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Health Equity in Prevention

The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield…
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The Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota provided funding to organizations through the Health Equity in Prevention initiative to advance health equity through policy, systems, and environmental changes. Wilder Research conducted a review of tools than can assess organizational capacity to advance health equity. Evaluation work included conducting ripple effect mapping discussions with HEiP-funded organizations to understand project impacts. Reports also highlight policy work and lessons learned.

Project Reports

January 2019

This document summarizes the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental changes that were part of the Health Equity in Prevention (HEiP) initiative over five years.

May 2018

This summary describes findings from a ripple effect mapping session with Rainbow Health Initiative (RHI) stakeholders. They discussed RHI’s impact on influencing policy and legislation related to LGBTQ health and expanding awareness of LGBTQ health issues.

August 2018

This document summarizes the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental changes that were part of the Health Equity in Prevention (HEiP) initiative.

October 2018

This document summarizes the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental changes that were part of the Health Equity in Prevention (HEiP) initiative.

April 2017

This brief report is part of work through the Health Equity in Prevention initiative funded through the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to advance health equity through policy, systems, and environmental changes in the areas of healthy eating, tobacco control, and active living. It looks at the network of partnerships for one of the funded organizations, Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) and considers how that network has changed over time and the impact of partnerships on CLUES’ work.

February 2016

This report is part of the Promising Practices series, which highlights successful strategies used by organizations involved in the Health Equity in Prevention (HEiP) initiative. This portion of the series discusses the key components of effective community engagement.

February 2016

This brief discusses the Ripple Effect Mapping (REM) approach to evaluation, including the process, benefits, limitations, and how it was used to evaluate the efforts of 10 HEiP-funded organizations working to implement policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes to advance health equity in their respective communities.

February 2016

Part of the Promising Practices series, this brief discusses the efforts of the Rainbow Health Initiative (RHI) to implement tobacco-free policies at Pride events in Minnesota.

December 2015

This summary describes the work of organizations funded through the Health Equity in Prevention (HEiP) initiative. It highlights changes in organizational capacity to advance health equity, accomplishments to date, and challenges in their work.

March 2015

In 2013, CLUES received funding from the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to implement policy, systems, and environmental changes to improve the health of residents in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and greater Minnesota. CLUES� work has primarily focused on working with businesses and organizations within the Latino community to adopt policies related to tobacco control, healthy eating, and active living.
In December 2014, a group of 8 project stakeholders were invited to a Ripple Effect Mapping discussion about the project�s impact in the community. The discussion was intended not only to provide the participants a chance to consider the project�s success in achieving its intended goals, but also to identify the indirect or unexpected project impacts. This document summarizes the key themes from the discussion.

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