A collaborative initiative between UMKC's Center for Economic Information and Children's Mercy to build a data repository and analytical service line for data sets and work research geographic health outcome disparities in the KC region.

1. The KC Health CORE is a three year special initiative
funded by the Health Forward Foundation. It consists
of three principal components:
. Design and implementation of IT infrastructure and a central
repository for curated data resources, conforming to standard IRB
protocols, residing at a secure, neutral, independent location.
. Provision of research services and facilitation for the Health Core
research consortium membership, focused on a regional population
health disparities research agenda, framed in the context of the social
determinants of health.
. Substantive community engagement with, constructive input into,
and demonstrative benefit from the CORE IT infrastructure, data
repository, and research agenda.

2. The KC Health CORE is a three year special initiative
funded by the Health Forward Foundation. It consists
of three principal components:
. Design and implementation of IT infrastructure and a central
repository for curated data resources, conforming to standard IRB
protocols, residing at a secure, neutral, independent location.
 micro‐level health data contributed by health care institutions who join
the Health CORE research consortium;
 Other proprietary micro‐level datasets provided by consortium
membership
 the extensive regional geospatial data resources and associated software
tools required for data mapping, spatial analysis, and model‐building; and
 the broadest possible spectrum of indicators constructed for both
population health and its social determinants at all relevant geographic
summary levels

3. The KC Health CORE is a three year special initiative
funded by the Health Forward Foundation. It consists
of three principal components:
. Design and implementation of IT infrastructure and a central
repository for curated data resources, conforming to standard IRB
protocols, residing at a secure, neutral, independent location.
. Provision of research services and facilitation for the Health Core
research consortium membership, focused on a regional population
health disparities research agenda, framed in the context of the social
determinants of health.
. Substantive community engagement with, constructive input into,
and demonstrative benefit from the CORE IT infrastructure, data
repository, and research agenda.

4. IRB Data Repository Protocol
Data‐Sharing Agreements
Governing Board
By‐Laws, Rules & Regulations
Research Board
Community Stakeholder Relations
FTP Archive
DBMS/RDS
Esri Enterprise Geodatabase
ArcGIS Server
CityScope 3.0
Geospatial Analysis & Consulting

5. Spatial Data (Map Layers)
(Esri Shapefiles & File Geodatabases)
Legal/Social/Political/Administrative Boundaries
(or Summary Levels)
Parcels
Social (Face) Blocks
Neighborhoods
Census blocks, block groups, tracts
Community Districts
Incorporated Places
MSAs
Political boundaries: council, legislative,
congressional districts, etc.
Counties, States
Zips codes, USDs, TAZs
Points of Interest
Schools, churches, daycare facilities, clinics,
shelters, food outlets, payday loans, police & fire
stations, community centers, etc.
Cartographic Layers
Roads & highways, commercial corridors, bus
routes, etc.
Water features: rivers, lakes, flood plains, etc.
Railroads
Parks & trails
Indicator/Spatial Attribute Data
(CSV Files)
Micro (address) - level data
Health (Retrospective Dianostics, CMH & others)
Reported Crime (KCPD, KCKPD)
Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW)
Housing conditions (CEI, 2000-present)
Problem properties: dangerous buildings, code
violations, 311 Calls for Service, Land Bank, water &
utility shutoffs, vacant lots, vacant buildings, etc.
(KCMo Open Data & other municipal sources)
Geographic summary-level data
Decennial Census & ACS (Census Bureau)
HMDA & CRA data tabulations (FFIEC)
Healthy Food Access (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Access to Health Care (HHS)
Educational statistics (U.S. Dept. of Education)
Transp. & housing costs, employment access (HUD)
Employment entropy (LEHD/LODES)
National walkability index (EPA)
Regional health indicators (KC Health CORE)
Environmental data
Regional micro-climate modeling (KU Atmos. Sci.)
Environmental Justice Index, air quality, pollutant
exposure, point sources of pollution, regulated
facilities (EPA)
Avg. daily traffic (Mo/Ks Depts. of Transportation)
Meteorological data (NOAA)

15. IRB Data Repository Protocol
Data‐Sharing Agreements
Governing Board
By‐Laws, Rules & Regulations
Research Board
Community Stakeholder Relations
FTP Archive
DBMS/RDS
Esri Enterprise Geodatabase
ArcGIS Server
CityScope 3.0
Geospatial Analysis & Consulting

16. Doug Bowles, Ph.D. | Co‐PI
Director, UMKC‐CEI
Director, Social Science Consortium
UMKC Department of Economics
816 235‐1394 | bowlesdh@umkc.edu
Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC | Co‐PI
Prog. Director, Environmental Health Program
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
816‐302‐8556 | kkennedy@cmh.edu