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A Resource for all of California
Information + action for social change
Introductory Training
A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK
Healthy City is a project of…
Who is Healthy City?
Healthy City is an information + action resource
that unites
rigorous research, community voicesand innovative technologies
to solve the root causes of social inequity
What Does HC Do?• Data & Technology: Data, maps, and service
referral through our easy to use online platform HealthyCity.org
• Technical Assistance: Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy strategies and web tools
• Community Research Lab: engages, trains, and provides tools for CBO’s to lead and sustain research.
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 CollaborativeOakland Progressive Empowerment Network
Contra Costa Crisis CenterUnited Way of Fresno/2-1-12-1-1 San Diego2-1-1 Monterey County2-1-1 San BernardinoVolunteer Center of Riverside CountyUnited Way Bay Area/HelplinkCommunity Service Planning Council – 2-1-1 SacramentoUW Silicon Valley/Santa Clara Eden I & R – 211 AlamedaInterface Children Family Services – 2-1-1 VenturaVolunteer Center of Sonoma County
The HealthyCity.org website
…to fuel social change and improve our communities
HealthyCity.orgWebsite
Service Provider
Case Manager
Policy Advocate
Funder
Community Organizer
Researcher
Who Uses HealthyCity.org?
Grant Writer
What’s on HealthyCity.org?
Oh, the Data You’ll See!
“Point” Data
Point data = information
about a location
Social Service data from 2-1-1
Over 30,000Service sites across California
(Includes: Basic Needs, Legal Services, Education, Health Care, Employment, and
many other Community Services)
Name SourceSocial Services 211s
Nonprofits IRS 990 Center for Nonprofit Management in Southern California
Schools Public & Private California Department of Edaucation
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 DeLormeFQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Banks DeLormeCheck 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
“Thematic” Data
Census Boundaries
ZIP codes
Political Jurisdictions
Community Data
Population Characteristics – Age, Ethnicity, Educational
Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit InfrastructureEnvironment & Land Use
Health – Birth, Prenatal & Child
Health - Conditions, Disease & Injury
Health – DeathsHealth - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity &
NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousing
Over 2500 variables
Multiple years of data
More datasets coming soon
“Point” & “Thematic” Data
Today you will learn how to:
1. Save searches & more with your own free account2. Find a Service using the detailed health and human
service database of 211s across the state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
3. Create an Asset Map for your community 4. Map thematic data along with services and other
points of interest5. Grab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables 6. Learn about advanced features
1.
Log in to your free account
…to save maps, searches, etc.
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
2.
Find a Service:You’re a case manager in Fresno
looking for food and shelter options for a client.
They live in ZIP code 93710
*ZIP code 93710
*Food & Shelter
*Food & Shelter
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
The link takes you back to
yourinteractive list
You can alsoview services on a
map
Your Turn:
Find counseling services near your office (use address/intersection).
Hint: Select Mental Health Care and Substance
Abuse Services or use the KEYWORD SEARCH tab and type “counseling”
Resource Guides Available:
Click on • Service Categories
Finding a Service
Questions?
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
3.
Create an Asset Map
Click on Change to select your geography
What are the educational assets in my
Assembly District? (62 – Wilmer Amina Carter)
Click the +- buttons
to add points to your map
Click on Show to view the list of these points
Click on Selected Area to
View points ONLY in your geographic
boundary
Click in the list or on the map to get more details about
a resource
*NOTE the source
You can add or change the types of services that
are mapped
Click remove next to the service
category
You can add a new category of services
like Public Safety(by browsing
categories or using keyword search)
You can click a point on the
map to get more details
Your Turn:
Map Health Care services in your area
(You can place commas between ZIPs).
Hint: Keep it broad – map ALL Health Care Services
Creating an Asset Map
Questions?
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
4.
Map thematic data and overlay local
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
(Click on the +- next to Services and
Points)
Create a list of services, Add to List, then click
SUBMIT
Save your Map
View this data on a chart
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
Your Turn:
1. Map Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your neighborhood
2. Then add Educational Programs
Hint: Click on Show next to List Points to make
points interactive
Learn about our data sources
Mapping thematic data & point data
Questions?
5.
Grab a stat using charts and tables
In LA County, what is the percentage of Renters v. Owners?
QUICK STATSare provided for the selected geography
SCROLL DOWN to
select Housing
Data
Of the Housing Units in L.A. County:
47.76 % are Owner Occupied
52.24% 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
Your Turn:
1. What is the percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?
2. How does this compare to the state of California?
Hint: Health & Safety Data > Birth, Prenatal & Child >
Births by Mother’s Age (see data for “Mother less than 20 years old”)
Grabbing a Stat using charts and tables
Questions?
6.
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
Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets
Upload up to 1000 points
*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*
Upload your own Thematic Datasets
Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
A Live Map enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on 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
Share and Search Stories Statewide
Advanced Features…
Questions?
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
Help is Available:
Click on • Healthy City User
Guideor
• FAQs
Thank You!