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![[Tutorial Kit] Building a Community Health Indicator List for Air Quality in Airtable](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 in Airtable
Workshop Chapters Recorded live Feb 24 2026, timestamps below 02:45:14 What is PM 2.5? 04:42:11 What is Airtable? 05:30:13 Finding Data 06:26:08 Entering Data Overview 07:29:15 Opening Airtable 10:30:22 Airtable Views 🎯 Data Challenge Create a data story for air pollution in your region by comparing local concentrations of PM2.5 to the primary (health-based) standard for PM2.5 set by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). 3 Learning Objectives Query & Collect 📊 data o

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![[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
Video Chapters Recorded live Feb 24 2026, timestamps below 00:00 Intro 01:06 Bar Chart Overview 02:47 PM 2.5 What is it? 03:55 Step-by-Step 04:00 Step 1. Data Files 06:19 Step 2. Posit Cloud 07:05 Step 3. Install Packages 09:39 Step 4. R code 16:38 Step 5. Bar Chart 🎯 Data Challenge Create a bar chart in RStudio on air pollution for your state and compare three counties with the highest air pollution levels to the primary (health-based) annual standard set by U.S. Environmen

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![[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.

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![[Tutorial Kit] Using AI to Identify Trending 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] Using AI to Identify Trending 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] Using AI to Identify Trending Public Health Topics
🎬 Video Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - 5-Part Prompt 1:50 - Prompt Chaining 2:04 - Proof Loop 🎯 Challenge Decide the 1 top trending public health topic in the U.S. using a combination of AI and traditional public health prioritization processes. 3 Learning Objectives By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Understand the basics of large language models (LLM) including the concepts of "prompt engineering", "prompt chaining" and "proof loops". Engineer Prompt

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![[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
Workshop Chapters Recorded live Jan 27 2026, timestamps are below. PART 1: 0:00 - Welcome 0:53 - About Us 3:06 - Addressing Imposter Syndrome 4:32 - Data Challenge Overview 4:55 - Q: What is a Key Stakeholder? 6:53 - TOPIC: Prenatal Care PART 2: 9:00 - STEP-BY-STEP 20:18 - GETTING DATA 🎯 Data Challenge Create an indicator list on prenatal care in your region. The Plan Collect key indicators for your community using free sources of prenatal care data in the United states and

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![[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
Workshop Chapters Recorded live Jan 27 2026, timestamps below PART 1: 0:00 - Welcome 0:59 - About Us 3:10 - Addressing Imposter Syndrome 4:38 - Data Challenge Overview 5:00 - Q: What is a Key Stakeholder? 7:00 - TOPIC: Prenatal Care PART 2: 9:09 - STEP-BY-STEP 16:45 - GETTING DATA 🎯 Data Challenge Create a bar chart on prenatal care for your state. The Plan Collect key indicators for your community using free sources of prenatal care data in the United states, develop caree

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![[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
Workshop Chapters Recorded live Jan 27 2026, timestamps are below. PART 1: 0:00 - Welcome 0:46 - About Us 3:00 - Addressing Imposter Syndrome 4:25 - Data Challenge Overview 4:49 - Q: What is a Key Stakeholder? 6:47 - TOPIC: Prenatal Care PART 2: 8:57 - STEP-BY-STEP 13:35 - GETTING DATA Continuing Educational Credit CHES® / MCHES® BroadStreet Institute is a designated provider (ID# 1167363) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commi

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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

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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

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💰Data-Guided Donation for Infant Mortality
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📣 Data-Guided Advocacy for Infant Mortality
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How do we measure infant mortality?
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Impact Project: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
Note: This is an active and ongoing project - This page is likely to be updated. Last update Dec 2, 2024 We have $1000 to donate, a team, and a 30-day plan to make difference. Can we do it? Resources like money and time are often limited. Can data guide us to the most effective solutions? We think so. Next steps: Learn more about the methods of the impact project Pledge to this impact project Explore ways to join our team Impact Project Overview Goals and Objectives We believ

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