1. AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY COMMONS A Presentation to the Missouri Council on Activity and Nutrition JULY 2012

2. Community Commons An interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for leaders from community to national levels, working to create healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities. Designed to connect, enhance the performance, and track the long-term impact of place-based, multi-sector initiatives working toward improved population health, equitable prosperity, the vitality of place, and meaningful engagement in our democracy.

4. Key Features An interactive Initiatives Map of the Movement searchable site profiles and stories of hundreds of place-based, evidence-informed community initiatives around the nation. A Commons Map Room, where users can make GIS maps and generate reports by accessing over 7,000 GIS data layers at multiple levels of geography including state, county, zip code, tract, block group, block, and point-levels. An initial array of ‘Starter Maps’, tools, widgets, data apps, case stories, Features, news and other contextualized resources Access to who and what’s working across the array of place-based initiatives Engaging dialogue with colleagues around the nation exploring similar interests and challenges

5. What’s on Community Commons? Weekly Features Daily News Social Media Presence Tools and Resources

6. Data Newest : Predominant Race/Ethnicity by Block Group Modified Retail Food Environment Indicator (mRFEI) Score by Census Tract (CDC) County Health Ranking 2012 Starter Maps What’s on Community Commons?

7. Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010 % Population Below Poverty by Census Tract

8. Predominant Race and Ethnicity by Block Group from Census 2010 Predominant Race/Ethnicity by Census Block Group and School Locations

9. Access to Healthy Food Modified Retail Food Environment Index Scores, 2011, by Census Tract

11. Community Commons Beta 2.0 Niche Social Network Individual Profile Organizational Profile Opportunities to engage and connect with other leaders, movement sites, and issue experts.

12. MAP OF THE MOVEMENT

13. Initiative Profiles

14. HOME PAGE

15. www.communitycommons.org/wotn WOTN PAGE

16. ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BY RACE

17. PERCENT CHANGE IN OBESITY RATES 2006-2009 BY COUNTY

18. JOINT USE AGREEMENTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES PER 1,000 PEOPLE BY COUNTY

19. www.communitycommons.org/wotn WEIGHT OF THE NATION GROUP DIALOGUE

20. COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS PAGE www.communitycommons.org/ctg

21. 35 maps covering the following topics: -Tobacco Free Living -Active Living and Healthy Eating -Evidence-Based Quality Clinical and Other Preventative Services -Social and Emotional Wellness -Healthy and Safe Physical Environments -Areas of Need and Other Interests COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS

22. RESOURCES TO GET STARTED

23. GET STARTED TODAY! VISIT www.communitycommons.org www.communitycommons.org REGISTER for a free account COMPLETE a personal profile COMPLETE a local initiative profile JOIN the conversation on the Commons

25. ENGAGE www.facebook.com/CommunityCommons

26. ENGAGE www.twitter.com/CommunityCommon

27. info@communitycommons.org Erin Barbaro barbaroe@missouri.edu Questions?