DABO Selected as Finalist for RWJF Culture of Health Prize - Continued from page 1

To get to this stage in the process, communities had to showcase the breadth of work and collaboration happening across organizations to improve health and wellbeing for residents. To become a finalist, DABO had to demonstrate how its efforts reflect the six Prize criteria:

●Addressing structural racism and other structural injustices in order to create conditions that advance health equity.

●Committing to sustainable policy, systems, environmental and cultural changes.

●Working alongside partners across sectors, and elevating the expertise and solutions held by people with firsthand experiences of health inequities.

●Engaging in cultural work that envisions and advances a more just future.

●Making the most of available community resources and fostering sustainability.

●Measuring and sharing qualitative and quantitative indicators of progress in culturally relevant ways.

If selected as a Prize winner, DABO will be given a $250,000 prize and a national platform to share its story and lessons learned with the country. The community will join a network of other national and community change leaders, including past Prize-winning communities.

To learn about the work of the 50 previous Prize winners, visit www.rwjf.org/prize.