Healthy Klamath

Healthy Klamath Network partners appreciate what the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says about making health equity a priority:

Being healthy means more than not being sick. Complex social factors and deeply ingrained systemic barriers are such powerful influences that people in some communities will die 20 years earlier than others living just a few miles away. The risks begin at birth and continue across the lifespan because stable housing, good schools, steady jobs, and accessible healthcare are inequitably distributed.

The Foundation’s 10 Principles of a Culture of Health are a starting point for resources related to health equity, health literacy, inclusion and belonging:

1. Every individual, family, and community is seen as deserving of health and wellbeing.

2. Health is considered a shared responsibility within our society.

3. America’s national narrative acknowledges that health and wellbeing is impacted by injustice, systemic racism, and inequities in social and economic conditions.

4. Everyone, no matter their background, has access to the resources they need to create conditions that support good health and wellbeing.

5. All families—no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make—should have the resources they need to help their children grow up healthy.

6. Healthcare, public health, and social services work together to fully address the goals and needs of the people they serve.

7. Public Policy and decision-making in the private industry is guided by the goal of ensuring everyone has a fair and just opportunity for health and wellbeing.

8. Communities, regardless of income or geography, have the power, agency, and resources to create and implement their own solutions to the unique health issues facing them.

9. Health data, research, and measures prioritize collecting information by race, age, ethnicity, sex, geographic region, and other relevant factors, to advance health equity for all.

10. No one is excluded.

What follows are a list of topics for a library of resources gathered by Healthy Klamath partners to help us all understand how to meet others in a spirit of collaboration and respect. Each topic has its own page to provide ease of access to related material.