Lake County Builds Internal and External Bridges

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.

Resource Details

• Setting/Context of Implementation: Community|Workplace
• Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development|Outreach/ Education/ Communications
• Outcomes of Interest: Capacity Building|Improve Organizational Infrastructure|Partnership Building
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality|Neighborhood and Built Environment
• Outside of US: No