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Road MAPP to Health Equity in Fairfax County. December 13, 2010 Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPH Director of Health, Fairfax County. Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax.
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Road MAPP to Health Equity in Fairfax County December 13, 2010 Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPH Director of Health, Fairfax County
Partnership for a Healthier Fairfax A coalition of over 80 community members, representing over 60 stakeholder groups, that are working together to improve public health. 2
The Local Public Health System 3 Source: National Association of City and County Health Officials
MAPP Process 4 Source: National Association of City and County Health Officials
Partnership Vision Fairfax – An engaged and empowered community working together to achieve optimal health and well-being for all those who live, work and play here. 5
Partnership Values • Equity • Access • Knowledge • Safety • Collaboration • Preparedness • Prevention
Equity Value Statement • Equity – A healthier community for all members can be achieved by understanding the strengths and needs of diverse populations, and by addressing with dedication the underlying social determinants that contribute to inequities in health outcomes.
MAPP Strategic Thinking 9 Source: National Association of City and County Health Officials
Linking Health Equity & MAPP MAPP engages the community around health. MAPP provides a strategic framework to formulate goals and strategies that address the root causes of health inequities, to achieve the highest level of health for all people. The MAPP process can increase community awareness and understanding of the impacts of social determinants on health outcomes. 10
Linking Health Equity & MAPP The Coalition embodies the organizations, entities, and individuals who together can create social and physical environments that promote good health for all. Transforming how people think about health can occur at any phase of the MAPP process. Coalition stakeholder resources and assets can be leveraged to address the unequal distribution of social determinants of health, and work towards greater health equity in our community. 11
Gloria Addo-Ayensu, MD, MPHDirector of HealthFairfax County Health Department10777 Main Street, Suite 203Fairfax, VA 22030703-246-2479Gloria.Addo-Ayensu@fairfaxcounty.gov For More Information http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/mapp 12