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Equity Zones: Building the Bridge to Transformation.
Christopher Ausura1, Genese Turner1, Jennifer Latham1
1Christopher Ausura and Jennifer Latham are with the State of Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence. Genese Turner, Nicole Marcus, and Brian Edmiston are with the Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL. Susanne Schnell is with the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago.
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This study advocates for health equity zones to empower communities and address systemic inequities. It emphasizes community capacity building and innovative evaluation for upstream, transformative public health change.
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Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Equity
- Community Health
Background:
- Systemic health inequities persist, requiring transformative interventions.
- Current public health practices need enhanced investment and community empowerment.
- Vulnerable populations face significant downstream health needs due to inequities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To advocate for expanded implementation and evaluation of health equity zone models.
- To promote community capacity building and power sharing for upstream change.
- To encourage innovative evaluation practices for measuring transformative health equity initiatives.
Main Methods:
- Review of lessons learned from health equity initiatives in Rhode Island and Chicago, Illinois.
- Analysis of strategies for preventing health inequities.
Main Results:
- Health equity zone models show promise for community empowerment and upstream change.
- Successful strategies involve prioritizing community capacity building and power sharing.
- Innovative evaluation is crucial for measuring the impact of transformative initiatives.
Conclusions:
- Expanded investment in transformative public health practice is essential.
- Health equity zone models offer a framework for addressing systemic inequities.
- Developing novel evaluation methods is critical for assessing progress in health equity.


