Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” This month we celebrate what would have been his 90th birthday, and it reminds us that the injustices that contribute to systemic health inequities are still many and complex. Tides values healthy individuals and communities as one of the pillars of a world of shared prosperity and social justice.
In order “to advance health equity, we need to continue to support and expand progressive federal, state, and local policies that provide resources to help historically underserved communities—many of which are communities of color—thrive.” Maria Smith, one of our newest staff members, shares this in our latest blog. As program manager for the Robert Wood Johnson Healthy Children, Healthy Weight collaborative initiative at Tides Center, Maria has had a long personal journey with public health and collaboration. Learn more about what health equity is and why it matters.
Another Tides partner, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII), understands the power of collaboration in addressing systemic inequality, serving as the coalition of eleven public health departments all committed to advancing health equity. The Bay Area has one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, and solving this crisis may be one of the greatest opportunities to improve family health there and beyond. Learn more in BARHII’s recent Issue Brief: Housing Stability and Family Health.
Another long-time Tides partner collaborating in the health equity space is the Center for Care Innovations (CCI). Recently, they formed a partnership with Genentech Charitable Giving to launch the Resilient Beginnings Collaborative to improve the capacity of Bay Area safety net providers to prevent, screen, and treat childhood adversity in pediatric care settings. Read more about CCI and Tides in this partnership story.
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