Findings from a national assessment to support implementation of Cooperative Extension’s 2021 National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being

Authors

Diana Charbonneau, Center for Community Health & EvaluationFollow
Kerry Gabbert, West Virginia UniversityFollow
LaToya O'Neal, University of FloridaFollow
Dawn E. Burton, Prairie View A&M University- Cooperative Extension ProgramFollow
Maggie Jones, Center for Community Health & EvaluationFollow
Kate Katzman, Center for Community Health & EvaluationFollow
Roger Rennekamp, Cooperative ExtensionFollow

Volume

63

Issue

1

Abstract

Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being provides a roadmap for improving the health of communities. Core concepts include installing health equity a systemwide value and catalyzing community-level changes that ensure all people have an opportunity to be as healthy as they can. This article presents findings from a national readiness assessment for implementing the Framework across Extension. Results from a literature scan, national survey, and regional listening sessions identified internal facilitators and barriers to adoption. The article provides ideas for how Extension practitioners can engage in this work and shares an action plan developed from assessment results.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Charbonneau, D., Gabbert, K., O'Neal, L., Burton, D. E., Jones, M., Katzman, K., & Rennekamp, R. (2025). Findings from a national assessment to support implementation of Cooperative Extension’s 2021 National Framework for Health Equity and Well-Being. The Journal of Extension, 63(1), Article 3. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss1/3