healthy city hands-on training ventura 1.28.11

A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Hands-on Training

A National civil rights POLICY/ ACTION TANK

Healthy City is a project of…

A National civil rights “ACTION TANK”

…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.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

Shannon Ulrickson

Remove any statewide partners? Any new partners?

Mapping Data Provides Visual Evidence for…

• Community Issues & Needs• Community Knowledge• Coordination• Locating Assets and Gaps• Planning • Policy/Advocacy

Visual evidence that is clear, easy to understand, and dramatic…

HealthyCity.orgWebsite

Service Provider

Case Manager

Policy Advocate

Funder

Community Organizer

Researcher

Who Uses HealthyCity.org?

Grant Writer

…to fuel social change and improve our communities

What’s on HealthyCity.org?

Oh, the Data You’ll See!

Types of Maps on HealthyCity.org

Point Thematic

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 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

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

Common Search Terms

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

Today you will learn how to:

1. Find a Service using the detailed health and human service database of 211s and other sources

2. Map community data along with other points of interest for policy & advocacy work

3. Analyze demographic, health and socioeconomic data using charts & tables

4. Learn about the Account features that enable you to Tell your Story

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

Find a Service:You’re a case manager in

Moorpark looking for legal services for a client.

*Look for Legal Services

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

Extensive CDE school data

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”;

then select categories that you want to “ADD TO LIST”

Resource Guides Available:

Click on • Service Categories

Finding a Service

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

2.

Map community data along with other points of interest for policy & advocacy work

Click on Change to select your geography

What is the educational attainment level in my community?

Where are the educational assets?

What is the educational attainment level in my community?

Where are the educational assets?

Click the +- buttons to add

Data to your map

Change the geography at which data is

displayed

Find local support services

Create a list of services to add to

your map

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 community data

Questions?

3.

Analyze demographic, health and socioeconomic data using

charts & tables

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

SCROLL DOWN to

select Housing

Data

Of the Housing Units in L.A. County:

55.81 % are Owner Occupied

44.19% are Renter Occupied

How does this compare to the

County of Ventura?

Oxnard has a higher ratio of

renters to owners than

Ventura County

View it as a pie chart

Your Turn:

1. What is the percentage of births to teen mothers in your ZIP?

2. How do births by mother’s age in your ZIP 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?

4.

Learn about advanced features

• My Account Access levels - Create a Group

• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

• Save searches, maps & charts

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Start a live mapping session

Tell your Story (with your saved maps, links, reports, multi-media and more)

4. Learn about the My Account and Share & Connect and features

My Account

Share &Connect

Create any element (neighborhood, map, story, etc.)

Keep it PRIVATEshare with a GROUP

or or make it PUBLIC

My Account > Create a Group

Your turn:

Log in to your Account

Questions? My Account Access levels

• Draw your own neighborhood boundaries





My Account > Draw your own neighborhood boundaries

Hover over title to: View it on a map, Edit boundary, or Open & change profile details

Your turn:

Create a neighborhood boundary by choosing 2 – 5 cities or ZIPs

Questions? My Account Access levels - Create a Group

Draw your own neighborhood boundaries





Save a Map (using your new boundary)

Your turn:

Create a map using your new neighborhood boundary.

Map an indicator of interest Save your map



Save searches, maps & charts




First, Create an Excel Spreadsheet

My Account > Upload your own Point & Thematic Data

Your turn:

Create an Excel sheet with 2 – 3 addresses you know.

Upload the spreadsheet to your account




Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets



A Live Map enables multiple people to :

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

• Attach photos & video

Start Live Mapping Sessions

(with Pictures, Video & Audio)





Start a live mapping session


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

Tell your Story

Start adding pages to your Story

You’ve added your pages,

Now share your story!

Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

Mission: To promote healthier pregnancies, birth outcomes, and interconception care in South Los Angeles by strengthening linkages between community-based medical and social service providers.

Your turn:

Create a Story Title it: “<your name>’s story”

o Add a saved mapo Add a resource

(use your own website or http://www.healthycity.org)





Start a live mapping session


Advanced Features…

Questions?

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HCtraining

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