Where do vulnerable populations live? Where are there inequalities in health outcomes? Data and mapping can be an extraordinary resource when trying to understand questions on health disparities. Join PolicyMap for a webinar examining the role of mapping in taking a data-driven approach towards achieving health equity.

1. Health Equity through Data and Mapping
February 7, 2019

2. Agenda
▪ Introduction and webinar overview
▪ Summary of health equity-related data in PolicyMap
▪ Case studies: How to use these data actionably
▪ Q & A

3. Overview of Health Disparities Data

4. Overview of Health Disparities Data
▪ Overall Health Indicator
▪ Life expectancy (CDC)
▪ Social Determinants of Health
▪ Social Vulnerability Index (CDC)
▪ Homelessness (HUD)
▪ Demographics: age, race/ethnicity, foreign born populations, etc.
(Census)
▪ Educational Attainment: race/ethnicity (Census)
▪ Disability status (Census)
▪ Income and poverty (Census)
▪ Computer/internet access (Census)
▪ Housing (HUD, Census)
▪ Homeownership rates: age, race/ethnicity
▪ Owner and renter affordability and cost burdens
▪ Year built
▪ Subsidized housing locations

5. Overview of Health Disparities Data
▪ Poor Health Outcomes
▪ Chronic conditions (PolicyMap and BRFSS)
▪ Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.
▪ Cancer incidence: race/ethnicity (CDC)
▪ Environmental Hazards
▪ Disaster declarations (FEMA)
▪ Contaminated sites: brownfield and superfund locations
(EPA)
▪ Healthy Food Access
▪ Low Access designations (USDA)
▪ Limited Supermarket Access areas (Reinvestment Fund)
▪ Grocery retail locations and farmers’ markets (USDA,
Nielsen)

6. Case Studies

7. Case Study #1: Healthy Food Access
State or local public health department looking to identify
areas with limited access to healthy food, understand the
characteristics of the community, and assess what type of
intervention is appropriate and sustainable.

8. Case Study #1: Healthy Food Access

9. Case Study #1: Healthy Food Access

10. Case Study #2: Vulnerable Populations
County government looking to create an Equity Taskforce to
achieve the goal of decreasing health disparities, focused
primarily on the disproportionate prevalence of adverse
childhood experiences across communities of color. The
project uses a strategy of building community
collaborations across sectors – e.g. movement, nonprofit,
faith-based, business, and health systems – to set and reach
equity goals for the community.

11. Case Study #2: Vulnerable Populations

12. Case Study #3: Health and Housing
Health system or hospital seeking to assess the need for
investments, as well as identify potential partners, in
upstream social determinants of health, such as housing.

13. Case Study #3: Health and Housing

14. Case Study #3: Health and Housing

15. Case Study #4: Community Engagement:
https://health.Hawaii.com/SNAP-ED
State health system tasked with providing a public-facing
mapping tool connecting food access to the built
environment; including community characteristics data
from PolicyMap, as well as local state-provided community
assets data.

16. Case Study #4: Community Engagement:
https://health.Hawaii.com/SNAP-ED

17. Case Study #4: Community Engagement:
https://health.Hawaii.com/SNAP-ED

18. Case Study #4: Community Engagement:
https://health.Hawaii.com/SNAP-ED

19. Q&A

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21. Contact Info
Kristin Crandall
215-574-5866
Kristin.Crandall@policymap.com
info@policymap.com

22. Thank you!