38 local organizations in our new grant program will examine the systemic causes of racial inequities in community conditions to inform local action. Learn more https://t.co/UzHJWpcYhL @RWJF@UrbanInstitute
The new Environmental Justice Index from @CDCgov uses #PLACES data to rank the impacts of environmental injustice on health for every census tract, illustrating where intervention and protection is needed most. https://t.co/kGEPNb77bF
Gun violence is a leading cause of premature deaths across the country. New data available for U.S. cities show the impact of firearms on suicide & homicide rates. Explore the metrics for your city on @CityHealthData https://t.co/9po01YSWkr
In a new blog post, I share how @RWJF is looking to fund projects with nonprofit organizations to explore and use local data to begin to address structural racism. https://t.co/jPcJs61DbR
New Funding Opportunity: @RWJF is working with @UrbanInstitute to award up to 35 local non-profit organizations up to $40,000 over nine months to work with local data to address issues at the intersection of race, place, and health. https://t.co/bLIE94Vtzl
The City Health Dashboard is offering a unique chance to gain valuable public access to neighborhood-level data on health and its drivers through the Put Us on the Map Challenge. Cities with a population of 50,000 or less can apply now: https://t.co/wKK0QPK08x
APPLY NOW: Are you a nonprofit doing front-end criminal justice reform work? @Microsoft & @UrbanInstitute are funding our next round of Catalyst Grantees! Check out the full Request for Proposals and apply now!➡️https://t.co/7c9EZKCdpF
Excited to help promote this important opportunity.
Funding Opportunity: Improving Public Health Data Systems to Address Health Equity Challenges for At-Risk Communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast https://t.co/1Iw8WhZbtV via @theNASEM
Updated local health data have just been released by @CDCgov, @RWJF & @CDCFound! The latest #PLACES release includes 29 measures of health covering the entire United States, including small cities and #rural areas. https://t.co/gbuVcVrZjG
Really pleased to support this important work making COVID data available to the public and to see these data being used by many different people and organizations.
On Sunday's @MeetThePress, @chucktodd explored the impact of holiday travel in his Data Download segment, using county-level vaccination rate data from the US Covid Atlas.
Watch the full clip here: https://t.co/TPK1QWDtKj
Viewed through the lens of 15 distinct community types, vaccination stories look very different across the country.
The first in a series of @AmCommPro and @covid_atlas collaborative data explorations:
https://t.co/jctkvpmUrM
How do we advance economic inclusion by uplifting racial equity in small and midsize cities? Join me for a webinar discussion with, @NGINetwork, @CenterStateCEO and @RobinHacke for this discussion on October 6, 2021. Register here! https://t.co/CQFTKVf6Ah
Join @RWJF for a discussion of the forthcoming recommendations from the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems. Hear from experts about how and why we must prioritize equity in data. https://t.co/e34maFQb3Y
Great example of how data can be used by mayors to influence behavior.
The Power of ‘Micro-Influencers’ in the Fight Against COVID-19 https://t.co/Kz44UmtcOH
This is well done from a data visualization stand point and also raises an interesting but unanswered question on what data and research can be used to ensure equitable redevelopment as an outcome. https://t.co/FMP9r1QjoE via @bbgvisualdata
Excited to see how this @RWJF Commission will identify the data and measures that are needed to advance health equity and how the field of public health and its partners need to change to put those data to use. https://t.co/NRhAgZxEx2
New blog from @GIHeath: how @CityHealthData and @NJHI_ partnered to provide community organizations, and their partners accessible data to help improve health in their neighborhoods. Read more: https://t.co/3bzx7gkdAx
"...social determinants of health must be more than an industry buzzword. They must guide the science that generates public health data." I agree and want more examples like the US COVID Atlas.
The impact of COVID is deeply intertwined with social determinants of health (#SDOH) - including the geographic fault lines of racism. How can mapping better represent community narratives and histories?
More in @statnews from @MaryniaKolak:
https://t.co/Gkl25dthVl
A new video series from @CityHealthData helps leaders navigate the tools and resources offered on the Dashboard. See how Donna from Pawnee, IN explores her city’s data to better understand equitable access to healthy foods in her town’s neighborhoods. https://t.co/ATCD8tlaML
Our new video series helps city and community leaders navigate the data and resources offered on the Dashboard. See how Donna from Pawnee, IN, explores her city’s data to better understand equitable access to healthy foods in her town.
Excited to speak at @RWJF and @CDCgov’s upcoming webinar “Exploring PLACES: Local Data for Better Health.” Learn about #PLACES, a groundbreaking data tool, during our discussion on 1/28 at 1PM ET. REGISTER NOW: https://t.co/0xUQ2NG0Qw