ECCHO: Engaging Communities to Change Health Outcomes

Looking for ways to get involved in your community and increase civic health? Being a poll worker is a valuable way to give back and one of the most effective ways you can help ensure elections are safe, free, and fair for Wisconsin voters. Visit powerthepolls.org/lwvwi to learn more! Poll workers may help voters check in, manage voter lines, troubleshoot equipment, and provide directions and assistance. Many jurisdictions allow youth under 18 to be poll workers and some allow workers to sign up for shifts vs. working all day. Hours also often vary for early voting work versus Election Day. If you’re concerned, submit your application and let your election officials know about your availability. ¿Está buscando maneras de involucrarse en su comunidad y aumentar la salud cívica? Ser un trabajador electoral es una forma valiosa de retribuir y una de las formas más efectivas de ayudar a garantizar que las elecciones sean seguras, libres y justas para los votantes de Wisconsin. Visite powerthepolls.org/lwvwi para obtener más información. Hay muchos tipos de trabajos que los trabajadores electorales pueden hacer, incluyendo ayudar a los votantes a registrarse, administrar las filas de votantes, solucionar problemas con el equipo y proporcionar direcciones y asistencia. Los trabajadores electorales también pueden ayudar con diversas tareas de oficina. Muchas jurisdicciones permiten que los jóvenes menores de 18 años sean trabajadores electorales y algunas permiten que los trabajadores se inscriban en turnos en lugar de trabajar todo el día. El horario también suele variar para el trabajo de votación anticipada en comparación con el día de las elecciones. Si está preocupado, envíe su solicitud e informe a sus funcionarios electorales sobre su disponibilidad. @lwvwi #civichealth #HelpAmericaVote #vote #2024election

Your vote is powerful. When you vote, you’re not just choosing a candidate; you’re voting for the future you want to see. Vote for your family’s future, to build a society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Make your voice heard and contribute to a better tomorrow. #VoteForHealth #CivicDuty #VotER #Vote2024 #Empowerment #CommunityHealth #BetterFuture

Join us on Saturday, August 31st for a day of celebration, learning, and community spirit at Gordon Park Pavilion located at 2828 N. Humboldt Ave. from 10AM to 2PM. All are welcome to participate in this enriching event. The block party will feature various activities, including educational workshops, interactive sessions, and community-building exercises. Featured organizations at the block party will be: - Hayat Pharmacy - Providing free blood pressure checks and vaccines to insured community members.  - Milwaukee County Access Clinics - Sharing resources about wellness and support offered through Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services, specifically at the three locations of the Access Clinics. - Milwaukee Recreation - Demonstrating public safety tips, guided mediation and more.  - Milwaukee Art Museum and Kohl’s - Kohl's Art Studio will provide free, family-friendly art-making activities.

Join us for an an intergenerational storytelling event that will hopefully remove the brassiness from the Reproductive Justice conversation on August 25th at The Cooperage in Milwaukee!

ECCHO is so proud to be lifting up the importance civic health and civic engagement! Check out this fantastic webinar by HealthBegins https://lnkd.in/ec2Rmirv Through state waivers and national demonstration projects, Medicaid is increasingly becoming a mechanism to address social needs and advance health equity. Yet one critical and powerful component of health equity is often going unnoticed by innovators: civic engagement. When communities have access to participation and enfranchisement, they can influence the structures and conditions that shape their health. And we know inequities in political enfranchisement and inequities in health are interrelated. As such, civic engagement is a social determinant of health equity. In this webinar, expert panelists will highlight examples of how innovative healthcare providers and plans are already leveraging Medicaid to make civic engagement a part of their health equity portfolio. You’ll learn how to make the case for investing in voting and civic participation as part of a broader health equity strategy, and gain insight into how these new efforts could develop and expand in the future. Speakers: • Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, CEO, HealthBegins, (host) • Manisha Sharma, MD, FAAFP, Co-Founder Civic Health Alliance • Douglas Hess, Ph.D., Director of Research, American Physical Therapy Association • Lizette Escobedo, Vice President of Government Relations, AltaMed Health Services Webinar goals: By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to: • Explain how civic engagement and political enfranchisement is a significant determinant of health equity, particularly for Medicaid beneficiaries • Make the case for health care’s role in facilitating civic engagement and enfranchisement • Identify mechanisms and opportunities within Medicaid that can be used to support civic engagement and enfranchisement among patient populations. • Apply strategies and innovations that are already in use through Medicaid to support civic engagement and enfranchisement among patient populations.Transcript

Neither “equality” nor “equity” guarantees equality of outcomes. Achieving equality of opportunity requires equality (formally equal treatment) and equity (situationally different treatment), depending on the circumstances. #OBI #Equality Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTkNAY4b

Shout out to the The Rippel Foundation for lifting up the critical role belonging and civic health have in improving public health and community wellbeing.

It's a critical election year. Check out and share this ECCHO co-branded Vote 411 page: https://lnkd.in/e9ieZRpn This site offers Personalized Voting Information: - See What's On Your Ballot - Check Your Voter Registration - Find Your Polling Place - Discover Upcoming Debates In Your Area - And Much More!

Transcript: Our Vision for Health Equity Produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation It starts with a shared idea. The idea that we can live in a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive, for generations to come. But this shared idea is not our shared reality. For people from historically marginalized communities, centuries of unequal access to health and wellbeing negatively impacts almost every part of life. Health is about more than our vital signs. It's about inclusion. Economic opportunity. Affordable healthcare, and more. At the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we've set ambitious goals to tackle the root of the problem. By amplifying community wisdom and challenging institutions to fully realize their promise to disrupt the current state of health across America. We are redoubling our commitment to challenge and reshape deeply rooted institutions, laws, and policies and practices that obstruct progress and equal opportunity. We're paving the way together to a better future by building and bridging power, cultivating leaders, influencing policies, and making bold and lasting change backed by the best available evidence, analysis, and science. We're building meaningful relationships with partners in our communities and share their passion for change. Together, we amplify each other's impacts and reimagine the future of health and wellbeing, becoming an unstoppable force in dismantling structural racism. Together, we will transform healthcare, government, the media, community development, economic supports for families, health science knowledge, and public health to ensure that everyone has a path to living their healthiest life. Our vision is a future where all families have the resources they need to raise thriving children, where institutions dedicated to community wellbeing, including our own, are held accountable to the communities they serve, and a future where, no matter where we come from, who we are, or how much money we have, everyone has the chance to become the best version of themselves. Our promise is a long-term commitment to turn ideas into reality. We know it won't be easy, but when wecome together with a common vision, innovation flourishes and change happens. It's about humanity. It's about justice. It's about the courage to build a better future. And it starts with an idea. The idea that we can build a world where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. ### https://lnkd.in/ge5nqf5D

Thank you Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for Confronting Structural Racism to Transform Health!