HealthyCity.org Introductory Training

A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

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 TO:

COMMUNITY ORGSFOUNDATIONSGOVERNMENT

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &

technology projects

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org

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.CA Immigrant Policy CenterCA PartnershipCalifornia Rural Legal AssistanceCentral Valley Health Policy InstituteFresno Metro MinistryUnited Way Fresno CountyFirst 5 Fresno CountySacramento Housing AllianceUC Davis – Center for Regional ChangeCommunity Services Planning Council

United Way Bay Area

Santa Clara Comm. Benefits CoalitionUrban Strategies CouncilSan Mateo Healthy Communities CollaborativeContra 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

• 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:

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

VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

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

Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…

Today you will learn how to:

1. Find a Service drawing from various sources such as the detailed health and human service database of 2-1-1s across the state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)

2. Create an Asset Map for your community 3. Map thematic data along with services and other

points of interest4. Grab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables 5. Learn about advanced features

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

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”;

then select categories that you want to “ADD TO LIST”

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service and Point

Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

2.

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)

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?

3.

Map community data and overlay local

resources

Where are the low income areas in Long Beach?

Are food banks & other resources in these areas?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Find local support services

Create a list of services to add to

your map

Save your Map

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

Learn about our data sources

Your Turn:

1. Map Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your neighborhood with ACS data

2. Then add Educational Programs

Hint: Click on Show next to List Points to make

points interactive

Mapping thematic data & point data

Questions?

4.

Grab a stat using charts and tables

How to get started…

How does the educational attainment in Fresno County compare to the state of California?

Select Educational Attainment

Contrast these educational

attainment levels with the state of California

You can change the chart display

Your Turn:

1. What is the percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?

2. How do births by mother’s age in your ZIP 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?

5.

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

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Map or Chart data within your new boundary

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Create an Excel Spreadsheet with up to 1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

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 is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!