Try out a live interactive storymap: http://arcg.is/1fqrn1T In the age of big data, unprecedented collection of and access to health data has created opportunities to showcase health realities for patients and communities in novel ways. In this workshop, participants will go beyond the numbers and learn how to make different types of personal, geographic, and social determinants data interact to paint a complete picture of personal or public health. This interactive workshop will use Esri's storymapping technology and teach participants how to find health data, combine different data, and display them through interactive storymaps that create unique, holistic depiction of personal and community health. Bringing your own health data is encouraged!

1. Telling Health Stories with
Interactive Storymaps
Workshop for SXSW Interactive 2016
Presented by:
Carevoyance, Esri, & Health Data Consortium

2. Why use storymapping technology?
“People really identify with maps. There’s this
huge emotional human connection to a map
that I think allows us to really connect people to
what’s happening. It’s funny — sometimes you
can know these things, but when you see them
they become more immediate.”
—Nancy Roman, Executive Director, Capital Area Food Bank on their use
of Hunger Heat Maps to identify food insecurity in the DC region.
Source: http://bit.ly/1Ss8A2Q

3. • This is Bob.
• Bob is 38, unmarried, and a
construction worker.
• His best friend is his dog Skip.
• Bob lives in Travis County, Texas
the home of
What kind of stories can you tell using
storymapping technology?

4. • Bob hasn’t been feeling well lately.
• He wants to go see a doctor.
• So Bob pulls up all the hospitals, clinics,
and medical centers in Travis County.
What kind of stories can you tell using
storymapping technology?
• Most of the hospitals
are located in the
center of the county.

5. • Bob, however, lives in west Travis County.
• To get to a Health Center, Bob would have to
drive more than 30 minutes!
What kind of stories can you tell using
storymapping technology?
BOB lives
here
Geographical
area within 10
minutes driving
distance of a
Health Center
High-density
population
clusters in Travis
County

6. Storymapping conveys the health reality of a
person or community in easily digestible,
quick, and impactful ways.
It also allows you to combine multiple
datasets to show the nuanced
relationships between them.
Why use storymapping technology? (redux)
VS.

7. Want to learn how to make your own
health storymaps?
Vote for our workshop at SXSW Interactive 2016!
We hope to see you there!
(Try out the interactive storymap: http://arcg.is/1fqrn1T)