Health Matters: July 2024

by PolicyMap Team
FEATURED POST

PolicyMap & RTI International Collaborate on ADRD Research Model

PolicyMap is collaborating with RTI International to research and map the factors contributing to disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias, or ADRD. This month, Dr. Jazmyne McNeese, Senior Data Analyst at PolicyMap, joins the research team for a roundtable discussion on the Healthy Intersections Podcast. Listen as they discuss disparities in the prevalence of ADRD and explore some of the top modifiable risk factors for ADRD.

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ON THE BLOG

Understand Cancer Health Disparities Using Cancer Incidence Data from the CDC

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., following heart disease. Due to social determinants of health, some types of cancer can disproportionately affect certain groups. Data can help us understand health disparities and their ongoing impact.

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CUSTOMER STORY

Purpose Built Communities

Working with dynamic local leaders, Purpose Built Communities cultivates and supports a network of collaborative partners who invest in community-led projects, uplifting the legacy and vision of long-time residents. this nonprofit relies on PolicyMap to understand neighborhood demographics and context, measure initiative impact, and provide essential context for fundraising and grant applications.

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Updated Data

The CDC Opioid Prescription data has been updated through 2022 (with a complete data refresh for 2019-2022).

The CDC Opioid Overdose data has been updated through 2022.

The HUD homelessness data has been updated to 2023. This data shows homeless estimates as captured in a single point-in-time count. Please note that the numbers collected in 2021 are artificially low given the pandemic influence.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EJScreen) is now available on PolicyMap!

The FBI Violent/Property Crime and Hate Crimes datasets have finally been updated! Both datasets have been updated to 2022, and Violent/Property Crime now includes new State and MSA level data. 2021 data has been excluded from the Violent/Property Crime as the FBI did not release the 2021 source data due to low participation rates in their new data collection system.

The HUD Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) and Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) dataset is now updated to 2024.

We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website and X (formerly known as Twitter).
In case you missed it

Published Research

Explore scholarly works from students and researchers using PolicyMap.

A biobehavioral observational study to understand the multilevel determinants of cardiovascular health in Black women: the BLOOM Study protocol published in National Library of Medicine

Neighborhood Measures of Inequity and Visual Impairment and Blindness published in ARVO Journals

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