Data improves access to care and services
Region: United States
In the United States, FHI 360 created a new tool that uses geographic information system technology to map the population density of nearly 50,000 veterans in three communities. The project plotted veterans’ proximity to existing services, such as health care centers, substance abuse treatment facilities and homeless shelters, to ensure that they are able to access care when they need it. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now sharing the tool with individual VA medical centers to help decision makers and the broader VA community address public health issues, including pandemic influenza.
Funder: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
