Upholding rights to community data governance
The Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada: Release 2.0 recognize community data governance as an essential part of public health’s assessment and analysis activities. For example, competency 2.7 states: Demonstrate knowledge of one’s role in upholding community rights to data ownership and governance.
Release 2.0 of the core competencies also references two important frameworks for community data collection and use: the First Nations principles of ownership, control, access and possession (OCAP®) and the Engagement, Governance, Access, and Protection (EGAP) Framework for Black communities.
Building competency to integrate EGAP principles
The Black Health Equity Working Group developed the EGAP Framework in 2021 to promote the integration of community governance into sociodemographic data collection and use.
This implementation guide offers practical guidance to build individual competency and organizational capacity to incorporate the EGAP principles into public health assessment and analysis. Strengthening these data practices supports broader efforts to advance health equity and reduce persistent health inequities and anti-Black racism experienced by Black communities in Canada.
The guide includes a five-stage pathway for EGAP implementation along with actionable strategies, and case studies of 10 early adopters that provide practical insights and lessons learned.
Use this resource to
- Responsibly collect and use race-based data to address the health inequities experienced by Black communities
- Learn from early adopters of the EGAP Framework
- Inform the development of an organizational EGAP implementation plan
Alignment with NCCDH work
This resource is aligned with the NCCDH’s ongoing work on disrupting anti-Black racism and advancing racial health equity.
See other resources focused on anti-Black racism and racial health equity, including the Black health primer online course.
The NCCDH has hosted presentations and facilitated discussions with public health practitioners on sociodemographic and race-based data collection, use and governance to advance health equity through its Health Equity Collaborative Network.
See other EGAP resources:
Reference
Demeke, J., Roche, B., Orridge, C., & McKenzie, K. (2023). Engagement, Governance, Access and Protection (EGAP) implementation guide. Wellesley Institute. https://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Engagement-Governance-Access-and-Protection-EGAP-Implementation-Guide.pdf