Advancing Racial Equity in the Public Health Workforce

BARHII General Membership Meeting Friday, July 20, 2018; 10:00am - 12:00pm Alameda County Public Health Department 1000 Broadway, Room# 5000B, Oakland, CA 94607 Call-in number:  1-641-715-3580 / Code: 561-192# Webinar: http://join.freeconferencecall.com/barhii

Economic mobility and professional development are the investments needed to achieve health equity for all people. BARHII’s recent assessment of the Bay Area’s workforce needs and capacities led to a deeper understanding of the opportunities to advance racial equity within our counties public health systems. This session will:   Profile lessons learned from recent workforce assessment with San Francisco State, which was completed with input from 8 counties Review BARHII workforce assessment completed with San Francisco State Explore how to reduce internal occupational barriers for women and people of color

Guest speaker Kevin Barnett is the Co-Director of the California Future Health Workforce Commission and a Senior Investigator at the Public Health Institute. He has led research and fieldwork in hospital community benefit and health workforce diversity at PHI for over two decades, working with hospitals, government agencies, and community stakeholders across the country. Kevin’s current work with the Alignment of Governance and Leadership in Healthcare builds population health knowledge among hospital leadership and aligns health sector investments to address health inequities in low-income communities.

Followed by an Empanada lunch: 12:00pm - 12:30pm BARHII invites you to join us for Empanadas from a local Oakland eatery, 9Julio! We’d like to take this time after the meeting to debrief.   We look forward to connecting with you then!

San Mateo County's Community Collaboration for Children’s Success Initiative

BARHII Data Committee Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 2:30pm - 4:30pm San Mateo County Health System Offices 225 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 Call-in number:  1-641-715-3580 / Code: 561-192# Webinar: http://join.freeconferencecall.com/barhii

BARHII's July Data Committee meeting will feature San Mateo County speaking on their Community Collaboration for Children’s Success initiative (CCCS). This program works with youth and families in four high need San Mateo County neighborhoods to understand assets, barriers, and opportunities for youth success. Through deep community engagement and data analysis, communities will co-create four data- and community-informed action plans identifying interventions to produce better outcomes for children and youth. In addition, the committee will be discussing potential topics for the remainder of the year.

Visit BARHII's website at www.barhii.org. For more information about BARHII's work, view our Policy Platform. In addition, check out our recent briefs on Housing Displacement and Economic Opportunity.