TAKE A LOOK AT THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY PLACES INDEX
Upstate Creative Corps used the California Healthy Places Index (HPI) as one of the evaluation criteria when adjudicating grants. The HPI offers one method of measuring the relative health of communities, and was shared with us by the California Arts Council as a way to gauge the potential impact of projects funded by the Creative Corps.
More specifically, we asked applicants to consider how a project would benefit our most vulnerable populations, i.e. those within the “lowest quartile” or 0-25% within the HPI.
We recognize that there are other ways or metrics for measuring the health of communities - particularly in rural communities and at the local level - including the lived experience of artists and culture bearers, and their communities. We also encouraged applicants to reference studies, assessments and data that point to this in their applications, and to reach out to their local Partner Agency Contact for additional support.
