NORTH CAROLINA RE: NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG POPULATIONS AT HIGH-RISK AND UNDERSERVED, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES - NC DHHS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH URGENCY & PURPOSE TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, ADDRESS INEQUITIES EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC AND WORK TOWARDS RECOVERY. HEALTH EQUITY IS A FOUNDATIONAL VALUE OF NC DHHS. THESE FUNDS ALLOW DHHS TO AMPLIFY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.STRATEGY 1 EXPANDING HEALTH EQUITY RESOURCES & SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO CREATE A HEALTH EQUITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR COVID-19 RESPONSE STRATEGIES; INCREASING ABILITY OF HEALTH PROGRAMS TO CONNECT TO NEEDS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND FOOD; ADDRESSING MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT EITHER EXACERBATE THE RISKS OF COV

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NORTH CAROLINA RE: NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG POPULATIONS AT HIGH-RISK AND UNDERSERVED, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES - NC DHHS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH URGENCY & PURPOSE TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, ADDRESS INEQUITIES EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC AND WORK TOWARDS RECOVERY. HEALTH EQUITY IS A FOUNDATIONAL VALUE OF NC DHHS. THESE FUNDS ALLOW DHHS TO AMPLIFY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.STRATEGY 1 EXPANDING HEALTH EQUITY RESOURCES & SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO CREATE A HEALTH EQUITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR COVID-19 RESPONSE STRATEGIES; INCREASING ABILITY OF HEALTH PROGRAMS TO CONNECT TO NEEDS LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND FOOD; ADDRESSING MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT EITHER EXACERBATE THE RISKS OF COV