We strive to be a trusted resource for communities who need support with data gathering, analysis, and interpretation to build rock-solid evidence for community-led solutions. We provide technical assistance and work in multisectoral partnerships to co-design, implement, and evaluate anti-racist strategies as well as reshape narratives to build community power. We support anti-racist strategies that disrupt structural racism and discrimination by shifting policies, practices, and relationships that perpetuate health disparities.
ARCH Approach
Research and Evaluation
Shared Meaning-Making
ARCH Approach
We believe in the transformative power of community expertise. We orient our work to center and support the leadership of communities in decision-making spaces.
Research and Evaluation
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Shared Meaning-Making
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What We Do
We believe in the transformative power of community expertise. We orient our work to center and support the leadership of communities in decision-making spaces.
Anti-racist and participatory evaluation
Serve as a convener for shared learning, dreaming, and designing
Support institutional implementation of innovations through consultation and technical assistance guided by the ARCH Approach
Build community, facilitate connections, and foster
well-being among our affiliates
Provide infrastructure, staffing, and resources to support community-driven health equity action
We believe in the transformative power of community expertise. We orient our work to center and support the leadership of communities in decision-making spaces.
Centering community voice in agenda-setting, problem-solving, and reimagining of institutional structures, policies, practices, and procedures to facilitate health equity
Community-directed participation in community events and collaborative health equity work (e.g., technical assistance, content expertise, anti-racist and participatory research and evaluation)
Community-directed advocacy within organizational, institutional, and public policy decision-making spaces
Community-directed
Investment
Creation and sustainment of the ARCH Community Action Collaboratory as incubator for community-driven health equity action
Co-development of a community-centered funding model and mechanism
Convening and supporting relationships between communities and funders
Investment of time and expertise for research and evaluation of community-driven outreach and health promotion activities
Anti-racist Policy and Practice Interventions
Interrogation of organizational policies and practices that contribute to community-identified inequities in outcome(s)
Co-design and testing of anti-racist strategies and tactics for organizational policy and practice change(s)
Identification of pathways to institutionalize identified anti-racist change(s)
Identification and monitoring of metrics of institutionalization as well as impacts to organizations, institutions, and communities
Dissemination of findings to peer institutions, practice partners, and communities
Health Equity
Health Equity is when everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain the highest level of health and well-being. Achieving this requires focused and ongoing societal efforts to address historical and contemporary injustices; overcome economic, social, and other obstacles to health and healthcare; and eliminate preventable health disparities.
If you are a community-based organization or group interested in partnering with ARCH Center as part of our Community Action Collaboratory, please fill out this form.