Regardless of what your goal is, this is the place to start if you are new to the HPI or want to learn how to utilize the platform’s advanced features.
The HPI is an easy-to-use, free policy and data platform designed for everyone, from service providers who need to find a quick data point for their grant application to researchers who want to understand how race and place predict health outcomes in their area of study.
Miss our HPI 3.0 Launch on April 6, 2022? Materials can be accessed here.
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Download up-to-date HPI data using our API endpoint. Receive an API key, completely free, when you sign up for an HPI account on our map.
The HPI has become a go-to data tool for hundreds of state and local government agencies, foundations, advocacy groups, hospitals and other organizations that want to apply a health equity lens to better direct over a billion dollars in community investments, and to develop critical programs and policies across the state. Read more about HPI case studies here.
As the consequences of climate change driven extreme are intensifying in California, it is essential to understand what climate models project the impacts of extreme heat at the neighborhood level will be. The California Healthy Places Index allows users to see projected heat exposure and the place-based social and environmental factors influencing heat-related health outcomes at the census track level. Utilizing this information is fundamental for climate emergency and resilience plans. The tool also provides links to a variety of grant programs and resources for increasing equitable community and resident climate resilience.
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To help California prepare for increasingly common extreme heat, the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and Public Health Alliance of Southern California co-develop the Extreme Heat Edition of the Healthy Places Index. Low-income residents and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat due to community conditions influenced by historic and ongoing racism and discrimination. The new tool will help government officials, Community Based Organizations, and local health departments prepare for the impacts of extreme heat to promote climate health equity and resilience.
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A.B. 1778, introduced by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia, seeks to help reverse the historic inequities created by the freeway building machine. Climate, environmental justice, and health organization strongly support the bill’s proposal to prevent state resources on any project that does meet certain criteria measured by the Healthy Places Index. The bill would be an essential step toward shifting to investing in better, cleaner, and healthier forms of transportation to help make communities healthier.
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Building upon the success of HPI 2.0 and incorporating invaluable input from our members, HPI 3.0 now includes completely updated data and introduces new and enhanced features to make data more accessible.
Anyone can access the HPI platform at map.healthyplacesindex.org and use it for free. The HPI 3.0 provides community leaders, policymakers, academics, and other stakeholders with sound, validated data to identify and combat inequity and elevate community voices. Some additional ways the HPI 3.0 can be used are outlined below:
It is important to note that while we’ve outlined these examples above, the HPI was designed to be a versatile and dynamic tool, to be utilized for these efforts and beyond. We are always learning of new ways to use the data to positively affect communities and we are eager to support new ideas that can expand the HPI’s impact even further.
There’s a lot you can do with the Healthy Places Index for free on the website, but if you want to go more in-depth, or just want to learn more about how to use the HPI in your work, we’re here to help! The Public Health Alliance of Southern California is happy to share our expertise through customized trainings, tailored reports, capacity building and other types of assistance you might need.
We offer assistance in the form of webinars, phone consultations, trainings, plans and assessments, data reports, and other formats that can help you meet your project goals and integrate public health and equity into your work. We can also partner with you as a subcontractor on a Request for Proposals or similar opportunity.
