Provided strategic planning to local governmental agencies leading systems change efforts.
We worked with local governmental jurisdictions to develop strategic plans and frameworks that advance prevention, health equity, and racial justice.
In Riverside County (CA), we led the development of a health equity strategic plan, designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing action and next steps following the County’s 2020 resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The strategic plan will be publicly available later in 2024 on Riverside County’s Diversity Equity Inclusion and Access webpage, and will serve as an essential resource for integrating equity and justice approaches into County departments, programs, and policies.
In Buncombe County (NC), we provided coaching and document development support for the Buncombe County Community Safety & Violence Prevention Plan. This process and document were based on PI’s Community Safety Realized framework and adapted for implementation in Buncombe County. The planning resulted in a solid community and racial justice-centered direction, identification of priorities, and success in securing $2.5 million from Buncombe County Fiscal Recovery Funds (related to the American Rescue Plan Act) and $1.5 million in Department of Justice Community Violence Intervention funds.
The State of Black LA report included language and suggested frameworks from our previous work with the Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative in Los Angeles County (CA); a number of our policy recommendations also were included in LA County’s legislative affairs 2023–24 state and federal policy platforms.
Funders: Riverside University Health System; Buncombe County.
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