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Healthy Northeast Ohio Releases Q3 Data Dispatch

Last month, Healthy Northeast Ohio released its latest Data Dispatch which highlights recent accomplishments, important website updates and helpful resources. Uncover the latest on Healthy NEO — including the new mission statement — by reading the full report here.

Early Childhood Data Initiative

Healthy NEO has partnered with the Early Ages Healthy Stages and Better Health Partnership to bring early childhood data to life through development of the Early Childhood Healthy and Well Being dashboard on healthyneo.org. To learn more, read the full success story, which highlights the local impact of this vital project.

The Latest Site Updates

Continuing to provide helpful tools and information, Healthy NEO has been enhanced with a variety of new features and valuable resources. A brief overview of these updates:

• Digital Access Dashboard – This curated dashboard includes indicators related to digital access from the U.S. Census Bureau’s ACS five-year estimates and the Claritas Consumer Profiles. Viewable at the state, county, census place, zip code and census tract levels.
• Demographics Data – Provides easy access to data via a demographic map capable of viewing more than 250 demographic elements for your community.
• Conduent HCI Updates – Updated County Health Rankings indicators, American Lung Association indicators and updates to various years to an indicator for National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.
• Healthy NEO Widget – It is now possible to add the Healthy NEO widget to your own organizational website.

Recent additions to the site also include the Digital Medicine Society’s case study covering Healthy NEO’s incorporation of resources from the Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community, a Monkeypox web-based resource and a “Making Data Talk: A Workbook” developed by the National Cancer Institute. Several new community health needs assessments (CHNA) also have been added to the site:

• Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment – Results and recommendations now available by visiting lgbtqohio.org
• The Ashtabula County 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment – You can view this report and previous reports by visiting the Ashtabula County website.
• The Lakewood Community Health Needs Assessment Report for 2022 – Released in cooperation with Healthy Lakewood Foundation, the Three Arches Foundation and The Center for Community Solutions.

For more on the latest Healthy NEO developments, view the full Data Dispatch by clicking here.