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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2026

Health Atlas: Tutorial of a Visualization Tool and Data Resource for Place-Based Social and Structural Determinants of Health.

Debora L Oh, Kathryn E Kemper-McIsaac, Dan Meltzer, Eric Brelsford, Kelsey Taylor, Dhananjay Vinay Dixit, Andrea Nickerson, Riya Desai, Salma Shariff-Marco, Courtney Lyles and 3 more

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Debora L OhDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8229-5372
Kathryn E Kemper-McIsaacDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-0325
Dan MeltzerDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0109-5190
Eric BrelsfordStamen Design, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5650-3534
Kelsey TaylorStamen Design, San Francisco, CA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7678-8314
Dhananjay Vinay DixitStamen Design, San Francisco, CA, United States.
Andrea NickersonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-537X
Riya DesaiKaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-3128
Salma Shariff-MarcoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-3333
Courtney LylesCenter for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1111-8595
Scarlett GomezDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-4867
Mark J PletcherDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-1312
Mindy C DeRouenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, 550 16th St., Floor 2, San Francisco, CA, 94143, United States, 1 415-476-2300.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7198-7629

Funding

Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC RD-MCD)U24MD017250 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHARLEBOIS, EDWIN DUNCAN, GANSKY, STUART A · 2021 to 2025
$22.9M
UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health Center (EaRTH Center)P30ES030284 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JENNIFER C FUNG, Tracey J. Woodruff · 2020 to 2026
$11.2M
Translational Research Core - Health Engagement & Action Translational (HEAT)P30DK092924 · NIDDK · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Alyce Sophia Adams, HILARY Kessler SELIGMAN · 2011 to 2026
$9.2M
Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Liver Disease Disparities in High-Risk Asian American PopulationsR01MD017521 · NIMHD · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI GRACE X. MA · 2022 to 2026
$4.0M
Examining impacts of structural racism and discrimination on Hispanic treatment differences and oral health disparities; known internally as "Smiles of Hope - Proyecto Hispanico de Esperanza" (SoPHE)R56DE032675 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GANSKY, STUART A, RAMOS-GOMEZ, FRANCISCO J. · 2023 to 2023
$572k
NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE032675NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092924NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030284NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD017521NIMHD NIH HHS U24 MD017250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlabelled: Places have a significant impact on health. Thus, examining place-based structural and social determinants can help inform effective public health interventions. HealthAtlas.ucsf.edu provides a single online platform to explore multiple domains of place-based data. The initial California-only version of Health Atlas was launched in April 2020, and a national version was launched in October 2024. An artificial intelligence-assisted search function was integrated in January 2026. Health Atlas includes data on over 200 variables across 5 topical domains: demographics, socioeconomic, neighborhood, environment, and health and health care. The data were either (1) obtained from the American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and other public sources or (2) obtained through collaboration with research partners. Users can visualize and aggregate data for 7 geographic levels: census tract, zip code tabulation area, county, congressional district, core-based statistical area, public use microdata area, and state. Most variables are available across all 50 states in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Users can explore Health Atlas to better understand the relationship between selected variables via maps, histograms, scatterplots, and summary plots. Users can select custom areas to suit specific needs. Customizable datasets can be downloaded for further use. Health Atlas provides freely available, user-friendly data and tools to support researchers, community organizations, government entities, and other public health professionals. We envision that Health Atlas will contribute to evidence-based, community-based initiatives; impactful health equity research; and effective public health programs.

Indexed as

Data VisualizationSocial Determinants of HealthHumansUnited Statesdemographyenvironmentneighborhood characteristicspublic healthsocial determinants of healthsocial environmentsocioeconomic factors

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PMID42424556
PMCPMC13349231

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