Connecting the Dots Between Data and Problem Solving

Leah Casey - Texas Department of Health and Human Services | Jeff Jordan - Institute for Demographic Studies and Socioeconomic Research

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1. CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN DATA AND PROBLEM SOLVING GIS Web Application For Decision Making Texas GIS Forum-Austin, TX October 29, 2015 Leah Casey Management Analyst Texas Health and Human Services Jeffrey Jordan Senior Research Associate Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research Office of the State Demographer / Texas State Data Center
2. CHALLENGE: REVIEWING DATA FOR DECISION MAKING ¢ Nursing facility waiver application to request Medicaid-beds —  Demographic or health needs study
3. CHALLENGE: REVIEWING DATA FOR DECISION MAKING
4. CHALLENGE: REVIEWING DATA FOR DECISION MAKING
5. CHALLENGE: REVIEWING DATA FOR DECISION MAKING
6. CHALLENGE: REVIEWING DATA FOR DECISION MAKING Proximity- 6 miles 8 miles 10 miles 10+ miles
7. THURSDAY MAY 22, 2014 IT HAPPENED Office of the State Demographer Texas State Data Center Texas Demographic Data User Conference
8. PARTNERSHIP
9. PARTNERSHIP
10. VISUALS TELL THE STORY
11. UNDERSTANDING POPULATION DENSITY IN RELATION TO THE COMMUNITY
12. WHEN THE COMMUNITIES ARE SMALL
13. DATA: INTERNAL + EXTERNAL
14. WHAT IS THE FUTURE?
15. QUESTIONS? Thank you Sources: •  US Bureau of Census •  Esri •  Office of the State Demographer •  Texas State Data Center •  Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research (IDSER) at UTSA •  City Data •  Google •  Zip Code Distance Calculator •  City Government websites •  Economic Development Corporations •  US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Facility Compare
16. HOW DID THIS GET DONE ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE? Our partnership with the Office of the State Demographer Texas State Data Center http://osd.texas.gov