2019-116-E Health - Race for Equity equitable outcomes

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DocuSign Envelope ID:45EF61F8-8C51-4DEC-AE81-4360E25C8CF2 PROJECT PURPOSE The purpose of this project is to provide health equity training and facilitation in support Orange County Health Department as it fulfills its Agreement Addendum to become familiar with, adopt, implement and assess itself against the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards in Heath and Health Care. PROJECT OVERVIEW Orange County Health Department (OCHD) has entered into an Agreement Addendum with the North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The Agreement Addendum details the steps that OCHD will take to address the local health disparities by engaging in best practices included in the 15 National CLAS Standards. In the proposed project, Race for Equity will provide training, technical support and facilitation in support of achieving equitable health outcomes with Results Based Accountability. These services will be provided for OCHD staff, the health equity work- group, and for the community forum participants. COMPANY OVERVIEW The Lead Consultant for this project is Deitre Epps, CEO and Founder, Race for Equity. Since 2003, Deitre Epps has worked with government, non profit and philanthropic leaders in support of improved health outcomes for clients and communities. Through coaching, training, facilitation and technical assistance, she equips organizational staff and local resident leaders to work collaboratively in data-driven decision-making towards the achievement of measurable results that advance equity. Ms. Epps engages with clients both nationally and internationally and has provided consultation support the development of numerous results based community health plans, including plans for the City and County of San Francisco, Colorado Trust's Early Childhood Health Integration Councils, the Children's Trust of Miami-Dade, Florida Oral Health for Children receiving Medicaid, Health Foundation of South Florida, and the HigherLife Foundation in Harare, Zimbabwe. As a Results Based Facilitator, Ms. Epps has also provided consultation services in leadership development programs in both public and nonprofit sectors, including the National Institutes of Health Senior Leadership Program, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Leadership Lab, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Leadership Development Program, the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Leadership in Action Program, and for the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission Transformational Leadership. She taught Results-Based Accountability and Collaborative Leadership as adjunct faculty at University of Maryland School of Public Policy for federal agencies and as faculty for CDC University at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is the author of "Achieving Collective Impact with Results- Based Accountability," a white paper on the intersection of RBA and Collective Impact.