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JOIN YOUR REGIONAL NETWORK AND WORK WITH OTHERS AS DEDICATED AS YOU!
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Laying the groundwork for equity with a Health Equity Advisory and Leadership Council (HEAL)
Network member spotlight with Rice County HEAL Council
"This work is just starting and the journey is the goal." - Sara Coulter, Rice County Public Health Clinic and Community Supervisor
Sara Coulter has been working on the creation of the Rice County Health Equity Advisory and Leadership (HEAL) Council since last year, when the county was awarded a grant from the Minnesota Health Equity Network. She and other staff are connecting with community members and organizations, inviting them to join the council, and asking them how they think participation should look. They are starting by talking to the people with whom they have solid relationships and mutual trust. They hope to get input from them about possible new contacts, locations for meetings that are most comfortable for community members, what size of group might feel right to them, what communication needs they should address, and details on other barriers to participation.
"COVID was the quick work. This is an engagement. It’s the slow work of sitting down and listening. We plan to take our time and build trust." - Sara Coulter
Throughout the COVID response, Rice County Public Health staff worked with community groups and diverse media on education and messaging. The HEAL Council aims to build on those existing relationships and connections, and gain a better understanding of the community’s vision of health. "We know that we have much to learn," says Sara. "Above all, we want to know how the HEAL Council can serve as a true source of the work of healing our community."
"We hope that at some point in our time together people will mix in new ways and leave meetings feeling as though they are part of the action that will create change for themselves and their communities." - HEAL Council proposal
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Keep reading: Laying the groundwork for equity with a Health Equity Advisory and Leadership Council (HEAL): Network member spotlight with Rice County HEAL Council
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Please share your feedback on transforming the public health system together!
Checking in with Shor, project supervisor
Hello Minnesota Health Equity Networks community,
Our team has spent time planning and discussing the future of the Health Equity Networks that we are building together across Minnesota. We have been going deep, envisioning how it would look and feel if the public health system was more responsive to community needs and prioritized health equity and community engagement.
As we’ve had these conversations, it has become clear: We need to hear your voices. How does this change look and feel to you? Your communities? Your organizations?
Please share your answers in this anonymous survey!
Survey: Transforming public health
As we continue to visualize the future together, we will share the ideas you have contributed and use them to form and shape what we offer through the Minnesota Health Equity Networks.
Thank you for being a part of envisioning a way of doing things differently in our state!
Much care,
shor
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Training sessions and statewide meetings
Regional gatherings
Regional gatherings are free and open to all. Participate in one region, or more than one! All regional gatherings below are virtual unless otherwise indicated. Scroll down for a regional map.
The Southwest, Northwest, Metro, and South Central regions have already met this summer, and will meet again in the fall.
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What is health equity?
Health equity is achieved when systems truly support all people and communities to have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible no matter who they are or where they live. This requires understanding the social inequities that impact health in each region, and actively working on those inequities.
Every region, community, and Tribal nation experience different inequities and require different solutions.
Join your Health Equity Network and make a difference: www.health.state.mn.us/equitynetworks
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