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Whole Community Health Data Challenge
Tell the data story. Inform policy. Make community voices heard.
📍 NYC Open Data Week 2026 • Five Boroughs, One Challenge
🎯 Turn 9,000 Community Voices into Action
Join students from across disciplines to analyze The People's Money data and discover how participatory budgeting can address the Social Determinants of Health in NYC neighborhoods — from the Bronx to Staten Island.
🏥 The 5 Social Determinants of Health
Explore how NYC communities can invest in health through participatory budgeting:
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Economic Stability
Jobs, income, expenses
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Education Access
Schools, literacy, training
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Healthcare Access
Insurance, care quality
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Neighborhood & Built Environment
Housing, transit, parks
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Social & Community Context
Safety, support, inclusion
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🗺️ NYC's Five Boroughs 🗺️
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Analyze
Real NYC participatory budgeting & health data across all five boroughs
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Visualize
Create data stories, interactive maps & policy briefs that inform decisions
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Impact
Help NYC communities thrive through data-driven civic engagement
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✋ Wait! You DON'T need to be a data expert!
We need diverse skills: storytellers 📝 • designers 🎨 • health students 🏥 • policy thinkers 📋 • community advocates 📣 • and YES, data analysts too! 📊
🏛️ In Partnership With:
NYC Civic Engagement Commission | NYIT Public Interest Technology in Research & Action (PIT-RA)
🚇 🍎 🌃 New York City
• Where Data Meets Community Action •
Feb-March 2026 🌃 🍎 🚇
