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![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Measles Immunization Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Measles Immunization Rates
Create a video infographic about measles immunization coverage rates (a.k.a. vaccination rates) your county and how rates compare to the recommended community immunity threshold of 95%.
![[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative
Create a data narrative or "data story" about measles immunization coverage rates in your county and how rates compare to the recommended community immunity threshold of 95%.
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality
Create a data story for air pollution in your region by comparing local concentrations of PM2.5 to the standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality
Create an infographic video in canva using data on air quality and specifically PM2.5 rates in your county.
![[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics
Prioritize the top trending public health topic in the U.S. using a combination of AI and traditional public health prioritization processes.
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable
Create a data story on prenatal care in your region using Airtable.
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care
Create an infographic for social media about prenatal care in your region.
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality
Create a bar chart in RStudio on air pollution for your state and compare three counties with the highest air pollution levels to the standard set by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_551,h_310,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates
Create a bar chart on prenatal care for your county and state using RStudio (online).
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Diabetes Mortality: Data-Guided Donation
By the end of the 10-week project, teams proposed a data-guided donation to nonprofit organizations serving priority counties within the United States.

Diana Saad
Aug 157 min read


Community Data Internship - June Cohort 2026
A huge congratulations to the Community Data Interns in the June Cohort. For 10 weeks, teams created proposals for a data-guided donation or advocacy plan.

Tracy Flood
Aug 152 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Measles Immunization Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Measles Immunization Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_720c8a71c1e5418f9d75381335b05e44~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Measles Immunization Rates
Create a video infographic about measles immunization coverage rates (a.k.a. vaccination rates) your county and how rates compare to the recommended community immunity threshold of 95%.

Tracy Flood
Aug 65 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_ba41d5cb839840308b8606c3f68835fa~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Measles Immunization Coverage Rates: Building a Community Narrative
Create a data narrative or "data story" about measles immunization coverage rates in your county and how rates compare to the recommended community immunity threshold of 95%.

Tracy Flood
Aug 66 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c039029f31ff43988e09abd3830fd87e~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality
Create a data story for air pollution in your region by comparing local concentrations of PM2.5 to the standard set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Shamini V De Silva
Jun 117 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_c0c05ce650db48f5a26865929166c978~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Air Quality
Create a bar chart in RStudio on air pollution for your state and compare three counties with the highest air pollution levels to the standard set by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Shamini V De Silva
Jun 99 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_71d5f1db4cf94ed9ad0b7ee2c1a20dcc~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Air Quality
Create an infographic video in canva using data on air quality and specifically PM2.5 rates in your county.

Shamini V De Silva
May 216 min read


Community Data Internship - February Cohort 2026
Congratulations to the 57 Community Data Interns who joined the BroadStreet Institute in February 2026.

Tracy Flood
May 161 min read


Heart Disease Mortality Data-Guided Donation
By the end of the 15-week project, donate to one or more non-profit organizations serving priority counties within the United States and that run evidence-based programs to reduce heart disease mortality rates or an intermediate outcome, like preventing heart disease.

Laila Al Afnan
May 166 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_97c9ce4f26d44d20afb0eac4b9e878c5~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] AI-Assisted Needs Assessment: Structured Prompting to Identify Emerging Public Health Topics
Prioritize the top trending public health topic in the U.S. using a combination of AI and traditional public health prioritization processes.

Shamini V De Silva
May 146 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_4e89945e586749f39e474b7e3992c1f6~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Prenatal Care in Airtable
Create a data story on prenatal care in your region using Airtable.

Shamini V De Silva
Mar 306 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_e609565cf9a644e39c0ce0758ac5369c~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Using RStudio to Analyze and Visualize Prenatal Care Rates
Create a bar chart on prenatal care for your county and state using RStudio (online).

Shamini V De Silva
Mar 255 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_352,h_198,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/3aa850_8463e486557d4cd5adea23b4bb9180f2~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Infographics for Social Media: Prenatal Care
Create an infographic for social media about prenatal care in your region.

Shamini V De Silva
Mar 195 min read


Public Health Advocacy 101
How Do We Advocate for Public Health STEP-by-STEP Table of Contents: Advocating for Public Health Am I allowed to Advocate? LINGO 101: What is “Advocacy”? STEP 1. WHO are my elected officials? STEP 2. HOW do I contact my elected officials? STEP 3. WHEN should I contact my elected officials? Reminders Examples Text Here Letter Writing Steps The Letter Advocating for Public Health Advocate Now! Advocating is when you share your views and expertise with elected officials. Advoca

Shamini V De Silva
Dec 19, 20255 min read
![[Tutorial Kit] Health Insurance Coverage Data: Assessing Community Need](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_46e0200a0e484ee1bed874119c96c2bf~mv2.webp)
![[Tutorial Kit] Health Insurance Coverage Data: Assessing Community Need](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3aa850_46e0200a0e484ee1bed874119c96c2bf~mv2.webp)
[Tutorial Kit] Health Insurance Coverage Data: Assessing Community Need
Create a shareable portfolio project highlighting uninsured rates in your region.

Tracy Flood
Dec 16, 20252 min read


Community Data Internship - September Cohort 2025
Three months ago we welcomed 58 new Community Data Interns to the BroadStreet Institute. Together with teammates and leaders they have explored data in the United States on leading causes of death (Wonder Track) and maternal mortality (Maternal & Infant Health Track) to uncover areas of opportunity for data-guided donations and advocacy for policymakers. 🎉 Congrats to the 2025 September Cohort for wrapping up your 14 week internship! ❤️ Maternal & Infant Health: Alyssa Monde

Tracy Flood
Dec 13, 20251 min read


Lung Cancer Mortality Data-Guided Donation
Photo credit: MART PRODUCTION Big Picture Goal: Reduce the mortality rate of Lung Cancer in the U.S. Project Objective: A Data-Guided Donation By the end of the 13-weeks, donate to one or more non-profit organizations running evidence-based programs to reduce lung cancer mortality rates, or an intermediate outcome, in key counties within the United States. Learning Objective: This project was completed as part of a 13-week training program where the learning objective was to

Laila Al Afnan
Dec 13, 20256 min read


Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Advocacy Project
A data-guided advocacy campaign was proposed by team members at BroadStreet working on The Maternal and Infant Health Community Data Project. Three high-priority counties across the United States were selected after analyzing data on maternal morbidity and mortality.

Tracy Flood
Dec 13, 20258 min read


Design Kit: Word Art
Creating word art in Canva using American Community Survey data and fractions.

Tracy Flood
Nov 30, 20253 min read


🔍 Data Hunt: Food Insecurity in America
Free, publicly available data on indicators for food insecurity in the United States. Data Ecosystem The data ecosystem can be divided into sources of data and curators of data. Sources of data are shared, original datasets created through surveys, calculations of the environment, etc. Curators of data gather indicators from many sources Sources of Data American Community Survey (ACS) Map the Meal Gap PLACES Project School Lunch Program Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) Cura

Tracy Flood
Nov 19, 20253 min read


5+ FREE U.S. Census Data Tools
Where to find census data when you want to explore alternatives to data.census.gov.

Tracy Flood
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Diabetes Mortality Data-Guided Donation
Background. A team of interns on The Community Data Internship at BroadStreet Institute completed an impact project examining diabetes mellitus (DM) mortality rates in the U.S. during the June 2025 cohort (June - August 2025). Big Picture Goal: Reduce the mortality rate of DM in the U.S. Our Objective: By the end of the internship cohort, donate to a non-profit organization that tackles DM mortality rates, or an intermediate outcome, through an evidence-based intervention in

Laila Al Afnan
Aug 16, 20253 min read


Community Data Internship - June Cohort 2025
Our community is growing! The Community Data Internship 2025 June Cohort is wrapping up their 10-week data projects.

Tracy Flood
Aug 16, 20251 min read


💰Data-Guided Donation for Infant Mortality
💰Data-Guided Donation for Infant Mortality Can one, small action be so strategic and well-planned that it could make a difference to reduce infant mortality in the U.S.? BroadStreet is donating $1000 spread across 3 different places and four different organizations. Organizations Capital Area Healthy Start, Healthy Start Program CHEER - Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, Healthy Start Program Healthy Mothers, Healthy

Tracy Flood
Jul 21, 20253 min read
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