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Extreme Heat reports the percentage of days per year for which the daily maximum temperature is at or above the 90th percentile. Extreme heat, exacerbated by climate change, poses significant health risks, including heat-related illnesses and respiratory issues. Vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, young children, those with preexisting health conditions, and residents of urban areas with high air pollution, are particularly at risk. Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, surpassing hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined. Explore extreme heat data for your county for free on the Community Commons Community Indicator Library, a project that originated with IP3 ASSESS, a web-based data solution built for changemakers using data to advance equitable well-being. Simply select your county from the drop down at the top right of the screen. https://bit.ly/3Akgr5f

IP3 helps organizations and communities use data to power change-making work—to assess community conditions, monitor trends, prioritize areas for investment, and more. Through our data consultation services, we help clients identify the right indicators to meet their goals. Sometimes, this requires us to create new, custom measures. We create custom measures when the available indicators fail to adequately measure a concept, or when we want to examine a concept from a new or unique perspective. Learn more about our process and how IP3 can support your team in using data to drive community change work and/or constructing a custom measure here: https://bit.ly/46bKCaG #IP3Blog #IP3 #DataConsultation [Image description: Banners that read "New IP3 Blog" and "IP3 at Your Service: Constructing Custom Data Measures" on a collage background. https://bit.ly/469Vx4l is listed at the bottom.]

Community Commons Spaces Feature: Taking Action to Protect Public Health Authority Learning Series on PHERN This three chapter learning series provides an overview of public health authority, describing current threats to and ways to advocate for public health authority. It aims to equip users with the knowledge and resources needed for effective advocacy. Explore the series on PHERN, the Public Health and Equity Resource Navigator, here: https://bit.ly/3y8oFMP #CCSpaces #PHERN #PublicHealthAuthority [Image description: A computer with the Taking Action to Protect Public Health Authority Learning Series webpage on the screen. Below are titles that read "Taking Action to Protect Public Health Authority" and "PHERN CC Space Feature".]

In community change work, we are often called upon to use data for different circumstances—to assess community conditions, monitor trends, and prioritize areas for investment. Gathering, organizing, and evaluating community data is one step in the process; using that data to create policy and system change is next. Detailed information accessed through publicly available data dashboards, indexes, and/or mapping tools can make a profound difference through informing policy and system change that builds on community assets and addresses gaps in resources and/or supports. Explore the second installment of the Our Favorite Data Sources series which highlights data sources that are great for browsing and provide sensemaking and context to support data interpretation here: https://bit.ly/3VWRL9R #DataSources #DataDashboard #DataInterpretation [Image description: A blue rectangle contains several logos of organizations and data sets along with text that reads "Our Favorite Data Sources Part II". A green banner spans the top right corner and contains white text that reads "CC Original". https://bit.ly/3LgtqXV is listed at the bottom.]

Coming up on Community Commons in July 2024! What are we missing?⁠ ⁠ This July, we'll be observing:⁠ 🩻 7/10 Chronic Disease Day⁠ 🌏 7/11 World Population Day⁠ 💜🖤💛 7/14 International Non-Binary People's Day⁠ 🌿7/28 World Nature Conservation Day⁠ 🤝7/30 International Day of Friendship⁠ ♿️ Disability Pride Month⁠ 🧡 Minority Mental Health Awareness Month⁠ 🎗️Sarcoma Awareness Month⁠ 🫂Social Connection Month⁠ ☀️UV Safety Awareness Month⁠ ⁠ What's on your calendar for July 2024?⁠ #July #July2024 #2024 [Image description: On the right side of the image, text reads "Coming Up in July 2024". The following dates and events are listed beneath: 10th, Chronic Disease Day; 11th, World Population Day; 14th, International Non-Binary People's Day; 28th, World Nature Conservation Day; 30th, International Day of Friendship; and July, Sarcoma Awareness Month. The left side of the image contains four sections- "Disability Pride Month", "Minority Mental Health Awareness Month", "UV Safety Awareness Month", and "Social Connection Month". https://bit.ly/3VJvpZz is listed at the bottom.]

Youth Not Working & Not in School reports the percentage of the population aged 16-19 years who are not enrolled in school and not working. Youth who are not in school and not working face a higher risk of negative outcomes in adulthood, including low incomes, employment challenges, and poor physical and mental health. Their limited skills and work history, coupled with a lack of financial resources to invest in skill development or qualifications, can hinder their access to good jobs and higher wages in the future. Explore youth not working and not in school data for your county for free on the Community Commons Community Indicator Library, a project that originated with IP3 ASSESS, a web-based data solution built for changemakers using data to advance equitable well-being: https://bit.ly/3L5RInj #IP3ASSESS #CommunityIndicatorLibrary #DataSolutions [Image description: A banner reads "Featured Community Indicator: Youth Not Working, Not in School" above a graphic depicting key elements of the Indicator, which includes icons related to the following: children and youth, positive youth development, percent, teens, Survey, and social and economic factors.]

Thriving Together North Central Washington (NCW), one of nine Accountable Communities of Health in Washington State, has evolved from an organization with a single focus on Medicaid Transformation to a growing network with a shared, measurable goal of all people and places thriving together—no exceptions. Thriving Together NCW has partnered with IP3 to support a deeper understanding and measurement of the vital conditions that set the stage for residents thriving, struggling, or suffering. Learn more about our partnership with Thriving Together NCW and how IP3 ASSESS can be leveraged to help all people and places thrive together: https://bit.ly/4biL4oh #IP3ASSESS #IP3Blog #ThrivingTogetherNorthCentralWashington #ThrivingTogether [Image description: Banners that read "New IP3 Blog" and "Project Spotlight: Thriving Together in North Central Washington" on a collage background. https://bit.ly/4biL4Vj is listed at the bottom.]

Social capital refers to the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society or community, enabling the society to function effectively. As our understanding of social capital and its profound impact on health expands, so does the potential for catalyzing transformative changes in community well-being. Increasingly, there is a call to prioritize and integrate social capital into community development initiatives. Learn more about this trending topic and how building social capital can help ensure equitable health and well-being for all: https://bit.ly/45tXetc #TrendingTopic #SocialCapital #CommunityDevelopment [Image description: White text at the top of the image reads "#TrendingTopic". White block text reads "Social Capital" inside of a square, white border. Background is a drawing of stick figures connected to each other on a chalkboard. https://bit.ly/45sl2xH is listed at the bottom.]

In the field of public health and more broadly among those working to advance equitable well-being, frameworks—a basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text—are a powerful tool that aid in understanding and sense-making. The Opioid & Substance Use data framework was developed to measure community burden and risk of opioid and other substance use, as well as more upstream contributing factors. The two-part framework allows identification of priorities for addressing and preventing substance use—while advancing well-being broadly—with an aim to address the Nation’s opioid crisis. Learn more about the framework and how changemakers can navigate the opioid and substance use data landscape at the national, state, and local levels: https://bit.ly/3KFbTZ9 #OpioidCrisis #DataFramework #SubstanceUse [Image description: A graphic depicting the domains of the Opioid and Substance Use framework sits on a black-and-white collage background. Green banners read "An Introduction to the Opioid and Substance Use Framework" and "New CC Original".]

Featured Community Commons Library: LGBTQ+ Health Equity Library LGBTQ+ people belong everywhere. They deserve to live open, authentic lives without fear of discrimination, harassment, judgement, or violence. Despite decades of tireless advocacy, however, LGBTQ+ people still experience disproportionately worse health outcomes, endure ongoing discrimination, and are four times more likely to experience violence than their straight and cisgender peers. These disparities are often further compounded by isolation and a lack of access to appropriate primary and mental health care. The LGBTQ+ Health Equity Library highlights dozens of newly-curated resources and stories to advance equitable health outcomes for queer and gender-expansive individuals and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. ⁠ ⁠ Click to get started with one of our introductory pieces or explore dozens of resources, datasets, maps, and stories on this important topic: ⁠https://bit.ly/4aW04IA #LGBTQ #PrideMonth #HealthEquity [Image description: Three photos of LGBTQ+ people in a collage with titles that read "New on Community Commons", "LGBTQ+ Health Equity Library" and "Over 150 Curated Resources", all surrounded by a white square border.]