Public Health Workforce: Health Equity Resources

In an effort to provide resources and technical assistance to Local Tribal Health Departments (LTHDs), the information on this page offers information about strategies to address root causes of health disparities and spotlights local and state initiatives that have been successful in alleviating health disparities.

Learning Communities

In 2022, LTHDs were invited to complete a survey to help the Office of Policy and Practice Alignment (OPPA) better understand the strengths and needs of local jurisdictions to advance health equity. Responses were compiled in the LTHD Health Equity Strengths and Needs Survey Results Summary, P-03277 (PDF) and used to identify training topics. Later that year, the Health Equity Assessment and Resource Team (HEART) began hosting a series of equity trainings referred to as Learning Communities (LC), these trainings are intended to:

• Provide best practice strategies to address root causes of health disparities.
• Supply vetted resources to guide initiatives to advance health equity.
• Spotlight local or state initiatives that have been successful in alleviating health disparities.
• Connect attendees to coalitions and organizations that primarily focus on health equity or social determinants of health.
• Create a space for continuing education and peer networking to advance health equity.

Health equity resource guides

Health equity resource guides provide access to user-friendly information to assist in your health equity journey.

• Understanding Health Equity for Local and Tribal Health Departments, P-03580A (PDF)
• Weaving Health Equity into Local and Tribal Health Departments (LTHDs) Strategic Planning, P-03580 (PDF)
• Integrating Health Equity into Local and Tribal Health Departments' Program Evaluation Plans, P-03580B (PDF)
• Embedding Health Equity into the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) of Local and Tribal Health Department Processes, P-03580C (PDF)