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What WE Do

WE partner with people and organizations who are unabashed about their commitment to equity and ready to take courageous action, with a little help. 

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strategy

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Public health challenges are complex and nuanced, with no easy answers. WE use adaptive strategy to help leaders assess the landscape, identify where they will have the most impact, and create a flexible  roadmap to get there. 

capacity

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WE design and facilitate interactive training, workshops, and conferences of all sizes. WE offer tailored technical assistance to build workforce capacity on a wide variety of topics and skills.

relationships

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Equity work engages many hearts, minds, and voices. Our team can help you engage with staff, community, and partners  to achieve collective impact.

Recent Work

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Accelerating Progress on Social Determinants of Health

Chronic diseases are a leading cause of illness and death in Lewis and Clark County, MT. WE Public Health partnered with woman-owned consulting group, Yarrow, LLC, the Lewis and Clark County Department of Health, county residents, and partners to develop a Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plan. The plan lays out a path to create culturally responsive policies, systems, and environments that prioritize health equity as a critical factor in the prevention and management of chronic disease. 

Key activities:​

  • Designed strategic planning meetings with the coalition.

  • Facilitated the development of an action plan.

  • Supported writing and editing the final plan.

  • Provided recommendations for sustainability.

  • Presented the plan's goals and objectives to the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lewis and Clark County.

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Advocating for Maternal Mental Health

The U.S maternal care system fails to protect the mental health of women, especially women facing the burden of structural racism. WE Public Health supported the Reilly Group, Inc. and Postpartum Support International to build a coalition of national and state advocates to advance policy and legislation to increase coverage for prevention and care, expand and diversify the workforce, support doulas and community health workers, and improve mental health outcomes. 

Key activities:

  • Facilitated a coalition of 35+ national organizations.

  • Increased coalition reach by expanding membership.

  • Developed a training curriculum and supporting materials, and facilitated an extended state advocacy training series.

  • Trained and coached advocates to convene key partners to catalyze policy action across the nation. 

Helping Mobile Health Providers Engage with Community

Mobile health in the U.S. is rapidly expanding to provide equitable, community-centered, and accessible healthcare. WE Public Health developed a new resource for Mobile Healthcare Associations' 1,000+ members. Supporting Mobile Healthcare: A Toolkit to Improve Community Outreach and Engagement covers practical concepts, case studies, and templates to help mobile health providers build respectful relationships with community members, appreciate community needs, assets, values, and culture, and co-create equitable outreach programs. 

Key activities:

  • Conducted formative research.

  • Conducted interviews and wrote case studies. 

  • Wrote toolkit and created related tools and templates. 

  • Graphic design.

  • Presented on community engagement to in-person and virtual audiences.

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Cultivating a Thriving Workforce 

WE developed a workforce development plan for the Jefferson County Department of Health (CO) to help them rebuild a thriving workforce after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Key activities:

  • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

  • Developed workforce plan in line with Public Health Accreditation Board standards. 

  • Created a detailed action plan to align divisions toward a common goal for workforce capacity.

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Designing a Peer Coaching and Accountability Program

WE Public Health designed a pilot peer coaching program for mobile healthcare providers. The program is offered by the Mobile Healthcare Association and builds provider capacity in:

  • Community Outreach and Engagement

  • Mobile Operations

  • Funding and Sustainability

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Creating a New Local Health Department

In November 2022, La Plata and Archuleta Boards of County Commissioners approved a resolution to dissolve the existing 2-county public health district in Southern Colorado. La Plata County engaged Otowi Group, LLC, and WE Public Health to lead a landscape analysis to inform the creation of a new single-county health department. The analysis included interviews, a review of health departments serving comparable populations, a synthesis of relevant legal requirements for the delivery of public health services, governance models, staff requirements, and financial forecasting. We delivered a  report with recommendations, a timeline, staffing structure, and key tasks and presented it to the Board of County Commissioners and the newly-formed transitional Board of Health. In partnership with Otowi Group, WE provided the County with consulting support to prepare for and launch the new department in January 2024.

Key activities:

  • Conducted interviews with county leaders.

  • Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

  • Financial modeling and forecasting.

  • Consulting, coaching, and technical assistance on organizational operations, staffing, funding/finances, proposal development, and best practices.

  • Report development and presentation.

  • Provided extensive training for the local board of health.

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