Discover and learn to wrangle place-based data for health equity with design thinking, connecting community-level Social Determinants of Health for high impact research and advocacy
A Guide to Human-Centered Design
This report seeks to illuminate the design process necessary to create accessible, enjoyable, and empowering data tools for place-based health equity. It also outlines basic principles of HCD, describing a general four-step process to put design into action, as well as showcasing best practices to create user-friendly designs in general.
Join us in September to build community, spark dialogue, and strike inspiration around the Social Determinants of Health & Place.
We recently launched the first version of our SDOH & Place Data Discovery Platform, featuring keyword search and an LLM-based Q&A search.
The SDOH & Place project culminated in Chicago, where fellows demonstrated web app solutions addressing social determinants of health.
Looking for community-level SDOH for your project? Explore the Data Discovery search tool, with or without an AI assist, to identify high-quality data across the United States.
Review data availability across topics, spatial scales (i.e. census tract vs county), and time periods alongside usage tips.
Learn how to make your own dashboard (ex. story map, asset map, interactive map or classic dashboard) with open source and/or free GIS tools using the Community Toolkit.
Get practice with spatial data for health equity initiatives, and engage human-centered design to build with communities.
