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July 2023
Now accepting applications for the Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council and Community Solutions Advisory (CSA) Council
Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council
Applications are now open for the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council. HEAL was created as part of a broader effort by MDH to address Minnesota’s inequities in health status. HEAL represents the voices of many communities most impacted by health inequities across the state, including racial and ethnic minority groups, American Indians, rural Minnesotans, Minnesotans with disabilities, LGBTQ community members, and refugees and immigrants. The knowledge and wisdom of council members will enhance the work of MDH in advancing health equity for all communities in Minnesota.
The work of HEAL is predominantly internal facing to the agency and will provide guidance on implementation and alignment of health equity efforts across MDH systems and policies. HEAL is responsible for the following:
- Advise the commissioner on health equity issues and the health equity priorities and concerns of priority populations;
- Provide guidance to the agency in efforts to advance health equity, including consulting on specific agency policies and programs, providing ideas and input about potential budget and/or policy proposals, and recommending review of particular agency policies, standards or procedures that may create or perpetuate health inequities;
- Provide guidance to the agency in developing and monitoring meaningful performance measures related to advancing health equity.
The application is a two-part process. You MUST complete both parts to be considered.
- Part 1: Interested applicants must complete an electronic application through the Minnesota Secretary of State’s (MNSOS) Boards and Commissions Open Positions portal. MNSOS applications will be open until Thursday, August 3, 2023 (11:59 p.m. CDT).
- Part 2: Upon receipt of the Secretary of State’s application, MDH will email a supplemental application form to the email address listed on the MNSOS application. This supplemental MDH application must also be completed to be considered. The deadline to submit the MDH supplemental application is Thursday, August 10, 2023 (11:59 p.m. CDT).
If you have questions, please contact us by email at Health.Equity@state.mn.us or by phone at 651-201-5813.
Community Solutions Advisory (CSA) Council
The Center for Health Equity invites diverse community members to apply to fill thirteen openings for the Community Solutions Advisory (CSA) Council. The CSA Council plays a key role in shaping the Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development grant program. The grant program funds community-based initiatives to improve the well-being of children of color and American Indian children from prenatal to grade 3 and their families. The CSA Council:
- Guide the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in developing the request for proposals for the Community Solutions Healthy Child Development Grants, considering how the grants can build on communities’ capacity to promote child and family well-being.
- Review applications for the Community Solutions Healthy Child Development grants and made recommendations to MDH about which applicants should be funded.
- Collaborates with MDH to create a transparent and objective accountability and evaluation process focused on the outcomes Community Solutions Healthy Child Development grantees are working to achieve.
- Advises MDH on ongoing oversight of the Community Solutions Healthy Child Development grant program.
- Supports MDH on other racial equity and early childhood grant efforts as appropriate.
As outlined in Minnesota statutes, the CSA Council is a 13-member council comprised of:
- 3 members representing Black Minnesotans of African heritage;
- 3 members representing the Latino / Hispanic community;
- 3 members representing the Asian-Pacific Islander community;
- 3 members representing the American Indian community;
- 1 member with research or academic expertise in racial equity and healthy child development.
At least 4 of the members must be a parent with a child under the age of eight years at the time of appointment. One member must represent an organization that advocates on behalf of communities of color or American Indians. At least three of the 13 CSA Council members must come from outside the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Members are asked to serve a minimum of two years and may serve up to two 2-year terms. Members receive modest compensation for their time (the current rate is $55 per meeting). Members may be reimbursed for mileage, parking and childcare expenses incurred as a result of attending CSA Council meetings
To apply to join the CSA Council, complete BOTH parts of the application:
- Part 1: Interested applicants must submit an electronic application through the MN Secretary of State’s (MNSOS) Boards and Commissions Open Positions portal. MNSOS applications will be open until Thursday, August 3, 2023 (11:59 p.m. CDT).
- Part 2: MDH will email a supplemental application form to the email address listed on the MNSOS application. This supplemental MDH application must also be completed. The deadline to submit the MDH supplemental application is Thursday, August 10, by the end of the day (11:59 p.m. CDT).
Please feel free to contact the Center for Health Equity at health.equity@state.mn.us or 651-201-5813 or with any questions.
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