EQUITY GUIDE
What should we look for in an equity-based site assessment?
UANTITY OF
NMET COMMUNITY NEEDS • Identify Community Service Gaps
NTERSECTIONALITY • Recognize Overlapping Identities
ARGET AREA VULNERABILITY • Consider Area Vulnerability Indices
ES TO ENGAGEMENT • Find Engagement Opportunities
How to Perform a Equity-Based Site Assessment
Explore Specific Metrics
ASSESSMENT METRICS TAKE NOTES:
HISTORICAL EVENTS
ANTICIPATED RISK
ECOLOGICAL CHANGES
SYSTEMS IN PLACE
TEMPERATURE
QUALITY
ECOSYSTEM POLLUTION
SENSORY POLLUTION
POPULATION DENSITY
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POPULATION GROWTH RATE
ASSESSMENT METRICS TAKE NOTES:
RACE/ETHNICITY
GENDER IDENTITY
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
DISABILITY STATUS
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
AGE
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY
NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP
NOTES TO SET PRIORITY:
ASSESSMENT METRICS TAKE NOTES: POVERTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION LEVEL
DIGITAL ACCESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE
CRIME RATES
GOVERNANCE STABILITY
ASSESSMENT METRICS TAKE NOTES:
AEIOU/ELITO METHOD
SHADOWING
KJ METHOD
COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS
PROGRAM SYNERGIES
PERSONAS
PUBLIC MEETINGS