Now a Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

First 5 LA Hands-on Training

A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK

Healthy City is a project of…

Who is Healthy City?

Healthy City is an information + action resource

that unites

rigorous research, community voicesand innovative technologies

to solve the root causes of social inequity

What Does HC Do?• Data & Technology: Data, maps, and service

referral through our easy to use online platform HealthyCity.org

• Technical Assistance: Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies and web tools

• Community Research Lab: engages, trains, and provides tools for CBO’s to lead and sustain research.

The HealthyCity.org website

…to fuel social change and improve our communities

HealthyCity.orgWebsite

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

Oh, the Data You’ll See!

“Point” Data

Point data = information

about a location

Social 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)

Name Source

Social Services 211s

Nonprofits IRS 990Center for Nonprofit Management in Southern California

Schools Public & Private California Department of Edaucation

WIC Agencies & Vendors Network for a Healthy California

Hospitals (OSHPD) OSHPD

Head Start Agencies California Head Start Association

Child CareDepartment of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division

Alcohol Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

EPA Environmental Protection AgencyGrocery DeLorme

FQHC

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration

Fast Food DeLormeBanks DeLormeCheck Cashing Businesses DeLorme

Services & Points

“Thematic” Data

Census Boundaries

ZIP codes

Political Jurisdictions

Community Data Demographic Civic Participation Child Welfare Child Care & Early Education Income & Poverty Employment Nonprofit Infrastructure Environment & Land Use Health – Birth, Prenatal &

Child Health - Conditions, Disease &

Injury Health – Deaths

Health - Insurance & access Health – Physical Activity &

Nutrition Neighborhood & Community Crime & Public Safety Housing

Over 2300 variables

Multiple years of data

More datasets coming soon

“Point” & “Thematic” Data

Today you will learn how to:

1. Save searches & more with your own free account2. Find a Service using the detailed health and human

service database of 211s across the state3. Create an Asset Map for your community 4. Map thematic data along with services and other

points of interest5. Grab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables 6. Learn about advanced features

1.

Log in to your free account

…to save maps, searches, etc.

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

2.

Find a Service:You’re a case manager in Fresno

looking for food and shelter options for a client.

They live in ZIP code 93710

*ZIP code 93710

*Food & Shelter

*Food & Shelter

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

The link takes you back to

yourinteractive list

You can alsoview services on a

map

Your Turn:

Help a client find counseling services near your office

(use address/intersection)

Hint: Select Mental Health Care and Counseling

or use the KEYWORD SEARCH tab and type “counseling”

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

3.

Create an Asset Map

Click on Change to select your geography

What are the educational assets in my

Assembly District? (62 – Wilmer Amina Carter)

Click the +- buttons

to add points to your map

Click on Show to view the list of these points

Click on Selected Area to

View points ONLY in your geographic

boundary

Click in the list or on the map to get more details about

a resource

*NOTE the source

You can add or change the types of services that

are mapped

Click remove next to the service

category

You can add a new category of services

like Public Safety(by browsing

categories or using keyword search)

You can click a point on the

map to get more details

Your Turn:

Map Health Care services in your area.

(Select a boundary from “My Neighborhoods”)

Hint: Keep it broad – map ALL Health Care Services

Creating an Asset Map

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

4.

Map thematic data and overlay local

resources

Where are there families in poverty in Oakland?

Are there resources in these highly impoverished areas?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Find local support services

Create a list of services to add to

your map

Save your Map

View this data on a chart

Your Turn:

1. Map Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your neighborhood

2. Then add Educational Programs

Hint: Click on Show next to List Points to make

points interactive

Add boundary labels like ZIP or city

CUSTOMIZE your map:

Change the display of data

Compare your region to another geography

Other Map Room Features

Learn about our data sources

Mapping thematic data & point data

Questions?

5.

Grab a stat using charts and tables

In LA County, what is the percentage of Renters v. Owners?

QUICK STATSare provided

for the selected

geography

SCROLL DOWN to

select Housing

Data

Of the Housing Units in L.A. County:

47.76 % are Owner Occupied

52.24% are Renter Occupied

How does this compare to the state

of California?

L.A. County has a higher ratio of renters to

owners than the state of California

View it as a pie chart

Your Turn:

1. What is the percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?

2. How does this compare to the state of California?

Hint: Health & Safety Data > Health – Birth,

Prenatal & Child > Births by Mother’s Age

Grabbing a Stat using charts and tables

Questions?

6.

Learn about advanced features

• Create groups

• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

Learn & Practice a few advanced features in the Account section

Create any element (neighborhood, map, etc.)

Keep it PRIVATEor

Add it to a Story to share with a GROUP

or make it PUBLIC

Start a group for Best Start Communities

Sharing data, maps, neighborhood boundaries, and live mapping sessions for each best start community (can keep information between program officers, evaluation staff, TA providers)

Creating / joining groups

Invite others to join your group

The user must be logged in to accept group invitation

Once you’ve accepted the group invite,

you’re a member!

Create groups• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

Questions?

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Zoom in to your area (or double click on map)

Choose your geography “building blocks”

and mode of selection

Using One by One, click once in each ZIP that you

want to select

Your neighborhood boundary is stored here

You can access your Shared Neighborhoods

here.

Your turn:

Create a new neighborhood to the south of Broadway / Manchester

• Zoom into to the map: where the 110 meets the 105

…your turn…

Geography:Select Census Tract

Mouse Mode:Box: Add

Draw a box around West Compton…

Click SUBMIT

Create groups Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

Questions?

Save a Map

using your new

neighborhood boundary

Your new Geography is listed under My Neighborhoods in the

dropdown menu

Click to SAVEyour map

Your saved map is stored here

Your turn:

Save a map of Age 0 - 4 using your new neighborhood boundary

Create groups Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

Questions?

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Upload up to 1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

Questions? Create groups

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Save searches, maps & charts

Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

A Live Map enables multiple people to :

• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on map

• Attach photos & video

Describe your project, set preferences, label points

Describe a point on a map:Add photos or videos

Then SUBMIT

Create groups Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Save searches, maps & charts

Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

Start a live mapping session

Questions?

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Thank You!