Learn how to use AskCHIS, the easy-to-use, free, online Web tool that enables you to search for health statistics using data from the California Health Interview Survey on your county, region or statewide. Join staff from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program for a no-cost, two hour online workshop, … [ Read full post ]
Archive for January, 2012
February 17 workshop (online): Using AskCHIS to identify important health data
Monday, January 16th, 2012New “toolkit” teaches you the A-B-Cs of credible data collection
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Got a problem in your community – pollution, too many fast food restaurants, unsafe playgrounds – that you want to do something about? Perhaps you’d like to approach your local leaders about getting help, yet to do so you need credible evidence to prove that the problem is real.
And maybe you’re not a professional … [ Read full post ]
LA’s most dangerous neighborhood: New tool tracks violence in LA
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Do you live in a gang “hotzone”? Are you and your neighbors seeking ways to reduce gang violence and other forms of crime in your community?
A new tool developed by The Advancement Project, in collaboration with the Violence Prevention Coalition, may help. The Community Safety Scorecard shines a spotline on community violence … [ Read full post ]
Feb. 7 ITUP’s annual conference: Paving the road to health reform in 2014
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
It’s been over a year since the Affordable Care Act was implemented and California has already made significant strides in laying the ground work to deliver health care to millions of its residents who are currently uninsured. Join the Insure the Uninsured Project on Feb. 6-7, 2012 in Sacramento as they bring together nearly 500 … [ Read full post ]
