Hc webinar 4_19_2011

A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK

Healthy City is a project of…

A National civil rights “ACTION TANK”

…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 TO:

COMMUNITY ORGSFOUNDATIONSGOVERNMENT

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &

technology projects

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org

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 Collaborative

Oakland Progressive Empowerment Network

Contra Costa Crisis Center

United Way of Fresno/2-1-1

2-1-1 San Diego

2-1-1 Monterey County

2-1-1 San Bernardino

Volunteer Center of Riverside County

United Way Bay Area/Helplink

Community Service Planning Council – 2-1-1 Sacramento

UW Silicon Valley/Santa Clara

Eden I & R – 211 Alameda

Interface Children Family Services – 2-1-1 Ventura

Volunteer Center of Sonoma County

The HealthyCity.org website

…to fuel social change and improve our communities

HealthyCity.org

Website

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

• 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:

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

Oh, the Data You’ll See!

Types of Maps on HealthyCity.org

Point Thematic

Name Source

Social Services 211s

Nonprofits IRS 990 Center for Nonprofit Management in Southern

California

Schools Public & Private California Department of Education

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 DeLorme

FQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services Health Resources and Services

Administration

Banks DeLorme

Check 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

Common Search Terms

Community Data

Population Characteristics –

Age, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, etc.

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 2500 variables

Multiple years of data

More datasets coming soon

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Find a Service:Help a family find services in

their neighborhood

*ZIP code 93710

*Look for Legal Services

*Look for Legal 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

Extensive CDE

school data

Resource Guides Available:

Click on

• Service Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Mapping community data

to demonstrate need and

advocate for 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

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 community data

to demonstrate the need

and advocate for resources

Questions?

Creating charts and

tables to better

understand a

community or region

In LA County, what is the percentage of

Renters v. Owners?

A welcome

&

instructions

are provided

SCROLL

DOWN to

select

Housing Data

Of the Housing Units in L.A.

County:

48.52 % are Owner Occupied

51.48% 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

Creating charts and

tables to better

understand a community

or region

Questions?

Learn about

advanced features

A few HealthyCity.org

Advanced Features

• 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

Your Saved searches are

stored here

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Map or Chart data within your new boundary

Upload your own Point OR

Thematic Datasets

Create an Excel Spreadsheet with up to

1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

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 is Available:

Click on

• Healthy City User Guide

or

•FAQs

Thank You!