This document outlines steps to visualize and share public health data online for county staff, leaders, and officials. It discusses visualizing rates of death from various causes, putting the data online via a responsive dashboard website built with open standards that can be updated from a spreadsheet. Next steps include maintaining the data, training users, and adding more data and insights to help improve programs.

1. 3-4-50 Fact Finder
Jed Sundwall
@jedsundwall
jed@civicknowledge.org

2. How do we get the
most bang for our buck?

3. Our mission: deliver accurate,
up-to-date, and useful data to:
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County staff
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Civil society leaders
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Elected officials

4. 1st Step: Visualize It!

5. Rates of Death Per SRA in 2011
CHD
Stroke
Diabetes
COPD
Asthma
Cancer

10. 2nd Step: Put it Online!

11. http://civicknowledge.org/3450/

12. http://hld.herokuapp.com

13. Focus on Human-Centered Design
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Needs to be usable on a phone
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Needs to be easy to update
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Needs to work in any modern browser

14. Use the best of the web!
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Uses open standards: HTML, Javascript,
CSS, and SVG. No app to install. No plugins or vendor lock in.
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No database required. Could be updated
with a Google Spreadsheet!
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Responsive design looks great on
desktop and phone

15. Next Steps
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Create process to maintain spreadsheet
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Finish building responsive dashboard website
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Train county staff, civil society leaders, journalists,
and others on how to use this amazing tool
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Continue adding data and insights (more Census
data to identify social determinants of health)
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Watch as programs improve and drive results!