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Minneapolis Health Department outlines health equity framework, trainings and tools

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Health Department staff described a five‑principle health equity framework, staff trainings (including health literacy and gender inclusivity), a proposed equity policy and a Smartsheet health‑equity analysis tool; the committee received and filed the update.

The Minneapolis Health Department’s health equity team presented a status update on June 25, describing a five‑principle framework and multiple staff trainings intended to embed equity in departmental programs and contracts.

Pau Tal, manager of the health equity team, said the team—two full‑time and one part‑time staff—grounds its work on principles that include recognizing racism as a public‑health emergency, treating health as a human right, adopting trauma‑informed approaches,…

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