Long Beach Department of
Health and Human Services
Strategic Plan
2021-2026
Kelly Colopy, Director
City Council Presentation - May 16, 2023
The
Department
Staffing: More than 550 employees (increase from
320 prior to Pandemic)
Budget: $180 million
Programs: More than 55
The
Department
Sites:
Main Health
MLK Park (Central Facility)
St. Mary WIC
North WIC
Admiral Kidd Park (West Facility)
Miller Family Education Center
Multi-Service Center
Atlantic Farms Bridge Community (ABC Shelter)
Project Homekey Transitional Housing – Best Western
Navigation Center/Youth Shelter
Luxury Inn and Micro Units
Houghton Park (Center for Families and Youth)
Housing Authority
Worsham Public Health Emergency Management/Local
Distribution Site
Traditional Public Health Programs Social Determinants of Health Public Health Crises • Community Health
• Environmental Health
• Chronic Disease Prevention
• Communicable Disease Surveillance
Prevention and Control
• Public Health Emergency Management
• Nutrition Services (WIC)
• Public Health Nursing
• Clinical Services
• Data and Planning
• Older Adult Services
• Healthy Eating/Active Living
• Vital Records
Homeless Services
Early Childhood Education
Youth Development
Housing Authority
Family Preservation
Fatherhood
Mental Health Support
Violence Prevention
Racial and Health Equity
• Black Infant Health
City Investment: $7-8 million Grants & Contracts: $172 million Funding
Introduction
to Strategic
Plan
This Strategic Plan focuses on the health and
wellness of everyone who lives in Long Beach.
We are committed to ensuring everyone within our
diverse communities is safe, healthy, and has the
resources to thrive.
Our
Approach
Equity Framework
Trauma-and Resiliency-Informed
Health in All Policies and a Population
Perspective
Data Informed
120 STAFF MEMBERS
PARTICIPATED IN
PLANNING COMMITTEES
FOR ON EACH OF THE 11
PRIORITIES
EIGHT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS
WITH COMMUNITY
GROUPS
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
79 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGS
AND MORE THAN 1,000
PEOPLE WHO PROVIDED
INPUT TO CITY PLANS
ALIGNED WITH OTHER
HEAL TH DEPARTMENT
AND CITY PLANS
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND
STRATEGIES ARE INFORMED BY
CURRENT AREAS OF FOCUS AND
INNOVATIONS PLANNED FOR
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
Community
Engagement
Strategic
Vision
Build a strong and resilient internal
infrastructure
Build a healthier, safer, and thriving
Long Beach
Strategic Framework
Equity
Equity is the lens
through which we
assess, prioritize, and
implement all policies
and services.
Goal 1: Equity and social justice is integrated into
all Health Department programs, policies and
services.
Goal 2: The Health Department centers the
community voice.
Goal 3: Systems change is informed by making
inequities visible.
Goal 4: Equitable practices are operationalized
within the Health Department.
Equity
Equity is the lens
through which we
assess, prioritize, and
implement all policies
and services.
Goal 5: Populations most affected by inequities are
healthy and thriving.
Specific Strategies for Health & Wellness
Black/African American Community
Latinx Community
Cambodian Community
Older Adults
Veterans
Workforce
The Health Department
workforce is competent,
valued and supported in
promoting and protecting
the public’s health.
Goal 6: Health Department staff are knowledgeable
about core public health competencies, Health
Department services and the communities we serve.
Goal 7: Employees are successful in their positions
at the Health Department.
Goal 8: The Health Department has a culture of
employee appreciation and transparency.
Data
Data are effectively used to
plan, monitor, measure, and
drive policies and programs
toward the Health
Department’s vision, with an
emphasis on equity and
social determinants of
health.
Goal 9: The Health Department’s equity lens is data
informed.
Goal 10: The Health Department has a culture of
data informed performance and quality
improvement.
Services
Services are efficient,
responsive and address
the diverse needs and
strengths of the public,
our partners and our
colleagues.
Goal 11: Program services are efficient, responsive
and address diverse needs.
Goal 12: The Health Department effectively
communicates its programs and services within a
health equity framework.
Collaboration
The Health Department is a
leader for collaboration among
private, public and neighborhood
level partners to improve the
health and well-being of
everyone in Long Beach.
Goal 13: The Health Department leads
collaborative partnerships to increase collective
impact for improving health and well-being.
Physical
and
Mental Health
All people have quality
physical and mental
health resources in
Long Beach.
Goal 14: Everyone in Long Beach has access to and
utilizes quality preventive and healthcare services.
Goal 15: People have the culturally competent
health care and social supports they need to be
healthy.
Goal 16: Behavioral health services citywide have
the capacity to prevent and reduce mental illness,
substance use and trauma.
Communicable
Diseases
All people in Long Beach have
minimal exposure to
communicable diseases and
have knowledge and
resources to prevent them.
Goal 17: The Health Department prevents the
spread of communicable diseases in Long Beach.
Healthy
Lifestyles
All people in Long Beach
engage in healthy lifestyle
behaviors to improve
health outcomes.
Goal 18: People engage in healthy behaviors and
have access to healthy foods and safe, affordable
physical activity opportunities.
Homelessness
Everyone in Long Beach
has a safe and affordable
home.
Goal 19: People in Long Beach precariously housed
or experiencing homelessness gain permanent
housing.
Social and
Economic
Conditions
Social and economic
conditions build and support
individual and community
health.
Goal 20: Social and economic conditions are
improved across the lifespan in Long Beach.
Safety
Everyone in Long Beach will
have safe, physical and social
environments in their homes,
neighborhoods, schools and
workplaces.
Goal 21: Preventable deaths and injuries are
reduced.
Goal 22: Communities are safe from violence.
Goal 23: People live in safe environments and are
prepared for emergencies.
2022-2023
Focus Areas
Continuing to Build Systems for Health
Employee Wellness and Support
Equity Infrastructure and Practices
Performance Management and Improvement
Internal Communication Structures
Thank you
Kelly Colopy, Director
Dr. Jessica Schumer, Deputy Director