One of Healthy People 2030’s 5 overarching goals is specifically related to the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH): “Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health and well-being for all.”
In line with this goal, Healthy People 2030 features many objectives related to SDoH. These objectives highlight the importance of "upstream" factors — usually unrelated to health care delivery — in improving health and reducing health disparities.
The Equity in OC Taskforce will be selecting 3 priority action areas related to the SDoH.
Health equity is inclusive of behavioral health equity. By focusing on SDoH, the Equity in OC Initiative is intentional about aligning efforts and solutions that are cross-cutting regardless of service areas.
At the federal level, efforts will align with the Centers for Disease Control Health Equity Grant (National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Public Health Disparities among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities).
The total award amount from the CDC is $22,886,119.
Please refer to the one-page summary to be posted on the website, equityinoc.com.
Non-public organizations and entities may apply for the funding opportunities administered through Orange County United Way: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
For information on funding opportunities, please refer to the Orange County United Way website, www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Yes, they can be eligible. For information on funding opportunities, please refer to the Orange County United Way website: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Funding opportunities are available to nonprofit and community-based organizations from across Orange County to ensure equitable participation. Public agencies such as health systems, hospitals, managed care organizations, school districts, Orange County agencies, and other governmental agencies are not part of funding opportunities for this Initiative. For information on funding opportunities, please refer to the Orange County United Way website: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Yes, current funding is solely from the CDC grant. For information on funding opportunities, please refer to the Orange County United Way website: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Funds must be fully utilized by May 2023. For information on funding opportunities, please refer to the Orange County United Way website: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
The Equity in OC Taskforce will select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Multiple funding opportunities will be available beginning February 2022 through May 2022. For further information please refer to the Orange County United Way website: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
The Equity in OC Taskforce will select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Yes, here: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332034
Please email ophe@ochca.com to request a meeting, orientation, or send contact information.
Structural racism is one of the root causes of inequities in Orange County and beyond. One of the main values of the Equity in OC Initiative is centering and being an anti-racist initiative. Learn more by joining us at an Equity in OC Taskforce meeting and/or reviewing available resources at: equityinoc.com.
With data and support, the Equity in OC Taskforce will engage in a community facilitated process led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The Taskforce will select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants, www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Please email ophe@ochca.com to request an orientation.
With data and support, the Equity in OC Taskforce will engage in a community facilitated process led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The Equity in OC Taskforce will select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
The breadth and/or detail of the 3 priority action areas will be determined by the Equity in OC Taskforce.
Yes, the 3 priority action areas will be determined by the Equity in OC Taskforce.
Yes, to the best fit, cost effectiveness and/or feasibility of a particular practice.
Yes, presentations will have interpretation for Spanish, Vietnamese and American Sign Language and materials will be translated in Spanish and Vietnamese. Additional language interpretation and translation services are available as needed.
The need for interpretation for Khmer has been identified through the registration process, and interpreters have been requested and scheduled for the first convening meeting.
Communities are encouraged to participate in the Equity in OC Taskforce convening meetings and related activities.
The Population Collectives will build capacity across Orange County and sectors, in particular key population segments impacted by health inequities; this includes the collective for individuals with disabilities.
The Equity in OC Initiative will make available translated materials in requested languages.
Communities, including students and academic communities, are encouraged to participate in the Equity in OC Taskforce convening meetings and related activities.
Stakeholder and community engagement are two of the core pillars of the Equity in OC Initiative. We are committed to instituting community-informed and data-driven best practices and strategies to ensure and elevate community voices, stories, and narrative.
Initially, the expected outcome will be for the Taskforce to select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
Community members residing in Orange County and/or community organizations serving the residents of Orange County.
In addition to interpreters, the Equity in OC Initiative will make available translated materials in requested languages. Additional resources and notifications will also be available on the website, equityinoc.com.
Learn more by joining us at a Taskforce meeting and/or reviewing available resources at equityinoc.com.
Initially, the expected outcome will be for the Taskforce to select 3 priority action areas for submission of proposals under the Implementation Grants administered by the Orange County United Way. Please continue to visit the website for additional information on the Implementation Grants: www.unitedwayoc.org/equityoc.
The Equity in OC Taskforce is an open group. Any interested community member is encouraged to participate and be active in the taskforce decision-making process. Periodically, the Equity in OC Taskforce will hold open meetings for any community member to come and hear Equity in OC Taskforce and Initiative updates. The Equity in OC Taskforce will use evaluation forms at the end of convenings to get feedback from members about their experience.
Communities including agencies are encouraged to participate in the Equity in OC Taskforce Convening meetings and related activities such as the Population Collectives.
No, there will be no certificate for attending the Equity in OC Taskforce Convening.
To be determined.
Community-based organization means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or significant segments of a community and provides educational or related services to individuals in the community.
Cultural competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations.
Disparity refers to a state of being unequal. In health and social service systems, disparity is typically used to describe unequal outcomes experienced by one racial or ethnic group when compared to another racial or ethnic group (in contrast, disproportionality compares the proportion of one racial or ethnic group to the same racial or ethnic group in the population). For example, an examination of disparities may look at differences by race or ethnicity at various points of entry into the child welfare or juvenile justice system, differences by county or region, or differences by age (for example, infants, adolescents) to better understand the dynamics of disparities present in a given system.
Disproportionality refers to when a particular group is over or underrepresented in various systems (e.g., health, criminal justice, child welfare).
Equity acknowledges and considers differences, disparities, and disproportionality. Ensures a fair process, outcome, treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all, striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups while improving conditions of disadvantaged groups.
Health disparities are preventable differences identified in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Health equity is when all groups in a population have fair and just opportunities to attain their full health, well-being and quality of life.
Health inequity are differences in population health status and mortality rates that are systemic, patterned, unfair, unjust, and actionable, as opposed to random or caused by those who become ill.
Program planning is the outline of events and activities that your members follow to reach the goals of the organization. A successful program plan provides detail and shows how each activity supports your organization’s mission.
Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These circumstances are shaped by distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels.
*The Equity in OC Initiative “Shared Definitions” is an evolving guidance to support our community members in their work to develop a common and shared language and understanding of health and racial equity. As with equity itself, developing equitable language is a process that is constantly undergoing change and requires adaptability and flexibility. These shared definitions, developed by the member representatives of the Public Health Alliance of Southern California from the perspective of individuals who live and work in the Southern California area, can be used to support the community’s work to develop a shared understanding of the terms and language often used in the context of discussing health and racial equity. These shared definitions should be seen as a starting point, not an end point, to the development of a local understanding of “health and racial equity terms” and their definitions in partnership with local communities most impacted by health and racial inequities.
- The Public Health Alliance of Southern California