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Diversity Councils take part in Coconino County 2023 Diversity Day celebration

Photos courtesy Ruth and Richard Eaton.

FLAGSTAFF — Members of the Coconino County’s Diversity Councils took part in annual Coconino County Diversity Day celebration held Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Coconino County Courthouse Lawn, Flagstaff.

The event included information booths presented by a variety of groups including various Coconino County departments including Parks and Recreation, the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC), the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Council, the Peace Corps, Northern Arizona University’s Office of Inclusion and other organizations.

Coconino County officials have stated the county celebrates diversity by appreciating individual differences and recognizing our organization which fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are inspired to contribute their best, strengthened by their different perspectives, backgrounds and life experiences.

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Flagstaff High School celebrates 2023 Hispanic Convocation

By http://www.AmigosNAZ.com

Flagstaff High School celebrated its 2023 Hispanic Convocation with the largest group of students in recent memory on Wednesday, May 10. Nearly 90 students took the stage to receive their colorful sarape sashes from new United Way of Northern Arizona President and CEO Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Archuleta, FHS Principal Libby Miller; Assistant Principal Trish Eberlein, Assistant Principal Matthew Barquin and Athletic Director Jeannine Brandel.

Archuleta, who provided the keynote address, urged the students to consider themselves as leaders, envision their successful futures and remember they belong in the room and the conversation as they move ahead in their careers.

She drew upon her personal story, as a child whose parents attended FHS, as an NAU graduate, a former Coconino County Supervisor and her recent role as a member of the Harris-Biden Administration. She recently began her service as the head of the United Way of Northern Arizona.

Principal Miller and the administration also thanked in the program Susan Mendez, Ellie Rodríguez, Jeannine Brandel in the program, along with special thanks to Mike and Sarah Cromer.

Click here and here for short videos of the event.

The event is one of a number of Hispanic Convocation celebrations this month which included the Coconino High School Hispanic Convocation and the Northern Arizona University Convocation.

13th Annual Small Business & Community Health Fair to be held April 7

By North Country HealthCare

FLAGSTAFF — Join us for the 13th Annual Small Business & Community Health Fair from 7 a.m. to noon Friday, April 7 at the Flagstaff Aquaplex, 1702 N. Fourth St. Open to the public, the health fair features free health screenings, fitness advice, health insurance and wellness information, healthy snacks from local businesses and much more.

Each year over 400 participants attend to receive free health screenings and to learn about health and wellness services in northern Arizona.

The Small Business & Community Health Fair is sponsored by North Country HealthCare, and the purpose of the event is to create healthier communities by offering free health and wellness services to the greater Flagstaff community – all in a fun, interactive environment.

Event Services Include:

  • FREE health screenings, including a free baseline blood test (while supplies last)
  • FREE diet & fitness advice
  • Natural & alternative care
  • Insurance options & alternatives
  • On-site mammography (928.522.9404 to schedule)
  • Information about free or low-cost wellness programs & much more!

Each participant will walk away with a goodie bag filled with valuable giveaways.

Walk-Ins Welcome for the FREE baseline blood test !

*If already scheduled be sure to check your appointment confirmation & arrive 15 minutes early!

Bilingual report — Can you tell which pill contains a deadly dose of Fentanyl?

By  Coconino County Health and Human Services 

Every day, Arizona youth are buying counterfeit pills laced with Fentanyl through social media and they’re overdosing at an alarming rate.

Don’t wait until it’s too late. Here’s what you can do to stop it:

1. Talk with your child about NEVER taking a pill that’s not prescribed to them.

2. Monitor your child’s texts and social media.

3. Get the FACTS on Fentanyl at TalkNowAz.com

4. Get free Narcan (naloxone)—a medication that reverses opioid overdoses—and learn how to use it from Coconino County Health & Human Services. Call 928-679-7279. Visit https://bit.ly/3muyxXT for more information.

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Por Servicios Humanos y de Salud del Condado de Coconino

Todos los días, los jóvenes de Arizona compran pastillas falsificadas con fentanilo a través de las redes sociales y sufren sobredosis a un ritmo alarmante.

No espere hasta que sea demasiado tarde. Esto es lo que puede hacer para detenerlo: 1. Hable con su hijo sobre NUNCA tomar una pastilla que no le hayan recetado.
2. Supervise los mensajes de texto y las redes sociales de su hijo.
3. Obtenga los HECHOS sobre el fentanilo en TalkNowAz.com

4. Obtenga Narcan (naloxona) gratis, un medicamento que revierte las sobredosis de opioides, y aprenda cómo usarlo de los Servicios Humanos y de Salud del Condado de Coconino. Llame al 928-679-7279. Visita https://bit.ly/3muyxXT para más información.

Bilingual report — Coconino County Signs Letter to Congress to Pass Behavioral and Mental Health Policies

FLAGSTAFF — Led by the National Association of Counties (NACo), a bipartisan group of nearly 150 county elected officials urged congressional leaders to pass key behavioral and mental health policies before the end of the year.

In a letter to congressional leaders, the county officials wrote, “As a key intergovernmental partner, we urge you to work towards the passage of a bipartisan behavioral health package that enhances our ability to provide comprehensive behavioral health services in all settings, strengthens the behavioral health workforce and increases resident access to services.”

“In alliance with counties across the United States, this letter to our nation’s leadership details our shared goals of ensuring resources are provided to address the behavioral and mental health needs of residents,” stated Coconino County Board of Supervisors Chair Patrice Horstman. “I encourage everyone to read the letter sent to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, to learn more about the national policies we support.”

County leaders outlined support for policies that would:

  • Amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP)
  • Repeal the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion
  • Fund direct and flexible grant programs to counties to support the recruitment, training, and retention of a sufficient behavioral health workforce
  • Sustain federal funding to support local crisis response infrastructure through Medicaid, and
  • Enforce policies that ensure equal coverage of treatment for mental illness and addiction.

Read the full letter and view its signatories.

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El condado de Coconino firma una carta al Congreso para aprobar políticas de salud mental y del comportamiento

FLAGSTAFF – – Dirigido por la Asociación Nacional de Condados (NACo), un grupo bipartidista de casi 150 funcionarios electos del condado urgen a los líderes del Congreso a aprobar políticas importantes de salud mental y conductual antes de fin de año.

En una carta a los líderes del Congreso, los funcionarios del condado escribieron: “Como socio intergubernamental clave, lo instamos a trabajar para lograr la aprobación de un paquete de salud conductual bipartidista que mejore nuestra capacidad para brindar servicios integrales de salud conductual en todos los entornos, fortalezca la personal sanitario y aumenta el acceso de los residentes a los servicios”.

“En alianza con los condados de los Estados Unidos, esta carta al liderazgo de nuestra nación detalla nuestros objetivos compartidos de garantizar que se brinden recursos para abordar las necesidades de salud mental y mental de los residentes”, declaró el presidente de la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Coconino, Patrice Horstman. “Animo a todos a leer la carta enviada al líder de la mayoría Chuck Schumer, al líder de la minoría Mitch McConnell, a la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes Nancy Pelosi y al líder de la minoría Kevin McCarthy, para obtener más información sobre las políticas nacionales que apoyamos”.

Los líderes del condado describieron el apoyo a las políticas que:

  • Modificar la Política de exclusión de reclusos de Medicaid (MIEP)
  • Derogar la exclusión de las Instituciones para Enfermedades Mentales (IMD)
  • Financiar programas de subvenciones directos y flexibles a los condados para apoyar el reclutamiento, la capacitación y la retención de una fuerza laboral de salud conductual suficiente
  • Mantener los fondos federales para apoyar la infraestructura local de respuesta a crisis a través de Medicaid, y
  • Hacer cumplir las políticas que garanticen la igualdad de cobertura del tratamiento de las enfermedades mentales y las adicciones.

Lea la carta completa y vea sus firmantes https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/CR-BH-Response-Letter_0.pdf

— Traducción por Andres Huerta