Newsletter: September 2024

FEATURED POST

Visualizing Urban Inequality: The Cost of Environmental Injustice in Our Cities

Environmental disparities in urban areas impact public health, economic growth, and community well-being. PolicyMap’s robust data tools allow us to visualize these inequalities, offering insights into how systemic factors contribute to environmental injustice. Explore how our data on social determinants of health, economic indicators, and environmental factors can guide strategies to create healthier, more equitable cities.

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ON THE BLOG
OpenAthens

PolicyMap future-proof access with OpenAthens single sign-on

PolicyMap announces integration with OpenAthens to future-proof access to its comprehensive mapping and analytics platform, giving users a simple and seamless access experience.

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Exploring the Latest Data Updates: PolicyMap’s Summer 2024 Enhancements

This summer, PolicyMap rolled out an exciting array of new datasets and data updates. Explore the latest datasets that uncover hidden disparities, highlight at-risk populations, and power more informed, impactful decision-making. Dig deeper with PolicyMap and see how some of our new indicators can enhance your work!

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CUSTOMER STORY
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Rize Credit Union

Rize Federal Credit Union is a California-based bank that bridges financial security and social impact for its +67,000 customers. In leveraging PolicyMap, the credit union identifies areas lacking digital, financial, food, and health services to improve community outreach and expand its customer base.

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Updated Data

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAU) data has been updated for the months of March – June 2024 along with the preliminary data for July.

CDC Cancer Incidence data has been updated for the latest 2016-2020 and 2017-2021 time periods. The data is available by cancer type and race/ethnicity.

County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau has been updated to 2022. It is available to all users. The dataset is used for a variety of indicators under the Economy, Health, and Housing menus.

The MapMealGap dataset from Feeding America is updated to 2022 on PolicyMap. A new indicator, Food Insecure Persons Not Eligible for SNAP, has been added.

Data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) is now updated on PolicyMap for 2024.

The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) investments have been updated for the 2013-2017 and the 2018-2022 time periods. We expanded the number of indicators to cover a broader range of investment purposes.

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Community Development Entities locations have been updated through 2022.

The CDFI Fund’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Eligibility has been updated to include “Deep Distress” census tracts and “Deep Distress” tract criteria. “Deep Distress” census tracts are those that meet basic NMTC eligibility and have either AMI <= 40% state/metro area AMI, poverty rate >= 40%, or unemployment >= 2.5x national rate.

Head Start Center location data from the Office of the Administration for Children and Families Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center has been updated to 2024.

PolicyMap and Quantitative Innovations’ Consumer Spending Habits and Medical Spending Estimates data have been updated to 2022.

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
Explaining the Wealth Gap in Chattanooga Through Housing Policy Design: Do Chattanooga Housing Policies Contribute to the Wealth Gap? published in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors Theses

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2024 PaLA Conference
October 6-9, 2024
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October 16-18, 2024
Norfolk, VA
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October 17-19, 2024
Pasadena, CA
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APHA 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo
October 27-30, 2024
Minneapolis, MN
We are thrilled to return to the American Public Health Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo! Stop by our booth to learn how PolicyMap can help health and technology leaders improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and optimize costs. Join us at APHA, register here.