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Neighborhood data for health: Using “healthography” to develop place-based public health indicators
Due to a large number of indicators and datasets, data management issues have impacted neighborhood profile projects in other jurisdictions, particularly the capacity to update data regularly. We will describe how we worked with stakeholders to select a limited number of the most meaningful socio-demographic, environmental, and health indicators and detail how lessons learned from other neighborhood profiles influenced the design of this project. This included (a) selecting multiple online formats to provide data by neighborhood and to enable comparison of indicators across neighborhoods; (b) automating analysis to streamline data management, updating, and quality assurance; (c) developing an online, searchable map for locating neighborhood profiles by address; and (d) developing dissemination strategies to support independent use. We will also describe how the profiles have been used by stakeholders to investigate health inequities at the neighborhood level and to select neighborhoods for intervention.
Learning Areas:
EpidemiologyPlanning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe process of working with county and city agencies to develop indicators and neighborhood boundaries.
Explain how smaller area analysis is useful in order to better understand inequities and target interventions.
Keyword(s): Health Disparities/Inequities, Community Health Assessment
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an epidemiologist with graduate training in public health and public policy. My work has primarily focused on chronic disease prevention and social determinants of health. I was involved in all phases of the neighborhood profile project.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.