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Youth Empowerment Radio
This podcast was created by young people as a project of Youth MOVE Colorado, a youth-led organization. This is meant to serve as a fun, educational, and community-building resource for youth with lived experience. We will be having organic conversations about everything from making friends to advocating for change, and interviewing other changemakers along the way!
Youth Empowerment Radio
Season 3, Episode 2- Making Data Accessible with Colorado Equity Compass
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Youth Empowerment Radio S3E2: Making Data Accessible with Colorado Equity Compass
In Season 3, Episode 2 of Youth Empowerment Radio, host Carmen Sosso and co-host Claud Figaro talk with Alina and Lauren from Colorado Equity Compass about using data to support equity and social justice in Colorado. They introduce the Colorado Equity Compass as a free, public resource that combines accessible data tools, community stories, trainings, and an advocacy module to help people understand local conditions and make data-informed decisions. The conversation highlights the Equity Data Navigator, which organizes localized metrics using social determinants of health, and discusses practical uses such as needs assessments, program planning, grant writing, and policy advocacy. They also address data limitations, including historical exclusion of groups like unhoused youth, and emphasize the importance of lived experience and storytelling alongside quantitative data.
00:00 Welcome and Episode Preview
00:48 Meet Alina and Lauren
03:58 What Is Colorado Equity Compass
06:07 Real World Use Case
09:28 Equity Data Navigator Explained
15:37 Data for Grants and Policy
20:04 Social Determinants of Health
24:52 What Makes CEC Unique
26:30 Community Stories and Storytelling
35:42 Social Justice and Why It Matters
40:07 Data as Social Justice Lens
42:10 Micro Level Justice
43:16 Limits of Data
46:08 Equality vs Equity
47:49 Justice in Practice
52:30 Health Equity Gaps
58:18 Rural Food Access
01:03:38 Education Shapes Outcomes
01:09:03 How to Get Involved
01:11:12 Staying Connected
01:13:14 Final Reflections