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Welcome to the 2025 Culture of Data Conference!
Data Science for Health Justice: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
April 24th & 25th, 2025
Colorado Public Health Association
Thursday April 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MDT
The Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids initiative (HFDK), created through a 2018 ballot measure, aspires to improve access to healthy food and food-based education for children and families throughout Denver. Administered by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, HFDK allocates grants to nonprofits and public entities in Denver. CAI, the external evaluator, utilizes cluster and multi-level evaluation strategies to measure and assess HFDK’s outcomes and impact. We will present two innovative ways CAI uses data systems and visual analytics to promote community collaboration to improve hunger and nutrition for families in Denver. 

As part of CAI’s HFDK evaluation, grantees submit quarterly and annual-level data on their programmatic activities through Quickbase (QB), a cloud-based project management platform. Data consists of process and outcomes metrics, as well as client-level feedback, on food access and distribution; food and nutrition assistance; food and nutrition education; food production; reach; community engagement; and partnerships. Using QB, we compile and analyze grantee data to produce reports, showcasing key trends and insights to share with stakeholders, commission members, and the funder. These reports support strategic decision-making and provide transparency on program performance. Grantees can also access their data in real-time, visualize outputs and outcomes via data dashboards, and utilize data to enhance their programming, services, and reach. 

The evaluation includes a thorough review of secondary data, utilizing grantee-submitted information and publicly available food and nutrition data from city sources to benchmark HFDK's contributions to improvements. This also includes geospatial analysis and detailed maps, visualizations highlighting the geographic distribution of services across Denver’s 61 high-priority neighborhoods where food insecurity remains prevalent.

The presentation will showcase our evaluation approaches and how grantee and citywide data, accessible through real-time and highly visual platforms, equips HFDK stakeholders with actionable insights for advocacy, education, partnership-building, and informed strategic planning.
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Mikayla Bobrow

CAI
Mikayla Bobrow, MA, is the Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for the Contraception Access Change Project at CAI. Her work focuses on reducing barriers and improving clinic systems to support universal access to contraception. Mikayla holds a masters in Community Development... Read More →
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Alice Douglas

CAI
Alice Douglas, MPH, Director of the Colorado Contraceptive Access Change project and Learning Collaboratives at CAI, has over 15 years of experience in the public health field. During her 9-year tenure with the organization, she has led CAI’s portfolio of initiatives focused on... Read More →
Thursday April 24, 2025 2:45pm - 3:30pm MDT
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