s Clayton Harvey, Greenhouse Manager at Ndee Bikiyaa (The People’s Farm).
Ndee Bikiyaa received $125,000 for the Community Food Pipeline Project, funded in partnership by Vitalyst and the NARBHA Institute.
In just eight years, the farm has grown from a 10’ x 20’ plot to a six-acre community asset, and now Ndee Bikiyaa is poised to create transformational food policy change. Specifically, farm leadership is pursuing USDA regulation changes in order to produce, package, and sell traditionally prepared, hunted, and foraged foods that aren’t currently allowed – restoring the tribe’s rich cultural heritage and creating opportunities for health and well-being.
Starting with how the farm was (re)born in 2010, Clayton fills this episode with heartfelt stories not just of Ndee Bikiyaa, but of the true meaning behind the quest to honor and restore a rich, wise, and robust food culture.
Stay tuned for two more episodes coming soon!
2018 Innovation Grants web page: http://vitalysthealth.org/grants-2018/
Ndee Bikiyaa Website: https://goo.gl/LYyUd2
Ndee Bikiyaa Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ndeebikiyaathepeoplesfarm/
Previous minisodes in this miniseries:
- Flower & Bullets Collective: https://goo.gl/Z8hzky
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Join us as we sit down with Jacob Robles, one of the founders of Flowers & Bullets Collective. The arts and sustainability collective received $125,000 in partnership with the Arizona Community Foundation as one of four 2018 Innovation Grant recipients. Jacob tells the stories of his neighborhood, the origins of the Flowers & Bullets Collective – including the significance of the name – brings us up to speed on what’s happened since the May announcement, and shares his vision for building a more sustainable, healthier community.
This is the first episode of our 2018 innovation grants minisode miniseries. Stay tuned for three more episodes coming soon!
Show Links:
- 2018 Innovation Grants web page: http://vitalysthealth.org/grants-2018/
- Flowers & Bullets Collective Website: https://www.flowersandbullets.com/
- Flowers & Bullets Collective Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FlowersBullets/
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Join us as we sit down with two Phoenix entrepreneurs and hear the story of how a city of Phoenix park is getting ready for a transformation that rethinks the role of parks in improving health and well-being.
Aren’t parks already healthy, you ask? Of course. But what would it look like if a project was conceived at the intersection of healthy foods and parks? It would probably look a lot like The Farm at Los Olivos Park (28th Street, north of Indian School Road), a proposed project that combines an urban working farm, a produce stand, an art and education center, and a park concession. It’s a pretty big stretch of an idea, and a pretty bold plan. Hey, nowhere else are you going to experience a conversation that blends farming, art, hospitality, Top Gun, and maybe even a secret about parsnips in Arizona. Learn more:
- Project website: https://www.losolivospark.com/
- Project FAQ:https://goo.gl/PczxHj
- City of Phoenix Parks & Rec: https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/parks/alphabetical/l-parks/los-olivos-park
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Welcome back to - and happy holidays from - the Vitalyst Spark podcast. We’re back with another Minisode: where we make the most of your time by packing five items of news you can really use into about 15 minutes - plus a little holiday cheer this time around. Here are the links you need to follow along and follow up.
01:10 - The 2017 Year of Healthy Communities Wrap-Up
- The Live Well Arizona website: http://livewellaz.org
- Webinar playbacks: http://livewellaz.org/webinars/
- January 16 webinar registration: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/kj0h76ls9zgz&eom
04:36 - Where to Find the Good Life
- National Geographic summary: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/11/where-to-find-the-good-life/
- Gallup-Healthways State Well-Being Rankings Report: http://info.healthways.com/hubfs/Gallup-Healthways%20State%20of%20American%20Well-Being_2016%20State%20Rankings%20vFINAL.pdf
06:34 - Northern Arizona University News
- The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) grant award announcement: http://news.nau.edu/health-disparities-grant/
- NARBHA Institute James Wurgler MD Chair of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health announcement: http://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/nau-gets-funding-for-new-professor-of-criminal-behavior/article_1fb70318-969b-5f51-9bcf-8ea8ea431db2.html
- NAU Interdisciplinary Health PhD: https://www.nau.edu/SBS/Interdisciplinary-Health-PhD-Program/
08:53 - Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Environmental Reporting Grant
- The Grand AZ Announcement: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2017/03/24/grandaz-environmental-reporting-arizona-republic-nina-mason-pulliam-trust/99569560/
- Article: Phoenix’s Heat is Rising, and So is the Danger: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2017/10/18/deadly-heat-phoenix-getting-hotter-so-danger/694283001/
- Article: How Heat Discriminates: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2017/10/19/heres-how-heat-discriminates-what-phoenix-doing-help-those-risk/561116001/
- Article: The Heat Killed More People in 2016 Then Ever Before: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2017/10/19/human-cost-heat-those-who-paid-record-year-deaths-metro-phoenix/646194001/
11:08 - 2017 Obamacare Enrollment Results
- Compilation of open enrollment results coverage from 12/22/17 via Kaiser Health News: https://khn.org/morning-briefing/friday-december-22-2017/#breakout-800732
14:08 - Minisode Wrap Up and Announcements
- January 16 webinar registration: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/kj0h76ls9zgz&eom
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