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Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities

Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities. Sheila Craig Managing Director. Mission. To partner with Health and Human Service Commission agencies and external stakeholders to identify and eliminate disproportionality and disparities.

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Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities

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  1. Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities Sheila Craig Managing Director

  2. Mission • To partner with Health and Human Service Commission agencies and external stakeholders to identify and eliminate disproportionality and disparities

  3. Many terms are used to describe racial inequity in outcomes across systems • Source: 1. Myers, 2010 (See Don Baumann for complete citation). 2. Ibid. 3. • ojjdp.gov/dmc; NEA, “Disproportionality: Inappropriate identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children,”

  4. Texas Cross Systems Data

  5. Infant Mortality Rate by Race/Ethnicity - Texas, 2009 • 5

  6. The Texas Model: A Framework for Equity Advancing Data-Driven Strategies Strategies to eliminate disparities are informed by reliable data collected and reported by race and ethnicity Developing Leaders Promoting Work Defined by Anti-Racist Principles Everyone has the opportunity to develop leadership skills to strive for equity in their practice Evaluation and Transformation Concepts of fairness and justice guide all programs, policies, and practices, which are designed to eliminate institutional barriers to equity Engaging Communities Collaborating Across Systems The community is included in dialogues, discussions, planning, and decision-making in efforts that will impact them Networks and coalitions of gatekeepers and advocates seek sustainable solutions across institutional lines

  7. Community Engagement 16 Regional Disproportionality and Disparities Advisory Committees Across Texas

  8. Video • “A Gardeners’ Tale”

  9. Sheila Craig • Managing Director • Sheila.Craig@hhsc.state.tx.us • (512) 487-3396

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