Users can download the data points as a csv file here. When publishing data, charts/images from this site, please cite: Big Cities Health Inventory Data Platform. Big Cities Health Coalition. Bigcitieshealthdata.org accessed [date].

Join the Big Cities Health Coalition and Drexel University’s Urban Health Collaborative for a guided tour of the new features of this data platform. Click here for a recording of our September 2022 webinar.

Using data from our platform, this brief shows that over the past decade, there were nearly 60,000 gun deaths in Big Cities Health Coalition cities. In 2020 alone, across these cities there were approximately 19 gun deaths each day.  Our data brief can be used to inform city health priorities and potential policy actions in reduce gun injuries and death.  View the brief here

Using data from our platform, this brief shows that drug overdose deaths in Big Cities Health Coalition cities nearly tripled between 2010 and 2020.  By year 2020, approximately 40 fatal overdoses occurred every day in these cities. Our data brief can be used to inform city health priorities and potential policy actions that could reduce harms to health from drug use.  View the brief here

Recently, new metrics were added on COVID-19 deaths.  The data platform was also updated to include available data for all metrics spanning the years 2010–2020.  Learn More

Recently, new metrics were added to the platform on homelessness and flu vaccinations.  City metrics on homelessness include the percent of unhoused persons who are non-white, percent of unhoused persons who are children, and the ratio of unhoused persons per 100 vacant rental housing units.  A flu vaccination metric is also now available on the platform for the percent of fee-for-service Medicare enrollees who had a flu vaccine.  Learn more

Using data from our platform, this brief shows that obesity rates vary substantially between Big Cities Health Coalition cities, with adult obesity ranging from 17% to 44% and teen obesity ranging from 8% to 22%. Compared to cities with the highest prevalence of obesity, cities with the lowest prevalence of obesity tended to have built environments that were more supportive of healthier eating and being physically active. This data brief can be used to inform city health priorities and potential policy actions related to obesity.  View the brief here

In partnership with the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative (UHC) has updated and redesigned the Coalition’s Big Cities Health Inventory data platform.  A webinar was held on December 8th, 2021 where BCHC and UHC discussed new features, use cases for health departments and other public health professionals, and functionality.  During the webinar, the team shared an infographic that looked at the platform’s metrics on maternal and child health in relation to CDC’s Healthy People 2030 goals. The infographic illustrates how users can use the platform’s data to assess progress relative to national benchmarks.  Learn more