Advancing health equity: Case studies of health equity practice in California health departments
Across California, a growing number of health departments are going beyond a traditional public health emphasis on programs and services to uncover and combat the root causes of health inequities by focusing on social issues like education, housing and poverty.
To help demystify their work and encourage other California health departments to tackle the root causes of health inequities, BMSG developed case studies of California health departments whose award-winning work on health equity was recognized by The California Endowment in 2014 and 2017.
Case studies of 2017 awardees
Reframing housing as a health issue in Napa County, California
How Monterey County is advancing health equity using a Health in All Policies framework
View case studies for all 2017 awardees
Case studies of 2014 awardees
Shasta County Public Health: Health equity award winner for a small county practice [pdf]