Equity Resources

"Health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.”

​- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Check out our Equity Decision-Making Tool:
Adopted by Live Healthy Lane in December, 2018, the Equity Decision-Making Tool is a step-by-step process for thoughtfully considering equity in decisions that impact individuals and communities.

visit The toolkit

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Resources from Live Healthy Lane Partners:​

• Lane County: Community Resiliency Toolkit - A toolkit with extensive resources to improve equity, access to resources, and community resiliency in Lane County
• ​Lane County's 2020 Health Equity Report - An interactive  report on Lane County's health disparities
• LaneKids: Talking About Race - An extensive list of anti-racism resources focusing on how to talk to children about race for parents and educators
• Siuslaw Vision: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Page - A selection of DEI resources for vision projects and community building efforts
• United Way Worldwide's Equity Framework and Toolkit - An interactive toolkit and framework to use in decision-making
• Trillium Community Health Plan's Equity Training Resources - Continuing Education opportunities to advance health equity. ​​
• Strides for Social Justice -  PeaceHealth's app that provides a walking tour of local Black history for Lane County residents

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Prioritizing Health Equity and Understanding the Impacts of Racism on Health:​​

• Lane County Infographic: Insights on Racial and Ethnic Health Inequity in the Context of COVID-19
• ​The State of Black Oregon - A compilation of essays and case studies on the impacts of racism on Black Oregonians (including health, childcare, education and much more) 
• ​State of Oregon Equity Framework in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
• ​Public Health Resources for Understanding Environmental Racism - An overview of environmental racism with resources to learn more and take action
• How Racism Can Affect Child Development
• Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality
• Racism & Health: Evidence and Needed Research Report​
• ​American Medical Association: Prioritizing Health Equity Video Series​​
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Roots of Inequality - A web-based course for public health workforce 
• Oregon's Legislative Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Caucus 2021 Legislative Agenda: an agenda created by members of Congress to advance equity initiatives and eliminate systemic oppression and racism in Oregon
• ​​Oregon Health Authority Office of Equity and Inclusion: Race, Ethnicity, Language and Disability Implementation Guide for Data Collection
• 65 Resources for Racial and Health Equity: a compilation of articles, toolkits, research pieces and other materials that provide information on health inequities and offer strategies for taking action to advance racial equity across society—particularly in healthcare
• Good Good Good Anti-racism Resources
• Dismantling Racism Works Web Workbook
• University of Oregon's Cultural Humility Toolkit
• NAMI's Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Toolkit

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Equity Language Guides:

• ​Racial Equity Tools: Racial Equity Tool Glossary
• ​University of Oregon: Trans Glossary 101

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Using Personal Pronouns:

• ​MyPronouns: information on personal pronouns, what they are and how to use them
• University of Oregon: Using Pronouns - a guide on pronouns and how to use them

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Land:

• ​US Department of Arts and Culture: guidance and information on how to acknowledge and honor Native land
• History Research: A Short History of Oregon Tribes in the Contemporary Era
• ​State of Oregon: Tribal Affairs - Overview of the 9 Confederated Tribes of Oregon
• Broken Treaties: An Oral History Tracing Oregon's Native Population
• Interactive Native Land Map of the World: navigate the map to learn about Native land throughout the world
• Text your zip-code to (907)312-5085 to learn what Native land you live on
• Urban Indian Health Institute - Indigenous Health Equity Report

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Being an Ally and an Anti-Racist:

• Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: 10 Ways to Be an Ally and a Friend        
• Everyday Feminism: 10 Things All Allies Need to Know    
• The Root: 12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People   
• Anti-Racism Resources for White People
• Get FREE Select Books on AntiRacism from the Ford Family Foundation:
  • ​Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
  • So You Want to Talk About Race
  • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness​​

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Taking Action with Local and National Organizations
Local to Lane County:

• Black Unity: a humanitarian group created by people of color and white allies who seek fair and just treatment of black lives and voices through education on how all communities have been affected by police brutality
• Centro Latino Americano: provides support, resources, and translation services for Latinx residents of Lane County
• Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC):  CALC addresses the struggle for racial justice, immigrant rights, economic justice and educational equity and opposing heterosexism, anti-Semitism and other isms, as well as challenging war, militarism and the drive for global hegemony, seeking to define true security as everyone having decent housing, education, food, work and health care. 
• Eugene Human Rights Commission: The mission of the Human Rights Commission is to promote implementation of universal human rights values and principles in all City of Eugene programs and throughout the wider community. 
• Grupo Latino de Accion Directa of Lane County (GLAD): GLAD seeks to strengthen social, political, and economic futures of Latinos and other underrepresented groups in Lane County by fostering education, mentoring new leadership, connecting individuals to service providers and much more
• Huerto de la Familia: works to increase health and economic security of Latinos in Lane County by providing organic agriculture and business training opportunities
• Lane County: Local Black-Owned Business Directory - support local Black-owned businesses throughout Lane County
• Lane County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
• Refugee and Immigrant Services Program (RISP): RISP consists of three programs (Refugee Resettlement Program, Immigration Legal Services Program, and Asylum Seekers Assistance Program) and work together to support refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants in Lane County
• Showing Up for Racial Justice Springfield-Eugene: the local chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice, a national group mobilizing white people for anti-racism work

Local to Oregon:

• Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon: a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice and advance equity
• Basic Rights Oregon: ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and inclusive politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories. 

Local to United States:

• Black Lives Matter: Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.

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