Why is this important?

Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care.

“There’s intergenerational poverty. There are 80 year olds without running water, and also young families. It’s hard to shift because there’s no economic base. There is no ability to move up.”
—Key Informant

Goals

Goal 1: Work to eliminate systemic racism and institutional bias* within our region.

a. Collect current data from affected populations and key leaders to assess needs and opportunities.
b. Identify organizations and groups currently addressing these issues and invite them to be part of the next CHA and CHIP planning processes, to develop goals and strategies that will be most effective in meeting these needs.
c. Implement policies and projects that positively impact these issues for populations that have been marginalized. Projects may be related to the following or other issues: 1. Address current bias 2. Address historical bias 3. Support developing policy that creates equitable opportunities for all Rogue Valley residents to thrive

Goal 2: Remove barriers to accessing services and supports in our communities – especially those services intended to help individuals within groups that have been the most marginalized.

a. Collect current data from affected populations and key leaders to assess needs and opportunities.
b. Identify organizations and groups currently addressing these issues and invite them to be part of the next CHA and CHIP planning processes, to develop goals and strategies that will be most effective in meeting these needs.
c. Implement policies and projects that positively impact these issues for populations that have been marginalized. Projects may be related to the following or other issues: 1. Neighborhood and built environment 2. Educational outcomes and services 3. Employment 4. Legal needs and services 5. Physical, oral, and behavioral health access 6. Housing and homelessness 7. Access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services

What the data say:

Compared to US counties, Jackson has a value of 89.3% which is in the best 50% of counties for Adults w/ health insurance: 18-64.
Compared to US counties, Josephine has a value of 97.1% which is in the best 50% of counties for Children w/ health insurance
The primary care provider rater per 100,000 population is 95 for Jackson County, which is in the best 50% of OR counties and US counties.
The total employment rate has been decreasing for Josephine county since 2019.

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