The UCLA Data Equity Center (DEC) has launched a series of training courses for applying an equity lens to research and data projects. The series is designed to provide overviews and practical examples for implementation of each concept.

As the introduction to the series, this video featuring UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, provides an overview of the principles of data equity, benefits of representative data, and a framework for achieving your goals.

Dr. Ponce shares how disaggregated data improves quality and precision, especially for marginalized communities, and the importance of designing data systems that reflect the complexity of people's identities and giving communities the tools to tell their own stories and shape the policies that affect them.

Housed at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the DEC was launched in 2022 to focus on equity in all aspects of the design, collection, production, and dissemination of population health data. 

A shared learning and training hub for building fairness in data across all health-related sectors, the DEC provides technical assistance, expertise, and resources to increase the representation in and access to data for marginalized populations.

Learn more about the DEC.