Community Advisory Bodies
The Community Prevention and Population Health Taskforce is tasked with reporting to the Board of Supervisors on health, equity and community wellbeing. As the Center's Advisory Board, the Taskforce makes recommendations on policies and practices to improve health equity across the county. The Taskforce also oversees the Department of Public Health’s ongoing community health planning efforts to improve population health for all LA County community members. Learn more about the Community Prevention and Population Health Taskforce.
Comprised of community leaders with significant expertise and impactful leadership in data to advance equitable health outcomes in LA County communities, the Data Workgroup meets monthly to advise on best practices for timely, disaggregated, and community-specific data related to COVID-19 response. The Data Workgroup members provide input on strategies for COVID-19 data inclusion, data accessibility, and standardization of data collect by Public Health, with particular attention to highly impacted and historically underrepresented communities. The Data Workgroup efforts are funded by Public Health's CDC PARTNER grant.
Comprised of community leaders representing highly impacted communities that experience language barriers, the Language Justice Workgroup are leaders and stakeholders with knowledge and expertise in health inequities resulting from language barriers. Through participation in monthly meetings, Workgroup members provide Public Health with feedback on key operational challenges related to developing and disseminating culturally, linguistically, and literacy-appropriate resources related to the COVID-19 response and recovery. The Language Justice Workgroup efforts are funded by Public Health's CDC PARTNER grant.