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Community Inclusion and Partnerships (CIP) section

The CIP Section was created because intentional and ongoing community engagement and partnerships are an essential component of public health. In fact, CDPH has identified community partnerships as one of 6 foundational service areas in the Future of Publ​ic He​​​alth plan for infrastructure investment.

1-6 Likert Scale representation of the foundational service areas, showing a highlighted 5 as Community Partnerships

The CIP Section aspires to build a foundation to ensure the sustainment of existing partnerships and enablement of new partnerships. Like all foundations, it needs a blueprint and builders.

Over the next year, the CIP Section will co-design the Bridge to Partnerships (​B2P) Blueprint, a community partnership strategy and plan that will:

  • Define the role of community partners to support California’s public health mission and assure equitable health outcomes for all Californians.
  • Apply an equity-first approach that is inclusive of ALL populations that have been disproportionately impacted by health inequities
  • Foster democratic participation and equity through comm​un​ity-driven decision-making.

The CIP Section staff will provide backbone support for the B2P Blueprint development and also conduct the following activities for specific priority populations:

  • Landscape analysis
    • Look internally at which CDPH programs serve the priority population
    • Assess the external organizations and programs throughout California that serve the priority population
  • Sharing power & resources
    • Centering community voices by establishing advisory groups and/or workgroups

    • Award funding (when available) to build capacity of community organizations

  • Internal capacity building & coordination
    • Workshops and trainings for CDPH staff to learn more about priority population
    • Foster connection and collaboration across CDPH programs to leverage equity efforts
  • Action plan
    • Develop recommendations to address priorities identified in the landscape
    • Identify best practices and uplift community defined evidence to create equitable health outcomes for priority

Principles of Engagement

  • Engagement should be early, often, and meaningful; involving community members as equal and indispensable partners who impact decisions.
  • Engagement should be culturally and linguistically appropriate, healing-centered, and trauma- informed.
  • Engagement should be bi-directional, involving a two-way communication between decision makers, and community members.
  • Engagement should go beyond information sharing and consultation and move towards collaboration and deferring to communities (PDF, 8.9MB).
  • Community base building (PDF) and organizing is a foundational element of reducing and eliminating health inequities which government, at all levels, can support.
  • Equitable engagement should transform government practices and relationships with the communities and populations being served.

Portable Air Cleaners (PACs) Resources​

The CIP team partnered with the Integrated Health Equity Research (IHER) Section to provide over 700 portable air cleaners (PACs) to shelters throughout California. PACs can improve indoor air quality and are a helpful tool for creating a safer, cleaner environment. The proper use and maintenance of these devices is important to have them work most efficiently and effectively. This guide sheet​ (PDF) provides tips and recommendations for proper PAC use.

CIP Section Staff

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