Extreme Heat, Housing, & Health with Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz
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Learn how cooling interventions and housing upgrades improve health during extreme heat. Explore research-backed solutions for vulnerable communities.
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How Cross-Agency Collaboration Built Baltimore’s Data Tool for Climate Equity
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Baltimore's cross-agency collaboration on extreme heat led to the creation of a layered GIS map to guide equitable cooling interventions for pregnant people and young children.
Serving the Whole Person in NYC
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How do you lead 16 agencies and serve 8.2 million people without losing sight of the individual? New York City's Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services Helen Arteaga shows what happens when a leader moves beyond the binary of efficiency vs. compassion...
Good, Responsive Services Start With the Resident
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In this episode of the Data-Smart City Pod, host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Dr. Kim Leary, director of the Good Services Lab at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, about how listening is an active skill, why selection bias shapes who...
How Seattle Built a Benefits Portal to Share Benefits Widely
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Learn how Seattle created CiviForm by co-designing with residents and staff. A step-by-step guide for cities building integrated benefit access platforms.
Bringing Technology to Bear on Homelessness
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This article originally appeared in Governing Magazine. In local government, technology matters only when it helps a public worker, volunteer or partner organization better serve people and communities. The real test is not the sophistication of the tool...
The Promise and Peril of AI in Criminal Justice Systems
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AI is being deployed across courts, police departments, and corrections systems. Without the right guardrails, it could amplify existing biases. But, with care and attention, there are opportunities to improve the experience of people within these same...
How Phoenix Reduced Extreme Heat Mortality
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In January, the Community Data Health Initiative (CDHI) held a virtual quarterly call of its Extreme Heat Learning Cohort, convening teams from Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans, and New York City. The purpose of the cohort is to facilitate...
Crisis Leadership and Cross-Agency Collaboration: Milwaukee’s Rapid Response to a Lead Emergency
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The city of Milwaukee has long known it has one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in the country. According to Tyler Weber, the deputy commissioner of the City of Milwaukee Health Department’s (MHD) environmental health division, MHD...
Supporting Childhood Opportunity Starts With Environmental Justice
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Lead pipes aren't just a water infrastructure problem—they're connected to poverty, violence, and lost opportunity. Milwaukee's mayor explains why removing them matters to public safety and economic mobility. Host Stephen Goldsmith speaks with Milwaukee...