Advancing Health Equity and Preventing Chronic Disease
The “Practitioner’s Guide for Advancing Health Equity: Community Strategies for Preventing Chronic Disease” provides lessons learned from evidence- and practice-based strategies. The innovative ideas highlight how to maximize the effects of policy, systems, and environmental improvement strategies—all with the goal of reducing health disparities and advancing health equity.
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This section includes lessons learned from practitioners across the nation. Review it for ways to incorporate the goals of health equity into key foundational skills and practices of public health including:
- Building organizational capacity pdf icon[PDF–1.1MB]
- Engaging community members pdf icon[PDF–1.6MB]
- Developing partnerships and coalitions pdf icon[PDF–1MB]
- Identifying and analyzing health inequities pdf icon[PDF–2.8MB]
- Selecting, designing, and implementing strategies pdf icon[PDF–704KB]
- Making the Case for Health Equity pdf icon[PDF–1.8MB]
- Addressing Health Equity in Evaluation Efforts pdf icon[PDF–595KB]
This section provides equity-oriented considerations, key partners, and community examples related to the design and implementation of the following strategies:
- Community Food Retail Environment pdf icon[PDF–3.5MB]
- Healthy Restaurants and Catering Trucks pdf icon[PDF–1.2MB]
- Healthy Food in School, Afterschool, and Early Care and Education Environments pdf icon[PDF–1.6MB]
- Food Access through Land Use Planning and Policies pdf icon[PDF–2.3MB]
- Breastfeeding Practices and Policies pdf icon[PDF–1.4MB]
This section provides equity-oriented considerations, key partners, and community examples related to the design and implementation of the following strategies:
This section provides equity-oriented considerations, key partners, and community examples related to the design and implementation of the following strategies:
- Joint Use Agreements pdf icon[PDF–1.4MB]
- Safe and Accessible Streets for All Users pdf icon[PDF–1.2MB]
- Trails and Pathways to Enhance Recreation and Active Transportation pdf icon[PDF–2MB]
- Physical Activity in School, Afterschool, and Early Care and Education Settings pdf icon[PDF–989KB]
- Neighborhood Development that Connects Community Resources to Transit pdf icon[PDF–2.6MB]
- Preventing Violence pdf icon[PDF–775KB]
Download a printer-friendly version of the Health Equity Banner pdf icon[PDF-297KB].