Abbreviations & Definitions
The conditions in which people are born, live, work, and age
What are the Social Determinants of Health?
The racial/ethnic group most affected by infant mortality
Who are Black/African-American people?
The meaning of DDAP
What is the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs?
What is 2023-2028 (5 years)
This office ensures that all residents of rural PA have access to health care
The meaning of PIHET
What is the Pennsylvania Interagency Health Equity Teams?
The death rate for COVID-19 was highest among this racial/ethnic group
Who are Black/African-American people?
The department responsible for protecting and conserving the nature of the commonwealth
What is the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources?
The 3 areas of focus of the SHIP
This is a statewide group for community leaders who understand the importance of Latino needs and culture
What is the Office of Health Equity Latino Advisory Committee?
The meaning of HEAT
What is the Health Equity Action Team?
This racial/ethnic group is most likely to not have a personal health care provider
Who are Hispanic/Latino people?
The current Pennsylvania Secretary of Health
Who is Dr. Debra Bogen?
The year that the Office of Health Equity was established
What was 2007?
This partnership uses the trust of faith-based organizations to ensure that communities have equitable access to health services/resources
What is the Commonwealth Faith-Based Coalition
The meaning of CLAS
What is culturally and linguistically appropriate services?
This is the leading type of cancer among women
What is breast cancer?
What is the PA Department of Agriculture?
What is 625 Forster Street, Harrisburg PA
This group within the Bureau of Family Health aims to improve health equity, address SDOH, reduce infant death, and improve child and teen health
What is the Division of Child and Adult Health Services?
The process that occurs when members of a group of people relegate another group of people to the edge of society by denying them an active voice, identity, or place for the purpose of maintaining power
What is marginalization?
This is the leading cause of death and disability among young people
What are mental health challenges?
This agency offers housing resources and assistance
What is the PA Housing Finance Agency?
The team member (excluding David) who has been working for OHE for the longest time
Who is Tensae Getz?
This is a new partnership that we have with researchers at Penn State to study African American and Latino Health Disparities