Identifying Potential Partners

To identify potential project partners, take an inventory of the relevant resources in your community. This page offers some ideas to get you started.
  • Academic institutions with relevant departments, such as urban studies, urban planning, geography, sociology, social work, and public health
     
  • Think tanks, academic institutes, and policy research centers focused on related issues
     
  • State data centers and population estimates centers
     
  • City, county, and regional governments with GIS expertise
     
  • County and state health departments
     
  • County and state vital statistics centers
     
  • Community-based organizations with experience in stakeholder engagement and community involvement
     
  • Community health needs assessment teams sponsored by local hospitals and health plans
     
  • National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership member organizations
     
  • Other organizations with indicator or mapping projects covering similar issues
     
  • Foundations with a commitment to data-informed philanthropy and evaluation
     
  • State and regional open source data-sharing hubs
     
  • Aligning Forces for Quality health care improvement alliances