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Healthy City is a program of
Advancement Project is a public policy change organization rooted in the civil rights movement. We engineer large-scale systems change to remedy inequality, expand opportunity and open paths to upward mobility. Our goal is that members of all communities have the safety, opportunity and health they need to thrive.
MissionHealthy City transforms how decisions are made by creating innovative tools and methods that expose and resolve structural inequities
PurposeCommunities of every race and class have the opportunities and resources they need to thrive
ValuesEquityCommunityTransformation
What We Do
DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop
targeted research/policy
strategies and web tools.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Engages, trains, and provides tools for
community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented
research
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY
www.HealthyCity.org
Strengthen community voice and action
Increase resources in underserved communities of
color
Advance equitable public polices.
Audience Poll
•Already familiar with HealthyCity.org?•Are you new to the site?
Today you will learn how to:
1. Find, create, save and share lists of services and organizations in your target areas.
2. Research and access relevant community data to inform your outreach and planning efforts.
3. Gather and collect your own data to coordinate and share activities in your community with our Wikimap tool.
Scenario
You are a community-based organization looking to engage Spanish-speakers. You want to find resources and services to enhance your program focus and improve your planning and outreach strategies.
English | Español
Outreach & Planning
Research Questions
Where are my target populations? (low-income, uninsured, gender, language, race, age)?
Where are there opportunities to leverage/partner?
Where are efforts concentrated? Gaps/Need? Where are the opportunities for targeted outreach
for greatest reach/impact?
Types of Geographies on HealthyCity.org
Types of Geographies Available on HC.orgAddress/Intersection
Consolidated PrecinctCensus block groupCensus Tract ZIP CodeCity
Assembly District
Senate District
Congressional District
County
Region
Place Based Initiatives (including The California Endowment Building Healthy Communities and First 5 Los Angeles Best Start Communities)Los Angeles (and other Counties) Area Boundaries (including Service Planning Areas, L.A. County Health Districts, and LAUSD School Attendance Boundaries, Board of Supervisors, City Council)
What are your target areas?
Enter andselect your geography
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Print , save & share your maps and searches
Name your list!
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Source: 211 Los Angeles
Questions?
•Over 2,500 variables!•Multiple years & levels available
Data Name SourceSocial Services 211s
Public & Private Schools 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
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Alcohol Outlet Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control