HomeMy Public PortalAbout2024.03.11 Blue Cross Foundation for Health Lettter~Blue ~1 ~ Cross of Idaho
Dear Mayor,
Foundation
for H e alth , In c . CEIVED
MAR 11 2024
You are receiving this letter because the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health (BCIFH)
would like to invite you and two or more of your city staffers to apply to participate in the 2024
Community Health Academy .
Community Health Academy (CHA) is a learning collaborative that focuses on the role
municipalities play in community health. CHA has been offered since 2017 and includes funding
to academy graduates to launch a program or project in their community based on what they
learn during the academy .
Here's how CHA works:
1. Mayors and city staffers from across Idaho will meet monthly from May through
October to learn from local and national experts on important topics that impact the
health of communities . The meetings are a mix of in-person and virtual sessions . Travel
expenses will be covered by BCIFH . City staffers can be city clerks, public works,
marketing/communications, chamber of commerce, and even city council members.
2. Upon completion of the learning sessions, each community will meet with BCIFH staff to
discuss a program or project it would like to launch with CHA funding (up to $20,000).
3. Funds are distributed in the form of a grant before December 31, 2024 .
Here is a tentative schedule for the 2024 Academy
• May: Virtual CHA launch, multiple dates
• June 21: In -person sessions on Community Health, Idaho Data, and Storytelling, Boise
• July: Webinars (Pick at least one: food systems, early education, leadership), multiple
dates TBD
• August 1: In-person sessions on Housing and Civility, Boise
• September: Webinar on Behavioral Health in Communities, date TBD
• October 1-4 TBD : In-person session on Designing Healthy Communities, regional sites
You can learn more about CHA and apply for the 2024 academy by visiting our website:
www.bc i dahofoundation .org/community-health -academy/2024/
The deadline to apply is March 31. If you have additional questions regarding Community
Health Academy, please email the Foundation at info@bcidahofoundation.org.
Thank you, and we look forward to receiving your CHA application .