The Rural Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Hub, or Opioid Hub, was developed to help communities analyze and disseminate data and outcomes on opioid issues in rural communities. The tools and data available in the Opioid Hub are now available on the Missouri Recovery Friendly Workplaces site: https://recoveryfriendlymo.com/assessment-tool/.
CARES launched SparkMap in 2019. SparkMap hosts a robust Community Needs Assessment tool, data upload tools, ZIP code level reports, and more. SparkMap is a great subscription service for healthcare consultants, grant writers, community benefit managers, and others working on community needs assessments.
CARES provides data analysis and programming support for the ParkScore and ParkServe projects created by the Trust for Public Land. ParkServe is the country’s most comprehensive parks database for over 15,000 urban cities and towns across the country. The ParkScore® index is the national gold-standard comparison of park systems across the 100 most populous cities in the United States.
In 2023, CARES assisted ArtsKC with an asset mapping project. CARES provided data validation and data cleaning services to support the development of an arts-focused community dashboard. The dashboard can be viewed here: https://dashboards.mysidewalk.com/artskc-regional-impact-dashboard-regional-data-8457533b60bd/regional-cultural-arts-inventory.
CARES, in partnership with Colorado State University, engaged in a series of listening and design sessions with stakeholders from across CSU Extension to learn more about their data needs and potential solutions. CARES summarized and synthesized findings from the sessions and delivered recommendations and a roadmap to CSU OEE for review and planning.
CARES maintains and curates mobroadband.org (formerly known as the Missouri Broadband Resource Rail) and supports broadband research and projects through data collection, analysis, and mapping. CARES supports the Broadband Needs Assessment, Map Galleries, Digital Asset Map, and the underlying technology for the site. MoBroadband is a project of the Office of Engagement and Extension at the University of Missouri and is governed by the UM Broadband Steering Committee.
CARES provided data to the healthcare strategy team at Guidehouse for analysis and use in a health needs assessment.
The Massachusetts Population Health Information Tool (PHIT) is a suite of reporting and mapping platforms designed to help visitors find community and state-specific data quickly and easily. With access to over 100 indicators, the Community and State Reporting tools provide access to up-to-date data on social determinants of health, as well as health behaviors, health outcomes, and healthcare delivery. The platform also hosts a resource library and the Massachusetts Map Room.
The Building Regional Resilience Hub was active between 2018 and 2024 and provided counties across the nation with a resilience index and underlying data to support the creation and enactment of community resilience plans.
Boone County Food Coalition brings together local stakeholders to address food insecurity in the Boone County area. CARES provided data acquisition and mapping services to the Coalition.