The Eliminating Health Disparity Initiative (EHDI) is a grant program within the Center for Health Equity. EHDI was established during the 2001 legislative session. The program invests about $5 million dollars annually in community initiatives that address health inequities for populations of color and American Indians across eight different priority health areas.
Use the drop-down menus below to learn more about current EHDI grantees and their grant-funded projects.
| Priority Health Area | Serving Residents of County |
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Project name: Check Yo'Self Health and Wellness Center TPP Program
Grant Type: Priority
Project Description: The Check Yo’Self Health and Wellness Center works to eliminate teen pregnancy primarily through two peer-led, evidence-based programs. SIHLE is a culturally-specific intervention for black girls that focuses on self-esteem, sisterhood and STD prevention. Safer Choices is a classroom based intervention for black girls and boys. This curriculum focuses on providing medially accurate information, addressing attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual health, promoting abstinence and condom use, and healthy self-efficacy.
EDHI Grant Activity Outcomes: 1) Program participants will demonstrate a positive change in knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes to reduce the chance of unintended teen pregnancy. 2) All partner clinics and at least 60% of partnerships organizations will increase capacity to educate about the Minnesota Minors’ Consent Law, to make and share youth referrals to services covered by the law.
Racial/ethnic group(s) to be served:
Geography and Population Served: African American, street-cultured, and/or gang involved youth aged 14-19 (including African, biracial, multi-racial, Latino, American Indian, & White at approximately 10%) in the 7-County Twin Cities metro area.
Contact: Charlnitta Ellis
Street address:
1166 University Ave. W
Saint Paul, MN 55104
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Phone: 651-294-3023
Email: Chi@hsra.org
Website: https://www.hsra.org/ and checkyoself-hwc.com
Executive Director: Tony Simmons
Phone: 651-287-0890
E-mail: tonysimmons@hsra.org