H E A LT H P O L I CY D I S C U S S I O N

ENGAGEMENT & EQUITY

Engagement & Equity

Expand the understanding & conversation about what creates health

Strengthen the capacity of

communities to create their own healthy futures

Adopt a health in all policies

approach with health equity as

the goal

STAKEHOLDER EXERCISE

• Who do you work WITH?

• Who do you FOR or ON BEHALF OF?

CURRENT WORK

• Who is at the decision-making table, and who is not?

• Who benefits?

• Who is left out?

• What are some ways that you can reach out and include them to inform your work?

LAYERS OF STAKEHOLDERS

MDH Legislature Associates Public

• Team/Unit

• Other divisions

• MDH leadership

• Other agencies & funders

• Appointed Committees

• Ad hoc committees

• Expert advisors

• Elected officials

• Grantees & Contractors (stack/spread)

• Regulated entities

• Professional associations

• Applicants

• Self-selected groups

• Targeted participants

• Media/press

• General public

Insider ENGAGEMENT Outsider

ENGAGEMENT POSSIBILITY

• What decisions are being made and who is accountable?

• How should the decision-making table be set?

• What is needed to support this work?

IDEAS FOR CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION

1. Degree of Impact and Complexity – what input and why it matters

2. Levels of engagement

3. Principles of Authentic Engagement

Degree of

Potential Sensitivity and/or Impact

Amount of Variability and/or Complexity

low

low

high

high

Talk about some key functions of your work or work unit.

Are the issues and decisions your team makes potentially sensitive among the people you work for and with?

Who benefits the most? Is any group negatively impacted?

Will issue analysis be complex and address multiple factors or root causes?

Are potential strategies and solutions still variable and imprecise?

Degree of

Potential Sensitivity and/or Impact

Amount of Variability and/or Complexity

inform

consult

collaborate

empower

involve

passive active

high

low

low high

Levels of Engagement by Content Sensitivity and Complexity

PRINCIPLES OF ENGAGEMENT(CDC AND ATSDR)