Individuals & Families
- Understand priority health issues, and talk about them with your family and friends
- Educate and take action on priority health issues at schools, places of worship, work, and in your community to support recommendations in the Plan
- Volunteer for organizations in your community that address priority areas in this Plan
- Learn about the impact of institutional racism on health
Community, Nonprofit and Faith-based Organizations
- Understand priority health issues, and promote them among your community members and with your stakeholders
- Talk about the importance of wellness with community members, and connect them with resources
- Align activities and efforts with the recommendations and priorities in the Plan
- Advocate for health improvement with policy makers and elected officials
State and Local Government
- Understand priority issues, and make them a priority in planning efforts
- Identify barriers to health in your community, and make plans to eliminate those barriers
- Invest in programs, services, environmental changes, and policy changes that will support health improvement in your community
Businesses & Employers
- Understand priority health issues and how recommendations apply to your workforce
- Make adaptations in your workplace environment and policies, and update your benefits policies to align with health recommendations
- Educate your management team and employees about the connections between health and productivity
- Negotiate with benefit providers to offer additional services that improve outcomes associated with priority health areas
Healthcare Systems
- Incorporate recommendations into your strategic planning
- Plan for non-profit hospital community benefit initiatives
- Align your Community Health Needs Assessment efforts with the Community Health Assessment/Community Health Improvement Plan efforts of your local health district
- Lead your organization and the healthcare community in responding to needs in your community
- Explore ways your institution can improve access, cultural competency, and cultural humility
Healthcare Professionals
- Identify important health issues and racial/ethnic/cultural barriers that exist for your patients and use recommend practices to make changes
- Share the information in this plan with your coworkers
- Lead your colleagues in advocating for actions that will improve your community’s health
- Explore ways you can improve access, cultural competence, and cultural humility
Educational Institutions
- Understand and promote priority health issues in this Plan and incorporate them as lessons in health, science, social studies, and other subjects, or when designing research studies or services projects
- Create opportunities for action at schools to support the strategies identified in this plan that affect students, faculty, staff, and parents
- Work with state and local partners to develop meaningful student engagement opportunities to better understand and address the priority issues identified in this Plan
