Increase your successes while integrating equity practices with these tips:
- Continue learning and normalizing talking about racial and health inequities.
- Starting with introductions to research and best practices is key. Embrace ongoing learning with curiosity.
- Be part of Milwaukee County Changemakers. Lead the way by discussing racial and health disparities throughout your work. Help others find the connections you see.
- Incorporate Equity Impact Assessments into all work, whether large or small-scale projects.
- Take action on policies, practices, and internal work processes.
- Immediately update internal policies, practices, processes and behaviors based on equity insights when they arise.
- Recognize this is an ongoing need -- not something that is done once and forever completed.
- Engage communities and stakeholders.
- Consider whose voices are part of the work and recognize the ineffectiveness of not directly involving those most deeply affected.
- Learn the ways of approaching this that don't create extra hurdles in project planning and implementation
- Collect and analyze disaggregated data.
- Be wary of data that is not segmented into demographic groups, including race, gender, age, and more. This can conceal significant insights that would advance your work's impact.
- Increase your partnerships with data and equity professionals who can support and mentor in this specialized area.