Quick Guide
Data Platforms
a unified system and set of integrated technologies that allow an organization to collect, store, process, manage, and analyze data from various sources to gain insights and make better business decisions
| Development Level | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Healthy Places Index (HPI) | Evidence-based and peer-reviewed, the HPI supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more. |
| Strong | CalEnviroScreen | CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution's effects. CalEnviroScreen ranks census tracts in California based on potential exposures to pollutants, adverse environmental conditions, socioeconomic factors and the prevalence of certain health conditions. Data used in the CalEnviroScreen model come from national and state sources. |
| Strong | Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map | The EHD map is a collage of lived experiences across Washington. You, your families, and communities make up this map. This interactive map compares communities using census tracts to identify disparities. Using the EHD map can help us determine where more attention needs to be placed in order address and reduce the specific pollution, societal, and health harms affecting your life. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent geographic subdivisions within counties. Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve greater health. Concerns and needs of Washington residents are represented by showing the combined of impacts to their health. |