AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COMMONS A Presentation to the Missouri Council on Activity and...

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COMMONS

A Presentation to the Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition

JULY 2012

Community Commons

An interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for

leaders from community to national levels, working to create

healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities.

Designed to connect, enhance the performance, and track the

long-term impact of place-based, multi-sector initiatives working

toward improved population health, equitable prosperity, the

vitality of place, and meaningful engagement in our democracy.

Key Features• An interactive Initiatives Map of the Movement searchable site profiles

and stories of hundreds of place-based, evidence-informed community initiatives around the nation.

• A Commons Map Room, where users can make GIS maps and generate reports by accessing over 7,000 GIS data layers at multiple levels of geography including state, county, zip code, tract, block group, block, and point-levels.

• An initial array of ‘Starter Maps’, tools, widgets, data apps, case stories, Features, news and other contextualized resources

• Access to who and what’s working across the array of place-based initiatives

• Engaging dialogue with colleagues around the nation exploring similar interests and challenges

What’s on Community Commons?

• Weekly Features

• Daily News

• Social Media Presence

• Tools and Resources

Data Newest:• Predominant Race/Ethnicity by

Block Group• Modified Retail Food Environment

Indicator (mRFEI) Score by Census Tract (CDC)

• County Health Ranking 2012

Starter Maps

What’s on Community Commons?

Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010

% Population Below Poverty by Census Tract

Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010

Predominant Race/Ethnicity by Census Block Group and School Locations

Access to Healthy Food Modified Retail Food Environment Index Scores, 2011, by Census Tract

Community Commons Beta 2.0• Niche Social

Network

• Individual Profile

• Organizational Profile

• Opportunities to engage and connect with other leaders, movement sites, and issue experts.

MAP OF THE MOVEMENT

Initiative Profiles

HOME PAGE

www.communitycommons.org/wotn

WOTN PAGE

ACCESS TO HEALTHYFOOD BY RACE

PERCENT CHANGE IN OBESITY RATES 2006-2009 BY COUNTY

JOINT USE AGREEMENTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES PER 1,000 PEOPLE BY COUNTY

www.communitycommons.org/wotn

WEIGHT OF THE NATION GROUP DIALOGUE

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS PAGE

www.communitycommons.org/ctg

35 maps covering the following topics:

-Tobacco Free Living-Active Living and Healthy Eating-Evidence-Based Quality Clinical and Other Preventative Services-Social and Emotional Wellness-Healthy and Safe Physical Environments-Areas of Need and Other Interests

COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS

RESOURCES TO GET STARTED

GET STARTED TODAY!

VISIT www.communitycommons.org REGISTER for a free account COMPLETE a personal profile COMPLETE a local initiative profile JOIN the conversation on the Commons

ENGAGE

www.facebook.com/CommunityCommons

ENGAGE

www.twitter.com/CommunityCommon

info@communitycommons.org

Erin Barbarobarbaroe@missouri.edu

Questions?