Community health and wellbeing are fundamental to a more equitable and sustainable society. It is much more than the absence of disease or lack of problems or deficits.
Community health and wellbeing is characterized by a clean and safe environment, access to quality healthcare services, and availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as nutritious food, clean water, and adequate housing. A healthy community promotes social interaction and community engagement, fostering a sense of belonging and mutual support among its members.
We help clients understand the drivers of community health and wellbeing, whether as part of regulatory processes, community or regional planning, public policy development, or fostering community capacity and resilience.
Our team of experienced professionals works collaboratively with community members, local organizations, and government bodies to identify barriers and opportunities to promote health and wellbeing.
Our Services
We are committed to evidence-based practice and use the latest research to inform our work. Our approach is holistic and seeks out diverse perspectives and worldviews.
- Our Social Impact Assessment (SIA) practice examines the potential effects of projects or policies on people and communities. These assessments help decision-makers understand the social implications of proposed actions and make informed choices to reduce impacts and enhance benefits for community health and wellbeing.
- We help you understand how and why your policy, program, or project might benefit some segments of the population while other groups fair less well. To do this we use Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) and intersectional approaches to uncover interactions between different identities and how these influence the uneven distribution of benefits and impacts.
- Indigenous peoples have unique rights and interests that must be accounted for, both as a constitutional requirement and in the spirit of reconciliation. Our use and commitment to distinctions-based approaches helps ensure accurate and meaningful consideration of unique and varied circumstances of Indigenous people and peoples.
- Using the tools of Social Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) we can assess and track the social outcomes and impacts of our client’s activities. To determine if specific actions or initiatives are meeting their social objectives we provide bespoke retrospective analyses to help clients monitor and measure the outcomes of their programs, policies, or projects.
