A Resource for all of California
Information + action for social change
Public Health Webinar9.16.10
A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK
Healthy City is a project of…
What is Healthy City?
Healthy City is an information + action resource
that unites
rigorous research, community voicesand innovative technologies
to solve the root causes of social inequity
What Does HC Do?• Data & Technology: Data, maps, and service
referral through our easy to use online platform HealthyCity.org
• Technical Assistance: Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies and web tools
• Community Research Lab: engages, trains, and provides tools for CBO’s to lead and sustain research.
Healthy City is about…
Strategic Solutions to Support your Work
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
Overview:
What’s on HealthyCity.org?
“Point” Data
Point data =
Information about a location
Usually at an address
Social Service data from 2-1-1
Over 30,000Service sites across California
(Includes: Basic Needs, Legal Services, Education, Health Care, Employment, and many other
Community Services)
Name Source
Social Services 211s
Nonprofits IRS 990Center for Nonprofit Management in Southern California
Schools Public & Private California Department of Edaucation
WIC Agencies & Vendors Network for a Healthy California
Hospitals (OSHPD) OSHPD
Head Start Agencies California Head Start Association
Child CareDepartment of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division
Alcohol Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
EPA Environmental Protection AgencyGrocery DeLorme
FQHC
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Fast Food DeLormeBanks DeLormeCheck Cashing Businesses DeLorme
Services & Points
Healthy City has 2-1-1 data (health & human services) for the following
counties:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Napa,
Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma, Ventura
“Thematic” Data
Census Boundaries
ZIP codes
Political Jurisdictions
Community Data
Population Characteristics – Age, Ethnicity, Educational
Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit InfrastructureEnvironment & Land Use
Health – Birth, Prenatal & Child
Health - Conditions, Disease & Injury
Health – DeathsHealth - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity &
NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousing
Over 2500 variables
Multiple years of data
More datasets coming soon
Health Data Sources• California Department of Public
Health• California Cancer Registry• California Health Interview
Survey• California Children’s Health
Initiative• California Department of Health
Services• Los Angeles County Department
of Public Health
• California Protected Areas Database
• Los Angeles County Health Survey
• Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB)
• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)
• PHFE WIC Data Mining Project• WestEd Healthy Kids Survey
Objectives
1. Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state
2. Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest
3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables
4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story
In today’s webinar, you will learn how to:
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
1.
Find Health and Human Services in Your Area
You’re a service provider looking for Health Care services or potential coalition partners in
Sacramento
You can browse service
categories or
search by keyword
List the services ONLY within the
area you’ve selected
SAVE this list for future reference
EMAIL a link to this list of services
PRINT list of services
Health Resources in the city of Sacramento
Objectives
Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state
2. Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest
3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables
4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story
Social Determinants of Health
World Health Organization, World Health Assembly
The Obesity Epidemic
Obesity
Poverty
Health Insurance
Availability of Services
Food & Park Access Landscape
Race/Ethnicity
Socioeconomic
Employment/ Income
Educational Attainment
Healthy Choices
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
2.
Map Community Needs, Issues and
Assets
Click on Change to select your area of
interest
Use Maps, Charts, and Tables to research and analyze multiple layers of a particular health issue
Focus on Fresno: Obesity
Obese Population in Fresno County
Obese Population & Families Below Poverty in Fresno County
Obese Population & Families Below Poverty + Physical Activity Resources in Fresno County
Objectives
Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state
Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest
3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables
4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story
3.
Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data
using charts and tables
Conduct Additional Research on
ZIP 93608
You can select the indicator you would
like to view in a chart & table
Compare to the state of
California
Household Income in ZIP 93608 compared to the state of California
Educational Attainment in ZIP 93608 compared to the state of California
Rank:What are the ZIP Codes within Fresno
with the highest percent Obese Population ?
Ranking by ZIPs in Fresnoof Percentage Obese Population
Learn about our data sources
Objectives
Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state
Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest
Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables
4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story
• 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
4. Advanced Features
Having an account allows you to save maps, upload your own data, tell your story, and more!
Your Saved searches are stored here
Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets
Upload up to 1000 points
*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*
Upload your own Thematic Datasets
Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
Map and aggregate data for your own
neighborhood
A Live Map enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on 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
Share and Search Stories Statewide
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
Help is Available:
Click on • Healthy City User
Guideor
• FAQs
Thank You!
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