Health Equity and Community Engagement

The Health Equity and Community Engagement program is designed to reduce health disparities amongst residents of Hays County. The program identifies the health needs and wants of the community. The program compiles these results to collaborate with community partners to provide resources that improve the health literacy of residents and healthcare resources available.

The primary goals of the Health Equity and Community Engagement Program are to increase community engagement, increase partnerships to promote public health, improve information sharing and learning efforts, and to implement intervention designs.

Areas of focus:

Healthy Hays Discussion Series

The Healthy Hays Discussion Series is a program focused on promoting health literacy. The series provides meaningful opportunities for residents to learn about varying health topics from health professionals. During community listening sessions residents can also provide feedback about their healthcare experience to staff members.

Back-To-School Immunizations Task Force

The task force will utilize social marketing efforts to motivate agents to complete back-to-school immunizations prior to the month of August. The task force will be compromised of LHD staff, local ISDs, and TVFC partners.

Biannual Health Fair

The HCLHD HECE team hosts two fairs a year, including the annual Back-To-School Vaccination Fair. These health fairs offer community health services to attendees. Residents can also find information about local resources to help improve their health.



Community Health Assessment

The Community Health Assessment provides an in-depth analysis of the community health needs and issues. The CHA provides a compressive plan for community members to work on systematic efforts towards improving community health. Read more...