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OHEA: A Regional Health Equity Coalition
Regional Health Equity Coalitions (RHECs) are made up of grassroots community members and representatives from culturally specific community-based organizations who work to identify what the most pressing health equity issues are in their region.
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We work to increase health equity for the communities we serve. Health equity is when each person has a fair and just chance to reach their best health and wellbeing. This is no matter their race, ethnicity, or class.
To increase health equity, OHEA works with community members to name barriers we face to living healthy lives. We also bring ideas on how to remove those barriers. Then we use this information to increase the voices of those who are not often heard in state and local government as well as other groups with power.
Support or oppose proposals for new laws based on the needs of our communities.
Build relationships, collaborate, and support community members to develop certain skills. These are skills on how to:
Give testimony.
Talk to government leaders.
Better understand decision making within government and other systems of power.
Develop relationships with politicians to help move proposed laws forward that will further health equity and justice, based on evidence and wisdom
from our communities.
OHEA represents Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties
