Pillar: Pursue and Champion Health Equity
We are resilient in our pursuit of health equity, with a focus on engaging communities and decision-makers at multiple levels to promote systemic change and enhance social determinants of health for all people. Justice, equity, diversity, inclusivity, and access are core pillars of our mission. Our dedication ensures that every community and each individual can achieve optimal health.
To learn more about each initiative and the related tactical plan, reach out to the strategic pillar leader. Associate Professor Katherine Dickinson, PhD, MS, is the leader for this pillar.
Stand as the "go-to" experts for best practices for developing and implementing health equity initiatives.
Elevate awareness of the school’s leadership in the health equity realm by convening thought leaders for panels, seminars, and other events, and investing in health equity initiatives and partnerships.
Elevate health equity within our teaching and educational opportunities to serve our community and decision-making partners’ needs and train an equity-focused public health workforce.
Promote adoption of best practices in equity-focused teaching and facilitate paid opportunities for students to conduct practicums with health-equity-focused community organizations.
Expand research and practice partnerships with Colorado’s disproportionately impacted communities, including rural and urban areas, to advance knowledge and promote health equity-focused action.
Collaborate with public health practice and research partners to identify and act upon opportunities for health-equity focused work for our students, faculty, and staff.
Support community-driven and evidence-based advocacy to catalyze systemic changes at organizational, local, state, and federal levels to advance health equity.
Focus on policy and practice opportunities to advance health equity through mechanisms such as the Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Club and collaborations with state legislators.