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A free platform to discover and practice with place-based data for health equity, connecting the Social Determinants of Health to communities, researchers, policymakers, & health practitioners.

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Social Determinants of Health
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Greenspaces

Greenspaces may combat urban heat island effects, purify air, offer recreation, and improve mental health by reducing stress and anxiety.

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Education

Improved access to education can help in reducing health disparities by increasing job opportunities and income.

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Workplace

At work, exposure to toxins and exploitation detrimentally impacts health, especially among vulnerable groups.

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Medical

Affordable and equitable healthcare access is essential for the well-being of communities.

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Housing

Expensive housing, limited healthy food access, and neighborhood insecurity harm individuals' physical and mental health.

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In this sprint, participants will create experiences for the data discovery platform under the project

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Have a project in mind that needs developing, but unsure where to start? Consider joining our funded community fellowship! Here we will teach you how to create your own data dashboard/data visualization in a Human-Centered Design framework!

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One of the SDOH & Place Project's main features is teaching others how to integrate human-centered design in their projects. Meet the humans behind the SDOH & Place team's stakeholder board! Learn how they help us make this project better.

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Healthy Regions & Policies Lab
University of Illinois
Center for Spatial Data Science
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Data Discovery — coming soon!
Our data discovery platform provides access to spatially indexed and curated databases, specifically designed for conducting health equity research.
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Community Toolkit
Enhance your health and equity initiatives with our toolkit. You will be able to create captivating spatial visualizations for community engagement using free and user-friendly tools including open-source GIS tools.
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The SDOH & Place Project's mission is to unravel the application design process essential for developing web applications centered on neighborhood health.
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