Power-Building Partnerships for Health: Lessons From Santa Barbara About Building Power to Protect Farmworker Health and Advance Health Equity

This article highlights how the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department partnered with grassroots organizations CAUSE and MICOP through the Power-building Partnerships for Health (PPH) initiative. By centering trust and shared power, the collaboration led to culturally responsive COVID-19 outreach and a groundbreaking Health Officer Order to protect farmworker housing. The case study emphasizes long-term, equity-driven partnerships as essential to addressing structural oppression and advancing health equity for marginalized Latinx and Indigenous communities.

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