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Plan area: Health and Wellbeing
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) performs forensic investigations including death investigations and DNA identification. OCME's racial equity goals focus on ensuring equitable, culturally competent, and respectful death investigation services for all families; improving data collection and disaggregation; addressing workforce diversity; and engaging communities of color in outreach about OCME's services and processes.
Provide accessible and centralized racial equity trainings for all staff to fortify OCME’s commitment to racial equity in and beyond our core areas of work
Population focus: Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: OCME-G01
Identify opportunities to create disaggregated data pipelines in workplace recruitment and hiring
Population focus: General
Goal ID: OCME-G02
Build an inclusive workplace to strengthen employee retention and career advancement, with a particular focus on employees of underrepresented backgrounds
Population focus: Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: OCME-G03
Address any underrepresentation of staff in certain roles within the agency through equitable hiring and recruitment practices for all vacancies
Population focus: Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: OCME-G04
OCME has had a 30% goal for M/WBE utilization and will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure they are consistent with federal, state, and local law
Population focus: M/WBE owners
Goal ID: OCME-G05
Establish internal and external programs with universities and high schools to highlight the options in a career in forensic science
Population focus: General
Goal ID: OCME-G06
Continue to invest resources in and expand existing innovative OCME programs that reduce racial disparities, such as the innovative Drug Intelligence and Intervention Group (DIIG) program
Population focus: General
Goal ID: OCME-G07
