Creating Access to Healthy Food and Stable Housing
Rather than treating symptoms in the hospital, health care providers can improve community health by increasing access to fresh food and affordable housing.
Treating the Whole Community: Addressing Social Drivers of Health
This webinar will feature practitioners and researchers who will talk about ways that data is being used to improve public health.
Predicting Chronic Disease Risk with Data
Just as a doctor can predict chronic disease in a patient by looking at their history, health workers can predict diseases in populations using public data.
Track Housing Trends with New PolicyMap Data Made Possible by Zillow
When looking at neighborhood issues like affordability, displacement and stability, perhaps the most important data to consider is home sales.
Increasing Voter Turnout Is More Than Overcoming Apathy
Long lines at polling places, people working multiple jobs, and people working far from where they vote all contribute to low voter turnout.
Knowing Life Expectancy to Improve Public Health
Where someone is born can predict how long they’ll live. This isn’t fate. Knowing where life expectancies are short is the first step to extending lives.
How Opportunity Zones Can Expand Access to Fresh Food in America’s Food Deserts
Opportunity Zones can help grocery stores move into underserved communities. Limited Supermarket Access data can help find those communities.
Vulnerable Populations in the Path of Hurricane Florence
Natural disasters like hurricanes often affect the most vulnerable populations. How can we use data to know who’s being impacted?
Opioid Data Can Be Confusing – Here’s Why
In 2016, the CDC says there were 27 opioid deaths in Philadelphia. Philadelphia says there were 725. That’s a big difference. Here’s how to make sense of it.