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<DIV>Colleagues,</DIV>
<DIV>During the throes of the end of the last fiscal year, HPCDP partnered with the Office of Multicultural Heath and Services to fund three regional coalitions focused on heath equity (regional equity coalitions or RECs). The populations that HPCDP and OMHS seek to affect by funding these coalitions are:</DIV>
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<DIV>Black/African American; Latino; Asian/Pacific Islander; American Indian/Alaska Native; immigrant and refugee; migrant population; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex; people living with mental illness; people with disabilities; and people living with fewer financial resources. </DIV>
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<DIV>Coalitions will reduce health disparities by identifying and fostering policy, system and environmental changes that address the social determinants of health. </DIV>
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<DIV>The awardees, and the geographic areas that they cover are:</DIV>
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<LI>The Health Equity Alliance. Fiscal lead: Benton County Health Department. Covers Benton and Linn counties.
<LI>The Let's Talk Diversity Coalition. Fiscal Lead: BestCare Treatment Services. Covers Jefferson county and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
<LI>The Healthy Oregon Partnership for Equity (HOPE) Coalition. Fiscal Lead: The Urban League of Portland. Covers Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington and Marion counties. </LI></UL>
<DIV>During this first year of funding, each coalition will complete six core activities:</DIV>
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<LI>Convene partners and facilitate a new or existing coalition to identify policy, system and environmental changes that will increase health equity in the region or statewide.
<LI>Work with coalition members to collect: 1) existing data from within their region on health disparities and health promotion policies; 2) political and individual support and feasibility to address equity through policy, system and environmental changes that address the social determinants of health equity.
<LI>Build capacity to reduce health disparities and increase health equity through evidence-based and promising tobacco prevention best practices and action on the social determinants of health equity.
<LI>Write a regional plan that clearly demonstrates utilization of existing or developing public health assessments and regional data on health disparities and health promotion policies.
<LI>Report, disseminate and communicate the coalition recruitment process, meetings, data collection and plan.
<LI>Prepare and submit quarterly and annual reports. </LI></OL>
<DIV>These coalitions will be connecting and working closely with county and tribal health departments in their area around all of their activities, with a particular focus on gathering existing community data (e.g., the CHANGE tool). If you'd like to learn more about these coalitions, or a particular coalition in your area, I've attached contact information for the lead agencies. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
<DIV>Kati</DIV>
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<DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>Kati Moseley, MPH<BR>Workforce Capacity Coordinator <BR>Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention<BR>Public Health Division<BR>Oregon Health Authority<BR>Tel: 971-673-1002<BR>Email: <A href="mailto:kati.moseley@state.or.us">kati.moseley@state.or.us</A></DIV>
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