City of Tempe Public Health Using GIS to Help Become a 20-Minute City

Published: Aug. 21, 2023, 1 p.m.

For the City of Tempe Arizona, public health has a broad mandate - enabling people to be healthier and make healthier choices. This means ensuring everyone has access to fresh food, convenient transportation, and even adequate shade cover. City officials are using a data-driven approach, enabled through GIS technology, to identify gaps in community infrastructure and planning for a healthier city...a 20-Minute City. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Stephanie Deitrick, Chief Data and Analytics Officer for the City of Tempe, to learn more about their public health initiatives. Learn more about the City of Tempe at: https://www.tempe.gov/ Learn more about GIS for Health at: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/gis... Esri is a supporter of Healthcare Scene