how to use healthycity.org to influence policy

How to Use HealthyCity.org toInfluence Policy

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

…to fuel social change and improve our communities

HealthyCity.orgWebsite

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

Types of Data on HealthyCity.org

Services & PointsSocial Services & NonprofitsHospitals and FQHCsPublic & Private SchoolsGrocery Stores & WIC VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

Types of Data on HealthyCity.org

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

Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…

“Point” & “Thematic” Data

Question for Participants

What campaigns or projects are you working on that might benefit from

data and/or mapping?(Type it in the question section)

Today you will learn how to:

1. Research relevant resources and data throughout California to inform your policy proposals.

2. Create maps and charts that can visually communicate your advocacy message to impact policy decisions.

3. Gather on-the-ground knowledge of the community’s perspective and needs in relation to specific policy proposals and decisions.

4. Connect communities, advocates, and decision-makers to information to stimulate action for policy change.

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

Research relevant resources and

data

Click the +- buttons

to add data to your map

Add 2nd layer of data

Save your Map

Learn about our data sources

Research relevant data

Questions?

2.Create maps and charts that can

visually communicate your advocacy message to impact

policy decisions.

Click on Change to select your geography

Print your map

Homicide by Firearms &

Youth Development Services

Homicide by Firearms &

Public Schools

Compare District overall to a high need ZIP

Visual Evidence for Advocacy

Create maps and charts to visually communicate

your message

Questions?

Time to share…

What campaigns or projects are you working on that might benefit from data and/or

mapping?

3.Gather on-the-ground

knowledge of the community’s perspective

and needs

Simulated Example:

“Fresh Food for our Families” in Coachella

Goals of this imagined network:

Promote healthier food options in Coachella by

gathering community knowledge to

influence policy

You’ll need to be logged in to your account

A Live Map enables multiple people to :

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

• Attach photos & video

Click to see comment & photo

Gather on-the-ground knowledge of the

community’s perspective and needs

Questions?

4.Connect communities, advocates,

and decision-makers to information to stimulate action

for policy change.

Start adding “pages” to your Story

Your live map is now part of your

StoryYour story can have links to other websites

Connect communities, advocates, and decision-makers to information to stimulate action

for policy change.

Questions?

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!