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Healthy City Introductory Training
Healthy City is a nonprofit organization that provides data, tools and resources to communities in California to promote social equity and positive social change. It maintains a comprehensive online database called HealthyCity.org that contains health and human services data, census data and other community indicators. This platform can be used by various stakeholders including nonprofits, researchers, policymakers and community organizers to map assets and needs, find services, create reports and collaborate on initiatives. The training provided an overview of the various features of HealthyCity.org including how to search for services, create maps overlaying data and points of interest, access statistics and use more advanced mapping and storytelling tools.
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- 1. Information + actionfor social changeA Resource for all of California Introductory Training
- 2. Healthy City isa project of… A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK
- 3. Who is HealthyCity?Healthy City is an information + action resource that unites rigorous research, community voicesand innovative technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity
- 4. What Does HCDo?Data & Technology: Data, maps, and service referral through our easy to use online platform HealthyCity.orgTechnical Assistance: Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies and web toolsCommunity Research Lab: engages, trains, and provides tools for CBO’s to lead and sustain research.
- 5. PartnersChildren’s Hospital LosAngelesAdvancement 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 NetworkContra 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
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- 7. Case ManagerFunderService ProviderHealthyCity.orgWebsiteCommunityOrganizerPolicy AdvocateResearcher…to fuel social change and improve our communitiesWho Uses HealthyCity.org?Grant Writer
- 8. What’s on HealthyCity.org?Oh,the Data You’ll See!
- 9. “Point” DataPoint data= information about a location
- 10. Services & PointsSocial 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)
- 11. Healthy City has2-1-1 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
- 12. “Thematic” DataCensus BoundariesZIPcodesPolitical Jurisdictions
- 13. Community DataPopulation Characteristics– Age, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit InfrastructureEnvironment & Land UseHealth – Birth, Prenatal & ChildHealth - Conditions, Disease & InjuryHealth – DeathsHealth - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity & NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousingOver 2500 variables
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- 15. More datasets comingsoon“Point” & “Thematic” Data
- 16. Today you willlearn how to:Save searches & more with your own free accountFind a Service using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state (*available in 16 counties…and counting) Create an Asset Map for your community Mapthematic data along with services and other points of interestGrab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables Learnabout advanced features
- 18. 1.Log in toyour free account…to save maps, searches, etc.
- 21. 2. Find aService:You’re a case manager in Fresno looking for food and shelter options for a client. They live in ZIP code 93710You can save and share anything you create while logged inGET STARTED!
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- 25. List the servicesONLY within the area you’ve selected Browse through listings to look at service details
- 26. You can getdirections for your client
- 28. SAVE this listfor future referencePRINT list of services EMAIL a link to this list of services
- 30. The link takesyou back to yourinteractive list
- 32. You can alsoviewservices on a map
- 34. Your Turn:Find counselingservices near your office (use address/intersection).Hint: Select Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Services or use the KEYWORD SEARCH tab and type “counseling”
- 35. Resource Guides Available:Clickon Service Categories
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- 37. 3.Create an AssetMapYou can save and share anything you create while logged inGET STARTED!
- 38. Click on Changeto select your geographyWhat are the educational assets in my Assembly District? (62 – Wilmer Amina Carter)
- 41. Click the +-buttons to add points to your map
- 45. Click on Showto view the list of these points
- 46. Click on SelectedAreato View points ONLY in your geographic boundary
- 48. Click in thelist or on the map to get more details about a resource*NOTE the source
- 52. You can addor change the types of services that are mapped
- 53. Click remove nextto the service category
- 54. You can adda new category of services like Public Safety(by browsing categories or using keyword search)
- 56. You can clicka point on the map to get more details
- 59. Your Turn:Map HealthCare services in your area(You can place commas between ZIPs).Hint: Keep it broad – map ALL Health Care Services
- 60. Creating an AssetMapQuestions?
- 61. 4.Map thematic dataand overlay local resourcesYou can save and share anything you create while logged inGET STARTED!
- 62. Where are therefamilies in poverty in Oakland?Are there resources in these highly impoverished areas?
- 64. Click the +-buttons to addData to your map
- 66. Find local supportservices(Click on the +- next to Services and Points)
- 67. Create a listof services, Add to List, then click SUBMIT
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- 75. View this dataon a chart
- 77. Other Map RoomFeaturesCUSTOMIZE your map:Change the display of dataAdd boundary labels like ZIP or cityCompare your region to another geography
- 78. Your Turn:Map EducationalAttainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your neighborhood Then add Educational ProgramsHint: Click on Show next to List Points to make points interactive
- 79. Learn about ourdata sources
- 81. Mapping thematic data& point dataQuestions?
- 82. 5.Grab a statusing charts and tables
- 83. QUICK STATSare providedfor the selected geographyIn LA County, what is the percentage of Renters v. Owners?
- 85. SCROLL DOWNto selectHousing Data
- 89. *You can optto view this data on a map:
- 90. How does thiscompare to the state of California?Of the Housing Units in L.A. County:47.76 % are Owner Occupied52.24% are Renter Occupied
- 92. L.A. County hasa higher ratio of renters to owners than the state of CaliforniaView it as a pie chart
- 94. Your Turn:What isthe percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?How does this compare to the state of California?Hint: Health & Safety Data > Birth, Prenatal & Child > Births by Mother’s Age (see data for “Mother less than 20 years old”)
- 95. Grabbing a Statusing charts and tablesQuestions?
- 96. 6.Learn about advancedfeatures
- 97. A few HealthyCity.orgAdvanced FeaturesSave searches, maps & chartsUpload your own Point & Thematic DatasetsDraw your own neighborhood boundariesCreate a live mapping sessionTell your Story (with Pictures, Video & Audio)Search Stories, live maps, and more in the Share & Connect room
- 98. Your Saved searchesare stored here
- 99. Upload your ownPoint OR Thematic Datasets
- 100. Upload up to1000 points*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*
- 101. Upload your ownThematic Datasets
- 102. Draw your ownneighborhood boundaries
- 103. Create Live MappingSessions(with Pictures, Video & Audio)A Live Map enables multiple people to : Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on map
- 104. Attach photos& videoCreate 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
- 105. Share and SearchStories Statewide
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- 107. You can saveand share anything you create while logged inGET STARTED!
Editor's Notes
- #4 HealthyCity.org increases access to local resources, and supports data-driven decision making and planning by public officials, foundations and community organizations.
- #7 DATA & TECHNOLOGY HealthyCity.org allows users to search for local services, conduct research and connect with their communities. Beyond providing free access to the largest database of community services and localized data variables, HealthyCity.org offers the ability for users to “tell their own story” by uploading their own data or multimedia to the system.More about www.HealthyCity.org:Locate Resources: Focusing on one of our key goals to help families find resources through intermediaries such as case managers, social workers, etc., we display LA County 2-1-1 social service resources. We are partnering with 2-1-1 agencies in other regions of California in order to display that data and increase accessibility to resources.Conduct Analysis: HealthyCity.org has the capacity to map community characteristics (over 2300 variables) such as demographic, health, economic, park/green space, etc. You can create community profiles and find gaps in services in relation to need. With the statewide expansion, Healthy City has expanded crime and public safety data, as well as new statewide health data, child welfare and public assistance data. Web 2.0 Features: Users can upload their own points of interest, create their own neighborhood boundaries, and save maps! For the statewide platform, Healthy City users will be able to create online affinity groups and share maps, charts, videos, pictures, and comments with partners across California.
- #8 HC.org provides these people with data and technology to support their work within and on behalf of our communities. HC.org helps encourage data-driven planning and inform policy within sectors such as Education, Public Safety, Health, Public Health, Government, etc.
- #9 The next two slides show two major ‘types’ of data – point & thematic.
- #10 Point data –What we call “point data” is information that we have for particular locations or resources. This is a map of food banks & food pantries in San Francisco. We have detailed service information for social service resources such as this, as well as schools and hospitals. Later we’ll be creating asset maps, so we’ll be drawing from this point data.
- #13 Thematic data – This is a map showing where there is a concentration of families in poverty in California. Thematic maps display intensity of information (such as demographic, health, or socioeconomic characteristics) about a region by drawing from the many data sources we house.
- #15 Viewing point and thematic data together enables you to get an initial picture of the distribution of resources, while understanding a particular characteristic about an area. For example, are there educational resources in areas with low educational attainment? Is there access to fresh food in areas with a high concentration of people with diabetes?
- #18 One of the best features of HC.org is the ability to create a free account that enables you to save your searches, maps & a whole lot more! Everyone should have set up their account prior to the training, and should log in at this point.(Can go in to the following detail later)Save your searches & mapsUpload datasetsDraw neighborhood boundariesStart a Project Keep this information private, share with a group, or make public.
- #22 Fresno Food and shelterZIP code 93710
- #62 By mapping thematic data, you are able to see a certain characteristic about your neighborhood (any geography). You can look at areas that have a high concentration of people in poverty, then look at the resources available to this population. You may be able to identify gaps in services, or begin to look at the allocation of resources.
- #67 The darker areas show a higher concentration of families in poverty
- #76 *Just a note: clicking on the tabs (Maps, Data)will give you a clean slate in that room. You can use the “see on chart” or “see on map” links to view the data in the other format. (E.g. if you want to view the data you’ve mapped in a chart and table, just click on the See on Chart link).
- #78 Using the Customize tab, you can alter the data level, year, number of classes, ranges, etc.Remember, you can print, save, and email your map.
- #101 In order to upload an Excel file on HealthyCity.org, you will need to *Save it as Excel 97-2003 workbook*