Imagine an interactive satellite map of our region embedded with public health status information that helps illustrate where cancer, heart disease, asthma and other diseases are most prevalent. 

And what if that same map could also show you the locations of hospitals, clinics and other medical services and resources?

It's here!

Working in partnership with the region’s four nonprofit health systems and our technology partner Sky’s the Limit Interactive, Valley Vision helped build this revolutionary “health map” that will aid decision-makers in targeting public and private health resources where they are needed most. 

You can find it here: http://www.healthylivingmap.com/home.asp.

It’s part of a once-every-three-years “Community Needs Assessment” to identify the priority health and social needs in the Greater Sacramento Region. 

This 10-month project has resulted in:

• A novel online relational database that displays health status information down to the ZIP code level;
• User-friendly community health asset information; and
• Key disease prevention and health access indicators to highlight specific needs for services among those who are uninsured and underinsured.

Our road to the health map included interviews with key stakeholders, focused conversations about key subjects in prevention and health access, county-wide gatherings and other activities. We unveiled the map at a community open house this fall. To read the coverage in the Sacramento Bee, visit our press room.

Sponsoring Organizations (alphabetical order):
Catholic Healthcare West
Kaiser Permanente
Sutter Health
UC Davis Health System

Technology Partner:
Sky’s the Limit Interactive, Sacramento

Contact:

For information about this project please contact Bill Mueller.