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Building the Central Valley Health Equity Movement

Connecting Leaders, Initiatives, and Issues

June 2012

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The Context

A pool of HPLP leaders promoting health equity Silos of activism around health issues (e.g., health care,

water/air quality, health equity, education) Rapid growth in opportunities and activism around

community health issues in the Central Valley The formation of coalitions and networks to create better

health in the Central Valley (e.g. CVAQ, BHC…) Opportunities for CVHPI staff & HPLP alumni to

strengthen the health equity movement

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Purpose Statement

To explore the potential for HPLP graduates to catalyze a stronger network of people bringing a health equity perspective to work across multiple initiatives.

We propose to accomplish this purpose by: Mapping and understanding network connections Connecting people and resources across the HPLP network Bridging issue and initiative silos

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Goals for Today’s Meaning Making Session

Introduce • Ourselves• Our passions and

needs• Network concepts

Meaning Making• Alumni

Connectivity• Health equity

landscape• Network weaving

opportunities

Next Steps

• Close triangles• Coaching and

practice calls

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Introducing Ourselves

What image are you drawn to as you imagine HPLP graduates as catalysts for a powerful network of people with a shared passion around health equity?

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Networks and Social Network Analysis

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Networks and Social Network Analysis Networks are about

relationships. We live in networks all the time.

Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a mathematical and visual analysis of relationships / flows / influence between people, groups, communities, organizations, or other information & knowledge processing entities. Adapted from June Holley and Valdis Krebs,

networkweaving.net

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Why Social Network Analysis?

Successful communities have definable social networks that create an environment conducive to collaboration, innovation, and influence.

Communities with strong people connections have the power to act on and fulfill their vision.

A shared understanding of interaction and information patterns among people, opens up strategies to organize networks.

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Basic Network Terminology

Copyright © 2011 Connective Associates LLC

NodeA node is a person, organization, or idea.

LinkA line that connects two nodes.

ClusterA cluster is a group of nodes that are more connected to each other than to other nodes outside the cluster.

HubA hub is a node at the center of a cluster.

BridgerA bridger is a node that connects different clusters.

Adapted from Bruce Hoppe and Claire Reinelt, Social Network Analysis and the Evaluation of Leadership Networks, Leadership Quarterly 21 (2010) 600-619.

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Scattered clusters Hub-and-Spoke Multi-hub Core Periphery

Time

Where most network-building begins

Self-sustaining network

Patterns of Network Growth

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What Network Maps Offer Become aware of and

intentional about expanding relationships in the network

Increase communication across the network

Mobilize more leadership

Get more self-organization for more action

Get more actions that lead to breakthroughs

= System ChangeAdapted from June Holley and Valdis Krebs

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Mapping the Health Equity Network Landscape in the Central Valley

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Survey Design

Who we surveyed

•73 HPLP alumni who live in Tulare, Kings, Madera and Fresno counties•CVHPI – HPLP faculty

Relationships we asked about

•73 HPLP alumni from all cohorts across 4 counties•CVHPI – HPLP faculty• 11 critical allies

Issues•Health Equity•Healthy Living•Physical Environment•Health Care•Air Quality•Education•Immigration

Initiatives**

•Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program•Building Healthy Communities•California•Place Matters•Central Valley Air Quality Coalition• California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley•Community Transformation Grant

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Network Analyses

CVHPI-HPLP Alumni Work

Connections to Issues

CVHPI-HPLP Alumni Work

Connections to Initiatives

Current and Potential Issue Collaboration

Networks

Issue Communication Network

Work Area Connection

Network

Health Equity Collaboration

Network

Initiative Collaboration Network

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CVHPI-HPLP Alumni Connections to Issues

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CVHPI-HPLP Alumni Connections to Initiatives

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Current Potential

Issue Collaboration Networks

What differences do you notice in the configuration of these two networks?

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Current Potential

Initiative Collaboration Networks

What differences do you notice in the configuration of these two networks?

Central California Regional Obesity Prevention ProgramCentral California Public Health Consortium

California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

Building Healthy Communities

Community Transformation Grant

Central Valley Air Quality Coalition

Place Matters

Other

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Issue Communication Network

Network Neighborhood: Ed, SafeEnv, AirQ

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Issue Collaboration Network– Respondents only

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Work Area Connection Network

Access to fewer resources Connectors

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Health Equity Collaboration Network

I work on these issues as part of my job.

I work on these issues, but not as part of my job.

I do not work on these issues, but would like to get more involved in the next six months.

These issues are not a priority for me at this time.

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Initiative Collaboration NetworkCentral California Regional Obesity Prevention Program

Central California Public Health Consortium

California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

Building Healthy Communities

Community Transformation Grant

Central Valley Air Quality Coalition

Place Matters

Other

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Network Weaving

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Why we need to weave the network

Build trust and foster new relationships and self organizing initiative

Connect people & groups with common interests to take action

Reach beyond current connections to bring in new ideas & resources

Source: Valdis Krebs & June Holley, Building Sustainable Communities through Network Building

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Roles of Network Weavers

Connector

Reaching out to be more inclusive

Connecting people with common interests

Helping people find resources

June Holley: Network Weavers Handbook

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Tools for Network Weaving: Google Spreadsheet on Issues

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Tools for Network Weaving: Google Spreadsheet on Initiatives

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How to Weave the Network: Closing Triangles

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