Problem
Resources:
Explore data on neighborhood resources from the City of Chicago Data Portal:
a) Chicago Health Atlas.
b) Chicago Public Schools.
c) CMAP Community Data Snapshots.
Activity
a) Compare education and economic indicators in armoursquare/chinatown to the city of Chicago.
b) Determine if there are schools (K-12, city colleges, 4-year institutions) in the neighborhood, and if they are public, charter, or private
Discussion Probes
1) Service environment
a) What is food access like in this armoursquare/chinatown?
b) What is liquor store density like? Why would this matter?
c) Where are hospitals and health services located in armoursquare/chinatown?
d) Are there physician offices, health clinics/centers, dentist offices, alternative medicine centers (acupuncture, massage, etc.)?
2) Schools
a) What is more informative about community health from an equity lens, graduation rates or suspensions?
3) Work and business
a) What kinds of work do residents engage in armoursquare/chinatowm? What might this tell you about health?