Dignity Health Systems aimed to embed equity in health systems by establishing safety net hospital programs and social services. A multilingual, multicultural program offering health services and education to underserved communities was created to address social determinants of health and reduce disparities.
Build Coalitions and Community Partnerships with Healthcare Systems
Assessments, Data, and Research, Capacity Building, Coalition Building, Community Engagement, Community Partnerships, Health Equity, Health Systems, Infrastructure, Interventions, Leadership, Policy, Repository, Technical Assistance and Training English Coalitions, Community Based Organizations, Health Departments, Health Systems, Nonprofits, Policymakers Promising Practice ProgramsBCBS MN aimed to address health and racial inequities by establishing coalitions and community partnerships with healthcare systems. This effort led to the development of successful coalitions, increased awareness of equity issues, and the promotion of comprehensive approaches to tobacco control through community engagement.
Embed Internal Equity Policies and Create Steering Committees in Health Systems
Capacity Building, Health Equity, Health Systems, Infrastructure, Insurance Coverage, Interventions, Leadership, Policy, Repository, Technical Assistance and Training English Coalitions, Community Based Organizations, Health Departments, Health Systems, Healthcare Providers, Nonprofits, Policymakers, Social Services Promising Practice ProgramsBCBS MN hoped to reduce inequities affecting diverse and underserved communities through an organizational and systemic approach to racial and health equity. BCBS MN adapted broad, planned structural solutions for internal equity policies and created steering committees to embed equity in health systems.
Collect Data to Counter Data Disparities on Adult Tobacco Use
Assessments, Data, and Research, Capacity Building, Cessation, Community Engagement, Community Partnerships, Evaluation, Health Equity, Policy, Program, Quitlines/Tobacco Prevention Modalities, Repository, Screening, Substance Use/Abuse, Technical Assistance and Training, Tobacco Control and Prevention English Families, Health Departments, Men, Policymakers, Women Promising Practice ProgramsSouthern Nevada Health District developed improved data collection, disaggregation, and tobacco use surveillance efforts through community partnerships in order to inform policy and program change for priority populations of interest. The Tobacco Control Program is working to use this data analysis and information to create a safe, culturally and linguistically tailored quitline and cessation protocols for the NH/PI community.
Establish Smokefree Legislative Policies Through Community Capacity Building
Assessments, Data, and Research, Capacity Building, Coalition Building, Community Engagement, Community Partnerships, Countering Tobacco Industry, Health Equity, Infrastructure, Interventions, Leadership, Policy, Repository, Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing, Substance Use/Abuse, Technical Assistance and Training, Tobacco Control and Prevention, Youth Engagement English Coalitions, Community Based Organizations, Health Departments, Men, Nonprofits, Policymakers, Teens/Adolescents (13-18), Women, Young Adults (19-24) Promising Practice ProgramsCPACS formed a youth task force to advocate for tobacco policy change through work with policymakers, partnerships with national nonprofits, and the local tobacco control GATE coalition. Engaging youth in policy initiatives allowed for greater community support for smoke-free ordinance passage and legislative change.
Adopt a Community Readiness Framework
Assessments, Data, and Research, Capacity Building, Community Engagement, Evaluation, Infrastructure, Interventions, Policy, Program, Repository, Technical Assistance and Training English Coalitions, Community Based Organizations, Health Departments, Health Systems, Men, Nonprofits, Policymakers, Social Services, Women Promising Practice ProgramsAPPEAL adapted the transtheoretical model into a framework for analyzing community readiness for policy change. APPEAL employs the community readiness model to help communities identify and evaluate priority areas of focus to develop policy strategies to change social norms.
Create Leadership Training Infrastructure for Positive Social Change
Capacity Building, Health Equity, Infrastructure, Leadership, Policy, Repository, Technical Assistance and Training, Tobacco Control and Prevention English Coalitions, Community Based Organizations, Men, Nonprofits, Policymakers, Women Promising Practice ProgramsA leadership training institute in MN created infrastructure for policy change through application of the APPEAL leadership model. This case study demonstrates how building community capacity for leadership in tobacco control requires tailored approaches and priority population input for social change.
APPEAL created a leadership model that integrates health equity into community programming and policy change to address upstream factors that impact social determinants of health. APPEAL leverage s this model to develop tailored interventions and policy in its collaborative efforts with community and state partners to provide appropriate technical assistance and training content.