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Johnson & Johnson Community Health Care & Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins
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Johnson and Johnson Community Health Care and Scholars Program at Johns Hopkins. Monday, June 18, 2012. Get on the Map! We recently participated in an online seminar about using. Community Commons is an interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for the broad-based healthy, sustainable, and livable communities’ movement. Registered users have FREE access to:. Over 7000 GIS data layers at state, county, zip code, block group, tract, and point-levels. In-kind and technical support has come from ...
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Tyler Norris - Advisor for Healthy People and Places
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A few of our favorite resources:. The Abraham Path Initiative. Active Living by Design. Active Living by Design is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is a part of the UNC School of Public Health in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The program will establish and evaluate innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies. Rebuilding Communities Initiatives-The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The California Endowment ...
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A Fair and Healthy Start | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. A Fair and Healthy Start. A Guest Voice by Octavio Ulloa of Children’s Optimal Health. The spatial distribution of maternal and child health factors is particularly important for Central Texas and the Austin area due to a rapidly growing population, shifting demographic patterns, and significant health disparities. Enter Children’s Optimal Health. An organization aimed at improving the lives of children by strengthening families through education, therapy, and family support services. Guided...
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This Food Change Up Could Save Seven Thousand Lives a Year | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. This Food Change Up Could Save Seven Thousand Lives a Year. The following was originally published at Think Progress. And written by by Sam P.K. Collins. Trans fats may soon be a thing of the past with a ruling by the Obama Administration that would require U.S. food manufacturers to dramatically cut back on a substance that nutritionists have long designated as unhealthy and potentially deadly. Visual data helps make the case to policy makers that change is necessary. The following maps...
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Economy | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. Mapping Poverty in the Appalachian Region. In its heyday of the 1910s and 20s, more than 700,000 jobs were provided by the coal industry. In Appalachia, that number now hovers around 44,000 – with not much coming in to fill the void. Read more. August 9, 2016. Public Housing Developments, All, HUD 2013 and Assisted Housing Units, Public House by County HUD 2015. Browse maps on economy. Use our reporting tools to better understand the area and people you serve. July 12, 2016. July 5, 2016.
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Food | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. Launches New Report for Members. See how your area stacks up in food access, physical activity, and equity. The Salud Report Card is a new county-level report exclusively available to members, join the hub today to receive yours free! August 18, 2016. Vermont Summer Food Sites & Student Eligibility. Browse maps on food. Use our reporting tools to better understand the area and people you serve. Start a new food environment report. Case-Making with the ESHE Index Score Tool. August 11, 2016.
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Maps & Data | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. Enrich your community work with maps and data reports that can be shared and saved. Browse and open maps created by users of the Commons. Check out our data list. Or see what's new. Community Health Needs Assessment. Identify assets and potential disparities in your county/region related to community health and well-being. Find areas in your community with low educational attainment and high poverty. Choose a tool by channel. Scroll to a channel:. Areas of Ethnic Diversity. Identify location...
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How to Use the Economic Data from Community Commons | Community Commons
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Maps & Data. How to Use the Economic Data from Community Commons. Those working to improve communities know that economics plays a big part in a person’s overall health. People living in or near poverty have difficulty accessing affordable housing, healthy food, consistent medical care, and basic transportation. Community Commons has the data and tools you need to assess your community’s economic health and start addressing the factors the can improve the lives of citizens. To browse, visit our Map Room.
