LAUSD VISTAs

A Resource for all of California

Information + action for social change

Healthy City is a project of…

A public policy change organization rooted in the civil

rights movement

…is an information + action resource that unites rigorous research, community voices and innovative technologies

to solve the root causes of social inequity

DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO:

COMMUNITY ORGSFOUNDATIONSGOVERNMENT

COMMUNITY RESEARCH LAB

Training community groups to lead and sustain action-oriented research &

technology projects

ONLINE MAPPING TECHNOLOGYwww.HealthyCity.org

PartnersChildren’s Hospital Los AngelesAdvancement ProjectUSC School of Social Work 2-1-1 LA CountyUnited Ways of CaliforniaChildren NowCalifornia Pan-Ethnic Health NetworkElla Baker Center for Human RightsPrevention InstituteThe California EndowmentLegal Services of No. Cal.CA Immigrant Policy CenterCA PartnershipCalifornia Rural Legal AssistanceCentral Valley Health Policy InstituteFresno Metro MinistryUnited Way Fresno CountyFirst 5 Fresno CountySacramento Housing AllianceUC Davis – Center for Regional ChangeCommunity Services Planning Council

United Way Bay Area

Santa Clara Comm. Benefits CoalitionUrban Strategies CouncilSan Mateo Healthy Communities CollaborativeContra Costa Crisis CenterUnited Way of Fresno/2-1-12-1-1 San Diego2-1-1 Monterey County2-1-1 San BernardinoVolunteer Center of Riverside CountyUnited Way Bay Area/HelplinkCommunity Service Planning Council – 2-1-1 SacramentoUW Silicon Valley/Santa Clara Eden I & R – 211 AlamedaInterface Children Family Services – 2-1-1 VenturaVolunteer Center of Sonoma County

• Find services and partners• Map, Chart & Rank community data• Upload data & Share your community’s

story

HealthyCity.org is a statewide resources that enables you to:

Social Services & NonprofitsHospitals and FQHCsPublic & Private SchoolsGrocery Stores & WIC

VendorsAlcohol Outlets & Toxic SitesAnd much more…

Population Characteristics Civic ParticipationEmployment, Income & PovertyHealth Conditions, Diseases,

Injuries and DeathsCrime & Public SafetyHousingAnd much more…

Today you will learn how to:

1. Find a School to look up API scores, Physical Fitness test results, Student body demographic info & MORE

2. Map schools that meet the criteria of your choice

3. Learn about advanced features such as saving your maps, uploading your own data and creating a story

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

1.

Find a School:Find your school to look up API

scores, Physical Fitness test results, Student body

demographic info & MORE

Type in the name of a school

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/overview.asp

Your Turn…

Find your school

Questions?

You can save and share anything you

create while logged in

GET STARTED!

2.

Map Schools:Create a map to display schools

that meet certain criteria

Click on Change to select your geography

Where are the schools that have > 90% of students that receive Free and Reduced Lunch in the

city of Los Angeles?

Click the +- buttons

to add points to your map

Click on Show to view a list of these

points

Click on Selected Area to

View points ONLY in your geographic

boundary

Click on Filter to select the criteria

to map certain schools

Click to get more details about a

school

You can add demographic data

to your map

Zoom in

Your Turn

Map schools in the city of L.A. applying a filter of your choice

CUSTOMIZE your map:

Change the display of data

Compare your region to another geography

Other Map Room Features

Add boundary labels

like ZIP or city

Learn about our data sources

Questions?

3. Learn about

Advanced Features

• Account Overview

• Upload your own Point & Thematic Datasets

• Tell your Story (with Pictures, Video & Audio)

Upload your own Point OR Thematic Datasets

First, Create an Excel Spreadsheet

Provide a title and description

Questions?

Create a Story to:Promote your initiative or highlight your work!

Package your saved maps, live mapping sessions, reports, multi-media and more into a “story” that you can share

Tell your Story

Start adding pages to your Story

You’ve added your pages,

Now share your story!

Share and Search Stories (& more) Statewide

Questions?

Help is Available:

Click on • Healthy City User

Guideor

• FAQs

Thank You!