A Fond Farewell Pima County Health Department Weekly Digest, 5/6/2016 The Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention Program (TCD) would like to extend its deepest gratitude and appreciation to two very special people, Robert Clark and Amy Yang. These two interns have devoted countless hours to the Health Department, and we'd like to take a moment to share a little bit about their work. Robert began his journey with the Pima County Health Department in 2012 in the Epidemiology program while he was an undergraduate public health student at the University of Arizona. First as a volunteer and then as an intern, Robert worked on completing a norovirus presentation for long-term care facilities and developed a rabies education program (which is currently being reviewed for publication!). [Photo, Amy Yang and Robert Clark (center), students from the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health; with Rene Lozano (left) and Gregory Rivera (right) from the Pima County Health Department, Tobacco and Chronic Disease Program.] Robert continued his work with the Health Department as he pursued his Master of Public Health degree. A volunteer position with Tobacco and Chronic disease soon turned into a formal internship. As part of a master's research project, he researched and developed a Needs Assessment and Call to Action for Alzheimer's care in Pima County. This project focused on how the family unit is affected when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, including what types of support systems currently exist in Pima County and what service gaps need to be filled. Robert has also participated in numerous health fair and educational outreach events with TCD, including being a lay leader for the Healthy Living program. Amy Yang has been another indispensible part of the TCD team over the past two years. Amy was the first intern the TCD program had, starting in a volunteer position that quickly became an internship in 2014. Her tenacity and strong work ethic were evident from the start, and she was always quick to offer to help. Amy became the role model for other interns that joined the program after her, demonstrating her knack for leadership. Amy has meant much more to the TCD program than the title "intern" implies; she has truly been an essential part of the work that we do. At the start of her internship, Amy would spend time helping other employees with small projects. As her skill set grew, however, so did her level of responsibility. She has designed some of the better known posters and print materials that TCD has used, including materials that have been shared with state and partner agencies. At this point, there aren't many areas of TCD that she hasn't been involved with: she has helped create brochures, handouts, and other health education materials; participated in youth leadership events with TCD's tobacco-free youth coalitions; attended multiple outreach

events with TCD staff; and, most recently, created a survey to gauge the public's response to TCD's educational materials. Amy and Robert are both graduating from the University of Arizona next week. Amy plans to return to school in the near future for a Master in Public Health degree, and Robert aspires to earn a Ph.D. in Public Health. It is truly a bittersweet moment for TCD-while everyone in the program is very proud of and excited about Robert and Amy's accomplishments, we are also sad that we won't be seeing their smiling faces around the office every week. We would like to sincerely thank Robert and Amy for their years of hard work and public service, and we wish them all the luck in the world as they continue on their paths to becoming leaders of public health. We will miss you both!

From: Pima County Health Department [mailto:hdcommunicate@pima.gov] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 8:02 AM To: Rene Lozano Subject: Health Department Weekly Digest - May 5, 2016

Health Department Weekly Digest - May 6, 2016

Administrator sends Board proposed FY '17 budget

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry April 29 delivered his recommend budget for fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Supervisors. The $1.23 billion proposed budget is 5.1 percent more than the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. The county continues to struggle with cost shifts from the state to the county, Huckelberry told the board in his transmittal memorandum. State cost transfers account for nearly 30 percent of the current county primary property tax rate. Cost transfers this year total nearly $19 million, including more than $15 million for local school districts to pay for additional aid to public schools, which the state stopped paying for last year after 35 years of having done so. To pay for the aid to public schools, the Administrator is recommending a 10.3-cents per $100 of net assessed value increase in the county's primary tax rate. That's similar to the $10.98-cent increase to the primary property tax rate adopted by the board last year to pay for aid to public schools.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

CLICK HERE TO READ THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET

One Week Left of Annual Enrollment

Important Dates: Last chance to enroll or make changes is next Friday, May 13

To enroll, cancel or make benefit changes, use the online Employee Self Service (ESS) site, at https://portal.adp.com.

Now is the time where you will certify your tobacco free status in order to receive your $20 per pay period

Healthy Lifestyle Premium Discount (HLPD #1) beginning in July.

Current PPO enrollees will automatically be enrolled in the HDHP w/o HSA. HSA eligible employees will need to change to the HDHP w/ HSA during this time. Davis Vision will be the new vision carrier effective July 1, 2016 and current Avesis vision coverage will end June 30, 2016. If you wish to have vision coverage effective July 1, 2016, you must enroll in Davis vision during Annual Enrollment.

For benefit options and specific plan details, please visit the Benefits website.

Don't forget to review all your beneficiary information and include as much contact information as possible by clicking the icon to the left of the beneficiary name.

Changes will be effective July 1st, 2016 and will be reflected in the July 15th, 2016 paycheck.

Don't miss this Annual Enrollment opportunity.

Upcoming Diabetes and Wellness Sessions at Abrams

Be sure to check out the upcoming FREE diabetes and wellness sessions at Abrams in the Diabetes Prevention and Education Center:

Why Should I Test by Blood Sugar?

Wednesday May 10, 8:30 - 9:30AM

Learn how monitoring your blood sugar can help you stay healthy. Find out when to monitor and what to do when your sugar is very high or low.

Goal setting for a Healthier You!

Tuesday May 10, 5:30 to 6:30PM

We'll talk about setting SMART goals and best tools to accomplish them.

Diabetes 101 - Have your questions answered!

Wednesday May 11 - 9 AM

Whether you've been newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for years, this class gives you the opportunity to learn more about diabetes and to have your questions answered.

Diabetes Support Group with guest speaker

Wednesday May 11, 5:30 to 6:30PM

Participants share tips, concerns, and build support. Family members and friends welcome.

¿Cómo puedo comer más saludable? - SPANISH

Thursday May 12, 5:30 to 6:30PM

Wellness Corner - Stair-Well Challenge Winners

Congratulations to Audrey Rogers, Lilia Alcala, Jim Backus, Samantha Kane and Rebecca Romero for winning the our first ever Stair-Well Challenge. We will contact you by email for your prizes. We had an incredible amount of participation and we appreciate that! We will certainly do these more frequently in the future.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWERS

QIA Corner - Master It Winners

Congratulations to Spencer Graves, Sam Chia and Garrett Hancock for figuring out last week's QIA Riddle. You can contact Yvette or Mary Ellen for your prize. For those that missed it, this was the riddle:

The Quality In Action Team (QIA) set-up a booth at the Pima County Fair to teach the community about all the wonderful things staff are doing to move the Health Department forward. At the fair, a man came up to the booth and said, "I bet you can't guess what service I've received from the Health Department."

Alan, of course, decided to take this bet and said to the man, "If I write your exact service on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50."

The man looked around and saw no computer or papers that would show the service he received, so he agreed, thinking no matter what Alan writes he will just say he received a different service. In the end the man ended up paying Alan $50... which of course went toward Employee Appreciation!

How did Alan win the bet?

The correct answer was: your exact service

Thanks for all creative responses sent in!

We Are Now on Instagram!

The Pima County Health Department is now on Instagram! Give us a follow at:

pimacountyhealth

Also, be sure to tell your friends to give us a follow!

A Fond Farewell

The Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention Program (TCD) would like to extend its deepest gratitude and appreciation to two very special people, Robert Clark and Amy Yang. These two interns have devoted countless hours to the Health Department, and we'd like to take a moment to share a little bit about their work.

Robert began his journey with the Pima County Health Department in 2012 in the Epidemiology program while he was an undergraduate public health student at the University of Arizona. First as a volunteer and then as an intern, Robert worked on completing a norovirus presentation for long-term care facilities and developed a rabies education program (which is currently being reviewed for publication!).

Robert continued his work with the Health Department as he pursued his Master of Public Health degree. A volunteer position with Tobacco and Chronic disease soon turned into a formal internship. As part of a master's research project, he researched and developed a Needs Assessment and Call to Action for Alzheimer's care in Pima County. This project focused on how the family unit is affected when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, including what types of support systems currently exist in Pima County and what service gaps need to be filled. Robert has also participated in numerous health fair and educational outreach events with TCD, including being a lay leader for the Healthy Living program.

Amy Yang has been another indispensible part of the TCD team over the past two years. Amy was the first intern the TCD program had, starting in a volunteer position that quickly became an internship in 2014. Her tenacity and strong work ethic were evident from the start, and she was always quick to offer to help. Amy became the role model for other interns that joined the program after her, demonstrating her knack for leadership.

Amy has meant much more to the TCD program than the title "intern" implies; she has truly been an essential part of the work that we do. At the start of her internship, Amy would spend time helping other employees with small projects. As her skill set grew, however, so did her level of responsibility. She has designed some of the better known posters and print materials that TCD has used, including materials that have been shared with state and partner agencies. At this point, there aren't many areas of TCD that she hasn't been involved with: she has helped create brochures, handouts, and other health education materials; participated in youth leadership events with TCD's tobacco-free youth coalitions; attended multiple outreach events with TCD staff; and, most recently, created a survey to gauge the public's response to TCD's educational materials.

Amy and Robert are both graduating from the University of Arizona next week. Amy plans to return to school in the near future for a Master in Public Health degree, and Robert aspires to earn a Ph.D. in Public Health. It is truly a bittersweet moment for TCD-while everyone in the program is very proud of and excited about Robert and Amy's accomplishments, we are also sad that we won't be seeing their smiling faces around the office every week. We would like to sincerely thank Robert and Amy for their years of hard work and public service, and we wish them all the luck in the world as they continue on their paths to becoming leaders of public health. We will miss you both!

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From: Rene Lozano [mailto:Rene.Lozano@pima.gov] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 9:37 AM To: Kelly, Gerri - (gkelly) Subject: RE: Health Department Weekly Digest - May 5, 2016

Hi Gerri,

Sorry the picture didn’t show up, sometimes that’s what happens with these articles. Attached you will find the picture used in the article. Amy Yang and Robert Clark are in the middle, Tobacco and Chronic Disease Program Manager (Gregory Rivera) is in the gray shirt, and I am in the blue shirt.

Thanks again and have a great day.

Rene Lozano | Program Coordinator

Tobacco and Chronic Disease | Pima County Health Department

3950 South Country Club Road, Suite 100 | Tucson, Arizona 85714

Office: 520.724.7897 | Mobile: 520.272.5781 | Email: rene.lozano@pima.gov

From: Rene Lozano [mailto:Rene.Lozano@pima.gov] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 9:31 AM To: Tisch, Chris - (cbt); Varela, Lorraine M - (varelal); Kelly, Gerri - (gkelly); Public Health Office of Student Services & Alumni Affairs; University of Arizona College of Public Health; Parker, Sheila Hill - (parkers) Subject: Health Department Weekly Digest - May 5, 2016

Hello all,

This morning, in our department newsletter, we highlighted and thanked two MEZCOPH students for the hard work they have done for us. I wanted to share this with all of you in hopes that they also receive some recognition at the COPH. As a graduate from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, I could not be more proud of Robert Clark and Amy Yang.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Please scroll toward the bottom of the email for the story.

Rene Lozano | Program Coordinator

Tobacco and Chronic Disease | Pima County Health Department

3950 South Country Club Road, Suite 100 | Tucson, Arizona 85714

Office: 520.724.7897 | Mobile: 520.272.5781 | Email: rene.lozano@pima.gov

From: Pima County Health Department [mailto:hdcommunicate@pima.gov] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 8:02 AM To: Rene Lozano Subject: Health Department Weekly Digest - May 5, 2016

Health Department Weekly Digest - May 6, 2016

Administrator sends Board proposed FY '17 budget

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry April 29 delivered his recommend budget for fiscal year 2017 to the Board of Supervisors. The $1.23 billion proposed budget is 5.1 percent more than the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. The county continues to struggle with cost shifts from the state to the county, Huckelberry told the board in his transmittal memorandum. State cost transfers account for nearly 30 percent of the current county primary property tax rate. Cost transfers this year total nearly $19 million, including more than $15 million for local school districts to pay for additional aid to public schools, which the state stopped paying for last year after 35 years of having done so. To pay for the aid to public schools, the Administrator is recommending a 10.3-cents per $100 of net assessed value increase in the county's primary tax rate. That's similar to the $10.98-cent increase to the primary property tax rate adopted by the board last year to pay for aid to public schools.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

CLICK HERE TO READ THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET

One Week Left of Annual Enrollment

Important Dates: Last chance to enroll or make changes is next Friday, May 13

To enroll, cancel or make benefit changes, use the online Employee Self Service (ESS) site, at https://portal.adp.com.

Now is the time where you will certify your tobacco free status in order to receive your $20 per pay period

Healthy Lifestyle Premium Discount (HLPD #1) beginning in July.

Current PPO enrollees will automatically be enrolled in the HDHP w/o HSA. HSA eligible employees will need to change to the HDHP w/ HSA during this time. Davis Vision will be the new vision carrier effective July 1, 2016 and current Avesis vision coverage will end June 30, 2016. If you wish to have vision coverage effective July 1, 2016, you must enroll in Davis vision during Annual Enrollment.

For benefit options and specific plan details, please visit the Benefits website.

Don't forget to review all your beneficiary information and include as much contact information as possible by clicking the icon to the left of the beneficiary name.

Changes will be effective July 1st, 2016 and will be reflected in the July 15th, 2016 paycheck.

Don't miss this Annual Enrollment opportunity.

Upcoming Diabetes and Wellness Sessions at Abrams

Be sure to check out the upcoming FREE diabetes and wellness sessions at Abrams in the Diabetes Prevention and Education Center:

Why Should I Test by Blood Sugar?

Wednesday May 10, 8:30 - 9:30AM

Learn how monitoring your blood sugar can help you stay healthy. Find out when to monitor and what to do when your sugar is very high or low.

Goal setting for a Healthier You!

Tuesday May 10, 5:30 to 6:30PM

We'll talk about setting SMART goals and best tools to accomplish them.

Diabetes 101 - Have your questions answered!

Wednesday May 11 - 9 AM

Whether you've been newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for years, this class gives you the opportunity to learn more about diabetes and to have your questions answered.

Diabetes Support Group with guest speaker

Wednesday May 11, 5:30 to 6:30PM

Participants share tips, concerns, and build support. Family members and friends welcome.

¿Cómo puedo comer más saludable? - SPANISH

Thursday May 12, 5:30 to 6:30PM

Wellness Corner - Stair-Well Challenge Winners

Congratulations to Audrey Rogers, Lilia Alcala, Jim Backus, Samantha Kane and Rebecca Romero for winning the our first ever Stair-Well Challenge. We will contact you by email for your prizes. We had an incredible amount of participation and we appreciate that! We will certainly do these more frequently in the future.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CORRECT ANSWERS

QIA Corner - Master It Winners

Congratulations to Spencer Graves, Sam Chia and Garrett Hancock for figuring out last week's QIA Riddle. You can contact Yvette or Mary Ellen for your prize. For those that missed it, this was the riddle:

The Quality In Action Team (QIA) set-up a booth at the Pima County Fair to teach the community about all the wonderful things staff are doing to move the Health Department forward. At the fair, a man came up to the booth and said, "I bet you can't guess what service I've received from the Health Department."

Alan, of course, decided to take this bet and said to the man, "If I write your exact service on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50."

The man looked around and saw no computer or papers that would show the service he received, so he agreed, thinking no matter what Alan writes he will just say he received a different service. In the end the man ended up paying Alan $50... which of course went toward Employee Appreciation!

How did Alan win the bet?

The correct answer was: your exact service

Thanks for all creative responses sent in!

We Are Now on Instagram!

The Pima County Health Department is now on Instagram! Give us a follow at:

pimacountyhealth

Also, be sure to tell your friends to give us a follow!

A Fond Farewell

The Tobacco and Chronic Disease Prevention Program (TCD) would like to extend its deepest gratitude and appreciation to two very special people, Robert Clark and Amy Yang. These two interns have devoted countless hours to the Health Department, and we'd like to take a moment to share a little bit about their work.

Robert began his journey with the Pima County Health Department in 2012 in the Epidemiology program while he was an undergraduate public health student at the University of Arizona. First as a volunteer and then as an intern, Robert worked on completing a norovirus presentation for long-term care facilities and developed a rabies education program (which is currently being reviewed for publication!).

Robert continued his work with the Health Department as he pursued his Master of Public Health degree. A volunteer position with Tobacco and Chronic disease soon turned into a formal internship. As part of a master's research project, he researched and developed a Needs Assessment and Call to Action for Alzheimer's care in Pima County. This project focused on how the family unit is affected when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, including what types of support systems currently exist in Pima County and what service gaps need to be filled. Robert has also participated in numerous health fair and educational outreach events with TCD, including being a lay leader for the Healthy Living program.

Amy Yang has been another indispensible part of the TCD team over the past two years. Amy was the first intern the TCD program had, starting in a volunteer position that quickly became an internship in 2014. Her tenacity and strong work ethic were evident from the start, and she was always quick to offer to help. Amy became the role model for other interns that joined the program after her, demonstrating her knack for leadership.

Amy has meant much more to the TCD program than the title "intern" implies; she has truly been an essential part of the work that we do. At the start of her internship, Amy would spend time helping other employees with small projects. As her skill set grew, however, so did her level of responsibility. She has designed some of the better known posters and print materials that TCD has used, including materials that have been shared with state and partner agencies. At this point, there aren't many areas of TCD that she hasn't been involved with: she has helped create brochures, handouts, and other health education materials; participated in youth leadership events with TCD's tobacco-free youth coalitions; attended multiple outreach events with TCD staff; and, most recently, created a survey to gauge the public's response to TCD's educational materials.

Amy and Robert are both graduating from the University of Arizona next week. Amy plans to return to school in the near future for a Master in Public Health degree, and Robert aspires to earn a Ph.D. in Public Health. It is truly a bittersweet moment for TCD-while everyone in the program is very proud of and excited about Robert and Amy's accomplishments, we are also sad that we won't be seeing their smiling faces around the office every week. We would like to sincerely thank Robert and Amy for their years of hard work and public service, and we wish them all the luck in the world as they continue on their paths to becoming leaders of public health. We will miss you both!

STAY CONNECTED

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