Building Consumer Partnerships to Advance Racial Equity: Q&A with Deborah Riddick

During the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net’s May 2021 convening, Deborah Riddick, Director of Government Relations at the Oregon Nurses Association, presented a practical framework for state primary care (PCAs) and behavioral health associations (BHSAs) to center people with lived experience in the associations’ work to advance racially equitable health policy and practice. Building on her presentation, the Delta Center team posed follow-up questions to Deborah to aid state associations in incorporating consumer voice and advancing racial equity.