Center for Health Equity, January Newsletter
Hello Colleagues!
Below is the monthly roundup of news, resources, and events for your review. Please be advised, in addition to the monthly newsletter, the Center may send additional announcements as time-sensitive opportunities become available between our regular communication to you.  Â
Equity-Related News, Reports, and Tools
2021 California Health Interview Survey Data Reveals Health Equity Gaps: A new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research highlights the impact of the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) results, the nation’s largest state health survey. The report provides an overview of how many times 2021 CHIS data was used in publications and cited in news stories, as well as how many times the data was accessed through the portal this year.
The report notes that the October 2022 release of CHIS 2021 data included responses from 25,415 households. The data was cited in nearly 100 publications, such as peer-reviewed journal articles, policy briefs, and government reports in 2022, and more than 90,000 queries were run in the data portal.
Advancing Birth Equity in Los Angeles County Interview Findings and the Impact of Structural Racism in Black Neighborhoods: Clinic Interview Findings and the Impact of Structural Racism in Black Neighborhoods: Across the country and in Los Angeles County, Black women and birthing people continue to disproportionately experience negative birthing outcomes and birthing experiences compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Despite the fact that Black deliveries on average account for only about eight percent of births in the county, Black babies are two-to-three times more likely to die in the first year of life compared to white babies; and the rate of babies born prematurely is 50 percent higher among Black birthing people than for white or Asian babies.
Engaging Community Members and Key Stakeholders in the Development of a Birth Equity Hospital Designation: There are over 4,000 hospitals in operation in the US, where an estimated 98.4% of women give birth. Research shows that maternal mortality rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Black women having the highest rates of maternal mortality, including severely high rates of COVID-related maternal deaths. Despite the higher rates of perinatal complications for Black women receiving hospital care, hospitals remain popular access points that many women and birthing people turn to for essential services.
Lessons Along the Journey - Taking Action Toward Racial Justice in Public Health Systems: In this three-part webinar series, Prevention Institute staff talk openly and honestly about operationalizing racial justice in our work and the lessons we’re learning as we go.
They uplifted lessons from resistance movements led by communities of color against white supremacy and systemic racism, discussed the power of cultivating authentic partnerships and power sharing, and shared emerging policy and narrative themes.
Centering Racial Justice to Strengthen the Public Health Ecosystem: Lessons from COVID-19: Public Institute partnered with Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) to explore opportunities and strategies that challenge the public health field to root our practice in racial justice and health equity.
Funding Opportunities
Requesting Proposals: The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, in collaboration with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Doctora Monica Salinas, invite the submission of proposals for projects to promote health equity by improving health among underserved populations in and around Los Angeles County. Up to ten grants of $5,000 each are available to support local community organizations in these efforts.
This year, funding priority will be given to proposals that address issues of:Â Â Â Â
Alcohol and associated health impacts
Liver Disease
Lung cancer screening
The application deadline is February 15, 2023 at 5pm PST
Request for Applications (RFA) - Community Catalyst Awards 2023: UCLA and UC Irvine’s UC END DISPARITIES Center seeks to improve health outcomes in local communities. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center is a community-academic partnership to increase prevention and improve outcomes in cardiometabolic conditions to promote health equity, such as high blood pressure, stroke, and diabetes. They are awarding 2 Community Catalyst Awards of $20,000 total costs (direct + indirect) each to support community organizations working in this area.
Application due date: February 27, 2023 at or before 11:59am
Happenings
Research Code of Ethics Webinar: Human Impact Partners with support from our community organizing partners, Human Impact Partners' research team created a Research Code of Ethics to (1) Introduce community organizing partners to our values as researchers, (2) Address organizers’ concerns about ethical research practices, and (3) Hold ourselves accountable to conducting ethical, responsible, and engaged research.
Please join them on Wednesday January 25th, 2023 for a webinar where they describe our research process and the seven principles that make up the Research Code of Ethics.
Please Join: The Southern California Health and Housing Council (SCHHC) was established in 1994 to act as the principal advisory board to the Los Angeles County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Join us in advocating and supporting parents, schools, cities and organizations in their efforts to eliminate childhood lead poisoning and other environmental hazards for children.
Please join them on Thursday, January 26th, 2023, 10:30am-12:00pm for a webinar.
Use this form to join! They will send you upcoming meeting details and relevant news.
BIRTHING JUSTICE, Every Mother Deserves a Beautiful Birth Story: The South LA and South Bay African American Infant Maternal Mortality (SLASB AAIMM) Community Action Team in collaboration with the Women in the Room Productions, Girls Club Los Angeles, Black Women for Wellness, The Women of Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) -So Cal chapter , CDU Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence we will be hosting a screening the film, BIRTHING JUSTICE, Every Mother Deserves a Beautiful Birth Story.
Please RSVP and share broadly. Happening January 27th, 2023 at the Miracle Theater
Click HERE to RSVP
California Coalition for Black Birth Justice: Over the last year, the California Coalition for Black Birth Justice, a statewide collective of birth equity and reproductive justice experts, developed the first California Black Birth Justice Agenda, with a set of prioritized actions meant to advance birth justice for Black families across the state. This agenda was co-created by the strategic advisors of the Coalition by combining our knowledge, capacity, lived experience, power, and deep love for the Black community. They believe these actions have significant potential to drive necessary systemic change. This draft is the result of 6 months of planning, convening, brainstorming, and developing, and they plan to release the final agenda in 2023, but first, they need your help.
Please take this 5-minute survey to tell them what you think about their first draft!
COVID-19 Updates
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