Our Vision: A county where all individuals thrive by embracing diversity, fostering inclusivity, and collectively empowering our community through active engagement in shaping policies, systems and structural change.

Our Mission: To advance health equity, champion social justice, and eliminate health disparities to cultivate a vibrant community where all individuals have fair access to live, learn, work, play, worship, and pursue personal well-being.

Questions? Contact us here: RivCoHealthEquity@ruhealth.org

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The Riverside University Health System – Public Health acknowledges the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homelands of the Indigenous Peoples of Riverside County whose land we occupy. The Iviluatem (Cahuilla), Payómkawichum (Luiseño), Maara’yam (Serrano), Nuwuvi (Chemehuevi), Tongva (Gabrieleño) and Cupeño peoples have been the caretakers of this land, water, and air since time immemorial.

Indigenous Peoples have been forcefully displaced or relocated and colonization is ongoing with their lands still occupied due to the dishonest illusion of promised treaties. The Health Equity program commits to practicing cultural humility and reciprocity, respecting, and supporting the tribal sovereignty, culture, and beliefs of Indigenous Peoples of Riverside County and beyond.

We hope to build an honest, ongoing relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Riverside County as we learn from their vast experiences. We recognize that there have been past injustices and aim to move toward reconciliation with good intentions and respect. We challenge you to join us in this work. If you are unaware of whose land you are currently occupying, we encourage you to learn about the Indigenous Peoples in your area, their history and ongoing resilience.