Assess - Kansas Healthy Communities Action Toolkit

Some questions to ask

What information will be gathered to help choose the priority issue(s)?
What evidence will be used to justify the choice of a priority issue, including marked differences in outcomes for particular groups?
What determinants produce marked differences in outcomes (inequities) for particular groups?
What resources and assets can help address the priority issue?

__ Gather information to help choose the priority health/equity issue(s). Including:
- Existing data sources on community-level outcomes; look for where there are marked differences in outcomes for particular groups (e.g., related to race/ethnicity, income/poverty, gender, and/or where people live)
- Additional quantitative data (e.g., surveys, observation, small area analysis)
- Qualitative data (e.g., interviews, listening sessions, focus groups)
__ State evidence justifying the choice of the priority issue or goal, including:

- Community-level indicators showing the size of the problem (e.g., rate of infant deaths)
- How frequently the problem (or related behavior) occurs (e.g., number of youth reporting alcohol use in the past 30 days)
- The marked differences in outcomes related to race/ethnicity, income/poverty, gender, and/or where people live

__ Identify social determinants that produce marked differences in outcomes (inequities) for particular groups (e.g., related to race/ethnicity, income/poverty), including:
- Differential exposures and opportunities (e.g., to stress, support networks)
- Differential vulnerabilities and capabilities (e.g., education)
- Differential consequences (e.g., access to quality services, discrimination)

__ Describe what relevant resources and assets are available, and how the group can use those resources to address the priority issue.

KDHE Local Public Health Resources (see Community Health Assessment and Improvement)

KIDS Count Data Center (Annie E. Casey Foundation)