Authors
Ginger Lee, MPH, DrPH
Lisa K. Staten, PhD
Anthony Iton, MD, JD, MPH
Prof. Dr Habil. Katarzyna Czabanowska
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge and thank the many people who contributed to the development of the Public Health and Racial Equity Model for Systems Change. Special thanks to The California Endowment’s Program Managers and members of Learning and Evaluation team, consultants, and those associated with Building Healthy Communities who were interviewed, provided thought partnership, documents, data and logistical support. We would like to thank:
Diane Aranda
Sandy Chiang
Ray Colmenar
Sandra Davis
Steve Eldred
Juliet Flores
Gisele Fong
Sabina Gonzalez-Eraña
Margarita Luna
Brian Mimura
Carolyn Ortega
Lauren Padilla-Valverde
Sarah Reyes
Annalisa Robles
Janine Saunders
Christine Tien
Geneva Wiki
Jennifer Ybarra
Hanh Cao Yu
Building Healthy Communities
Those interviewed conveyed the essence of years of work contributed by community members and community-based organizations to mobilize, learn, build power and influence systems and policies to increase equity in their communities. We gratefully and humbly acknowledge the following California communities:
Boyle Heights (Los Angeles)
Central Santa Ana
Central/West Fresno City
City Heights (San Diego)
Del Norte County and Adjacent Tribal Lands
East Oakland
East Salinas (Alisal)
Eastern Coachella Valley
Central Long Beach
Richmond
South Sacramento
South Kern County
South Los Angeles
Southwest Merced/East Merced County
For more information about The California Endowment and the Building Health Communities initiative, please visit www.calendow.org.
Additional Acknowledgements
This research was intended to build on previous findings and frameworks. Incorporated into the PHaRE Model for Systems Change are concepts derived from the following theories and authors:
Complexity Theory – e.g. Sahin, O., Salim, H., Suprun, E., Richards, R., MacAskill, S., Heilgeist, S., Rutherford, S., Stewart R.A., Beal, C. D. (2020).
Developing a preliminary causal loop diagram for understanding the wicked complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic. Systems, 8(2), 20.
Multiple Streams Framework – Kingdon, J. W. (2011) Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies. (ed. 2). Longman. Boston.
Power Ecosystems – Barsoum, G. & Farrow, F. (2020) An ecosystem to build power and advance health and racial equity. A report for The California Endowment. Center for the Study of Social Policy.
While we have made every attempt to accurately acknowledge those who have made important contributions to the development of the PHaRE Model for Systems Change, if you would like to have your name added or removed, please send an email to ginger@gingerleeglobal.com.