Capacity Building For Public Health Partnerships (CORE)

Partner

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Shared Goal

Ensure all people have an EQUITABLE opportunity to live as healthy a life as possible.

Investment

$150,000 cooperative agreement grant to build the capacity of disproportionately impacted communities to respond to COVID-19 and future health issues, while promoting the sustainability of community-based practices that address the social determinants of health. These practices included a combination of strong science, interventions, evaluation, partnership, policy, communication, and workforce enhancement.

Impact in 2022

Launched

A racial equity framework - in partnership with the CDC, at the American Public Health Association 2022 Annual Meeting - to support the strategic planning and development of public health interventions that improve health outcomes in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations.

Published

An editorial report - in partnership with the Hawai’i Health and Harm Reduction Centeron the impacts of systemic racism on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV and Viral Hepatitis.