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.
6:SHIFT FROM A BACKBONE TO ROOT BODY
10 Dangers of Collective Impact
By: Paul Schmitz, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Description: A succinct guide about what NOT to do in community collaboration–and how backbones can often create unintentional harm.
Collaborating for Equity and Justice: Moving Beyond Collective Impact
By: Tom Wolff, Meredith Minkler, Susan M. Wolfe, Bill Berkowitz, Linda Bowen, Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Brian D. Christens, Vincent T. Francisco, Arthur T. Himmelmanand Kien S. Lee
Description: How to approach the work of collective change in an equitable way.
By: Root Change
Description: A set of tools and approaches to embed the leadership of communities experiencing inequities into collective impact work.
By: The Partnering Initiative
Description: A toolkit for creating better, more effective and equitable collaboration within a partnership
CEI Data Equity Framework: From Predatory to Liberatory Change
By: Leveraging Community Information Exchanges for Equitable and Inclusive Data: The CIE Data Equity Framework
Description: While this resource is outwardly about data, it embeds a framework of predatory to liberatory change with characteristics of how root bodies can lead to more equitable change.
Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis
By: Maurice Mitchell
Description: Key principles to guide root bodies in their work