Quick Guide

Contra Costa County

Three hands in a fist in various skin shades with rainbow rings around them

Contra Costa County Health Services (CCHS) contracted with The Justice Collective, a minority- and women-owned agency, to lead an organization equity assessment. To understand employee experiences across demographics, divisions, and diverse identities, CCHS held three focus groups and 16 listening sessions, including one community session with the participation of approximately 20 community partners. A comprehensive report of assessment findings was used by the Roadmapping Team to develop a Comprehensive Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap including a Race, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (rDEI) vision, definition, goals, objectives, performance metrics, and team action plans.

The Roadmapping Team met between October 2022 and January 2023 for the following sessions:

Session 1: Group Formation and Establish Shared Language
Session 2: Finalizing Equity Definition/Visioning an Equitable Workplace
Session 3: Identifying Priority Focus Areas Based on TJC Assessment Report
Session 4: Developing and Discussing Outcomes
Session 5: Generating SMART Objectives
Session 6: Identifying Resources, Stakeholders and Steps Needed for Implementation

Next steps for CCHS in launching the Equity Roadmap by April 2023 include:

Engaging leadership and data teams to identify and finalize appropriate timeframes, measurement and implementation plans for each roadmap objective.
Making the complete roadmap and implementation plans accessible to all CCHS staff for buy-in and transparency.
Forming an internal Equity Advisory Council to collaborate with the Equity Team to lead roadmap operationalization and ensure maximum department-wide accountability.
Developing new employee-centered resources, trainings, and opportunities to shift culture for an equitable workplace.

To learn more about CCHS’ equity efforts contact EquityTeam@cchealth.org.