About the Rural Health Equity Project
Supporting rural Lane County communities through community engagement and building capacity for addressing health inequities
Recognizing the need for more outreach and collaboration with our rural communities, this project is a pilot community engagement plan for gathering community input from rural community members most impacted by health disparities related to race, geography, and income and building capacity to address them.
This project is a part of Live Healthy Lane's charge to gather community input on health equity and access based on existing health disparities in Lane County in order to bring forth recommendations for the ‘21-25 CHP implementation that will advance health equity in Lane County.
This project is a part of Live Healthy Lane's charge to gather community input on health equity and access based on existing health disparities in Lane County in order to bring forth recommendations for the ‘21-25 CHP implementation that will advance health equity in Lane County.
Purpose
- Build capacity for addressing health disparities related to race, geography, and income in Lane County.
- Support rural Lane County communities through community partnership and collaboration.
- Center the voices and lived experiences of rural community members in decision-making.
- Use information and relationships formed from the project to inform future community health investments and efforts - ultimately reducing health disparities in rural Lane County communities.
Background
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Pilot Communities- South Lane - Cottage Grove - Upper Siuslaw River Region (Mapleton, Deadwood, Swisshome) Our Pilot Communities were selected based on their health and education data, feedback from rural community partners and equity advisors, and existing rural partnerships with these communities.
We hope to expand the project to other rural Lane county communities as part of the '21-25 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHP) once our pilot project is completed with these 2 communities. |
Project Outline
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Centering Rural Lane County Voices through Community Partnership and Collaboration
Project Homepage - Meet Our Team - Rural Partner Spotlights
Project Homepage - Meet Our Team - Rural Partner Spotlights