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Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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This article describes how one county’s health department partnered with emergency services to form a strike team focused on mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate living facilities. The team helped create more cohesive communication between these facilities and between facilities and the health department. This strike team identified these facilities through partnerships with community organizations. The strike team conducted wellness checks, provided PPE education, and helped facilities secure PPE. In facilities with potential outbreaks, the team provided early testing and quick isolation.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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This article describes testing efforts in Georgia’s long-term care facilities and the impact that preventative routine screening had on COVID-19 cases among residents/staff. Facilities that had regular preventative testing rather than testing only after learning of a confirmed case had a lower initial prevalence of COVID-19 and fewer subsequent cases.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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This process overview summarizes the approach taken by the Alberta Health Services Design Lab to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19 among meat plant employees, who are largely immigrants. They implemented a vaccine clinic at processing plants to support vaccination and provide culturally relevant health information.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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This case study outlines how the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) incorporated health equity capacity into their collaborative work with community partners (the case study refers to this as a “public health cloud”). To do so, MCDPH created internal trainings, hired consultants to provide recommendations in strategic planning, and created a health equity cloud to connect staff directly to underserved communities in order to improve internal practices.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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The case study describes how the New York City Department of Health created a Race to Justice Core Team to advance racial equity within the department, with a specific focus on coordinated policies and workplans across all of the department’s divisions and staff. The team has focused on training staff and on creating workplans that address bias in hiring, contracting, and policies.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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The case study outlines how Solano Public Health used funding to create a Race Equity Team, which conducted trainings internally and built relationships with external partners to address policy changes focused on racial equity. The Solano Public Health Division used this grant funding to work with community partners and other government agencies to undertake projects focused in low-resourced neighborhoods, such as conducting healthy store makeovers, adopting and implementing policies to increase access to water in parks and schools, improving clinical prevention referrals, and introducing policies that address access and exposure to tobacco. Of note, much of this work has focused on racial equity in the realm of chronic disease prevention in low-resourced neighborhoods.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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This article outlines how Rice County Public Health (RCPH) used a health equity data analysis tool to complete an assessment of internal policies and practices related to health equity. Given this assessment, RCPH developed a health equity plan with seven recommended practices to implement, and RCPH created trainings to increase staff awareness of health equity.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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The case study outlines how Lake County Health Department (LCHD) in Illinois created a health equity team whose job included facilitating relationships with community and agency partners. The case study includes examples of how the team created tools to increase awareness within LCHD of the impact of social determinants on health. For the team, LCHD specifically prioritized candidates who had lived experience in historically vulnerable communities and those who were used to multicultural bridging.
Promising Practices that show evidence of effectiveness in improving public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting, as indicated by achievement of aims consistent with the objectives of the activities, and are suitable for adaptation by other communities.
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The case study outlines how the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) created a dedicated health equity team that put together a Health Equity Assessment report, which, in turn, allowed TPCHD to create a variety of tools, including maps and short documents, to help advance health equity. TPCHD also hired a health equity coordinator who uses these tools to encourage partner government agencies to prioritize health equity. These tools also inform internal policies at TPCHD, particularly around program planning and implementation.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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The case study outlines how the Santa Clara County Public Health Department reorganized the department to prioritize racial and health equity work. The reorganization focused on hiring dedicated staff, creating work groups, implementing trainings, and engaging community partners. The study highlights specific tools and frameworks used.