Washington County Public Health, Hillsboro, Oregon (Drs Myint and Boman-Davis and Ms Ellis); Washington County Department of Health and Human Services, Hillsboro, Oregon (Ms Hawes); and Vision Action Network, Beaverton, Oregon (Mr Montgomery).
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022;28(Suppl 1):S54-S57. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001429.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted life across the world and amplified inequities experienced by communities of color within the United States. Washington County was the first jurisdiction in the state of Oregon to have a confirmed COVID-19 case. To center equity within the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), new positions were created within the EOC including an Equity Officer and an Equity Technical Advisor position, an Equity Team, and a Language Access Coordinator. This team engaged stakeholders and community partners in addition to developing an equity framework to guide decision making within the EOC. Implementation of the framework resulted in better identification of urgent community needs, especially for groups most impacted by inequities. This integration also supports government leaders and communities in creating programs, policies, and procedures to equitably address community needs.
新冠疫情大流行极大地影响了全世界的生活，加剧了美国有色人种社区所经历的不平等。华盛顿县是俄勒冈州第一个出现确诊新冠病例的辖区。为了在县应急行动中心（EOC）中关注公平问题，EOC 内部设立了新的职位，包括一名公平事务官员和一名公平事务技术顾问、一个公平事务团队以及一名语言访问协调员。该团队不仅制定了指导 EOC 决策的公平框架，还与利益攸关方和社区合作伙伴开展了合作。该框架的实施有助于更好地确定紧急社区需求，特别是对受不平等影响最大的群体。这种整合还支持政府领导人和社区制定方案、政策和程序，以公平地解决社区需求。
