Building Health Equity
Building Health Equity
Establishing the building blocks for a sustainable culture of health equity practice
The Building Health Equity (BHE) Initiative includes the BHE Training Program,
an Organizational Readiness Assessment for health departments,
webinars, podcasts, and resources.
Our Overall Goals
Build
Establish the building blocks for a sustainable culture of health equity practice in Iowa.
Learn
Promote continued curiosity, learning, and growth in topics around health equity.
Advocate
Advocate for health equity in day-to-day actions and decision-making processes at all levels of an organization and beyond.
Building Health Equity (BHE) Training Program
The Building Health Equity Training Program is intended for health department employees across the state of Iowa. We are a team of public health practitioners, faculty, staff, and students who are committed to pursuing health equity. As facilitators, we are co-learners in conversations that push ourselves and others to deepen our understanding of health equity principles and incorporate that into our lives and work.
Webinars & Podcasts
BHE Webinars
Our BHE webinars address various health equity topics and feature speakers from across Iowa.
BHE Podcasts
Our BHE webinars are converted into podcasts for easy listening on the go. Click below to start listening.
Building Health Equity (BHE) Learning Collaborative
The BHE Learning Collaborative is a group of local health departments from Iowa. It includes health department leadership and health equity advocates. The group works together to address different health disparities in the state of Iowa. Currently, the group is developing a health equity framework tailored specifically to Iowa, drawing from a model adapted from Human Impact Partners.
Learning Library
Organizational Readiness Assessment
This assessment includes a set of questions for you to consider from the perspective of staff, leadership, and polices. There isn’t a simple checklist for participants to follow in their journey to achieve or apply equitable practices.
Resources
Our collection of resources spans across more than 25 distinct categories. It includes materials such as informative articles, in-depth research studies, practical toolkits, and a variety of other resources—all aimed at advancing the crucial goal of promoting health equity.
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This project is funded by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.