A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Introductory Training

Question for Participants

How have you used maps, charts or other data visualization in

your work?

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 services and partners• Map, Chart & Rank community data• Upload data & Share your community’s

story

HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to:

Population Characteristics Civic ParticipationEmployment, Income & PovertyHealth Conditions, Diseases,

Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…

Social Services & NonprofitsHospitals and FQHCsPublic & Private SchoolsGrocery Stores & WIC

VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

Today you will learn about using HealthyCity.org to:

1. Locate resources by searching the detailed health and human service databases of 2-1-1 agencies across the state.

2. Map information about your community to inform planning, outreach, grant writing or advocacy.

3. Grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to other geographies

4. Access advanced features with a free Healthy City account.

Use the search box to search for community

indicators or resources – by name or category

1.

Find a Service:You’re a case manager in

Monterey looking for substance abuse services

for a client.

He lives in ZIP code 93940

*ZIP code 93940

*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

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?

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.How to grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to

other geographies

What is the educational attainment in the city of Salinas? The city of Monterey? How does

that compare to the state of California?

Questions?

4.

Learn about advanced features

Save services searches, maps, and charts

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Example: South L.A. Best Babies Collaborative

In order to provide funders with information about the number and geographic location of participants in the program, SLABBC could upload their participant data, and view it along with other data available on HealthyCity.org

Births to Mothers under 20 Years of Age Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care & Total SLABBC Participants 2007 - 2010

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Map or Chart data within your new boundary

A Live Map enables multiple people to :

• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared 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

Create a Story

Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

Help Guides &

other Resources

Thank You