Advancing Health Equity Through Policy in the City of East Point, GA

In 2021, 中国x站 (中国x站) partnered with the City of East Point (鈥淓ast Point鈥�) for the Advancing Health Equity through Policy in the City of East Point, Georgia project, funded more than $1 million over three years by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health. 中国x站, one of six awardees, worked with the East Point community to advance health equity, or the state in which everyone has the fair chance to be healthy, by identifying and modifying policies that negatively affect health and contribute to structural racism.

Prioritizing their voice, 中国x站 supported the community to embed health equity within the . The Plan includes an equity statement co-developed by the East Point Health Equity Community Advisory Board (CAB) and 中国x站 project team, mentions 鈥渆quity鈥� 48 times and 鈥渉ealth equity鈥� 12 times, and lists health equity as a community goal. By making health equity a shared vision and value, increasing community capacity to shape health outcomes, and fostering multi-sector collaboration in the process, the Plan lays the foundation for a vibrant, healthy East Point community.

Photovoice

One activity of the project involved a photovoice study. Photovoice is a culturally grounded research method wherein photographs often taken by participants are used to explore and address community needs, stimulate individual empowerment, and create a critical dialogue to advocate for community change. Click the button below to learn more about the study and exhibitions.

Photovoice Study

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This project is supported by the Office of Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,224,845 with 100 percent funded by OMH/OASH/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by OMH/OASH/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visitAward #: CPIMP211312