BFH-HEAT uses a multi-level action plan to organize its work. The 2017-2019 BFH-HEAT Action Plan explored the impact of systemic oppression – particularly institutionalized racism – on the health of Louisiana families. This laid an important foundation for the Bureau’s current action plan, below.
In 2019, the LDH Office of Community Partnerships and Health Equity launched its Health Equity Plan and Framework. This plan required each office of the state health department to establish an action team, and BFH appointed representatives to the Office of Public Health’s HEAT. BFH is committed to advancing, aligning and improving our efforts toward health equity through our work on both teams.