Social science research has demonstrated a clear link between geographic place and the persistent absence of opportunity, but this reality is not yet widely understood by the public. To tell this story, advocates and policymakers are increasingly using mapping tools, which provide stark evidence of the relationship.
Our work includes the creation of online mapping tools but we recommend an integrated strategy. In addition to utilizing the open-soucre Google Maps platform, blogs, and other web-based communications tools, we promote the use of message guidance and media training and placement to amplify the voices of our partners.
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Mapping: Health Care that Works One Pager (2006) Read about our first online mapping project, Healthcarethatworks.org. This tool tracks the closure of hospitals across the city of New York and shows the racial and economic makeup of the affected neighborhoods.
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Using Maps to Promote Health Equity The Opportunity Agenda, with support from the Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, commissioned a series of papers examining the effectiveness of web based mapping, and the role it can play in promoting health equity. Offering scholarly, practical, technical, and historical perspectives on the usefulness of mapping, health advocates can deepen their understanding of this powerful and persuasive tool. |
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Mapping Social Justice More information on our mapping projects, Health Care That Works, and Map4Change. |
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Promoting Health Opportunity in New York In New York, we worked to show how health care resource decisions were impacting low-income and communities of color. A central tool was the healthcarethatworks.org website, which shows where hospitals have closed over time in New York City. |
