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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
ValuesEquity
CommunityTransformation
Strengthen community voice and action
Increase resources in underserved communities of
color
Advance equitable public polices.
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
How are you currently engaging and including youth perspectives in your work?
Research and map youth population data in the communities that you serve to enhance your program focus, outreach and planning
Upload your own data onto a map
Use Wikimaps to better connect, collaborate and plan youth outreach strategies
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Creating a Community Snapshot:
You’re a Youth Organizer at a Community-Based
Organization.
In an effort to plan your outreach and
engagement strategies, you are going to collect Mainstream data to get
a better sense of the community you
serve/live in.
Make it engaging!Assemble youth and have them
decide what
demographic data is needed to inform and
support their
campaign.
Make in inclusive! Have your
youth team write a
Research Story that will help
guide them thru the
site.
Outreach & Planning
Research Questions What services and resources exist in my
community? 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)
Make maps and charts for ZIP Codes, School Districts, SPAs, neighborhoods, Counties, Census Tract and more...
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Where are the youth in my community?
Adding data to your Community Snapshot:
Now that you have a better sense of
mainstream youth data in your community, you
want to learn more about what resources
exist and identify where the needs are. This data
will help inform and strengthen your youth advocacy campaign.
Make in inclusive! Have the
youth discuss and determine
which resources
are of need and value
in the community
Make in inclusive!
Use a Research
Story narrative to help youth
identify what the types of
resources they use daily in
their community
•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
What are some youth-led community advocacy campaigns that you have worked on, and/or what are types of youth advocacy projects are you currently engaging?
Audience Poll
Incorporating Narratives to
your Community Map:
So far you’ve collected and mapped thematic data, identified point data resources and
where there are needs in the community.
It is time to launch your advocacy campaign! You
want to leverage the Mainstream data with Community/Grassroots
data and begin to include personal photos, stories, perspectives and