"Race, Class, and Public Health" 

     
 

Mission:

The purpose of the Mini-Summit on Minority Health is to unite a select group of action-oriented individuals with a shared vision to improve health outcomes and reduce the health disparities that are affecting minority and medically underserved populations on Long Island.

One of the goals of the Mini-Summit on Minority Health is to form a coalition with the specific aims to:
  • Unite key community stakeholders to improve health outcomes of Long Island residents by pooling member resources into one comprehensive community network
  • Increase social capital and empower communities of color to become agents of social change
  • Promote culturally responsive community-based participatory research that explores and addresses health concerns
  • Develop culturally appropriate strategies to incorporate evidence-based research findings into effective, long-term, and sustainable approaches within communities of color in Suffolk County
  • Inform local, state and national bodies about the expressed needs and concerns of minority communities in Suffolk County
  

The first Mini-Summit on Minority Health offered a roadmap for a comprehensive sustainable action plan. This plan is a shared vision to improve health outcomes for minority and medically underserved populations on Long Island. Although we have made progress, a substantial amount of work still needs to be done. The mini-summit is our first step to achieving collective social action that will:

  • Educate and empower our communities to become agents of social change
  • Guide and inform our elected officials and policy makers on effective culturally appropriate strategies to address health disparities in our region
  • Address the social and behavioral risk factors that contribute to the health inequities
  • Enhance our existing community resources and capacity to build social capital
  • Provide a comprehensive framework to utilize evidence-based research methods
    • Conduct annual community health needs assessment

Click here for a copy of the first Mini-Summit proceedings  

 

     
 
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