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Social Drivers of Health in Oncology: What Place-Based Data Reveals About Cancer Care Access
Advances in precision medicine have transformed what’s possible in cancer treatment. But where a person lives still plays a big role in their risk for getting cancer, their likelihood of getting screened and being able to follow through with treatment, and their cancer outcomes. See what place-based data reveals about who’s being left behind, and why.
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ON THE BLOG |
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Digging Deeper: Mapping Maternal Health
Maternal health is a pressing issue in the United States, highlighted by decreases in obstetric services and increasing maternal morbidity. PolicyMap users can integrate datasets like area demographics, chronic health conditions, deprivation indexes, and poverty rates with Surgo Health’s Granular Maternal Vulnerability Index (gMVI) for a nuanced understanding of maternal health challenges. Explore how this powerful tool can improve help outcomes and advance equitable care.
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Understanding Where Maternal Vulnerability is Greatest in the United States
Healthcare for women has been a longstanding problem in the United States for numerous reasons including cost, access, insurance coverage, and state and federal policies. In 2022, over 22 women died for every 100,000 live births. Explore the data behind this urgent public health crisis.
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WEBINAR RECORDINGS |
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PolicyMap Office Hours: A Closer Look at PolicyMap’s Exclusive Data and Indicators
In this session, Owen McCarthy, Director of Data Analytics, explores the proprietary data and indicators available only through PolicyMap.
PolicyMap’s portfolio spans millions of indicators across demographics, housing, health, education, income, employment, environment, and more — all structured, normalized, and quality-checked so your team can move directly from data to insight. See the proprietary data and indicators that make PolicyMap’s portfolio uniquely powerful.
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PolicyMap Office Hours: Health Dashboards with PolicyMap
Hosted by Tom Love of PolicyMap and joined by grant strategist Melissa J. Pond, this webinar combines practical grant strategy insights with a live demonstration of how to access and apply data using PolicyMap. This session is ideal for municipal leaders, grant writers, planners, and community development professionals looking to strengthen their funding strategy through more efficient, strategic use of data.
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CUSTOMER STORY |
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Grounded Solutions Network
Community Health Plan of Washington is a not-for-profit health plan offering Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Individual & Family health plans in Washington state. A cornerstone of the state’s healthcare safety net, CHPW is committed to providing whole-person, integrated care: addressing physical and behavioral health, as well as social drivers of health outcomes such as housing, food availability, and access to transportation. To enrich their outreach and deepen this work, CHPW turned to PolicyMap.
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Surgo Health Maternal Vulnerability Index data has been updated to the latest 2025 data.
Medically Underserved Areas from HRSA has been updated to 2026 data.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rural or underserved counties have been updated to include 2025 and 2026 and is available to all users.
Annual and Quarterly Home Sales data from Black Knight have been updated to 2025 and 2026Q1.
BLS Local Area Unemployment (LAU) monthly statistics data have been updated through April 2025. The BLS annual 2025 data have been updated as well. Please note that October 2025 data is unavailable due to a lapse in federal appropriations, except for Puerto Rico.
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility and Mental Health Treatment Facility locations from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have been updated to 2024 data. During this update, our team learned that SAMHSA’s Buprenorphine Treatment Physician data has been decommissioned and is no longer available.
The National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) point datasets for Four-Year Colleges and Universities and Community Colleges have been updated with the 2023–2024 School Year data.
The locations of properties participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program by HUD have been updated to 2024 data.
We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, LinkedIn and BlueSky.
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Open PolicyMap Training Sessions
Offered twice a week. Register here.
Level 1: Learning the basics of PolicyMap
Level 2: Learn the Data Loader, Multi-Layer Maps, and other Advanced Features
Open to non-subscribers. Course times rotate weekly. Don’t see a time that works for you?
Contact us.
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