Module 1Achieving Equity in Health and Safety through Primary Prevention describes how Primary Prevention is a key strategy for eliminating inequities in health and safety. It provides an overview of Primary Prevention and previews material that will be covered later in the series.
Module 2Take Two Steps to Prevention describes the Two Steps to Prevention Framework and the Trajectory of Health Inequities. These tools can be used to describe why a focus on the environment is essential for health equity efforts.
Module 3 Community Factors & How They Influence Health Equity explores eighteen community factors. These eighteen factors are linked to health equity. Each factor is part of a community and provides tangible opportunities for achieving equitable health and safety outcomes.
Module 4The Spectrum of Prevention: A Framework for Addressing Health Equity, introduces the Spectrum of Prevention. It provides a step by step explanation of how the Spectrum can be used to develop a mutually supportive set of actions as part of a comprehensive primary prevention strategy
Module 5Enhancing Effective Partnerships for Health Equity explores the power of partnerships for improving equity. It introduces the Eight Steps to Coalition Building, which can be used to launch and stabilize effective equity-focused coalitions.
Module 6The Importance of Local Policy for Achieving Equitable Outcomes looks at why policy--at the city and county levels, in particular-is important to health equity efforts. It provides an overview of key strategies in the policy development process.
Module 7Good Health Counts: Measurement and Evaluation for Health Equity describes how community health indicators can be used to assess and monitor conditions that influence health and safety. It highlight a number of indicator reports that have been used to advance health equity efforts.