Health Equity Advocacy
Overview
The Colorado Trust believes advocacy for policy change is a cornerstone to achieving health equity. Health Equity Advocacy (HEA) was a multi-year funding strategy with the goal to build a strong and diverse field of health equity advocates in the state. This strategy was informed by the belief that building a strong field of advocates—rather than merely strong, individual advocacy organizations operating in isolation—would lead to greater sustainability and to advocates’ ability to successfully respond to a changing political climate.
A Better Future for Colorado's Communities
Strengthening the Health Equity Advocacy Field in a Turbulent Year
A new evaluation report summarizes the 2020 field-building activities of 18 organizations funded through The Colorado Trust’s Health Equity Advocacy strategy.
Grantees
- Asian Pacific Development Center
- Center for Health Progress
- Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials
- Colorado Center on Law & Policy
- Colorado Children's Campaign
- Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Full Circle of Lake County, Inc.
- Grand County Rural Health Network, Inc.
- Lake County Build A Generation
- Northwest Colorado Health
- Padres & Jóvenes Unidos
- Re:Vision
- The Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
- Together Colorado
- Tri-County Health Network
- United for a New Economy
- Valley Food Partnership
Staff
Johanna Ulloa Girón
Felisa Gonzales, PhD, MPH
Evaluation Findings
SPR conducted an independent evaluation of the HEA strategy. The evaluation documented and assessed the progress made toward the creation of a robust health advocacy field; identified challenges, opportunities and lessons learned to support further progress; and provided ongoing learning opportunities for grantees as a means to reflect on and refine activities, tactics and strategies.
Webinar recordings:
- Available for download: related webinar recording and slide deck (December 2017)
- Available for download: related webinar recording and slide deck (August 2020)
Evaluation contact: Felisa Gonzales, PhD, MPH, evaluation & learning manager, (303)539-3110.