Data equity accounts for social factors and includes the experience of the underserved in the community. Here are three agencies that bring equity to their use of data.
Defining Data Equity
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LA Fills Broadband Equity Gaps Using Maps of People and Places
As part of a multi-year internet expansion plan, Los Angeles County used geographic information system (GIS) technology to identify communities in need of better internet access. The maps showed a stark and urgent need to address racial and economic disparities.
We Can’t Achieve Real Equity Without Data
To make government programs more equitable, we must determine who’s falling through the cracks and why. Data analysis is the key to doing that and can help agencies eliminate underserved populations’ barriers to access.
CDC Puts Health Equity Front and Center
CDC is tackling the issue of health equity in new, effective ways.
How DHS Is Elevating Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility
We spoke with the executive who oversees DEIA efforts that impact 240,000 Homeland Security Department employees. We talked pitfalls, successes and more.
3 Tenets for Advancing Equity in Your Everyday Work
The CDC’s Chief Health Equity Officer for the COVID-19 response shared insights for anyone grappling with equity in the context of their work.
Making Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Daily Commitment
Many are working to make the federal government equitable for all. Let’s acknowledge the work that they’re doing in this article.
Equity’s Role in Recovery: A Case Study
Closing equity gaps has the best chance of helping communities emerge from COVID-19 stronger, more resilient and more equitable.
How GIS Exposed Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in San Diego’s South Bay
Partnerships 4 Success (P4S) is using GIS to map community conditions, analyze geospatial data, inform policy decisions and resource allocation, and disseminate information to address health inequities in San Diego’s South Bay.
Gov IT Leaders Talk Unconscious Bias, Child Care and Equity
A panel of federal IT leaders spoke about what their agencies are doing to champion a diverse workforce inclusive of women.