This week we talk with Dr. Marc Gourevitch and Dr. Jessica Athens, professors at New York University’s School of Medicine and Public Health. They’ll talk to us about the city health dashboard they’ve been developing for cities across the US.

The City Health Dashboard is a web resource that enables community leaders and advocates for health, education, housing, and other policy areas in four pilot cities to easily see where they stand on 26 key measures of health and drivers of health. The site displays measures and drivers of health in a variety of data views, including interactive maps and charts. Through the site, you can compare outcomes across your neighborhood and among your peer cities.

We also talk about the forthcoming expansion of the tool for even more cities to leverage for data-based health policy making.