The Colorado Equity Compass (CEC) is providing communities and organizations across the state with the data and stories they need to improve health equity.
The Colorado Equity Compass supports communities and organizations across Colorado to use data and collect stories they need to better understand the issues they are facing in their communities and to advocate for improved health equity outcomes. In September 2019, the Colorado Equity Compass selected four communities to pilot this platform. Through this project, communities harness the power of data storytelling to address social determinants of health that shape an individual’s ability to thrive, including systemic racism, housing, childcare, transportation, mental health, displacement, and economic development. The Colorado Equity Compass Collaborative is a collaboration between The Colorado Trust, Shift Research Lab, and Change Matrix; the entity that makes leads the CEC work. Change Matrix does the project managing and coordinating for the project, identifies and disseminates resources through the CEC platform, provides capacity building and training to Pilot Sites around data storytelling, and communicates important and exciting information about the project to the broader Colorado Community.
Why We Love It
The CEC project is a chance to democratize data in many of our team members’ backyards and the state of Colorado. This project seeks to change the narrative around health in Colorado and all of the factors that lead to a community’s ability to live long and thrive. It brings together many of the projects Change Matrix works on in the state of Colorado and many of our areas of expertise. Team members support communities around how to engage individuals more impacted by health inequities, use compelling communication methods, and harness the power of data and stories to advocate for more equitable communities.
CM Services
- Change Planning, Implementation, and Sustainability
- Consultation, Technical Assistance, and Training
CM Expertise
- Public Health Family Health, and Child Welfare
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