HealthyCity.org is a California-based project that combines research, community voices, and technology to address social inequity, offering resources such as community data mapping and service finding tools. It provides training for community organizations and features partnerships with various entities to facilitate public service access and action-oriented research. Users can create asset maps, track community data, and utilize advanced features for customized mapping and storytelling.

1. Information + action for social changeA Resource for all of California HealthyCity.org Introductory Training

2. Healthy City is a project of… A public policy change organization rooted in the civil rights movement

4. DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO:COMMUNITY ORGS

5. FOUNDATIONS

6. GOVERNMENTONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.orgCOMMUNITY RESEARCH LABTraining community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research & technology projects …is an information + action resource that unites rigorous research, community voices and innovative technologiesto solve the root causes of social inequity

7. 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.CA Immigrant Policy CenterCA PartnershipCalifornia Rural Legal AssistanceCentral Valley Health Policy InstituteFresno Metro MinistryUnited Way Fresno CountyFirst 5 Fresno CountySacramento Housing AllianceUC Davis – Center for Regional ChangeCommunity Services Planning CouncilUnited Way Bay AreaSanta Clara Comm. Benefits CoalitionUrban Strategies CouncilSan Mateo Healthy Communities CollaborativeContra 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

8. HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to: Find services and partners

9. Map, Chart & Rank community data

10. Upload data & Share your community’s storyPopulation Characteristics Civic ParticipationEmployment, Income & PovertyHealth Conditions, Diseases, Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…Social Services & NonprofitsHospitals and FQHCsPublic & Private SchoolsGrocery Stores & WIC VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

11. Today you will learn how to:Find a Service drawing from various sources such as the detailed health and human service database of 2-1-1s 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

13. 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 93710You can save and share anything you create while logged inGET STARTED!

14. *ZIP code 93710

15. *Food & Shelter

16. *Food & Shelter

17. List the services ONLY within the area you’ve selected Browse through listings to look at service details

18. You can get directions for your client

20. SAVE this list for future referencePRINT list of services EMAIL a link to this list of services

22. The link takes you back to yourinteractive list

23. You can alsoview services on a map

25. Your Turn:Find counseling services near your office (use address/intersection).Hint: Select Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Services OR…Use the KEYWORD SEARCH tab and type “counseling”; then select categories that you want to “ADD TO LIST”

26. Resource Guides Available:Click on Service and Point CategoriesFinding a ServiceQuestions?

27. 2.Create an Asset Map

28. Click on Change to select your geographyWhat are the educational assets in my Assembly District? (62 – Wilmer Amina Carter)

31. Click the +- buttons to add points to your map

35. Click on Show to view the list of these points

36. Click on Selected Areato View points ONLY in your geographic boundary

38. Click in the list or on the map to get more details about a resource*NOTE the source

41. You can add or change the types of services that are mapped

42. Click remove next to the service category

43. You can add a new category of services like Public Safety(by browsing categories or using keyword search)

46. Your Turn:Map Health Care services in your area(You can place commas between ZIPs).Hint: Keep it broad – map ALL Health Care Services

47. Creating an Asset MapQuestions?

48. 3.Map community data and overlay local resources

49. Where are the low income areas in Long Beach?Are food banks & other resources in these areas?

51. Click the +- buttons to addData to your map

53. Find local support services

54. Create a list of services to add to your map

58. Save your Map

61. Other Map Room FeaturesCUSTOMIZE your map:Change the display of dataAdd boundary labels like ZIP or cityCompare your region to another geography

62. Learn about our data sources

65. Your Turn:Map Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your neighborhood with ACS dataThen add Educational ProgramsHint: Click on Show next to List Points to make points interactive

66. Mapping thematic data & point dataQuestions?

67. 4.Grab a stat using charts and tables

68. How to get started…How does the educational attainment in Fresno County compare to the state of California?

70. Select Educational AttainmentContrast these educational attainment levels with the state of California

72. You can change the chart display

74. Your Turn:What is the percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?How do births by mother’s age in your ZIP 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”)

75. Grabbing a Stat using charts and tablesQuestions?

76. 5.Learn about advanced features

77. A few HealthyCity.org Advanced 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

80. Your Saved searches are stored here

81. Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

82. Map or Chart data within your new boundary

83. Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

84. Create an Excel Spreadsheet with up to 1000 points*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

85. Upload your own Thematic Datasets

86. Create Live Mapping Sessions(with Pictures, Video & Audio)A Live Map enables multiple people to : Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared map

87. 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 shareCreate a Story

88. Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

91. Help is Available:Click on Healthy City User Guideor FAQsThank You!