Friday imPACT 4.8 May 3, 2013 Hey Community Engagers, Upcoming in May... •

Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 5:30pm, Celebrating Lives Changed Through Free Counseling, Fine Walker Art, 300 W. 11th, #A, Denver. Join Mental Health America of Colorado (MHAC) to celebrate and honor the incredible work of the Pro Bono Counseling & Referral Program. Tickets $65. To RSVP, contact Mary Catherine Moss720.208.2243 or [email protected]

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 6:00-8:00pm, Together to End Stroke, MLK Recreation Center, 3880 Newport St, Denver. Healthy Soul food, music, basic health screenings, giveaways, educational information. Reserve a spot through Merida Carmona at [email protected].

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Monday, May 13, 2013, Noon-1:30pm, PACT Ethics Committee Meeting. To be held at community site: 2040 Partners for Health conference room, 9801 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 250, Aurora. Brown bag lunch.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Noon-1:00pm, Research through Community-Academic Partnerships: Lessons Learned. Seminar 9: The Practice-Based Research Networks: Working Together to Improve Practice and Address Health Disparities. Speakers: Linda Zittleman, MSPH, and Marc Ringel, MD. University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus, Education 2 North Building (13120 E. 19th Ave, Aurora), Room P28-1202. Rescheduled due to snow cancellation in April. Open to the public, brown bag. Free parking for offcampus guests—call 303-724-5692 for more information.

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Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10:00am-1:00pm, Planting Seeds for Health, North Middle School Garden Festival, northwest corner of North Middle School, 12095 E. Montview Blvd, Aurora. Celebrate the opening of the first school-based community garden in Aurora! This project was initiated by the BRANCH student interest group and is supported through the Department of Family Medicine and funding from The Piton Foundation. For ore information: http://branch4health.org/nms-community-garden-celebration-day/.

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Monday, May 20, 2013, 8:00-9:30am, Annual Meeting of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved, held at the historic Bosworth House, 1400 Josephine Street, Denver, for members, partners, and health care leaders. Contact Sarah Mapes ([email protected]) or register at http://www.ccmu.org/events/annual-meeting/.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 5:00-8:00pm, PACT Council meeting, Lilly Marks Board Room, University Physicians Inc. building (13199 E. Montview Blvd, Aurora). Free parking in visitor spaces of adjacent parking structure (13299 E. Montview).

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A Letter of Departure... Dear Friends, Audrey and I came to Denver in June 1992, joining the Department of Family Medicine as a resident at Rose Hospital. I was fortunate to join the faculty in August of 1995. It has been a wonderful 20 years. Family Medicine has been a support for my work and research, an encouragement for my career, and a home for my family. The recent work with the Community Engagement Core of the CCTSI has been a wonderful experience, getting to know new communities, new leaders, and new researchers. The PACT Council has become an incredible asset to the University and, I hope, to your communities throughout Colorado. Your commitment to improving the health of your neighbors and all of Colorado is an inspiration. You have been colleagues and friends, and I am thankful for each of you and the help you have provided me and my family. It is with mixed emotions that I announce my departure from the University of Colorado on May 17, 2013. I have accepted a job as the Director of Health for the brand new Colorado Health Cooperative. It is kind of a dream job, helping start a new non-profit organization committed to healthy living, primary care, and building communities of solution throughout Colorado. The nature of the work is such that I have every expectation we will continue to work together on the important health issues that face Colorado. I will continue working with the High Plains Research Network through the Department of Family Medicine. The community engaged work of the HPRN and Community Advisory Council is exciting, relevant, and most importantly, fun. So I plan to hang around the DFM whenever possible. Thank you all for your support and help over the past 20 years, Jack

Together to End Stroke Join the American Heart Association and The City and County of Denver Park & Recreation for an evening of food, entertainment & education!

Know The Facts About Stroke The burden of stroke is greater among African Americans than in any other group. African Americans 35-54 years old have four times the relative risk for stroke! •

African American’s have almost twice the risk of first-ever stroke compare to white Americans.

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The prevalence of high blood pressure in African Americans in the United States is the highest in the world.

Healthy Soul Food

Music

Giveaways

May 8, 2013 6:00 to 8:00 pm MLK Recreation Center 3880 Newport Street, Denver, CO 80207

Basic Health Screenings

Educational Information

Contact Merida Carmona to reserve a spot at 303303-996996-8741 or [email protected]

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Seminar 9: Practice-Based research Networks: Working together to Improve Practice and Address Health Disparities Presenters: Linda Zittleman, MSPH & Marc Ringel, MD Tuesday May 14, 2013 12:00pm – 1:00pm University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus Building: Education 2 North *Room: 1202* (Note: room change!) Free parking available for off-campus guests! Call 303-724-5692 for more information.

Planting Seeds for Health North Middle School Community Garden

OPENING CELEBRATION DAY! NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL GARDEN FESTIVAL Please join North Middle School students teachers, community gardners, Aurora Public Schools (APS), Denver Urban Gardens, BRANCH, CU Department of Family Medicine, community partners, and The PITON Foundation to celebrate APS’s first school-based community garden.

DETAILS Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013 Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rain or Shine!

LOCATION Northwest corner of North Middle School 12095 Montview Boulevard Aurora, CO 80010

CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: »» Opening remarks by Ellen M. Robinson, Director of Health & Wellness-Office of the Governor; Gerardo de La Garza, NMS Principal; Dr. Frank deGruy, Chair-CU Dept of Family Medicine »» NMS students’ presentations - poetry, monoloques, and garden art »» Festival activities provided by North Aurora Community partners and Anschutz Medical Campus students »» Garden work day preparing garden space & plots for planting

Made possible by a grant from The Piton Foundation