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Information + action for social change
How to Participate Today
• Open and close your Panel
• View, Select, and Test your audio
• Type in a question at ANY time during the webinar. We will pause throughout to respond
• Everyone will receive an email within 24 hours with additional help tools and a link to a survey. Please fill out the survey with your feedback from this session
Question for Participants
How have you used maps, charts or other data visualization in
your work?
Mapping Data Provides Visual Evidence for• Community Issues & Needs• Community Knowledge• Coordination• Locating Assets and Gaps• Planning • Policy/Advocacy
Healthy City is a project of…
A public policy change organization rooted in the civil
rights movement
…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 :
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies
and web tools
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &
technology projects
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org
• Find community resources and partners• Map, Chart & Rank community data• Upload data & Share your community’s
story
HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to:
Today you will learn how to:1. Locate resources by searching the detailed
health and human service databases of 2-1-1 agencies across the state.
2. Research information about your community to enhance program focus and planning.
3. Map data that you collect in order to see the distribution of your clients, members, facilities, or other organizations.
4. Access advanced features with a free Healthy City account.
1. Find a Service:
You’re a case manager in Los Angeles looking for
substance abuse services for a client.
They live in ZIP code 90015
*ZIP code 90015
*Substance Abuse Services
*Substance Abuse 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
You can alsoview services on a
map
Contact 2-1-1 to update
agency information
Resource Guides Available:Click on
• Service Categories
Finding a Service
Questions?
2.Map information about your community to inform planning,
outreach, grant writing or advocacy.
Where are there low income communities and areas of linguistic isolation in the city of
Salinas?
Click the +- buttons to add
Data to your map
Map a second layer of data:
Linguistic Isolation
Customize the display of the
data
Export to a word doc to include in report or grant
application
Learn about our data sources
Questions?
3.Map data that you collect in order to
see the distribution of your clients, members, facilities, or
other organizations.
You’ll need to register for
or Log in to your account
My Account > Upload your own Point or Thematic Data
First, Create an Excel Spreadsheet
Mapping your own data
Questions?
Additional features on HealthyCity.org
A few HealthyCity.org Advanced Features
• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
• Collect community input with Wikimaps
• Share your story with a group or make it public
Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
A Wikimap enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared map
• Attach photos & video
Create Wiki - 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!Keep connected with Healthy City: