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