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Information + action for social change
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
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COMMUNITY ORGSFOUNDATIONSGOVERNMENT
DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TODIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO:
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COMMUNITY RESEARCH LABCOMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &
technology projects
COMMUNITY RESEARCH LABCOMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB
Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &
technology projects
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.orgwww.HealthyCity.org
ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.orgwww.HealthyCity.org
Partners
• 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:
http://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1608
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…
Revealing Patterns
Gentrification Index Displacement Index
Looking at patterns of gentrification and displacement in Los Angeles
Informing Public Policy – Promoting Transparency and Data Driven
Planning
Koreatown City of Los AngelesPeople 161,732 3,944,951Area (sq mi) 3.79 480.63People per square mile 42,673.35 8,207.88Open Space (acres) 21.40 46,264.15People per Open Space acre 7,557.57 85.27African American or Black 4% 9%Asian or Pacific Islander 31% 11%Hispanic 58% 50%White 6% 27%Other 2% 3%Median Household Income ($) 29,387.98 55,589.59Families in Poverty 30% 19%
Koreatown and City of Los Angeles Park Space
Koreatown defined here as U.S. Census Block Groups whose centers are bounded by Beverly Blvd to the North, S Hoover Street to the East, W Pico Blvd to the South, and S Wilton Place to the West. Population, Ethnicity/Race, Median Household Income , and Families in Poverty data from Nielsen Claritas, Inc. 2009. Park/Open Space data from the California Protected Area Database v. 1.3. Area calculations performed with NAVTEQ 2009 shapefiles.
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA)
Questions?
What’s on HealthyCity.org?
Oh, the Data You’ll See!
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
Community Data
Over 2500 variables
Multiple years of data
More datasets coming soon
The HealthyCity.org website
What you can do on Healthy City• Find potential partners
• Map, chart data
• Create community profiles
• Gather community input on proposed projects
• Upload data and information to share and package
• View what others are working on and share your projects or collaborate
You can save and share anything you
create while logged in
GET STARTED!
Mapping community data to demonstrate need and
advocate for planning
Where are there renters in Oakland? Where are there vacant units? Are there opportunities for
redevelopment here?
Click the +- buttons to add
Data to your map
Are there vacant units in high renter areas?
Choose another dataset for Layer
2
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
Learn about our data sources
Mapping community data to demonstrate the need
and advocate for resources
Questions?
Creating charts and tables to better understand a
community or region
There is a proposed new transit-oriented development in Culver City. What do the
communities here currently look like (demographics, housing, income, etc.) and
how might this affect them?
Select Demographi
c Data
How does this compare to averages for cities nearby? (Los
Angeles, Santa Monica, Bevery Hills)
City of LA has a higher percentage of people who
carpool and take public transportation
Creating charts and tables to better
understand a community or region
Questions?
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
Draw your own neighborhood boundaries
Map or Chart data within your new boundary
Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets
Create an Excel Spreadsheet with up to 1000 points
*Save as Excel 97-2003 workbook*
Upload your own Thematic Datasets
A Live Map enables multiple people to :
• Draw and drop points, lines, and shapes on a shared 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
Create a Story
Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide
Questions?
• Issue– 7.5 billion cubic feet of
natural gas sited to be stored beneath densely-populated urban community with heavy concentration of minority households
• Goal – Using environmental
justice argument, demonstrate racial impact of proposed storage site and have storage sited elsewhere
• Demonstrate- Describe community
impacted by the proposed storage site
- Alternative sites would have less impact and minimal environmental justice concerns
Questions?
Help is Available:
Click on • Healthy City User
Guideor
•FAQs
Thank You!