Health Equity Planner to Implement and Spread Child Safety Strategies in Communities

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Cover to the Health Equity Planner

The Health Equity Planner is for use at the departmental and/or programmatic/work unit level to assess integration of health equity approaches in child safety initiatives. The Health Equity Planner may be used as a stand-alone tool or with the CSN Framework for Quality Improvement and Innovation in Child Safety: A Guide to Implementing Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies and Programs. The CSN Framework puts forth the theory that application of Leadership and Management, Child Safety Expertise, and Systems Improvement will contribute to advances in injury and violence prevention systems and workforce development, which will contribute to positive health impact for children. The Health Equity Planner is divided into five sections, with the latter three aligning with the CSN Framework: Social Determinants of Health, Scope of Work, Leadership and Management, Child Safety Expertise, and Systems Improvement.