Definitions, Criteria, and Standards for FPHR

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Equity

Definitions of Foundational Public Health Responsibilities 

Equity involves embedding health equity into public health by building organizational understanding and capacity, collaborating with communities and partners, addressing social and structural factors through policies and programs, and tracking progress to assure fair and just health outcomes for all. 

Equity is a foundational capability, and also encircles the entire framework of foundational responsibilities and is embedded in all responsibilities.

To print this content, click "expand all" below, and then print the page using your method of choice. For a PDF version of these definitions, please see pp. 33-34 of Standards for Fulfillment of Foundational Public Health Responsibilities: Recommendations of the SCHSAC FPHR Workgroup (PDF).

A1. Cultivate an organizational culture of health equity.

A2. Develop staff skills and understanding regarding equity, racial and social justice, and a systems change approach.

B1. Create training and conversation to understand equity, racial and social justice, and systems change.

B2. Create ongoing opportunities to discuss the ways health equity shows up in the work of public health and foster a space to grow.

B3. Establish and incorporate organizational values, including equity, when determining priorities, making decisions, and setting policies.

B4. Develop and build staff capacity to address equity.

C1. Convene and collaborate with cross-sector and public health partners to identify strategies, initiatives, shared goals, and outcomes.

C2. Collaborate with partners and communities disproportionately affected by health inequities, including those working with such communities.

C3. Collaborate within the organization and across organizational teams to impact health equity.

C4. Develop, train, and support staff to address equity through multi-sector collaborations.

D1. Inform and influence the development and adoption of laws and policies which advance health equity.

D2. Create equity-centered public health policy, inclusive of research, analysis, and calculating costs.

E1. Develop measures to track community engagement with impacted communities; measures will center trust, shared decision-making, and active listening.

E2. Create regular opportunities to review and evaluate progress based on data measures.

E3. Utilize a combination of quantitative and qualitative datasets.

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Last Updated: 01/08/2026