Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities Joyce James Associate Deputy Executive Commissioner Sheila Sturgis Craig Disproportionality Project Manager
Mission To partner with Health and Human Service Commission agencies and external stakeholders to identify and eliminate disproportionality and disparities
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Many terms are used to describe racial inequity in outcomes across systems Term
Definition
Most commonly used in:
Disproportionality
The comparison of persons of a certain race or ethnicity in a target population (e.g., African American children) to persons in a reference (or base) population (e.g., Anglo children).1
Child welfare
Health Disparity
A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social or economic disadvantage. Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have experienced greater social or economic obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, mental health, cognitive, sensory, or physical disability, sexual orientation, geography, or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. 3
Health
DMC – Disproportionate minority contact
The disproportionate number of minority youth that come into contact with the juvenile justice system
Juvenile justice
Achievement gap
The observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students
Education
3 Source: 1. Myers, 2010 (See Don Baumann for complete citation). 2. Ibid. 3. ojjdp.gov/dmc; NEA, “Disproportionality: Inappropriate identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children,”
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Texas Cross Systems Data
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Infant Mortality Rate by Race/Ethnicity - Texas, 2009
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HIV Data for Youth 11-17 year old
Rates per 100,000 population
Chart 10a: 2007 HIV infection rates for Texas adolescents (11-17) 8
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Texas Deaths by Race/Ethnicity 2008 Texas: Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 by Cause of Death and Race/Ethnicity
Diabetes Mellitus Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
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Legislation • History of Work and H.O.P.E. • In January 2005, the 79th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6. • In September 2007 the 80th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 758. • In September 2010 the creation of the new Center by Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs. • In May 2011 Senate Bill 501 established in Law an Interagency Council (IC) led by Joyce James and establishes the Center as the state of Texas Office of Minority Health. 11
SB501 Partners • • • • • • • • • •
HHSC, CEDD, DADS, DARS, DSHS, DFPS Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Texas Education Association (TEA) Office of Court Administration (OCA) Office of Attorney General (OAG) Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families Community Based Representative Faith-Based Representative Foster Care Youth Alumni Two Medical Community Representatives 12
The Texas Model • • • • • • •
Data Driven Strategies Leadership Development Cultural Competent Workforce Community Engagement Cross Systems Collaborations Training Defined by Anti-Racist Principles An Understanding of the History of Institutionalized Racism and the Impact on Poor Communities and Communities of Color 13
Activity
Why Are People Poor?
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History of Institutionalized Racism
• An Analysis of Power • Impact on Poor Communities
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Video
“A Girl Like Me”
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Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities
Success is dependent on mutual accountability at every level across every system, so that the end result is elimination of disproportionality and disparities.
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Contact Information Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities
Joyce James Associate Deputy Executive Commissioner, Disparities
[email protected] (512) 487-3396 Sheila Sturgis Craig Disproportionality and Disparities Project Manager,
[email protected] (512) 487-3359
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