Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.

Opioid response - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	No
Housing	No
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	Yes
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	Yes
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

Opioids are a key public health challenge. Developing a clear, centralized plan for the city's response is crucial to successful intervention.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Council staff.

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

Rate for opioid deaths among American Indian residents (82.3 per 10,000) and among Black residents (10.9 per 10,000) in 2021, was 29.4 and 3.9 times higher than the rate among White residents (2.8 per 10,000), respectively.

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

The opioid crisis is disproportionately impacting the Black and American Indian populations and communities.

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

There is abundant data that the Health Department is using as the basis for the development of their response plan.

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	Yes
Consult	Yes
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

The purpose of this directive is to ensure that residents are informed about the city's plan for opioid response. The Health Department is in consulation with subject matter experts including service providers.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

The opioid epidemic is a racial justice issue. Black and American Indian communities have experienced the most deaths, overdoses, and negative social impacts from opioid use. Successful opioid intervention is crucial for advancing racial equity.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

This directive asks the Health Department to identify those indicators and benchmarks based on public health data.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

Presentations to Council.

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