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How Tucson’s Equity Experts Are Changing the Way Cities Work

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Tucson is pioneering a new approach to city services by using data and an Office of Equity to ensure every neighborhood gets the support it needs, setting an example other cities can follow.

SNAP in 2025: What Mayors Need to Know

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This companion piece to our recent podcast, What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP, presents information from the episode as an easy-to-read one-pager for mayors and other city leaders.

What Mayors Need to Know About SNAP

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In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Sara Naomi Bleich, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and former USDA Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity. Dr. Bleich breaks down major recent changes to the...

Addressing Air Pollution in Your Cities

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To access a PDF version of this information, please download here . By offering multiple formats we hope that this information can be more easily shared, emailed, or printed. This was produced as part of the Community Data Health Initiative , generously...

Three Resources for Mayors: The Environment and Public Health

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This page is a resource for mayors and city leaders looking to combat extreme heat, poor air quality, and lead in their cities. Published in conjunction with the African-American Mayors Association (AAMA) 11th annual conference, this page provides...

Power to the People: Transforming Civic Participation for Public Health

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With eroding trust in public institutions and increasing political polarization, cities are eager to encourage and revitalize democratic participation - a fundamental pillar of representative government. Citizen engagement, which includes the active...

How to Use Data to Lower Bills and Increase Revenue

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In January 2023, the Data-Smart team wrote about the work Philadelphia leadership was doing to improve the enrollment and participation in the city’s Tiered Assistance Program (TAP), which assists low-income residents with their water utility bills by...

Championing Fair and Equitable Utilities with Victoria Johnson

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The article is part two of the series, “ Championing Equitable Infrastructure with Victoria Johnson,” illustrating equity approaches in infrastructure. Johnson spoke with the Data-Smart team about leading an equity advisory services practice, where her...

Longmont, CO: Building a Better Climate Future with Maps

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On October 8, 2019, the Longmont, CO City Council declared a climate emergency, unanimously passing a resident-initiated Climate Emergency Resolution. Building on community advocacy and interest, this resolution turbo charged sustainability and climate...

Integrating Dignity into Data Collection

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The city of Boston knows the power of language, and this year city leaders have embarked on a transformative process to develop inclusive language and data standards that count all residents in the way they want to be counted. According to Boston’s...