Updates on Healthy Mendocino
New Tutorial on How to Build a Custom Dashboard
We have added a new tutorial on the "How Do I Get Started" Page. This page can be found under the Community Data menu in the navigation bar. Scroll down to the How can I build a dashboard Expando to find the video.
Brand New Custom Made Indicators
HCI, our platform provider, has created custom indicators for us from data and data sources we provided to them. We are excited to provide this information related to the priority areas in Mendocino County.
- Violent Crime Rate per 100,000
- Adult Arrest Rate
- Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: Rape
- Domestic Violence Calls per 1,000 adults
- Homicide Rate per 100,000
- Number of Homicides
- 7th Grade Students Who Report Vaping or Using E-Cigarettes
- 9th Grade Students Who Report Vaping or Using E-Cigarettes
- 11th Grade Students Who Report Vaping or Using E-Cigarettes
CDC PLACES
The CDC, in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the CDC Foundation (CDCF), launched the PLACES project. The project expands the geographic availability of indicators previously provided under CDC 500 Cities. The CDC PLACES project will now provide model-based population-level analysis and community estimates to all counties, places (incorporated and census designated places), census tracts, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) across the United States.
Many of the indicators on the site now show CDC PLACES data. Below is an example.
New Food Insecurity Index
HCI has launched our new Food Insecurity Index on Healthy Mendocino. The index is a measure of food access that is correlated with social and economic hardship. Improving a community’s access to food can improve other health and social outcomes, such as hospital readmissions, financial burdens for medication purchasing, and school readiness and attendance.
The Food Insecurity Index is calculated using social and economic factors that may impact a household’s ability to access and purchase food. All zip codes, census tracts, and counties in the United States are given an index value from 0 (low need) to 100 (high need). Communities with the highest values are estimated to have the highest food insecurity. Let the index help you identify areas with highest need and collaborate around food access in your community!
The Food Insecurity Index is calculated using social and economic factors that may impact a household’s ability to access and purchase food. All zip codes, census tracts, and counties in the United States are given an index value from 0 (low need) to 100 (high need). Communities with the highest values are estimated to have the highest food insecurity. Let the index help you identify areas with highest need and collaborate around food access in your community!
You can view the Index HERE.
SocioNeeds Index Updated
The SocioNeeds Index has been updated for 2021! Conduent’s SocioNeeds Index is a measure of socioeconomic need that is correlated with poor health outcomes. To help you find areas of greatest need, the SocioNeeds Index now includes index values for census tracts in addition to county and zip code values.
This index combines multiple socioeconomic indicators into a single composite value. As a single indicator, the index can serve as a concise way to explain which areas are of highest need and why may need to focus your efforts on those areas. Let the index help you tell your story!
You can view the Index HERE.
You can view the Index HERE.
Author:
Patrice Mascolo
Resource Date:
February 25, 2021
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