Telling Health Stories with Interactive Storymaps

Workshop for SXSW Interactive 2016

Presented by:

Carevoyance, Esri, & Health Data Consortium

Why use storymapping technology?

“People really identify with maps. There’s this huge emotional human connection to a map that I think allows us to really connect people to what’s happening. It’s funny — sometimes you can know these things, but when you see them they become more immediate.”

—Nancy Roman, Executive Director, Capital Area Food Bank on their use of Hunger Heat Maps to identify food insecurity in the DC region.

Source: http://bit.ly/1Ss8A2Q

• This is Bob.

• Bob is 38, unmarried, and aconstruction worker.

• His best friend is his dog Skip.

• Bob lives in Travis County, Texasthe home of

What kind of stories can you tell using storymapping technology?

• Bob hasn’t been feeling well lately.

• He wants to go see a doctor.

• So Bob pulls up all the hospitals, clinics,and medical centers in Travis County.

What kind of stories can you tell using storymapping technology?

• Most of the hospitals are located in the center of the county.

• Bob, however, lives in west Travis County.

• To get to a Health Center, Bob would have to drive more than 30 minutes!

What kind of stories can you tell using storymapping technology?

BOB liveshere

Geographical area within 10 minutes driving distance of a Health Center

High-density population clusters in Travis County

Storymapping conveys the health reality of a person or community in easily digestible, quick, and impactful ways.

It also allows you to combine multiple datasets to show the nuancedrelationships between them.

Why use storymapping technology? (redux)

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Want to learn how to make your own health storymaps?

Vote for our workshop at SXSW Interactive 2016!

We hope to see you there!

(Try out the interactive storymap: http://arcg.is/1fqrn1T)