Evaluation

HEZ Evaluation Materials

Title page in English of the HEZ Case Study. A group photo of the HEZ Community Advisory Council is under the title on the page.
Image of the title page of the English version of the Program Cocreation Guide, all text.
Image of the title page of the English version of the Evaluation and Learning Guide, all text.
Image of the title page of the English version of the Community Participation Guide, all text.
Title page of the English Zone for Native Communities Selection Process. A tan header with white text followed by a group photo of HEZ staff and the Indigenous Advisory Panel wearing orange for Orange Shirt day which grows awareness of the individual, family and community intergenerational impacts of Residential Schools. Seven people in the back row stand against a wall with portraits of different Spokane Tribal Members, five people in the front are kneeling, both rows have a gap to allow a portrait to show
Title page in Spanish of the HEZ Case Study. A group photo of the HEZ Community Advisory Council is under the title on the page.
Image of the title page of the Spanish version of the Program Cocreation Guide, all text.
Image of the title page of the Spanish version of the Evaluation and Learning Guide, all text.
Image of the title page of the Spanish version of the Community Participation Guide, all text.
Página de título de la Zona Inglesa para el Proceso de Selección de Comunidades Nativas. Un encabezado marrón con texto blanco seguido de una foto grupal del personal de HEZ y el Panel Asesor Indígena vistiendo naranja por el Día de la Camiseta Naranja, que aumenta la conciencia sobre los impactos intergeneracionales individuales, familiares y comunitarios de las Escuelas Residenciales. Siete personas en la fila trasera están de pie contra una pared con retratos de diferentes miembros de la tribu Spokane.

Evaluation Materials

The Health Equity Zones Initiative published several materials that document the community-led process of selecting the first pilot zones in Washington state. This includes a Community-Led Decision-Making Case Study on the rural and urban zones and a summary of the Zone for Native Communities Selection Process. In addition to, three supplemental guides on Program Co-Creation, Evaluation, and Community Participation.  

The materials shed light on the positive impacts of community-led decision-making and offer actionable insights that government agencies can use to strengthen how they partner with communities. 

HEZ Case Study (English)

HEZ Caso de estudio sobre la toma de decisiones comunitaria (español)

HEZ Zone for Native Communities Selection Process (English)

HEZ Proceso de selección de la zona para comunidades indígenas (español)

HEZ Program Co-Creation Guide (English)

HEZ Creación Conjunta del Programa guía (español)

HEZ Evaluation & Learning Guide (English)

HEZ Evaluación y aprendizaje guía (español)

HEZ Community Participation Guide (English)

HEZ Participación comunitaria guía (español)

 

About HEZ Evaluation Work

The Health Equity Zones Initiative uses a participatory action approach to evaluation, meaning those involved in the initiative develop the evaluation and use the findings for collective action. Our approach to evaluation centers community knowledge and self-determination, catalyzes action and systemic change, and embeds the practice of reflection, dialogue, and learning into all aspects of the initiative. 

The Health Equity Zones Evaluation Team, comprised of zone partners, Community Advisory Council members, and DOH staff, leads the evaluation of the initiative and documents the impact of community-led decision-making for others to learn from.