“Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care.”

—The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Spending Priorities for the American Rescue Act Funds.

    Latinx spending priorities for COVID relief

    CHART collaborated with Consejo Hispano, Wellville, and OHSE to put together resident listening sessions in Clastop County in the Latinx population.

    Over 50 members participated in the listening sessions and the top two priorities were child care and good paying jobs.

    Data Report

  • Health Equity and Racial Justice Projects in Clatsop County

    This list was developed by organizations in Clatsop County that are taking action to eliminate racism and reduce health inequities in their community. The purpose of this document is to maintain a list of opportunities for community organizations and community members to engage or collaborate in efforts to improve equitable conditions for all Clatsop County residents. If you would like to learn more about a project or get involved, please reach out to the contact person listed.

    Full Catalogue
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Interventions that address the conditions in the places where we live, learn, work, and play have the greatest potential impact on our health. By focusing on these “social determinants of health” and on “changing the context to make healthy choices easier,” we can help improve the health of everyone living in a community.
(CDC Health Impact in 5 years)

 
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