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Our vision: A safe and healthy Kitsap County for all.

Equity

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Health Equity Resources
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How We Advance Equity
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Health Equity Collaborative
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Equity Events Calendar

Formed in 2022, the Kitsap Health Equity Collaborative (HEC) brings together public health professionals, healthcare partners, and community leaders to bring systemic change in our county.


The Health Equity Collaborative's activities are named in Health Board Resolution 2021-01, Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis: “The Board and the Kitsap Public Health District commit to work to advance a public health approach in addressing institutional and systemic racism, including […] partnering with community to co-create solutions to address structural inequities.”


The Health Equity Collaborative meets every other month and has named three priority areas to focus collective action around:


  • Accessible medical care

  • Accessible mental health services

  • Affordable housing


Learn more about our work in the Health Equity Collaborative Membership Guide.

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HEC Vision Statement


Everyone in Kitsap County can achieve their optimal health and safety, and no one is disadvantaged in achieving these outcomes because of systemic inequities or systems of oppression, including racism.


HEC Mission Statement


The Kitsap Health Equity Collaborative convenes to identify and implement shared solutions and collective actions, promote pro-equity policies, and amplify the voices of communities most affected by systemic inequities, including racism



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A child, an adult, a person in a wheelchair, and an older adult with impaired vision are successfully traveling over a gentle ramp leading to a crosswalk. Lights, symbols, and audio signals help guide them.

What is Equity?

Equity ensures that each individual has what they need, recognizing their individual barriers, circumstances, and conditions.​

Illustrations reproduced with permission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, N.J.​

Equity events calendar

This calendar includes upcoming events that support equity and celebrate diversity in our community. Click on an event to learn more. To submit an event for inclusion, please email equity@kitsappublichealth.org

Diversity at Kitsap Public Health

Health Equity Collaborative

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