Voices of Maricopa County Dashboard

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

On July 26, 2022, Maricopa Department of Public Health (MCDPH) launched a community health dashboard designed to share population health data, lived experiences, relevant resources, and updated feedback with the public. This site is a culmination of work that began in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic and includes data from the COVID-19 impact survey conducted in 2021. MCDPH collected 14,380 survey responses, including over 4,500 qualitative responses to open-ended questions. The Voices of Maricopa County dashboard elevates community voices and demonstrates prominent health needs through immersive quotes supported by population-level data. The dashboard is organized through themes that emerged from resident input, including themes such as mental health, access to medical care, information and media, and social determinants of health. The dashboard serves as a platform for advancing equity by sharing community voices that reflect our diverse population. Through past and continuous feedback submissions along with dashboard usage, this presentation will display how the dashboard has served as a platform for community empowerment. This model will pave the way for upcoming data collection efforts to ensure that community voices are at the forefront of future community assessments and actions.