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Where Baby Boomers Are Booming: The Silver Wave Reshaping America’s Economic Landscape
As Baby Boomers retire in record numbers, states like Maine, Florida, Vermont, and Montana are facing dramatic shifts in healthcare, housing, and workforce needs. Understanding these patterns is crucial for policymakers, businesses, and communities aiming to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by an aging population.
PolicyMap’s latest analysis shows how this trend known as the “Silver Wave” is changing local economies and what communities might do to keep up.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR – REGISTER NOW! |
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The Role of Geography in Healthcare
Join us Thursday June 5th at 1:00pm EST for the next MapChats webinar: The Role of Geography in Healthcare.
The session will explore the importance of spatial data and geospatial analysis in transforming healthcare, from improving population health and the efficiency of health systems to advancing innovations in life sciences and pharma.
Our expert panel includes Ken Gross, VP of Real World Evidence at Royalty Pharma & Ariann Nassel, Director of Geospatial Data Visualization at the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy.
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ON THE BLOG |
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Navigating the Silence: Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults
Recent data highlights the severe health impacts of social isolation and loneliness, particularly among low-income, underserved, and vulnerable subpopulations. Learn how to use PolicyMap to visualize the impacts of social isolation and explore the intersectionality of multiple risk factors.
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Where Elderly Americans Struggle to Find Affordable Housing
As home prices surge and rents increase, growing parts of the country have become unaffordable for renters. Cities around the country are devising new strategies to create more affordable housing opportunities to combat the escalating housing crisis and rising homelessness among seniors. Current data shows us why.
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CUSTOMER STORY |
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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University, despite lacking a dedicated geography department, has built a robust GIS Lab within the Library under the leadership of Dr. Stacy Curry-Johnson, serving as a vital instructional resource for students and faculty exploring geographic and population data. From enhancing curriculum and doctoral research to engaging high school students in environmental justice projects, PolicyMap supports Vanderbilt’s mission to advance education, research, and community impact.
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*New Data* FEMA Disaster Assistance has been published on production. This dataset is broken into three categories in the taxonomy: Individual & Household Assistance, Public Assistance, and Property Damage. Each category includes a layer for all disasters, and disaster-specific layers.
Credit Union Branch locations from NCUA has been updated to 2024 data.
Bank branch office data from FDIC has been updated to 2024 data.
HUD Multifamily and Public Housing point datasets have been updated to 2024.
*New Data* Niche is a platform that provides rankings for schools based on public data and user reviews. Niche is replacing GreatSchools, with key differences including the incorporation of data on school demographics, administrative details, graduation rates, AP course offerings, etc.
Median Age Percentile Rankings based off the recent ACS update have been added to PolicyMap. These rankings measure the median age of a geography’s population, compared to all other geographies at the same level.
HUD Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) and Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) are updated to 2025.
We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, LinkedIn and BlueSky.
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Published Research
Explore scholarly works from students and researchers using PolicyMap.
Abstract 1048: Unraveling cancer disparities in African Americans: Socioeconomic, healthcare, and environmental contributions in UChicago and Baylor catchment areas, published in the American Association for Cancer Research Journal
The Impact of Environmental Deficiencies on Maternal Health Outcomes, published in the Rowan Digital Works
SDoH Impact on Periodontal Disease Using Machine Learning and Dental Records, published in Sage Journals
Open PolicyMap Training Sessions
Offered twice a week. Register here.
Level 1: Learning the basics of PolicyMap
Level 2: Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features
Open to non-subscribers. Course times rotate weekly. Don’t see a time that works for you?
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Join Us!
Grounded Solutions Network’s 2025 Housing Conference
May 27 – May 29, 2025
Washington, DC
PolicyMap will be exhibiting at the Grounded Solutions Network Housing Conference at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.! Visit the PolicyMap booth to learn more about our geographic data offerings! Learn more.
NJ Library Association Annual Conference
May 28 – May 30, 2025
Atlantic City, NJ
PolicyMap is excited to exhibit at the NJLA Annual Conference! Stop by the PolicyMap booth Join us and explore the latest trends, technologies, e-resource management, and digital services in libraries. Register here!
DIA 2025 Global Annual Meeting
June 15-19, 2025
Washington, DC
PolicyMap is exhibiting at DIA 2025 – find us at booth #1710. The event brings together regulatory, clinical, safety, and operational leaders to confront shared challenges and design smarter, faster, more connected solutions. From real-time FDA insights to global regulatory and multi-disciplinary collaboration, this is where silos break down and progress accelerates. We hope to see you there.
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ALA 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition
June 26-30, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
PolicyMap is excited to join ALA for their Annual Conference & Exhibition! Stop by our booth to explore the latest trends, technologies, e-resource management, and digital services in libraries.
Register here!
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