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This presentation is an overview of Healthy City, an information + action resource.
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A Resource for all of California
Information + action for social change
Introductory Training
Question for Participants
How have you used maps, charts or other data visualization in
your work?
Healthy City is a project of…
A public policy change organization rooted in the civil
rights movement
…is an information + action resource that unites rigorous research, community voices and innovative technologies
to solve the root causes of social inequity
DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT :
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies
and web tools
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &
technology projects
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org
• Find services and partners• Map, Chart & Rank community data• Upload data & Share your community’s
story
HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to:
Population 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…
Today you will learn about using HealthyCity.org to:
1. Locate resources by searching the detailed health and human service databases of 2-1-1 agencies across the state.
2. Map information about your community to inform planning, outreach, grant writing or advocacy.
3. Grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to other geographies
4. Access advanced features with a free Healthy City account.
Use the search box to search for community
indicators or resources – by name or category
1.
Find a Service:You’re a case manager in
Monterey looking for substance abuse services
for a client.
He lives in ZIP code 93940
*ZIP code 93940
*Substance Abuse Services
*Substance Abuse Services
List the services ONLY within the
area you’ve selected
Browse through listings to look
at service details
You can get directions for
your client
SAVE this list for future reference
EMAIL a link to this list of services
PRINT list of services
Contact 2-1-1 to update
agency information
Resource Guides Available:
Click on • Service Categories
Finding a Service
Questions?
2.Map information about your community to inform planning,
outreach, grant writing or advocacy.
Where are there low income communities and areas of linguistic isolation?
Click the +- buttons to add
Data to your map
Map a second layer of data:
Linguistic Isolation
Customize the display of the
data
Export to a word doc to include in report or grant
application
Learn about our data sources
Questions?
3.How to grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to
other geographies
What is the educational attainment in the city of Salinas? The city of Monterey? How does
that compare to the state of California?
Questions?
4.
Learn about advanced features
Save services searches, maps, and charts
Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets
Example: South L.A. Best Babies Collaborative
In order to provide funders with information about the number and geographic location of participants in the program, SLABBC could upload their participant data, and view it along with other data available on HealthyCity.org
Births to Mothers under 20 Years of Age Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care & Total SLABBC Participants 2007 - 2010
Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
Map or Chart data within your new boundary
A Live Map enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared 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
Create a Story
Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide
Help Guides &
other Resources
Thank You
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