1. Big Cities Health Inventory Data Platform 2.0
City-Level Public Health Data
December 2016
#CityHealthData

2. BCHC Background
Mission: Advancing equity and health for present and future generations
Vision: Healthy, more equitable communities through big city innovation and leadership
Membership Criteria – urban and large

3. About 54 million – or 1 in 6 – Americans covered by BCHC-member LHDs
28 Member Cities
Miami (Miami-Dade County)
Minneapolis
Multnomah County (Portland)
New York City
Oakland (Alameda County)
Philadelphia
Phoenix (Maricopa County)
Sacramento
San Antonio
San Diego (County)
San Francisco
San Jose (Santa Clara County)
Seattle (Seattle-King County)
Washington, D.C.
Atlanta (Fulton County)
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Fort Worth (Tarrant County)
Houston
Kansas City
Las Vegas (Southern NV Hlth District)
Los Angeles (County)
Long Beach
About 54 million – or 1 in 6 – Americans covered by BCHC-member LHDs

4. Partners/Funders
Funding for the Big Cities Health Inventory comes from the CDC through Cooperative Agreement 5U38OT

5. Public Health Is…

6. Why City-Level Data
National, state -- and to some degree, county -- data are plentiful, but what about cities!?
Public health practice depends on having reliable and current information regarding the health of every community.

7. 17,000+ Data Points
More than 50 health, socio-economic, and demographic indicators across 11 categories
Majority of data reported from cities themselves
Defined in such a way as to allow for comparisons across jurisdictions

8. Comparing City Data

9. Data Platform Functionality
Totally open access
Sort data by health indicator or city, then racial/ethnic group or sex
View visualizations online and share directly to social media or download in various forms

10. Live Data Platform Demo V 2.0

11. Questions? You can ask a question in two ways:
Raise your hand by clicking on the icon at the top right of the navigation bar in Adobe Connect. We will call on you to ask your question verbally.
Use the chat feature, and we will read your question out loud and answer it.

12. BCHC Contact www.bigcitieshealth.org @bigcitieshealth #CityHealthData
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