1. Health Equity in New Mexico
New Mexico Association of Grantmakers (NMAG)
Statewide Summit on Philanthropy
Using Philanthropy to Build Greater Equity in NM
October 21, 2015
Health Equity in New Mexico
10:30 – 11:45 AM
Dolores E. Roybal, PhD, MSW
Executive Director
Con Alma Health Foundation

2. Learn the difference between health equity and health disparities;
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
Learn the difference between health equity and health disparities;
Hear examples from funders and nonprofits who advance their mission through a health equity framework; and
Learn what you can do to advance health equity in New Mexico.

3. PANELISTS: Jessica Jensen NM HEP Grants & Capacity Building Strategist
Jessica Jensen
NM HEP Grants & Capacity Building Strategist
(Heath Equity Partnership)
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Anna Nelson
Executive Director
New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community (NMFY)
Ona Porter
President and CEO
Prosperity Works
Facilitator: Dolores E. Roybal, Executive Director
Con Alma Health Foundation

5. Foundational Elements of Health Equity Con Alma Health Foundation
Mission & Core Values
Health Equity
vs. Health Disparities
Leadership

6. CORE VALUES HEALTH EQUITY LEADERSHIP - Community Self-Determination
- Diversity
- Evaluation (outcomes, impact & effectiveness)
- Preservation & enhancement of cultural and spiritual assets
HEALTH EQUITY
VS. HEALTH DISPARITIES
- Focus on Equity vs. Disparities
- Broad definition of health
- Systemic change vs. direct services
- Grantmaking & Beyond
- Multi-Sector/Multi-Field Approach
LEADERSHIP
Our People:
+ Diverse Board & Community Advisory Committtee (CAC)
+ Staff, ED
+Grantees/Partners
- Shared Vision & Mission -

7. To improve health status & access to health care
Con Alma Health Foundation Building Partnerships ● Investing in Change ● Advocating for All
Mission
To be aware of, and respond to, the health rights and needs of the culturally and demographically diverse people and communities of NM
To improve health status & access to health care
To advocate for health policies that will address the health needs of all

8. Con Alma Grantmaking Focus: Systemic Change
Systems
Community
Organizations & Institutions
Individuals & families

9. Unnatural Causes www.unnaturalcauses.org
Health Equity
“Health equity is assurance of the conditions for optimal health for all people.” Camara Jones,
Health equity concerns those differences in population health that can be traced to unequal economic and social conditions
and are systemic and avoidable – and thus inherently unjust and unfair.
Unnatural Causes

10. Healthcare is only a small part of what REALLY affects our health.
Health Equity
Healthcare is only a small part of what REALLY affects our health.
The choices we make, our behavior, has a large impact on our health. BUT,
the places where we live, work, and play - our social conditions - affect the choices we make.
New Mexico Health Equity Working Group (

11. Differences Between Health Equity and Health Disparities
Health Disparity
Health Equity
Any difference in health between groups of people
“Health equity is the assurance of the conditions for optimal health for all people.” (Camara Jones).
Some health disparities are NOT inequitable (biological differences resulting in different mortality rates between males & females).
Health equity pursues the elimination of health disparities
However, most health disparities are avoidable, often the result of social and/or economic conditions/policies (e.g. obesity & smoking rates between lower & upper income families).
Good health requires not only the traditional approach but must also focus attention to “address the broad policy and systems environment that influences health”

12. What determines health status?
Health Care
Behavior
Genetics
Social Conditions

13. ANSWERS:

14. Social Determinants (Conditions) of Health:
Conditions in which people are born, grow up, work, play and age.
Shaped by historical decisions, economics, social policies and politics
Include race/ethnicity, socio-economic status and access to opportunities.

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16. Healthy People, Healthy Places Initiative Promoting health equity – ensuring that everyone has an equal chance at being healthy.

17. Healthy People, Healthy Places Funding & Collaborative Partners
NEW MEXICO PARTNERS:
Con Alma Health Foundation
McCune Charitable Foundation
NM Community Foundation
Notah Begay III Foundation
PNM Resources Foundation
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Simon Charitable Foundation
Farm to Table
NM Department of Health
HPHP Steering Committee
NATIONAL PARTNERS:
Ascension Health
The California Endowment
Kaiser Permanente
Kresge Foundation
Nemours
Robert Wood Johnson Fdn.
Rockefeller Foundation
WK Kellogg Foundation
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
PolicyLink | Prevention Institute
Tides Foundation

18. Resources & Contacts
Con Alma Health Foundation Health Equity in New Mexico: A Roadmap for Grantmaking and Beyond New Mexico Health Equity Working Group Kristine Suozzi, Ph.D. Mil Gracias