NGA is working with Governors to assist them as they work to address bias and disparate impacts experienced by low-income communities and people of color in the criminal justice system, health care and other policy areas.
Resources
Promising Practices for State and Territory Disability Data Collection and Usage
This brief outlines promising practices that states and territories can implement to collect disability data to advance health equity. A full list of citations is available in the PDF version ...
Ensuring Energy Security & Resilience for All
Strategies for Governors to address the needs of certain vulnerable individuals during energy emergencies (Download) As states and territories face an increasing range of threats that could compromise energy reliability, ...
NGA Convenes Six States to Explore Best Practices to Advance Disability Inclusive Workforce Policy
As Governors work to confront an extremely tight labor market, efforts to reduce barriers to workforce participation and success are increasingly critical for filling in-demand jobs. A key pillar of ...
NGA, NLC Kick Off EV Workforce Initiative
Washington, D.C. – The National Governors Association (NGA) and the National League of Cities (NLC) are partnering on a new project to help cities and states prepare workers for job ...
Disability Inclusive Workforce Policy Learning Collaborative
As Governors work to confront an extremely tight labor market, efforts to reduce barriers to workforce participation are increasingly critical for developing a skilled workforce and filling in-demand jobs. This ...
Leading State Approaches and Communication Strategies to Support Health Equity
This brief describes innovative approaches and communication strategies states and territories are using to address health equity needs. (Download) Governors are leading the way in addressing health equity in their ...
Accessibility Innovations in Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation
States, territories and tribal governments are innovating to make travel, tourism and outdoor recreation more accessible and equitable. With increasing awareness of the well-documented health and wellness benefits of travel ...
Disability Employment Awareness Month 2023
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which this year celebrates 50 years of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. There are many benefits to disability employment, both for individuals and ...
Advancing Equity in the Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Sectors
On Wednesday, September 27th NGA hosted its third webinar in a four-part series highlighting innovative and replicable projects that are funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Travel, Tourism and ...
Health Equity Roundtable
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) held a health equity roundtable on August 24th in Broomfield, Colorado, bringing together nine states and territories including Colorado, Guam, ...
