A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Healthy City is a project of…

A public policy change organization rooted in the civil

rights movement

…is an information + action resource that unites rigorous research, community voices and innovative technologies

to solve the root causes of social inequity

DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO:

COMMUNITY ORGSFOUNDATIONSGOVERNMENT

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &

technology projects

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org

PartnersChildren’s Hospital Los AngelesAdvancement ProjectUSC School of Social Work 2-1-1 LA CountyUnited Ways of CaliforniaChildren NowCalifornia Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkElla Baker Center for Human RightsPrevention InstituteThe California EndowmentLegal Services of No. Cal.California Rural Legal AssistanceSacramento Housing AllianceUC Davis – Center for Regional ChangeCommunity Services Planning CouncilUnited Way Bay AreaSanta Clara Comm. Benefits CoalitionUrban Strategies CouncilSan Mateo Healthy Communities CollaborativeOakland Progressive Empowerment Network

Contra Costa Crisis CenterUnited Way of Fresno/2-1-12-1-1 San Diego2-1-1 Monterey County2-1-1 San BernardinoVolunteer Center of Riverside CountyUnited Way Bay Area/HelplinkCommunity Service Planning Council – 2-1-1 SacramentoUW Silicon Valley/Santa Clara Eden I & R – 211 AlamedaInterface Children Family Services – 2-1-1 VenturaVolunteer Center of Sonoma County

The HealthyCity.org website

…to fuel social change and improve our communities

HealthyCity.orgWebsite

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

Who’s on the webinar

How have you used maps or data in your work?

(Type it in the question section)

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

Oh, the Data You’ll See!

Types of Data on HealthyCity.org

Services & PointsSocial Services & NonprofitsHospitals and FQHCsPublic & Private SchoolsGrocery Stores & WIC VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

Social Service data from 2-1-1 (Includes: Basic Needs, Legal Services,

Education, Health Care, Employment, and many other Community Services)

Over 30,000Service sites across California in the

following counties…

Services & Points

Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa,

Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Ventura

Types of Data on HealthyCity.org

ThematicPopulation Characteristics Civic ParticipationEmployment, Income & PovertyHealth Conditions, Diseases,

Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…

Data througout California

Over 2500 variables

Multiple years of data

More datasets coming soon

“Point” & “Thematic” Data

Today you will learn how to:

1. Find a Service using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state (*available in 14 counties…and counting)

2. Create an Asset Map for your community 3. Map thematic data along with services and other

points of interest4. Grab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables 5. Learn about advanced features

Time to share…

How have you used maps or data in your work?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

Find a Service:You’re a case manager in Fresno

looking for food and shelter options for a client.

They live in ZIP code 93710

*ZIP code 93710

*Food & Shelter

*Food & Shelter

List the services ONLY within the

area you’ve selected

Browse through listings to look

at service details

You can get directions for

your client

SAVE this list for future reference

EMAIL a link to this list of services

PRINT list of services

The link takes you back to

yourinteractive list

You can alsoview services on a

map

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

2.

Create an Asset Map

Click on Change to select your geography

What are the educational assets in my

Assembly District? (62 – Wilmer Amina Carter)

Click the +- buttons

to add points to your map

Click on Show to view the list of these points

Click on Selected Area to

View points ONLY in your geographic

boundary

Click in the list or on the map to get more details about

a resource

*NOTE the source

You can add or change the types of services that

are mapped

Click remove next to the service

category

You can add a new category of services

like Public Safety(by browsing

categories or using keyword search)

Creating an Asset Map

Questions?

3.

Map thematic data and overlay local

resources

Where are the low income areas in Long Beach?

Are food banks & other resources in these areas?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Find local support services

Create a list of services to add to

your map

Save your Map

Add boundary labels like ZIP or city

CUSTOMIZE your map:

Change the display of data

Compare your region to another geography

Other Map Room Features

Learn about our data sources

Mapping thematic data & point data

Questions?

4.

Grab a stat using charts and tables

How to get started…

How does the educational attainment in Fresno County compare to the state of California?

Select Educational Attainment

Contrast these educational

attainment levels with the state of California

You can change the chart display

Grabbing a Stat using charts and tables

Questions?

5.

Learn about advanced features

A few HealthyCity.org Advanced Features

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Create a live mapping session

• Tell your Story (with Pictures, Video & Audio)

• Search Stories, live maps, and more in the Share & Connect room

Your Saved searches are stored here

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Map or Chart data within your new boundary

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Create an Excel Spreadsheet with up to 1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

A Live Map enables multiple people to :

• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared map

• Attach photos & video

Create Live Mapping Sessions

(with Pictures, Video & Audio)

Create a Story to:Promote your initiative or highlight your work!

Package your saved maps, live mapping sessions, reports, multi-media and more into a “story” that you can share

Create a Story

Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!