MADE for Health Justice is accelerating the development of health-focused local data ecosystems that center principles of anti-racism, equity, justice, and community power.
Data are powerful tools that affect every part of our lives, especially our health and well-being. Data are used to decide what policies are made, how communities are governed, and where resources are invested. Unfortunately, much of the data used for important community decisions have been largely rooted in racist systems and discriminatory assumptions that negatively impact how well and how long we live.
Through MADE for Health Justice, communities are teaming up with partners across different fields to create data ecosystems that connect people and organizations to generate better data that:
- Improves community health
- Centers the needs and voices of communities that have been oppressed by structural racism
- Drives more equitable and just decision making
Read our essay, “Reclaiming the Power of Our Data“
Meet the MADE Communities
Baltimore City, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR
Tucson, AZ
Goals and Values
MADE for Health Justice is driven by five core values:
- Aspire toward trustworthiness and transparency
- Value leadership grounded in lived experience
- Prioritize co-creation with communities
- Focus on learning rather than outcomes
- Center equity and justice
MADE for Health Justice is a partnership between the de Beaumont Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For more information, email [email protected].