Cook County Partners with Community to Tackle Structural Racism and Build Community Power

This case study outlines how the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) in Illinois partnered with community organizers on worker and immigrant rights to create a multisectoral collaborative to address root causes of health inequity called the Collaborative for Health Equity. This collaborative explicitly works to address structural racism and health inequities. It has built relationships with local social justice organizations that have helped guide CCDPH to center health equity in its strategic plans.

Resource Details

• Population: Non U.S. Born Persons|People Experiencing Poverty
• Geographic Areas of Implementation: Urban
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community
• Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Partnership Building|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
• Social Determinants of Health: Economic Stability|Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No