Trust is foundational to community engagement, and community engagement is foundational to health equity. Unless organizations with power & privilege demonstrate they are worthy of their community partners' trust, even the best-intentioned health equity efforts will fail.
In 2021, the AAMC Center for Health Justice published the Principles of Trustworthiness Toolkit to guide organizations in building and sustaining equitable partnerships with their communities. Now, the center will award up to five multisector community partnerships with up to $30,000 to formally use the Toolkit for a year and contribute to its evaluation and iteration.
· What actions would demonstrate trustworthiness to your community?
· How do partnerships grow & strengthen when those actions are taken?
· How do stronger partnerships create more health equity impact?
The application period opens Monday, Nov. 13 and closes Friday, Dec. 22.
An informational webinar will be held Nov. 30 from 3-4 p.m. ET. The session will be recorded and made available after the webinar. Register for the webinar here: Webinar Registration - Zoom
Learn more and apply via the online application here: Principles of Trustworthiness Toolkit Pilot Project | Center For Health Justice (aamchealthjustice.org)
Please contact healthjustice@aamc.org with any questions (or just ask them here!) & include Principles of Trustworthiness Toolkit in the subject line.
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Philip M. Alberti, PhD
Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy
Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice
Association of American Medical Colleges
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