Community

Community is about building supportive, connected environments that empower people to care for one another. When individuals feel a sense of belonging and shared purpose, they are more likely to engage in healthier behaviors, experience lower stress levels, and recover faster from illness.

 

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Strong community ties are a powerful determinant of health and well-being. Research consistently shows that individuals who are connected to supportive social networks experience lower rates of chronic disease, reduced stress levels, and better mental health outcomes. These connections foster a sense of belonging, increase access to resources, and provide emotional and practical support during times of need. Communities with strong social bonds also tend to have higher rates of civic engagement, safer environments, and greater resilience in the face of challenges. Over time, these factors contribute to improved quality of life and longer life expectancy, underscoring the vital role that social connection plays in overall health.

What is a Health Indicator?
A measurable variable that reflects the state of health, determinants of health, or performance of a health system, and can be used to monitor progress over time or compare across populations.
What is a Community Health Indicator?
A measurable variable that reflects social cohesion, safety, and supportive networks within the workforce’s community. For example, percentage reporting neighborhood safety, social support levels, civic engagement rates, volunteerism, sense of belonging.

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Follow the thumbnail to view lack of social and emotional support with Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan. You can toggle between maps and mouse over regions to view lack of social and emotional support of places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

 

People living in low-resourced communities facing systemic barriers are significantly more likely to develop serious health conditions compared to those in more resourced areas: 

High blood pressure: 14% more likely 
Diabetes: 12% more likely 
High cholesterol: 9% more likely 
Chronic kidney disease: 17% more likely 
Smoking habits: 5% more likely 
     Heart disease: 15% more likely 

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While a person can make individual behavior changes to improve their health, they are limited by what they have access to. For example, walking just 30 minutes a day for five days of the week has a plethora of health benefits including the prevention of chronic disease, improved bone and muscle health, weight management, and even increased brain power and improved mental health.

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Follow the thumbnail to the numbers of parks with Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan. You can toggle between maps and mouse over regions to view the numbers of parks of places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

 

Area Dedicated to Parks

 

 

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Follow the thumbnail to areas dedicated to parks with Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan. You can toggle between maps and mouse over regions to view areas dedicated to parks of places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

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Areas people had to travel the farthest for healthcare had higher death rates. Counties where the nearest health center was more than 5.5 miles away had about 4% more deaths compared to those with closer access to health car. In some counties, death rates were 7% to 33% higher for people who lived farther from medical care, depending on the area. 

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Distance From Healthy Food

All people should be able to eat food that fuels their bodies, yet many people struggle to find or afford any kind of food, let alone food that will help them be healthier. Poor diets lead to many serious diseases, but sometimes it’s the only option available in a community. How far a family lives from healthy food options is one factor that limits their ability to choose. This might affect older adults in more rural areas or lower income families who don’t have a car who can’t easily travel to other areas to purchase healthy food. Improving access to and the quality of the food we eat is an important step to make our community healthier.

 

What Does This Data Mean?
This dataset contains the percent of people living a far distance (i.e, more than 1/2 mile in urban areas and 10 miles in rural areas) from a healthy food source. Low access to healthy food is defined as a significant number of individuals within the geography being far from a supermarket, wholesale club, supercenter, or grocery store.

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People Who Live Far Away From a Healthy Food Source

 

 

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Follow the thumbnail to see the percentage of people who live far away from a healthy food source. You can toggle between maps to view the data across places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

 

 

 

Violent Crimes

Mental illness doesn’t cause violence. An individual’s decision to commit a violent crime is informed by many factors, including past trauma. Trauma can be associated with higher levels of violence.  This might start with addressing poverty, unemployment, or access to safe housing.
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Risk Factors for Violence

Social isolation comes with serious risks, including higher rates of depression and early death. One study says that loneliness and social isolation are twice as harmful to our physical and mental health than obesity. Youth who aren’t connected to our community have an increased risk of violence, substance use, and may struggle in school or work.

Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as “those offenses that involve force or the threat of force” (Source: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/violent-crime)

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This dataset contains the rate of total violent crime offenses per 100,000 people. Violent crimes consist of the following UCR-defined offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Follow the thumbnail to rate of total violent crime offenses in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. You can toggle between maps and mouse over regions to view the total violent crime of places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

 

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Walkability

Walkability Indicator

Walkability is a measure used to characterize the ease of pedestrian travel in an area. The index ranges from 1-20, with lower values being less walkable locations and higher values being more walkable.

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Follow the thumbnail to the walkability with Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan. You can toggle between maps and mouse over regions to view the walkability of places (cities), neighborhoods, zip codes and census tracks.

 

This dataset shows how easy it is for someone to walk to a transit stop. High values (near 20) mean it is easy to walk to a transit stop. Areas with lower values are areas that require a long walk to a transit stop. Areas without transit data available were given a score of 1.