Novel
Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and are in the process of generating evidence of effectiveness or may not yet be tested.

COVID-19 Health Equity Initiatives: Milwaukee Health Department

American Medical Association 

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Case Study

Policy Change/ Development
Tools Included
Outside U.S.
Building

Infrastructure Support

This case study describes how Milwaukee Health Department’s (MHD) Government Alliance on Race and Equity’s (GARE) third goal is to introduce clear and consistent equity standards in work environments. GARE adapted the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative staff survey to identify skills, organizational practices, and infrastructure needed to address health equity. This includes organizing a racial equity training (where both staff knowledge and needs are considered), creating safe and inclusive organization spaces, and developing a racial equity framework within MHD.

Resource Details

Outcomes of Interest

Advancing Racial Equity, Improve Organizational Infrastructure

Priority Population(s)

Setting(s) of Implementation

Community

Geographic Area of Implementation

Urban

Implementation Period

2019-2020