Register by Friday to join for the 20th annual ENACT Day on Tuesday, April 23 in Sacramento! This is an opportunity for community members to share their expertise with California decision-makers and advocate for better outcomes.

Register: ow.ly/eskT50R8F4Y
#health #equity

All are welcome at two upcoming events hosted by OPR's California #RacialEquity Commission:

👋 3/20, 6-7:30pm: Community Meet & Greet
💬 3/21, starting at 9am: Meeting & Community Forum
(register at racialequity.opr.ca.gov/meetings)

📢 Our Emergency Resiliency Project has published a policy brief with ways to mitigate the outsized harm experienced by marginalized communities during emergencies. We must ensure resources and investments reach communities facing the most harm.

🔗bit.ly/policybrief-ERP

At the first meeting of California’s new Racial Equity Commission, April Jean, Policy Director for @wearepha's Emergency Resiliency Project, recommended an equity framework for future emergency funding: “A one-size-fits-all approach does not work.'

#EmergencyResilienceProject

🔊At the first meeting of California's new Racial Equity Commission, Oussama Mokeddem of @wearepha called for an equity framework for future emergency funding.

NextGen Policy Greenlining Community Coalition SEIU Catalyst California

At the first meeting of CA's Racial Equity Commission, Oussama Mokeddem of @wearepha called for an equity framework for future emergency funding.

“On-the-ground organizations who represent disadvantaged communities should...flexibly receive the resources needed,” he said.

Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency for 8 counties in #SoCal impacted by severe rainstorms & flooding.

This Capital & Main article explains the disproportionate impacts of storms.
capitalandmain.com/floods-worst-r…

We must build resilience. #EmergencyResilienceProject

Save the Date: Join us Thursday April 23 to celebrate the 20th Annual ENACT Day!

ENACT Day is an annual advocacy event bringing communities together from across the state to learn about policies and to support a healthy and equitable California.
#health #equity #publicpolicy

NOW is a great time to become a Climate Leader for Stockton!

If you live in South Stockton and want to become a Climate Leader, apply by March 8 at bit.ly/CL24TCC

DeAngelo Mack and Ryan McClinton from Public Health Advocates discussing the need for alternative community response models as a way to reduce care inequities. We have some great and long conversations ahead of us.

San Diegans just had their rainiest January day in recorded history. Extreme climate events are not a matter of IF but WHEN. As the Emergency Resilience Project, we’re building on our COVID response work to fight for equity in all emergency response.
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The first meeting of CA's Racial Equity Commission took place on Jan 24th! 👏☑️ The NGP team is looking forward to working with the Commission to help address structural & systemic racism in CA's government policies & programs.

⭐️Learn more: racialequity.opr.ca.gov

California communities need bold strategies to improve health equity and racial justice.

Read about how we’re doing that at Public Health Advocates. As the year concludes, we invite you to support this work and the communities who work with us.
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In the US, 263 different government entities have declared that #racism is a #publichealth crisis.

Learn more about where these declarations have been made and how we use our voices to push elected officials beyond declarations into action.

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As Sacramento County works to address structural racism, they must make community voices a bigger part of their efforts.

PHAdvocates’ Abigail Hewins and Crystal Harding made the case for community co-governance to the County's Board of Supervisors.
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Our #ThisClose2Unhoused campaign promotes compassion & compassionate policy solutions for our unhoused neighbors in California. Thanks Social Justice PolitiCorps For Sac County for amplifying this in your blog! ow.ly/x5mq50Q1KUy

Watch & share our All Hands video for a unique view into this crisis.

Thank you for sharing our message of compassion and compassionate policy solutions for homelessness, Alissa!

Proud to use our voices to tell Sacramento County officials we need community partnerships and co-governance to address racism as a public health crisis.

As Crystal Harding of @wearepha says, “Nothing about us without us!”
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FOX40 News

Community must be part of the work to address racism as a public health crisis. We see positive changes, but we won’t get real systems change without empowering those closest to the problem. Over 100 Sac County residents signed our letter to echo this: ow.ly/xMb050Q0I8l

Racism is a public health crisis! Abigail Hewins of @wearepha explains what that means – with help from our new graphic illustrating some of the systems where racism shows up.

Sac County residents: Add your name to our sign-on letter to elected officials: lnkd.in/gPp5Qawb