Community Leaders Forums
Since its inception in 2011, Health Equity Initiative has pioneered a community-driven and multisectoral approach to advancing health equity across all of our strategies, resources, events and partnerships. We advocate for raising the influence of community voices on health equity solutions and "walk the walk" via our activities and programs. From our innovative 2011-2013 Health Equity Exchange program that sought to provide a proof-of-concept in support of community-specific solutions, to our more recent summits and other consensus-driven events and capacity building efforts, we always feel privileged to learn from and work with communities and their leaders, and to count many community-based organizations (CBOs) in our network.
Our Community Leaders Forums series is an important initiative that aligns with our commitment to equitable community systems and provides a much needed forum to discuss and advocate for community-driven solutions to advance health equity.
Our Community Leaders Forums series is an important initiative that aligns with our commitment to equitable community systems and provides a much needed forum to discuss and advocate for community-driven solutions to advance health equity.
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COVID-19: Emerging Community Needs and Policy Solutions
July 8, 2020 In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact among Black, Brown and Indigenous communities as well as other communities of color and many marginalized and underserved groups in the Unites States and globally, Health Equity Initiative designed, organized and hosted this Community Leaders Forum to highlight the experience and insights of community leaders from across the United States. The Forum focuses on (a) how the coronavirus underscores many of the challenges we already knew existed with health equity, (b) emerging community needs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and (c) community-driven ideas for policy solutions that may address emerging needs and priorities that contribute to COVID-19 inequities. The Forum is the first in a series of upcoming discussions and events. It's also an important component of Health Equity Initiative’s long-standing capacity building and advocacy efforts in support of raising the influence of community voices on health equity solutions. Listen to the recording on SoundCloud below! |
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Report and Call to Action
Download and share the Call to Action with your community, organization and local representatives to advocate for the kinds of social and policy changes marginalized and underserved communities needs to see in order to address COVID-19 inequities. To download the full report, please click here. |
Moderators
Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL
Founder and President, Board of Directors, Health Equity Initiative Vertical Divider
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Forum Participants/Panelists
Paulette Spencer, MPH, MA
Community Engagement and Policy Analyst, Bronx Community Health Network, NY Vertical Divider
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Teneasha Washington, PhD
Community Engagement Lead, National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability, Birmingham, AL Vertical Divider
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Annette Roque-Lewis
Executive Director, La Nueva Esperanza, Brooklyn, NY Vertical Divider
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Amy Vu, RD, MPH
Head of Programs, FEAST, Los Angeles, CA |
