SITUATION: Health Zone 1, an area of Duval County home to over 100,000 residents, has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 due to the health disparities of its vulnerable and underserved populations.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE: HPCNEF works with the City of Jacksonville and local partners with funding from HHS Office of Minority Health to focus efforts on improving health literacy and health equity in Health Zone 1. Program goals include: Utilizing evidence-based practices to promote health literacy, health equity, and cultural competency through community engagement and outreach; creating and presenting training sessions for those providing health services to better understand how to treat high-risk/low-trust populations; and delivering trustworthy, equity-enhancing health information across multiple media platforms to improve COVID-19-related health outcomes.
IMPACT:
Jacksonville’s Health Zone 1 (zip codes 32202, 32204, 32206, 32208, 32209, and 32254), in Duval County