We center health equity and racial justice across our work. Our local health jurisdictions are at the center of addressing many critical equity issues, from responding to climate emergencies, to partnering with community-based organizations to prevent housing displacement. We convene a health equity working group with representatives from across our Southern California health departments in order to implement local and regional strategies for advancing health equity and racial justice. As a coalition, we are working across sectors to develop policies and programs that improve health outcomes for individuals and communities most impacted by health inequities. We also produce research, data, rapid response resources and trainings.

With our Healthy Places Index® Tool, we map unjust differences across neighborhoods and strive to present the root cause factors behind health inequities, including policy, system, and environmental factors.