NACA Events at NACo
NACA BOARD MEETING
FRIDAY, JULY 21 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Level 1 | Room 3
HEALTHY COUNTIES LUNCHEON & FORUM
SATURDAY, JULY 22 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Level 1 | Ballroom A
Successful efforts to address health inequities require cross-systems collaboration. Learn from national experts and county leaders about opportunities (e.g., funding, partnership models) for multi-sector stakeholders to address the most pressing public health challenges, such as maternal health, mental health and others.
NACA IDEA EXCHANGE
SUNDAY, JULY 23 | 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Level 4 | Room 18 C & D
County elected officials and staff play a critical role as the front-line service providers during trying times. This pressure and exposure to trauma can have a lasting impact on elected officials and county employees alike. This workshop will feature a training from the National Council on Mental Wellbeing’s Mental Health First Aid program, equipping attendees with strategies for identifying and responding to mental health issues in the workplace, techniques to identify team members facing mental health or substance abuse challenges, and how to build a culture and organization that supports wellbeing.
BREAKING THE STIGMA: EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS
MONDAY, JULY 24 | 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Ballroom F | Convention Center
County elected officials and staff play a critical role as the front-line service providers during trying times. This pressure and exposure to trauma can have a lasting impact on elected officials and county employees alike. This workshop will feature a training from the National Council on Mental Wellbeing’s Mental Health First Aid program, equipping attendees with strategies for identifying and responding to mental health issues in the workplace, techniques to identify team members facing mental health or substance abuse challenges, and how to build a culture and organization that supports wellbeing.
ENACTING POLICIES AND SERVICE DELIVERY THAT BENEFIT ALL
MONDAY, JULY 24 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Level 4 | Room 11
County leaders can help improve the trajectory for everyone in our communities by making equitable decisions in policy and service delivery. Learn about the unique opportunities open to each of us, regardless of our function in county government, and how we can leverage resources to ensure equity is central to our governance.