1. Healthy City Hands-on
Training
Information + action for social change
November 17, 2010

2. Mapping Data Provides
Visual Evidence for…
• Resources/Need
• Coordination
• Advocacy
• Policy

3. A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK
Healthy City is a project of…

4. Who is Healthy City?
Healthy City is
an information + action resource
that unites
rigorous research, community voices
and innovative technologies
to solve the root causes of social inequity

5. 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.

6. Partners
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Advancement Project
USC School of Social Work
2-1-1 LA County
United Ways of California
Children Now
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Prevention Institute
The California Endowment
Legal Services of No. Cal.
California Rural Legal Assistance
Sacramento Housing Alliance
UC Davis – Center for Regional Change
Community Services Planning Council
United Way Bay Area
Santa Clara Comm. Benefits Coalition
Urban Strategies Council
San Mateo Healthy Communities
Collaborative
Network
Contra Costa Crisis Center
United Way of Fresno/2-1-1
2-1-1 San Diego
2-1-1 Monterey County
2-1-1 San Bernardino
Volunteer Center of Riverside County
United Way Bay Area/Helplink
Community Service Planning Council – 2-1-1
Sacramento
UW Silicon Valley/Santa Clara
Eden I & R – 211 Alameda
Interface Children Family Services – 2-1-1
Ventura
Volunteer Center of Sonoma County

7. Bay Area Regional Partners
United Way Bay Area
Santa Clara Community
Benefits Coalition
Urban Strategies Council
San Mateo Healthy
Communities Collaborative
Ella Baker Center for Human
Rights

8. • Find services and partners
• Map, Chart & Rank community data
• Upload data & Share your community’s story
HealthyCity.org is a statewide resource
that enables you to:

9. …to fuel social change and improve our communities
HealthyCity.org
Website
Service
Provider
Case
Manager
Policy
Advocate
Funder
Community
Organizer
Researcher
Who Uses HealthyCity.org?
Grant
Writer

10. What’s on
HealthyCity.org?
Data, data, data

11. Types of Maps on HealthyCity.org
Point Maps Thematic Maps

12. Social Service data from 2-1-1
Over 30,000
Service sites across California
(Includes: Basic Needs, Legal Services,
Education, Health Care, Employment, and
many other Community Services)
Name Source
Social 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 DeLorme
FQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Health Resources and Services
Administration
Banks DeLorme
Check Cashing Businesses DeLorme
Services & Points

13. 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

14. Community Data
Population Characteristics –
Age, Ethnicity, Educational
Attainment, etc.
Civic Participation
Child Welfare
Child Care & Early Education
Income & Poverty
Employment
Nonprofit Infrastructure
Environment & Land Use
Health – Birth, Prenatal & Child
Health - Conditions, Disease &
Injury
Health – Deaths
Health - Insurance & access
Health – Physical Activity &
Nutrition
Neighborhood & Community
Crime & Public Safety
Housing
 Over 2500 variables
 Multiple years of data
 More datasets coming soon

16. Today you will learn how to:
1. Find a Service using the detailed health and
human service database of 211s across the
state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
2. Map thematic data along with services and
other points of interest
3. Chart & Analyze data: Find data quick using
charts and tables
4. Learn about advanced features

17. You can save and
share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!

18. A case manager is looking for counseling services
for a client.
They live at 221 Main Street in SF

19. You can
browse service
categories
or
search by keyword

23. SAVE this list for
future reference
EMAIL a link to
this list of
services
PRINT list of services

25. 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”

26. Extensive School Data

27. View Student Body
Demographics, API
scores, Fitness
Results and more

28. Resource Guides Available:
Click on
• Service Categories

30. Today you will learn how to:
 Find a Service using the detailed health and
human service database of 211s across the
state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
2. Map thematic data along with services and
other points of interest
3. Chart & Analyze data: Find data quick using
charts and tables
4. Learn about advanced features

32. Click on Change to
select your area of interest
Where are there families of poverty in Oakland?
Are there resources in these high need areas?

33. Click the +- buttons
to add
Data to your map

35. Find local support services

36. Create a list of
services to add to
your map

37. Identify gaps in services
Find out more information
about this area

39. Work with elected
officials to
advocate for
services

40. 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

41. Add boundary labels
like ZIP or city
Compare two
geographies
CUSTOMIZE your map:
Change the display of
data
Other Map Room Features
You can also print, save & email your map
AND view the data on a chart

42. Learn about our data
sources

45. Today you will learn how to:
 Find a Service using the detailed health and
human service database of 211s across the
state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
 Map thematic data along with services and
other points of interest
3. Chart & Analyze data: Find data quick using
charts and tables
4. Learn about advanced features

47. Grab a quick stat, or compare your area of
interest to other geographies

48. In SF County, what is the percentage of
Renters v. Owners?
Select
Housing Data

50. Of the Housing Units in S.F.
County:
33.69 % are Owner Occupied
66.31% are Renter Occupied
How does this compare
to the state of California?

52. S.F. County has a higher
ratio of renters to owners
than the state of California
View it as a pie chart

54. 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”)

55. Also in the Data Room…
Rank indicators by Geography:
Where are the areas that have the highest percentage of
people without health insurance?

56. Today you will learn how to:
 Find a Service using the detailed health and
human service database of 211s across the
state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
 Map thematic data along with services and
other points of interest
 Chart & Analyze data: Find data quick using
charts and tables
4. Learn about advanced features

58. 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

59. Your Saved searches are
stored here

60. Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

61. Create an Excel Spreadsheet
with up to
1000 points
*Save as Excel 97-2003
workbook*

62. Upload your own
Thematic Datasets

63. Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

64. 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)

65. 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

66. Share and Search Stories Statewide

67. Your Turn:
1. Register for a HealthyCity.org
account
2. HOMEWORK:
Check your email to confirm your
new account, and begin saving
searches & maps, uploading your
own data, and more!

68. Today you will learn how to:
 Find a Service using the detailed health and
human service database of 211s across the
state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)
 Map thematic data along with services and
other points of interest
 Chart & Analyze data: Find data quick using
charts and tables
 Learn about advanced features

69. You can save and
share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!

71. Thank You…