VA Partners in Prayer & Prevention  February Newsletter
February 14, 2018
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Virginia Partners in Prayer & Prevention
 
 February is Heart Health Month 


"Go Red" this month and help to bring awareness to this deadly disease. By spreading the word about heart disease and how to prevent it, we can help one another to live heart-healthy lives.

 

We hope the information we provide you in our Virginia P3 Newsletter is helpful and a resource to your efforts to promoting health. Please share this information amongst your members, colleagues, friends and in your communities. 
In This Issue

 
In 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) faced a challenge. Cardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an older man's disease. To dispel the myths and raise awareness of heart disease & stroke as the number one killer of women, the American Heart Association created Go Red For Women, a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health.

Go Red For Women encourages awareness of the issue of women and heart disease, and also action to save more lives. The movement harnesses the energy, passion and power women have to band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges women to know their risk for heart disease and take action to reduce their personal risk. It also gives them the tools they need to lead a heart healthy life.


Go Red Events

Free Health Screenings| Wednesday, Feb. 14
Available at Minute Clinics in CVS pharmacies.
  
Go Red for Women Luncheon | Friday, Feb. 23
Please click on this tab for more information " Go Red Luncheon".



Power Hour: P3 Partner Resource Sessions

VDH: Virginia P3 Partner Resource Sessions help P3 Champions build relationships, establish partnerships and align resources to help within their congregation and community in which they live, work and serve.

Virginia Partner in Prayer & Prevention Partners

American Heart Association
Alzheimer's Association
Better Business Bureau
Liberty University Department of Community and Health Promotion
Norfolk State University, Center of Excellence for Health Disparities
The Balm In Gilead
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Food & Drug Association
Virginia Commonwealth University, Center on Health Disparities
and more.....

P3 Partner Resource Sessions for participating P3 Champions will begin March 2018.
These sessions are held twice a month.

 
African American Faith-Based Initiative Tool Kit
Helping faith leaders better serve the 50+ population
 
The African American/Black Faith-Based Initiative Tool Kit is an online, self-service resource designed exclusively for clergy and leaders of faith-based organizations to help them effectively organize and sustain an effective and impactful ministry for African American/Black members, staff and volunteers, constituents and community residents who are 50 years of age and over. 
  
https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/voices/black-community/faith-based-initiative-tool-kit-2017-aarp.pdf
 


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Funding Opportunities

Healthy Communities Action Teams for Obesity Prevention Grants

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #852P020
Completed proposals are due by March 26, 2018

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Alcohol Education and Prevention Grants
 
Alcohol Education and Prevention Grants provide funding to organizations that are working to prevent underage and high-risk drinking. Community coalitions, law enforcement, nonprofits, schools, colleges and universities, faith-based organizations and prevention-related groups are encouraged to learn more by completing the ABC EPS - Grant Application Training online course.

Grant applicants must address one or more of the following priorities: underage drinking prevention, social providing/social hosting prevention, or high-risk drinking prevention. The online training course will provide applicants with a structure to assess the needs of the community, identify their unique local issues, and explore what prevention best practices may work best for the selected objectives and audiences.  

Grantees are encouraged to build partnerships and embrace collaboration to achieve a meaningful, measurable, and long-lasting impact.

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Together we can defeat the enemy of health disparities by educating and promoting equal opportunities for good health throughout all of our communities.
 
For more information on Virginia P3 (Partners in Prayer & Prevention), contact Veronica Cosby at veronica.cosby@vdh.virginia.gov

This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) .