Strategies to Operationalize Health Equity in State and Territorial Health Departments

This brief lists interventions to support state public health efforts to address rural disparities and racial discrimination. It emphasizes the importance of localized data on social determinants of health and improving systemic and structural underpinnings of racial disparities. Suggested interventions address data collection and workforce issues, including representativeness and paid family leave.

Resource Details

• Population: Alaska Native|American Indian|Asian|Black or African American|Hispanic, Latino, or Latinx|Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander|People Living in Rural Areas
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Workplace
• Topics of Practice: Data Collection and Analysis|Organizational Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Improve Organizational Infrastructure|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: Yes
• Social Determinants of Health: Social and Community Context
• Outside of US: No