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Call for Entries: Voices
for Health Equity Project
KDHE issuing a call for entries for the Voices
for Health Equity project. The Center for Health Equity wants to hear how organizations are working to achieve equity in health among groups of people living in Kansas communities through photo stories.
Submissions may come from health departments, federally-qualified health centers, tribal health and Indian Health Service clinics, partnering organizations, and community coalitions in
Kansas. The three main objectives for this project are:
- Create awareness of the factors which influence equity and the health of Kansans.
- Engage a diverse mixture of Kansans and provide a platform for their voices to be heard.
- Start a conversation about the ways we can make Kansas a healthier place for everyone.
Deadline for submissions is March 1, 2012. Five winning stories will be made into Digital Stories, presented across the state and online. Winners will receive $200 each for participating.
Click here to complete the application. For details on the Call for Entries: Voices for Health Equity Project.
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Mission
Promote and improve the health status of all Kansans through shared leadership and collaboration across the public health system in order to reduce identified and emerging health disparities among racial, ethnic, tribal, and underserved populations.
Working Definition: Health disparities are based not only on race and ethnicity, but also on geography, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and other factors.
Goals
- Strengthen Kansas’s public health infrastructure/system to order to meet the health needs of racial, ethnic, tribal and underserved populations
- Serve as a centralized source for information regarding the health of minorities, sovereign nations, and underserved populations as well as evidence-based, best practice strategies to address reduction of disparities among these populations
- Serve as the leading source of information, advocacy, and training for cultural competency in the Kansas public health system
- Promote multi-sector collaboration with private, public, and tribal sector partners that contribute to improved wellbeing of Kansas communities by reducing health disparities
Priorities
- Identification, coordination, leveraging, and communication about existing resources within the Division of Health to address reduction of health disparities
- Data collection strategies that characterizes disparities, analysis of data, and dissemination of reports documenting health disparities to state, federal, and community partners
- Education about the role of equity, social and economic determinants of health, and cultural competence in community health assessment
- Integration of equity, social determinants, and disparities in state-level strategic plans for health improvement
- Public health workforce training to address disparities through cultural competency, health literacy training, etc.
- Representation and participation of the state of Kansas in initiatives and activities of the federal Office of Minority Health, Region VII Office of Minority Health, National Association of State Offices of Minority Health, and other groups, task forces, etc.
CHD strategic plan 
History
The Center for Health Equity acknowledges the vision and commitment of individuals, agencies and communities that historically laid the groundwork for its creation in Kansas. Sharing this timeline is an invitation for more stakeholders to identify their places and contributions over time to address disparities and improve the health of all Kansans—principles, practices, and strategies that work to promote equity in public health services. Read more...
Timeline and Advisory Comittee
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