hands-on training merced-3.15.12
DESCRIPTION
This is a presentation that was given in Merced on March 15, 2012. Healthy City is an information + action resource. Healthy City is a program of Advancement Project.TRANSCRIPT
A Resource for all of California
Information + action for social change
Introductory Training
Healthy City is a project of…
A multi-racial civil rights organization using innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and impact policy change.
Offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Wash. D.C
…is about finding strategic solutions to support your work
DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
Work ON-THE-GROUND to develop targeted research/policy
strategies and web tools.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Engages, trains, and provides tools for community groups to lead and sustain
action-oriented research
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org
Introductions
Name & OrganizationWhat are you hoping to learn
today?
Today we will cover:
1. How to access and map data in Merced for your particular topic area or research question
2. How to customize the display of your data for advocacy or grant writing purposes
3. How to grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to other geographies
4. How to register for your own free account (in order to save maps, upload your own data, create your own boundaries, and more)
• Find community resources and partners• Map, Chart & Rank community data• Upload data & Share your community’s
story
HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to:
“Point” Data
Point data = information
about a location
Name SourceSocial Services 211s
Schools Public & Private California Department of Education
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
FQHC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Alcohol Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
Grocery DeLormeBanks DeLormeCheck Cashing Businesses DeLorme
Services & Points
Healthy City has 2-1-1 data (detailed health & human service resource info)
for the following 18 counties:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San
Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Ventura.
“Thematic” Data
Census Boundaries
ZIP codes
Political Jurisdictions
Thematic Data
Population Characteristics – Age, Ethnicity, Educational
Attainment, etc.Civic ParticipationChild WelfareChild Care & Early EducationIncome & PovertyEmploymentNonprofit Infrastructure
Environment & Land UseHealth – Birth, Prenatal & Child
Health - Conditions, Disease & Injury,
Health - Insurance & accessHealth – Physical Activity &
NutritionNeighborhood & CommunityCrime & Public SafetyHousing – Foreclosure,
Affordability
Over 2600 variables
Multiple years of data
Learn about our data sources
1.
How to access and map data in Merced for your particular topic area or
research question
Click on Change to select your geography
Targeting educational resources & advocacy
in Merced County
Where are adults with low educational attainment levels?
Where are there lower performing schools?
Click the +- buttons to add
Data to your map
Map public schools
Map public schools
Click on a point to see
details
Your Turn:
1. Map Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) in your area
2. Then add Public Schools3. Choose a filter of your choice
Hint to get you started…1. Select Demographic > Population Characteristics 2. Select Services and Points >Education
Questions?
2.
How to customize the display of your data for advocacy or grant
writing purposes
Advocating around Asthma
Customizing your map helps highlight
areas of need
Export to a word doc to include in report or
grant application
Questions?
Your Turn:
1. Customize the Educational Attainment level (Less than 9th grade) that you have mapped
Change Color & Number of Classes
3.How to grab a quick stat or create charts for your area of interest and compare to
other geographies
What is the ratio of renters to owners in 95340 compared to Merced County?
Your Turn:1. Chart Births by Mother’s Age in
your ZIP.2. How does this compare to the
county of Merced? 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”)
Questions?
4.
How to register for your own free account and learn about additional
account features
HealthyCity.org Additional Features
A. Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets
B. Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
C. Create a live mapping session
D. Tell your Story (with Pictures, Video & Audio)
E. Search Stories, live maps, and more in the Share & Connect room
A. Upload your own Point and
Thematic Datasets
Points on an Excel Spreadsheet Points on a map
Thematic data 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
Births to Mothers under 20 Years of Age Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care & Total SLABBC Participants 2007 - 2010
B. Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
Map or Chart data within your new boundary
A Live Map enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared map
• Attach photos & video
C. 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
D. Create a Story
E. Share and Search user content
Help Guides &
other Resources
Thank You!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Merced