RESOURCES
This is a highly curated list of resources to support public health change agents advancing population health and equity. Many more tools to take action can be found in the population health and equity resource databases below.
1: SHARE LEADERSHIP & POWER
Why diversity, power-sharing and grounding in the contributions of those with lived experience of inequities matters
10 Dangers of Collective Impact
By: Paul Schmitz, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Description: A succinct guide about what NOT to do in community collaboration
By: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Description: An overview of the importance of engaging people with lived experience into care and change processes
How to build a diverse, equitable multi-sector collaboration
By: Everyday Democracy
Description: Strategies to recruit diverse leaders and community residents into your community coalition
Partnering with People with Lived Experience toolkit
By: 100 Million Healthier Lives, convened by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Description: From invitation to team integration to the life cycle of partnership and offers tools and resources to engage community residents in change processes
Learning to share power to get to better and more just outcomes
Racial Justice and Power-Sharing: The Heart of Leading Systems Change
By: Lili Farhang and Solange Gould
Description: “Racial Justice and Power-Sharing: The Heart of Leading Systems Change,” a chapter in the book authored by HIP Co-Directors Lili Farhang and Solange Gould, draws on Human Impact Partner’s experience working with over 100 health departments and public health organizations to unpack the way power operates within social systems and how systems change leaders can center racial justice and power-sharing at the heart of our practice.
By: Dismantling Racism Works (dRworks)
Description: Dismantling Racism’s workbook has several resources that can help groups address fears, biases, and assumptions
By: Human Impact Partners and NACCHO
Description: This Power Primer provides facilitators with resources for a deeper dive into addressing power as they conduct community assessment and improvement processes.