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AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COMMONS A Presentation to the Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition JULY 2012. Community Commons.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COMMONS A Presentation to the Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition JULY 2012
Community Commons An interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for leaders from community to national levels, working to create healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities. Designed to connect, enhance the performance, andtrack the long-term impact of place-based, multi-sector initiatives working toward improved population health, equitable prosperity, the vitality of place, and meaningful engagement in our democracy.
Key Features • An interactive Initiatives Map of the Movementsearchable site profiles and stories of hundreds of place-based, evidence-informed community initiatives around the nation. • A Commons Map Room, where users can make GIS maps and generate reports by accessing over 7,000 GIS data layers at multiple levels of geography including state, county, zip code, tract, block group, block, and point-levels. • An initial array of ‘Starter Maps’, tools, widgets, data apps, case stories, Features, news and other contextualized resources • Access to who and what’s working across the array of place-based initiatives • Engaging dialogue with colleagues around the nation exploring similar interests and challenges
What’s on Community Commons? • Weekly Features • Daily News • Social Media Presence • Tools and Resources
What’s on Community Commons? Starter Maps • Data • Newest: • Predominant Race/Ethnicity by Block Group • Modified Retail Food Environment Indicator (mRFEI) Score by Census Tract (CDC) • County Health Ranking 2012
% Population Below Poverty by Census Tract Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010
Predominant Race/Ethnicity by Census Block Group and School Locations Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010
Access to Healthy Food Modified Retail Food Environment Index Scores, 2011, by Census Tract
Community Commons Beta 2.0 • Niche Social Network • Individual Profile • Organizational Profile • Opportunities to engage and connect with other leaders, movement sites, and issue experts.
WOTN PAGE www.communitycommons.org/wotn
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BY RACE
PERCENT CHANGE IN OBESITY RATES 2006-2009 BY COUNTY
JOINT USE AGREEMENTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES PER 1,000 PEOPLE BY COUNTY
WEIGHT OF THE NATION GROUP DIALOGUE www.communitycommons.org/wotn
COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS PAGE www.communitycommons.org/ctg
35 maps covering the following topics:-Tobacco Free Living-Active Living and Healthy Eating-Evidence-Based Quality Clinical and Other Preventative Services-Social and Emotional Wellness-Healthy and Safe Physical Environments-Areas of Need and Other Interests COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS
GET STARTED TODAY! • VISITwww.communitycommons.org • REGISTER for a free account • COMPLETE a personal profile • COMPLETE a local initiative profile • JOIN the conversation on the Commons
ENGAGE www.facebook.com/CommunityCommons
ENGAGE www.twitter.com/CommunityCommon
Questions? info@communitycommons.org Erin Barbaro barbaroe@missouri.edu