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Public health alternatives to policing and incarceration
This webinar will explore alternatives to policing and incarceration to promote community safety and advance equity.
Public Health's Special Role in Building Partnerships
Public health, as a neutral, respected, knowledgeable party, has a special role to play when it comes to bringing partners together. However, this is a somewhat new paradigm. What is public health's role today and how is it different than before? How can public health engage diverse partners and community leaders in health improvement work? What role does public health play in sustaining...
Pursuing environmental justice and equity
In this webinar, we will explore the differences between environmental justice and equity, and how communities can pursue both. We'll also share practical strategies to advance environmental equity within communities.
Putting Community in Collective Impact
This article (from Collective Impact Forum) describes five key characteristics of civic culture or community rhythms that help explain why some communities move faster and others slower when it comes to change. It can be found in Work Together under...
Putting It All Together: Creating and Working with a Budget Document
This tool (from Community Tool Box) provides guidance that can help you manage finances, including five steps for analyzing and adjusting a budget, and steps for creating a budget document.
Quality of Life Survey
This tool (from NACCHO) is an example of a “Quality of Life” survey issued to residents of counties that are part of the East Central Kansas Public Health Coalition.
Quality Tools
This tool (from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) is a compilation of practical tools for assessing, measuring, promoting, and improving the quality of healthcare, updated regularly with new innovations and tools. It can be found in the Healthcare Professional and Advocate...
Racial Equity Impact Assessment
A Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) examines how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed action or decision. REIAs are used to minimize unanticipated adverse consequences in a variety of contexts, including the analysis of proposed policies, institutional practices, programs, plans and budgetary decisions.
Racial healing for health
Join us and two racial justice champions as we observe the National Day of Racial Healing. We'll examine the impact of settler colonialism on indigenous populations and explore strategies to promote racial healing in all communities.
Racism as a Public Health Crisis
It was an honor to share a virtual space with so many of you on November 5 and November 12 as we continue a shared pursuit of how to address the presence of systemic racism and its impact on public health in our communities. There was an abundance of terrific conversations, and there were many amazing resources shared!