Bringing micro to the macro: how citizen science data enrich geospatial visualizations to advance health equity

Shamsi Soltani, Jessica A. Hinman, Isela Blanco-Velazquez, Ann W. Banchoff, Maria I. Campero, Lorene M. Nelson and Abby C. King

Journal of Maps, 2023, vol. 19, issue 1, 2216217

Abstract: Social and spatial contexts affect health, and understanding nuances of context is key to informing successful interventions for health equity. Layering mixed methods and mixed scale data sources to visualize patterns of health outcomes facilitates analysis of both broad trends and person-level experiences across time and space. We used micro-scale citizen scientist-collected data from four Bay Area communities along with aggregate epidemiologic and population-level data sets to illustrate barriers to, and facilitators of, physical activity in low-income aging adults. These data integrations highlight the synergistic value added by combining data sources, and what might be missed by relying on either a micro- or macro-level data source alone. Mixed methods and granularity data integration can generate a deeper understanding of environmental context, which in turn can inform more relevant and attainable community, advocacy, and policy improvements.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2023.2216217

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