Helpful Data Use Resources

The Colorado Equity Compass (CEC) provides organizations and individuals with the data storytelling resources they need to improve health equity in their communities. Check out the list of Data Use resources on the CEC website that can help identify existing information or data that is relevant to your focus area.

Helpful sources include reports, surveys, government agencies, the U.S. Census, etc.​ Data can also include observations, photos, stories, etc. Try to include both qualitative and quantitative data to identify the challenge and why it is important. The Equity Data Navigator attempts to democratize data and make it available to all Coloradans.  

See also: Here is another tool that provides a framework to assemble the narrative, data, and visuals to support the story a community would like to tell. This tool is available as an editable Microsoft Word document in both English and Spanish.

See also: Data Storytelling for Communities (PDF), a presentation that walks through why data storytelling is an effective method to of communication.

Source: Created by Change Matrix for a Community Partnerships for Health Equity (CPHE) initiative retreat, funded by The Colorado Trust.