How do we get the most bang for our buck?
• County staff
• Civil society leaders
• Elected officials
Our mission: deliver accurate, up-to-date, and useful data to:
1st Step: Visualize It!
CHD Stroke Diabetes
COPD Asthma Cancer
Rates of Death Per SRA in 2011
2nd Step: Put it Online!
http://civicknowledge.org/3450/
http://hld.herokuapp.com
Focus on Human-Centered Design
• Needs to be usable on a phone
• Needs to be easy to update
• Needs to work in any modern browser
Use the best of the web!
• Uses open standards: HTML, Javascript, CSS, and SVG. No app to install. No plug-ins or vendor lock in.
• No database required. Could be updated with a Google Spreadsheet!
• Responsive design looks great on desktop and phone
Next Steps
• Create process to maintain spreadsheet
• Finish building responsive dashboard website
• Train county staff, civil society leaders, journalists, and others on how to use this amazing tool
• Continue adding data and insights (more Census data to identify social determinants of health)
• Watch as programs improve and drive results!