A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

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.

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

Use HealthyCity.org to:

• Find services

• Conduct Research

• Share your community’s story

Anywhere in California!

…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?

Data, data, data

“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 SourceSocial Services 211s

Nonprofits IRS 990 Center 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 Care Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division

Alcohol Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

Grocery DeLormeFQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services Health Resources and Services Administration

Banks DeLormeCheck Cashing Businesses DeLorme

Services & Points

“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

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

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A case manager in Fresno is looking for food and shelter options for a client.

They live in ZIP code 93710

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

View services on a map

Extensive School Data

View Student Body

Demographics, API scores,

Fitness Results and more

Go Live!

Try it on HealthyCity.org

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service Categories

Grab a quick stat, or compare your area of interest to other geographies

Infant Birth Weight, 2008

90062

Removals by Age, 2008

90062

Out of Home Placement by Type , 2008

90062

Rank indicators by Geography:

Where are the areas that have the highest percentage of people without health insurance?

Go Live!

Try it on HealthyCity.org

Click on Change to select your area of

interest

Where are there WIC agencies & vendors in my neighborhood? (ZIP 90302)

Where are there families of poverty in Oakland?

Are there resources in these high need areas?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Find local support services

Create a list of services to add to

your map

Identify gaps in services

Find out more information about this

area

Work with elected officials to advocate for

services

Go Live!

Try it on HealthyCity.org

Add boundary labels like ZIP or city

Compare two geographies

CUSTOMIZE your map:

Change the display of data

Other Map Room Features

You can also print, save & email your map AND view the data on a chart

Learn about our data sources

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Thank You!