This presentation is an overview of Healthy City, an information + action resource.

1. Information + action for social change
A Resource for all of
California
Introductory Training

2. Question for Participants
How have you used
maps, charts or other
data visualization in
your work?

4. Healthy City is a project of…
A public policy change organization
rooted in the civil rights movement

5. …is an information + action resource that unites rigorous
research, community voices and innovative technologies
to solve the root causes of social inequity
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGY DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT :
www.HealthyCity.org
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

6. HealthyCity.org is a statewide
resources that enables you to:
• Find services and partners
• Map, Chart & Rank community data
• Upload data & Share your community’s story
Population Characteristics
Civic Participation Social Services & Nonprofits
Employment, Income & Poverty Hospitals and FQHCs
Health Conditions, Diseases, Public & Private Schools
Injuries and Deaths Grocery Stores & WIC Vendors
Crime & Public Safety Alcohol Outlets & Toxic Sites
Housing And much more…
And much more…

7. 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.

9. Use the search box to search
for community indicators or
resources – by name or
category

12. 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

13. *ZIP code 93940

14. *Substance Abuse
Services

15. *Substance Abuse
Services

16. List the services
ONLY within the area
you’ve selected
Browse through
listings to look at
service details

17. You can get
directions for your
client

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

21. Contact 2-1-1 to
update agency
information

24. Resource Guides Available:
Click on
• Service Categories

26. Finding a Service
Questions?

27. 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?

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

33. Map a second layer of
data:
Linguistic Isolation

37. Customize the
display of the data

39. Export to a word doc to include
in report or grant application

41. Learn about our data
sources

45. Questions?

46. 3.
How to grab a quick stat or
create charts for your area
of interest and compare to
other geographies

47. What is the educational attainment in the city
of Salinas? The city of Monterey? How does
that compare to the state of California?

53. Questions?

54. 4.
Learn about
advanced features

57. Save services searches, maps, and charts

58. Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

59. 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

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

61. Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

62.  Map or Chart data within your new boundary

63. Create Live Mapping Sessions
(with Pictures, Video & Audio)
A Live Map enables multiple people
to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes
on a shared map
• Attach photos & video

64. Create a Story
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

65. Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

66. Help Guides &
other Resources

70. Thank You