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Recommendation to receive a report and adopt the proposed Health and Human Services Department Strategic Plan 2021-2026. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In December 2016, the Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) began a highly inclusive process of updating its five-year Strategic Plan, which was due to expire at the end of 2020. The Strategic Plan provides a blueprint for the Health Department’s five-year efforts to improve health and health equity outcomes in Long Beach and the role of the Health Department in driving these efforts. It outlines goals, objectives, and strategies to guide prioritized current and future work. Health Department staff developed the plan with equity, trauma, and resiliency-informed lenses, using a population health perspective, and an understanding of the need for health in all policies.
The data collection period for the proposed Strategic Plan occurred from December 2016 through October 2020. During this time period, City staff engaged in a comprehensive planning process that involved engaging Health Department staff, from leadership to line staff; interviewing community members; and, reviewing programs and plans from each of the seven Bureaus. More than 120 staff members participated in planning committees focusing on each of the 11 priorities. Each committee met regularly over a course of several months to develop goals, objectives, and strategies. City staff also facilitated 8 community engagement meetings involving more than 50 community residents. Outreach events in each Council District engaged more than 1,000 people across Long Beach. Additional community recommendations were obtained through a total of 79 community-based organizations that had already provided input to other City plans. These plans include the Early Childhood Education Strategic Plan, Safe Long Beach Plan, My Brother’s Keeper, Everyone Home Long Beach Task Force Recommendations, the Long Beach Land Use Element, and the City’s Eco...
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