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<br />II. TERM DEFINITION
<br />We’ve defined key terms used throughout this report to ensure its process and findings are accessible and clear.
<br />Capacity Building The process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes, and
<br />resources that organizations, communities, and individuals need to survive, adapt, and thrive.1
<br />City Council
<br />The City Council, composed of the Mayor and four City Council members, this city governing
<br />body has all the regulatory and corporate powers of a municipal corporation provided under
<br />California State Law. In general, the Council supervises the operations of the City government by
<br />establishing policies and programs and appropriating funds for each service function.2
<br />Community Liaison
<br />An individual who served on both the Steering Committee and Eastern Alameda Power and Action
<br />Committee, connecting the JSI Project Team, city staff, and community members. They provided
<br />historical and current context on best practices for engagement with the Tri-Valley community.
<br />Eastern Alameda
<br />Power and Action
<br />Committee
<br />An advisory committee composed of community members, service providers, and service
<br />recipients. This committee is involved with focus group and interview recruitment, preparation,
<br />facilitation, and supports data analysis.
<br />Federal
<br />Poverty Level
<br />A measure used to gauge access to aid programs (e.g., government assistance programs). It is
<br />based on household income and size. In California, the FPL for a family of four in 2023 was set at
<br />$30,000.
<br />Health Equity
<br />Work to identify, dismantle, and reimagine systems of power ingrained with racism, discrimination,
<br />neglect, disrespect and dehumanization. This work contributes to the evolution of society in
<br />offering all people opportunities, security, power, resources and information to live their happiest
<br />and healthiest lives.3
<br />Human Services
<br />Commission and
<br />Joint Commission
<br />Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton each have their own Human Services Commission to advise
<br />the city council on community human service needs and identify ways to meet these needs. The
<br />Commission focuses on communities that are socially or economically disadvantaged.
<br />The Joint Commission refers to a workshop or meeting attended by Human Service
<br />Commissioners from all three cities.
<br />Human Services
<br />Services provided by the cities, nonprofits, and other agencies that support communities and
<br />individuals with basic needs like food and shelter and other services such as health care and
<br />employment.
<br />Lived Experience
<br />Knowledge based on personal perspective, identities, and history beyond professional or
<br />educational experience. People’s lived experience is directly affected by social, health, public
<br />health, or other issues and by the strategies that aim to address those issues. Lived experience
<br />gives people insights that can inform and improve systems, research, policies, practices, and
<br />programs.4
<br />Macro-Level
<br />Factors
<br />Factors that affect the health of an individual on a structural level and entire communities,
<br />counties, states, and countries. Advocating for policy changes to create more affordable housing
<br />is an example of trying to change a macro-level factor that affects an individual’s ability to find
<br />housing.
<br />Medi-Cal California’s Medicaid health care program, which pays for a variety of medical services for children
<br />and adults with limited income and resources.5
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