A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Introductory Training

A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK

Healthy City is a project of…

Who is Healthy City?

Healthy City is an information + action resource

that unites

rigorous research, community voicesand innovative technologies

to solve the root causes of social inequity

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.

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.California Rural Legal AssistanceSacramento Housing AllianceUC Davis – Center for Regional ChangeCommunity Services Planning CouncilUnited Way Bay AreaSanta Clara Comm. Benefits CoalitionUrban Strategies CouncilSan Mateo Healthy Communities CollaborativeOakland Progressive Empowerment Network

Contra 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

The HealthyCity.org website

…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?

Oh, the Data You’ll See!

“Point” Data

Point data = information

about a location

Social Service data from 2-1-1

Over 30,000Service sites across California

(Includes: Basic Needs, Legal Services, Education, Health Care, Employment, and

many other Community Services)

Name SourceSocial 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 DeLormeFQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services Health Resources and Services Administration

Banks DeLormeCheck Cashing Businesses DeLorme

Services & Points

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

“Thematic” Data

Census Boundaries

ZIP codes

Political Jurisdictions

Community Data

Population Characteristics – Age, Ethnicity, Educational

Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit InfrastructureEnvironment & Land Use

Health – Birth, Prenatal & Child

Health - Conditions, Disease & Injury

Health – DeathsHealth - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity &

NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousing

Over 2500 variables

Multiple years of data

More datasets coming soon

“Point” & “Thematic” Data

Today you will learn how to:

1. Save searches & more with your own free account2. Find a Service using the detailed health and human

service database of 211s across the state (*available in 16 counties…and counting)

3. Create an Asset Map for your community 4. Map thematic data along with services and other

points of interest5. Grab a stat: Find data quick using charts and tables 6. Learn about advanced features

1.

Log in to your free account

…to save maps, searches, etc.

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

2.

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”

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

3.

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)

You can click a point on the

map to get more details

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?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

4.

Map thematic data and overlay local

resources

Where are there families in poverty in Oakland?

Are there resources in these highly impoverished areas?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Find local support services

(Click on the +- next to Services and

Points)

Create a list of services, Add to List, then click

SUBMIT

Save your Map

View this data on a chart

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

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

Learn about our data sources

Mapping thematic data & point data

Questions?

5.

Grab a stat using charts and tables

In LA County, what is the percentage of Renters v. Owners?

QUICK STATSare provided for the selected geography

SCROLL DOWN to

select Housing

Data

Of the Housing Units in L.A. County:

47.76 % are Owner Occupied

52.24% are Renter Occupied

How does this compare to the state

of California?

L.A. County has a higher ratio of renters to

owners than the state of California

View it as a pie chart

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”)

Grabbing a Stat using charts and tables

Questions?

6.

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

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

Upload up to 1000 points

*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*

Upload your own Thematic Datasets

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

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)

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

Share and Search Stories Statewide

Advanced Features…

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!