Racial Equity Strategic Planning
Consultation has concluded
The Racial Equity Strategic Planning Committee (RESPC) is charged with developing a shared vision and identifying collaborative policy and operational strategies needed to achieve the City’s racial equity goals. This strategic direction will be captured in a report and presented to City Council. The Committee is comprised of residents, non-profits, employers, financial and lending institutions, cultural and community advocacy organizations, Bloomington Public Schools staff and students, City of Bloomington staff, and a City Council representative.
Members of the committee will work to define and solve the right problems, brainstorm innovative ideas and create models to demonstrate how solutions work. In keeping with the City’s commitment to authentically engaging underrepresented racial/ethnic communities in the governing process, we are prioritizing the voices of the those directly impacted by racial disparities. The committee will build upon input shared by the community to develop the final report that City Council and its partners can implement.
Who's Listening
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Racial Equity Coordinator
Phone 952-563-8779 Email fjackson@BloomingtonMN.gov
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Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve good health. But, as Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones explains through her cliff analogy, that’s often not the case.
We can reduce health disparities and better connect people to high-quality medical care, but to really make a difference, we need to address the social determinants of health and equity that protect some people and push others off the cliff.
The Urban Institute collaborated with Jones to illustrate her analogy of the cliff of good health.
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In early 2021, the City Council declared racism a public health crisis. Since then, City staff gathered community voices and identified ways to disrupt racial disparities.