Resources

Data Source, Assessment, Case Study, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Family-Serving Organizations doing Systems and Policy Change Work

The role of family-serving organizations is systems and policy change work.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Data Collection Plan Toolkit

This toolkit shares the why, what, and how behind data collection plans and provides a blank template.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Conducting Focus Groups

This guide shares the why, what, and how behind small group discussions to learn about opinions on topics and inform future actions.

Data Source, Assessment, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Driving prosperity: How Black-owned businesses fueled recent economic growth

This report explores trends in Black business ownership from 2017 to 2022.

Data Source, Assessment, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2022

This report outlines the income needed to meet basic needs in Colorado.

Data Source, Assessment, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Human Services Gap Map

A county-to-county comparison of state and federally funded programs.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Building Coalitions to Promote Health Equity: A Toolkit for Action

This toolkit provides tools, resources, and information for assisting communities to tackle the social determinants of health.

Video, 

TellMeCOS: Janet Brugger shares the greatest challenge for minority businesses

Janet Brugger, President of Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce shares that access is the greatest challenge for minority businesses.

Digital Tool, 

Community Facts

Community Facts is a tool designed by and for users working to advance social change in Colorado. This free web-based application...

Webinar / Course, 

Introduction to Public Health Digital Storytelling Webinars

Story Center periodically offers free webinars, and two are upcoming this fall on The Role of Digital Storytelling in Public Health...

Webinar / Course, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Video, 

Changemaking in Bilingual Places

This webinar discusses how to navigate change-making in bilingual communities.

Assessment, Case Study, Digital Tool, Report / Journal / Paper, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Community Partnerships for Health Equity: Macro-evaluation Final Report

This report offers rich insights into what is needed to drive statewide community health equity related change.

Webinar / Course, Video, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Breakthrough Community Change: Lessons for Changemakers

Learnings, strategies, and reflections about bringing impactful change to your community.

Video, 

BEYOND DEI* Episode 2: Why Community Matters with Ericka Hines and Dr. Raquel Gutierrez

This conversation dives into how community involvement creates lasting change.

Assessment, Case Study, Webinar / Course, Video, 

The Power of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Cultural Practices in Healing

How cultural frameworks can build trust and community engagement in behavioral health care services for AANHPI communities in times of need.

Assessment, Case Study, Data Source, Report / Journal / Paper, Video, Webinar / Course, 

Disaggregating Data to Better Understand Behavioral Health Access Needs

An analysis using data disaggregation to better understand behavioral health access within the Hispanic or Latino community.

Assessment, Case Study, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Advancing Equitable Community-based Transportation Planning

This report is "an evaluation of the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project & Clean Mobility Options Programs."

Assessment, Case Study, Data Source, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Colorado Lotus Project

This report provides a "statewide look at the strengths and barriers facing Colorado’s AANHPI communities."

Data Source, Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

An Introduction to Data Frameworks

This article provides an overview of what data frameworks are and how we can utilize them to drive collective action.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Data Storytelling for Communities

These slides walk through "why data storytelling is important," and provide a template to develop your story and integrate data.

Blog, 

Howard Chou: Equity and Inclusion at the Helm

Howard Chou is the only Asian American to hold an elected political party position in Colorado (Vice Chair, Colorado Democratic Party).

Digital Tool, Assessment, Data Source, 

Create Your Own Community Assessment Map

SparkMap uses location-specific data to create maps and community assessments that inform, guide, and transform the work of organizations.

Webinar / Course, 

Stories Beat Statistics: The Power of Data Storytelling

This speaker session explores data storytelling as an important skill to drive change or action with insights.

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

United States Segregation Map

Use this map to observe the change in racial residential segregation across the U.S. Read the report for an explanation on use and meaning.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Powering Health Equity Action with Online Data Tools

"This report aims to strengthen community-driven efforts to achieve health equity by improving the online data tools available to them."

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

Vulnerable Populations Footprint Map

This mapping and report tool identifies where population living in poverty and population living without a high school diploma overlap.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Digital Tool, 

The Data Equity Framework

The Data Equity Framework is a systematic way of looking at data projects. It organizes every project into 7 stages

Video, 

Bringing It Home: Lessons on Community Engagement

How are the needs of individuals, families, and local communities met while nurturing belonging, resilience, and the ability to thrive?

Blog, 

The Impact of Climate Change on our Health and Health Systems

A look at climate change's impact on health and overall health systems.

Blog, 

Community Organizing for Prevention

COFP promotes healthy youth development so all young people can thrive.

Video, 

Voices From Next Door: On Being Pulled Over

Voices From Next Door shares real life stories about ways race plays a part in everyday life in America.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Interview Toolkit

This toolkit shares the purpose of interviews, when to use them, and how to conduct them.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Survey Toolkit

This toolkit shares the purpose of surveys, when to use them, and how to create one. It also includes a survey template.

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

National Equity Atlas

This dataset includes racial and economic equity data and is meant to provide actions and strategies to advance racial equity...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Facilitation Guide for Community Engagement

This guide is intended to help community groups gain the tools for “effective dialogue about their work with community for the purpose...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Community Engagement Toolkit

This toolkit is "meant to guide leaders and groups through a step-by-step process of building community engagement strategies that will...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

How Are Income and Wealth Linked to Health and Longevity?

This research report makes the case for the strong association between income/wealth and health. While acknowledging that it is difficult...

Digital Tool, 

Better Data for Better Health

Health data resources for analysis of factors that shape health in communities, and local efforts to achieve better health for all.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Colorado Equity Action Guide

Developed in partnership with community organizations, this guide "looks at the root causes of inequity across Colorado...

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) State Demography Office

This is Colorado's primary state agency for population and demographic information.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Helpful Data Use Resources

CEC's list of data use resources is the perfect start to your data storytelling journey.

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Data Source, 

U.S. Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)

USALEEP data measures life expectancy at birth for nearly every census tract in the country and show that...

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Data Source, 

The Child Opportunity Index (COI)

This interactive map allows users to visualize neighborhood conditions and chart a path forward for a more equitable future.

Video, Data Source, 

DATA GEM: How to Conduct an “Address Search” to Access Data for your Location

This video shows how to use an address to identify all the geographic levels that include a location in order to access local census data.

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

KIDS COUNT® Data Center

This Data Center includes indicators that assess child well-being in the United States.

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) Data

This site includes data on the efforts and results of human services provided to Coloradans.

Data Source, 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service Program Data

This site includes data from national food and nutrition safety net programs, food distribution programs, and child nutrition programs.

Data Source, 

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

This is the state of Colorado's public health department, which collects data and houses a number of different databases.

Data Source, 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Census

This provides data on land and farm operators for plots that produce more than $1,000 worth of fruit, vegetables, or livestock in a year.

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

Community Commons

This resource includes a wide variety of data sources mean to connect change-makers with the best tools and resources to support their work.

Data Source, 

U.S. Census Data

This data includes a very wide range of categories such as demographics, race/ethnicity, language, income, education, housing...

Digital Tool, Data Source, 

Bay Area Equity Atlas

A comprehensive data support system to track the state of equity across the region and inform solutions for inclusive prosperity.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization

This guide focuses on how data practitioners can approach their work through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Video, 

Race and Research: Data and Our Neighborhoods

In this podcast episode of Pew's season on race and research, guests examine the impact of race on economic mobility.

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

This is a survey of Coloradans 18 years+ that gathers information on health behaviors, conditions, and preventative health practices.

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

The Data Visualization Design Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

This guide walks through the data visualization process to effectively bringing data into conversations.

Case Study, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Report / Journal / Paper, 

On the Road to Social Transformation: Utilizing Cultural and Community Strengths to End Domestic Violence

This publication is intended to excite conversations about the benefits of developing culturally proficient programs.

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Equity Toolkit for Administrators

This toolkit supports communities to create a plan and action steps for intervention and maintenance of a more accepting culture.

Assessment, 

The Organizational Self-Assessment for Addressing Health Inequities Toolkit

This toolkit provides guidance to help identify the skills, organizational practices and infrastructure needed to address health equity...

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Case Study, 

Health Equity Resource Toolkit for State Practitioners Addressing Obesity Disparities

This toolkit facilitates partnerships between state health departments and communities to effectively reduce obesity health disparities.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Health Equity Curricular Toolkit

A structured, curricular tool for exploring questions on social determinants of health, vulnerable populations, and economics and policy.

Video, 

What Is Health Equity, and Why Does It Matter? Interview

A conversation on health equity and why is matters between Donald Berwick, MD and David Williams, PhD, MPH.

Webinar / Course, 

Prioritizing Equity: Research and Data for Health Equity

This webinar explores power of data in understanding health inequities and the systemic issues that cause them to persist.

Webinar / Course, 

Health Equity and the Built Environment Webinar Series

This webinar series focuses on the concept that the physical environment can protect against or exacerbate health inequities.

Video, Webinar / Course, 

COVID-19 and Health Equity — Exploring Disparities and Long-Term Health Impacts

This webinar explored the disproportionate impact COVID-19 in minority communities and how to provide equitable care to all.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Health Equity Toolkit

This toolkit maps resources that are available to build the capacity around health equity.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Data Dashboard Templates

This Google Slides document has tips and templates for data dashboards.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Photos and Videos as Data Collection

This resource highlights different toolkits for using photos and videos to help measure and tell the story of change in communities.

Digital Tool, 

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps

This program provides data, evidence, guidance, and examples to build awareness of factors that influence health for health equity advocacy.

Digital Tool, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Kids Count Colorado

This report includes data for every county in Colorado on child demographics, economic security, health, early childhood and K-12 education.

Digital Tool, Report / Journal / Paper, 

19 Stories from the Field: What Systems Change Looks Like in Communities

These stories highlight successes, challenges, and outcomes in short-form narrative of community health equity efforts across the country.

Digital Tool, 

BroadStreet

This intricate and interactive tool that allows one to run reports and explore maps and data from cities and counties across the U.S.

Digital Tool, 

The Opportunity Atlas

This tool enables one to search, filter, and compare demographic data for several outcomes and neighborhood characteristics across the U.S.

Digital Tool, 

PLACES: Local Data for Better Health

This tool provides provides model-based population-level analysis and community estimates for health-related outcomes across the U.S.

Digital Tool, 

City Health Dashboard

A data tool that allows users to search 37 SDoH factors impacting health and wellbeing of neighborhoods across the U.S.

Digital Tool, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Atlas Mundial de la Salud

This comprehensive site (in Spanish) has basic information about the social determinants of health, an extensive set of links to Spanish...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Waiting for Health Equity

This is a "graphic novel that aims to start new conversations about the complex challenges Colorado faces in working toward health equity."

Digital Tool, Report / Journal / Paper, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Social Determinants of Health: Know What Affects Health

This website has a wealth of information with links to research, active programs and other resources related to the social determinants...

Case Study, Report / Journal / Paper, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Mobile Traveling Healthcare Teams: An Innovative Delivery System for Underserved Populations

This article discusses access to health care in the context of the social determinants framework; as a compliment to the other determinants.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes

This piece provides an overview of literature and findings on the strong relationship between food insecurity and health outcomes.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Are Food Insecurity’s Health Impacts Underestimated in the U.S. Population?

This research article explores the relationship between mother and children who would be classified as marginally food insecure and their...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Overlapping Geographic Clusters of Food Security and Health

This national spatial study explores the regions of overlap between extreme food insecurity and adverse health outcomes with...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Virtual Learning Guide

This learning guide is directed at supporting those who now operate in a virtual environment with others supporting their development...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Scenario Thinking for an Unpredictable Year

This post provides an introduction and a toolkit to aid short-term scenario planning efforts and develop a course of action during COVID...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Reimagining Strategy in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis: A Triage Tool

This post includes tools to support community leaders as they "reorient themselves to the new reality and make choices..."

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources

This working document's goal is "to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work."

Report / Journal / Paper, 

The Health Equity Measurement Framework: A Comprehensive Model to Measure Social Inequities in Health

This paper presents the Health Equity Measurement Framework, aimed at addressing two current limitations in the field...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Measuring What Works to Achieve Health Equity: Metrics for the Determinants of Health

This paper outlines a set of metrics that sit within a "framework for understanding how disparities in health outcomes are produced and...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Synthesizing Evidence-Based Strategies and Community-Engaged Research

This article reports on the implementation of the Rapid Assessment, Response, and Evaluation process to evaluate social determinants...

Case Study, Report / Journal / Paper, Video, 

Why Education Matters to Health: Exploring the Causes

"This brief provides an overview of what research shows about the links between education and health alongside the perspectives of...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Social Determinants of Health: Food Insecurity in the United States

This report makes the case for food security as a determinant of health. It advocates for public policies to alleviate hunger...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Hazardous Homes: How Built Environment Affects Health Part 1

This is a short and accessible piece providing an overview of how different aspects of the built environment contribute to life expectancy.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

How the Built Environment Can Foster Social Health

This report is a "a semi-structured literature review" and "identifies universal guidelines to design spaces that combat loneliness...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Intersections: Health and the Built Environment

This comprehensive report addresses health, built environment and other factors such as access to food, clean air and clean water.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

The Built Environment and Its Relationship to the Public’s Health: The Legal Framework

"This article reviews the connection between public health and the built environment and then describes the legal pathways for improving...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Measurement of Health Disparities, Health Inequities, and Social Determinants of Health to Support the Advancement of Health Equity

This article highlights the challenges with measuring "health equity" and offers an array of practices...

Report / Journal / Paper, 

The Social Determinants of Health: It's Time to Consider the Causes of the Causes

This article broadly reviews some of the knowledge accumulated to date that highlights the importance of social factors in shaping health...

Digital Tool, 

Tableau Public

This free data visualization software allows you to create interactive visualizations, and embed them on a variety of platforms.

Digital Tool, 

StoryMap - Maps that tell stories

This "free tool helps you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a a series of events." You can include a variety of media.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Leveraging Data on the Social Determinants of Health

This report, created with input/recommendations from a variety of stakeholders, catalyzes the use of social determinants of health data...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Data Architecture Basics: An Illustrated Guide for Non-Technical Readers

This guidebook breaks down the components of designing and maintaining data systems for an organization in an easy-to-understand way.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

NNIP’s Resource Guide to Data Governance and Security

This guide provides resources and advice on developing a strong data governance program and protecting the security of confidential data.

Report / Journal / Paper, 

Memorandum of Understanding for Data Transfer and Use: Participant consent

A data sharing agreement (MOU) which contains a clause outlining specific written consent of individuals whom the data represent.

Assessment, 

Social Sector Data Maturity Framework

This framework assesses the stage of data maturity a community, group or organization is at across seven key themes...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Investing in Data Capacity for Community Change

"This brief outlines broad strategies to promote, champion, and invest in the development of local data capacity."

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Principles for Advancing Equitable Data Practice

This brief applies principles from the seminal human subjects' Belmont Report (beneficence, respect for persons, justice) to data practice.

Case Study, Report / Journal / Paper, 

Incorporating Racial Equity in Data Sharing in Broward County, Florida

This case study provides insight on building a new data governance structure that includes children to jointly produce equitable data...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, Case Study, 

Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration

"This toolkit is designed to help guide partnerships, collaboratives, agencies, and community initiatives seeking to center racial equity...

Case Study, Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Participatory Open Data Policy

This guide outlines how to run an outstanding crowdlaw process for open data policies.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Tactical Data Engagement

This is a "four-step framework designed for local government staff to develop a resident-centered culture of open data...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Open Data Handbook

A wealth of content such as guides, case studies, and resources for government and civil society on the "what, why, and how" of open data.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Facilitator's Guide to the Holding Environment

This guide focuses on the portion of engagement where adaptive work happens, where a safe environment is created for all voices...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Share Your Story: A How-To Guide to Digital Storytelling

This storytelling guide provides a framework that can be applied for anyone who wants to tell their story in a digital format with images...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Build Your Own Message

This contains both a toolkit and an interactive tool that provide a guide for building your message using the Opportunity Agenda’s...

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Telling a New Story: A Collaborative Checklist for Social Justice Leaders Using Narrative Strategies for Change

Provides social justice leaders at every level a set of guiding principles and a checklist that ensures messaging and framing strategies...

Webinar / Course, 

What is Data Visualization: Storytelling with Data Podcast Episode 27

This half-hour segment leads listeners through the topic, including resources for communicating risk in a way that is easy to understand.

Toolkit / Guide / How-to, 

Government Boosts and Blocks for Building Wealth

This infographic provides an overview of the public policies over time that "have often systemically blocked the wealth accumulation of...

Blog, Case Study, 

Integrated Data Systems and Youth Voice: Co-creating Racial Equity

This presentation covers a community Participatory Action Research Effort that identifies how data and data systems can be used as tools...

Report / Journal / Paper, Case Study, 

A Data-Driven Equity Model

This brief provides a framework for implementing equity-driven data practices in education, however...

Webinar / Course, Blog, 

Workshop on Embedding Equity in Collective Impact

This presentation covers definitions, levels of equity focus, principles, equity practices, and equity questions and challenges targeted...

Blog, 

Equity Training Part 2 - Data Governance (Larimer County)

This presentation provides an overview of centering equity in data governance practice and policy.

Report / Journal / Paper, Digital Tool, 

USALEEP: Neighborhood Life Expectancy Project

This is the first nationwide public health outcome measure for life expectancy at birth for nearly every neighborhood in the country.

Blog, 

Health Equity 101 Training Part 1

This presentation provides an overview of health equity and how to apply it in the community.

Video, 

HEART of Saguache/KV Estates Fights Poverty, Builds Community Engagement

HEART of Saguache / KV Estates resident team build engagement, fight poverty among the residents of Saguache.