Governing for Racial Equity: A County Update

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1 Governing for Racial Equity: A County Update Muntu Davis, County Health Officer Sandi Galvez, Director, Health Equity Policy & Planning (HEPP) Alameda County Public Health Department March 27, 2017 Alameda County Board of Supervisors Health Committee

2 Overview What is GARE? And why? Alameda County: Roles & goals Year 1: What we have done & learned Year 2: Where we are headed Next Steps

3 The Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE) A national network of government jurisdictions: Committed to achieving racial equity and advancing opportunities for all Focused on their own institutional practices, power and influence Working in partnerships with community and others Joint project of the UC Berkeley Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society (HIFIS) and the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI)

4 Why did we accept and maintain our membership in GARE? Decades of persistent and growing disparities Builds on county s long history Current political proposals and actions Implementation happens at the local level Must be intentional Proactive to curb further negative impacts GARE provides tools, resources, and a learning environment to help.

5 GARE is active in over 150 government jurisdictions.

6 In 2016, GARE launched two California (CARE) cohorts.

7 All of the jurisdictions are applying GARE s framework and approach to their work Normalize A shared analysis and definitions Urgency/Prioritize Visualize Operationalize Racial equity tools Data to develop strategies and drive results Organize Internal infrastructure Partnerships

8 Working as a team toward our goals ACPHD (County Sponsor) County Agencies (Active Participants) County Team (Sponsor + All Participants) Facilitate and coordinate Scan for opportunities and needs Participate in National GARE Network Champion the work within Agency Normalize the work Participate in Northern California GARE cohort Develop work within agencies Develop recommendations for countywide work Countywide Goals 1. All people thrive 2. Alleviate barriers to wealth, health and democracy that disproportionately impact people of color 3. Indicators show movement towards racial equity 4. Develop long-term infrastructure to support this work, including community engagement 5. Integrate into routine work of the county

9 Our County CARE Team Initial Team in 2016 New Members in District Attorney s Office 2. Diversity Programs Unit 3. Health Care Services Agency 4. Human Resources 5. Probation Department 6. Office of the Public Defender 7. Sheriff s Office 8. Social Services Agency 9. Behavioral Health Care Services 10. Child Support Services 11. Community Development Agency 12. Fire Department 13. Human Resources 14. Office of Education 15. Superior Court

10 Racial Equity Tools lay out a process to develop strategies that reduce racial inequities and improve success for all 1 Desired results 2 Analysis of data 3 Community engagement 4 Strategies for racial equity 5 Implementation plan 6 Accountability and communication Source: GARE Racial Equity Toolkit

11 Some County Team members are piloting use of the GARE Racial Equity Toolkit Photo by: Oakland North Photo by: BF Newhall

12 Examples of racial equity work from National GARE Network members Source: host.madison.com Source: powerlines.seattle.gov

13 Our next steps for Year 2 and questions include Continue to normalize, organize and operationalize Agency Head presentation - To be scheduled Present our County s GARE Award to the Board? Regular Updates Health Committee? Other committees? Full Board?

14 Some resources are below GARE: GARE toolkit: Center for Social Inclusion: Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society:

15 Thank you! Questions?

16 Additional Information

17 Stakeholder Interviews: County Leaders Brendon Woods, Public Defender Chad Finke, Executive Officer of Alameda County Superior Court Chris Bazar, Director of Community Development Agency Daniel Woldesenbet, General Manager of Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Director of Public Works Donna Ziegler, County Counsel Gregory Ahern, Alameda County Sheriff Josh Thurman, Legislative Aide for Supervisor Scott Haggerty Karen Monroe, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Kathy Mount, Interim Co-Director of Human Resources Agency Kay Iwata, Consultant to the Board Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor LaDonna Harris, Former Chief Probation Officer at Probation Department Linda Gardner, Director of Housing at Community Development Agency

18 Stakeholder Interviews: County Leaders (cont) Lori Cox, Director of Social Services Agency Mary Welch, Interim Director of Human Resources Agency Nancy O Malley, District Attorney Phyllis Nance, Director of Child Support Services Rebecca Gebhart, Acting Director for Alameda County Health Care Services Agency Richard Valle, Alameda County Supervisor Sal Morales and Dominique Burton, Office of Diversity Programs Management Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Supervisor Susan Muranishi, County Administrator Wilma Chan, Alameda County Supervisor

19 Stakeholder Interviews: Advisors/Partners Julie Nelson, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Juliet Ellis, SF Public Utilities Commission (WPUSA) Makani Themba, the Praxis Project Pecolia Maniga, Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN) Glenn Harris, Center for Social Inclusion (with Julie Nelson)

20 Promising Practices Interviews Fairfax County, VA Multnomah County, OR Portland, OR Seattle-King County, WA Tacoma, WA City of Madison-Dade County, WI St. Paul, MI Minneapolis, MI Boston, MA