Conducting Equity Assessments

Multisector community coalitions and partnerships that address social determinants of health (SDOH) can use equity assessments to improve or expand their programs, services, and impact to decrease disparities, which can ultimately help advance health equity and prevent chronic disease. Such coalitions can also use equity assessments to evaluate the inclusivity of their internal structures, policies, and procedures. This tailored tool for multisector community coalitions addressing SDOH describes key steps for conducting equity assessments, offers questions coalitions can consider to better understand the impact of their work on various populations, and suggests additional resources for using data to further efforts to address SDOH.