A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Public Health Webinar9.16.10

A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK

Healthy City is a project of…

What 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.

Healthy City is about…

Strategic Solutions to Support your Work

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.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 Network

Contra 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

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

Overview:

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

“Point” Data

Point data =

Information about a location

Usually at an address

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

Healthy City has 2-1-1 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

“Thematic” Data

Census Boundaries

ZIP codes

Political Jurisdictions

Community Data

Population Characteristics – Age, Ethnicity, Educational

Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit InfrastructureEnvironment & Land Use

Health – Birth, Prenatal & Child

Health - Conditions, Disease & Injury

Health – DeathsHealth - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity &

NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousing

Over 2500 variables

Multiple years of data

More datasets coming soon

Health Data Sources• California Department of Public

Health• California Cancer Registry• California Health Interview

Survey• California Children’s Health

Initiative• California Department of Health

Services• Los Angeles County Department

of Public Health

• California Protected Areas Database

• Los Angeles County Health Survey

• Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB)

• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD)

• PHFE WIC Data Mining Project• WestEd Healthy Kids Survey

Objectives

1. Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state

2. Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest

3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables

4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story

In today’s webinar, you will learn how to:

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

Find Health and Human Services in Your Area

You’re a service provider looking for Health Care services or potential coalition partners in

Sacramento

You can browse service

categories or

search by keyword

List the services ONLY within the

area you’ve selected

SAVE this list for future reference

EMAIL a link to this list of services

PRINT list of services

Health Resources in the city of Sacramento

Objectives

Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state

2. Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest

3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables

4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story

Social Determinants of Health

World Health Organization, World Health Assembly

The Obesity Epidemic

Obesity

Poverty

Health Insurance

Availability of Services

Food & Park Access Landscape

Race/Ethnicity

Socioeconomic

Employment/ Income

Educational Attainment

Healthy Choices

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

2.

Map Community Needs, Issues and

Assets

Click on Change to select your area of

interest

Use Maps, Charts, and Tables to research and analyze multiple layers of a particular health issue

Focus on Fresno: Obesity

Obese Population in Fresno County

Obese Population & Families Below Poverty in Fresno County

Obese Population & Families Below Poverty + Physical Activity Resources in Fresno County

Objectives

Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state

Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest

3. Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables

4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story

3.

Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data

using charts and tables

Conduct Additional Research on

ZIP 93608

You can select the indicator you would

like to view in a chart & table

Compare to the state of

California

Household Income in ZIP 93608 compared to the state of California

Educational Attainment in ZIP 93608 compared to the state of California

Rank:What are the ZIP Codes within Fresno

with the highest percent Obese Population ?

Ranking by ZIPs in Fresnoof Percentage Obese Population

Learn about our data sources

Objectives

Find Essential Services or Partners for Collaboration using the detailed health and human service database of 211s across the state

Map Community Needs, Issues and Assets for your community using thematic data along with services and other points of interest

Grab quick stats: Find, rank and present data using charts and tables

4. Utilize the advanced features to save maps, upload your own data, and tell your story

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Create a live mapping session

• Tell your Story (with Pictures, Video & Audio)

• Search Stories, live maps, and more in the Share & Connect room

4. Advanced Features

Having an account allows you to save maps, upload your own data, tell your story, and more!

Your Saved searches are stored here

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Upload up to 1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Map and aggregate data for your own

neighborhood

A Live Map enables multiple people to :

• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on 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

Share and Search Stories Statewide

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!